The NFL Thread

[Pleb]

Nope.

Titans haven't turned up yet. The Chiefs defence looks desperate to throw away the game though.
:drool: :|

[Giggles]

Game on. I even went on the gin.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

What is going on?

[Giggles]

Game on.

[Pleb]

Two 2pts attempts fucked.

Titans are on a tightrope.

[wullie]

What the hell? I switched this off because it was dead and buried.

[Giggles]

What the hell? I switched this off because it was dead and buried.

Never Wulfred. Never.

[Dan]

Fucking LOL if the Chiefs bottle this.

If we end up with the Titans & Bills winning the AFC wildcard games the divisional round is going to be pathetic.

[Pleb]

Fucking scenes this.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Fucking hell.

Derrick Henry looks like the whole kitchen running through that defence.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

loooooooooooooooooool.

Old man Johnson :cool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Fuck off, how did the refs not see he was done?

[Pleb]

Holy shit :roflol:

Balls out you fucks.

[Dan]

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

Perfect way to end it, whichever way the review goes.

[Pleb]

Sort out your refs NFL you pathetic sack of shits.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Mariota :D :cool:

What a shambles by the Chiefs.

[Pleb]

#inb4titansthrowsapick

What a game this is.

[Giggles]

Good start.

[wullie]

After that game anything is possible. I'm living vicariously through the Bills for the next few weeks, or more likely the next 24 hours.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I've got money on the Rams handicap, Gurley to score 2 or more TD's, Gurley to score 2 or more & 150+ scrimmage yards and Gurley & Freeman to combine for 200+ and 2 TDs or more.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Alex Mack suplexing Freeman to get him over the line was brilliant.

[Gray Fox]

Looks like the Rams have woken up.

[Foe]

Sort out your refs NFL you pathetic sack of shits.

That was a great game to watch as a neutral but if I was a chiefs fan I'd be fuming. Two absolutely horseshit calls on turnovers which takes points off the board for you.

The sack fumble on mariota being called forward progress during initial contact was just the worst call I've ever seen in my short period of watching NFL.

[Dan]

Fuck sake Atlanta, now we get the Vikings if we can beat Carolina :moop:

[Gray Fox]

I could have maybe seen us beating Carolina. Did not want Atlanta :(

At least it's nice to have a play-off game.

[Pleb]

So nothing's happening in the Bills-Jags game then.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

It's a shitter.

[Foe]

It's a shitter.

Not unexpected given the teams, but good god this is painful.

[Pleb]

It's a shitter.
Bortles having a shitter then?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That was an impressive interception.

[Giggles]

Can't watch much more of this.

[Pleb]

An interception followed by a three and out :D

This is garbage.

[Giggles]

Brian Gutekunst is the new Packers GM.

[Pleb]

That was a fucking stupid penalty there.

[Pleb]

These flags :D

[Dan]

Game of the season, this.

[Foe]

Game of the season, this.

Just think how good Jacksonville could've been this year with an average QB.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

An actual touchdown? Oh my.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Bortles looks so shit when passing. Should just stick to running it.

[Dan]

Game comes down to 4th down & Nathan Peterman has to come in for it :D

Imagine if he leads them to a win though.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Pickterman doing what he does best :cool:

[Dan]

Yep, that was about the way I expected it to go :D

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I hope they don't reverse that.

It's a catch for me.

[niko_cee]

Ah, poor Peterman. Big fat legend for about 30 seconds, then straight back to picksville.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

12/23 for 87 yards and 1 TD passing compared to 10 carries for 88 yards.

ELITE.

[Giggles]

When you see that lineup and Tennessee and Jacksonville in the last four, it just shows how poor the AFC is.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

This interview is amazing. Campbell is at least a foot taller than her.

[Dan]

I might go to sleep now so I don't have to watch the game :uhoh:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I really hope the Saints win (ugh, I feel so dirty) because of those shit handshakes between the Panther offence.

Newton is such a twat.

[Giggles]

I really hope the Saints win (ugh, I feel so dirty) because of those shit handshakes between the Panther offence.

Newton is such a twat.

I'm glad someone else thinks it. Has to be my least favourite player in the league. Including Vikings.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

941095232866783232

:face:

[Pleb]

Oh look Newton in early quarter 1 timeout shocker.

[Dan]

I like Ryan Kalil's 'I don't give a fuck about your shit' hand raise, personally. You'd feel a bit shit if you're Damiere Byrd or Ed Dickson though.

[Dan]

Gano :harold:

Ted :drool: Brees missed him on one in the regular season, but they got it right when it counts.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Big Ted :cool:

Get fucked Panthers.

[Dan]

Ken :D If only it was college where that's only a 15 yard penalty.

Losing Andrus Peat is a problem, especially considering Terron Armstead was questionable until game time. Kelemete is a decent backup, but now Armstead has to finish as we're chucking in jobbers from now on. We could do with spending a mid-round pick on the line, to be fair. Not sure if Strief will be back at OT & we need more depth inside given how often we pick up injuries.

Still, nice to see the offence has got going a bit after the first two drives. Them losing Kawann Short would be very helpful, but it looks like he'll only be out a play or two.

[Dan]

I had a feeling this might be a Brees game :drool: Might go get the jersey in a second. That ought to curse it.

[Gray Fox]

Now that we wont be playing the Saints I'm fully on their bandwagon.

[Dan]

Brandon Coleman needs to fuck off with all these fumbles lately.

Will :cool:

[Dan]

"TONY MCDANIELS' WIFE IS IN LABOUR!!"

One hour later: "Oh, sorry, she actually has a stomach bug" :D

[Dan]

It's Kansas City/Tennessee all over again...

Bet Cam wishes he'd gone down on the first hit now :drool: Onyemata just finished him.

[Gray Fox]

That hit on Cam was glorious. There's nothing to like about him.

[Dan]

Unlike our Cam, who is a monster of a football player & a fantastic bloke.

Be nice if we could stop getting penalties on good kick returns though. Could do with the run game showing up for a drive here so we can kill some clock.

[Dan]

Every time Brandon Coleman gets the ball with room to run I just want him to go down so he can't fumble :D

I'm amazed Drew Brees managed to outrun Julius Peppers there. Michael Thomas is great though.

[Gray Fox]

Perfect way for this to end is with a Cam Newton pick.

[Dan]

There goes Alvin :thbup:

Two score game with 5mins left & Cam half concussed sounds good. Another potential O-Line injury does not.

[Gray Fox]

That came out of nowhere.

Saints to run the ball for 4 minutes and it's all good.

[Dan]

Oh. Well that wasn't ideal :|

[Gray Fox]

Well this is going to get tense.

[Dan]

I hate it. It's exactly the way we lose.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

It's just a shit punt basically tbh.

[Dan]

Fuck off with your stupid shit Payton.

[Dan]

Well that was a fucking fantastic idea you stupid shitheads.

NOW this is exactly how we lose.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

lol look at Newton chimping out about that grounding call.

[Gray Fox]

That was a thing of beauty. You stamp your feet like a baby and fuck off for another year.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

'Riverboat' Ron seething too :drool:

Glorious.

[Dan]

That was horrible. Sean Payton is a moron, but Drew Brees & Cam Jordan are Gods.

[Dan]

If Payton wanted to dick about with the 4th down he should've gone:

- Hard count, take 2nd timeout
- Hard count, take final timeout
- Punt formation with Kamara & Ginn starting as slot blockers then motioning out as gunners & Ingram in as a protector, hard count, take the delay penalty
- Actually punt it

Or he should've just punted it & not been a lunatic.

[McAvennie]

I'm glad someone else thinks it. Has to be my least favourite player in the league. Including Vikings.

Oh you aren't alone, my first thought when I saw the final score was than goodness I don't have to see any more of him this season

Very unhappy Chiefs fan here, not especially because of the crap officiating, but because of the capitulation yet again by the team - winnable game thrown away by not running the ball, and not being able to stop the run, been the problem since mid season

[Giggles]

The slap Kelce got seemed to knock the whole team to shit.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

The 2018 NFL London Games schedule will be released on Facebook Live at 3:45 pm UK time on Thursday, January 11, live from Tottenham Hotspur, so make sure you tune-in!

Thank you to all our fans who attended the London Games this past year, leading to sell-outs for all four games at Wembley and Twickenham, including more than 40,000 season tickets.


I really want to go to the Wembley games and possibly the Spurs games.

[Giggles]

I'd say I can ease off on trying to get tickets for next year. Only hope of the Packers coming was the game away to the Rams, but they're doing the home game they have to switch in Mexico now.

[Gray Fox]

I've seen this doing some rounds.

https://i.gyazo.com/3d80a77879d0d61d0a1fec1a717b5292.png

If true then that's a massive improvement on this year.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Might skip that Panthers/Steelers one if true.

[Giggles]

I've seen this doing some rounds.

https://i.gyazo.com/3d80a77879d0d61d0a1fec1a717b5292.png

If true then that's a massive improvement on this year.

Mad by the Rams if it's true and they're giving up two games in LA.

[Dan]

Might get a season ticket now I don't work weekend :drool:

[Pleb]

This set of London games looks tempting.

[Gray Fox]

Like I said it's still speculation, but that Packers v Rams game would tempt me into going to Twickenham again. Then the possible chance of seeing AB and Lev Bell. Russell Wilson too. They really all look good apart from the Spurs stadium game. It deserves better than that as a curtain raiser.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I think it's a damn good game.

Chargers showed a lot after their first few games, Raiders should be good again with Gruden (and Carr coming back after a down year) plus it's a strong divisional game.

[Pleb]

Might skip that Panthers/Steelers one if true.
Cam Newton would probably have one of those massive QB blowouts while Big Ben just stares at him with a blank expression on his face whist laughing at him. Potential garbage matchup. Shame it's in Wembley though if it goes ahead.

The Eagles-Jags game maybe close depending on which Jags side turns up. The Seahawks-Broncos game will probably be a blowout. Packers-Rams screams GOTY while Raiders-Chargers is virtually a coin toss.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Cam Newton would probably have one of those massive QB blowouts while Big Ben just stares at him with a blank expression on his face whist laughing at him. Potential garbage matchup. Shame it's in Wembley though if it goes ahead.

The Eagles-Jags game maybe close depending on which Jags side turns up. The Seahawks-Broncos game will probably be a blowout. Packers-Rams screams GOTY while Raiders-Chargers is virtually a coin toss.

I just can't go and see two teams I hate.

[wullie]

That's too many high-profile games to send our way surely? There is a bit of speculation that Seahawks will be part of the lineup though so I'm ready to pounce.

[Giggles]

I near hope the Packers aren't coming as I'll feel like I should go and have zero chance of getting a ticket. Though I don't think I could do London for a weekend anyway, would be the end of me.

[Dan]

TTH section?

[Jimmy Floyd]

What is the end game of the London stuff for NFL? Is it just exploiting the giddiness of UK fans for a cash cow, or do they want a team here in the end?

5 games seems a lot.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

TTH section?
I went block 501 last time, I'm hoping for 201 so I'm a little bit closer.

What is the end game of the London stuff for NFL? Is it just exploiting the giddiness of UK fans for a cash cow, or do they want a team here in the end?

5 games seems a lot.
They keep talking about a team (franchise) here but it would be a nightmare. Would college kids called Rickshaw Fortunian Jackson want to move to London to play in the NFL? They'd also have to really manipulate the schedules as well as you wouldn't want the London team doing a week in England and then a week in America.

I just can't see it happening, they'll continue to do a handful of games but nothing more.

[Giggles]

What is the end game of the London stuff for NFL? Is it just exploiting the giddiness of UK fans for a cash cow, or do they want a team here in the end?

5 games seems a lot.

Same as any sport playing overseas games, reel in stuff from fans you wouldn't normally hit.

I can't see a London team or, if there is, it won't last long. Players won't want to play for them.

[Jimmy Floyd]

They don't really have minor leagues in sillyball do they? Otherwise a European minor league running Feb to May or whatever would make sense.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

There was an NFL Europe:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFL_Europe

Dominated by the Germans.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I know the Germans love the game but I didn't realise just how much until now:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Football_Association_of_Germany

SIX tiers of American Football across the country.

[Browning]

Jaguars vs Eagles is confirmed but the others rumours are much less appetising than the picture above.

[wullie]

Chargers-Titans and Seahawks-Raiders are two new combinations I've seen mooted. I'd take that.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Jaguars/Eagles should be great.

I'll be doing the gay little Jaguar roar that is played round Wembley I think.

[wullie]

HOT DAMN

Spurs is easier to get to and out of than Wembley right?

[Browning]

Probably not for me, Wembley is one train.

[Browning]

I can’t watch the stream, is that our lot?

[wullie]

From Euston it looks like Wembley might even be a bit closer than White Hart Lane, I always thought Tottenham was a lot more central than that.

[Gray Fox]

What is the end game of the London stuff for NFL? Is it just exploiting the giddiness of UK fans for a cash cow, or do they want a team here in the end?

5 games seems a lot.

They've slowly increased the number of games and they are all still popular and hitting 75k+ attendances, even with shit teams.

The NFL gave Tottenham money towards the stadium too, so I'd imagine we're gearing towards a team here with that having the right to be the home ground.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I think I'll be getting a season ticket to go to all of those.

Drive to Wembley was fine, traffic out was a bit shit for 30 minutes or so but then I managed to turn out of it.

[Giggles]

Sillyball :face:

Dear God man, be an adult.

[Browning]

I went block 501 last time, I'm hoping for 201 so I'm a little bit closer.

They keep talking about a team (franchise) here but it would be a nightmare. Would college kids called Rickshaw Fortunian Jackson want to move to London to play in the NFL? They'd also have to really manipulate the schedules as well as you wouldn't want the London team doing a week in England and then a week in America.

I just can't see it happening, they'll continue to do a handful of games but nothing more.

501 must be awful I'd have thought. Wouldn't want to be right at the top.

I'm in 133 and I wouldn't move. Obviously it's better when the action is down my end then when it's up the other end, but the view is superb anyway. I'm shocked the seats there are reasonably priced to be honest.

Wonder what I'll end up with at Spurs.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

501 must be awful I'd have thought. Wouldn't want to be right at the top.

I'm in 133 and I wouldn't move. Obviously it's better when the action is down my end then when it's up the other end, but the view is superb anyway. I'm shocked the seats there are reasonably priced to be honest.

Wonder what I'll end up with at Spurs.

I loved it, I was on the halfway line. A little high up (which is why I want to go down to 201) but I could see everything.

[Browning]

I think you get a decent view from anywhere at Wembley, but yea, it's the height that would put me off. I did the half way line for one game (I think it was Giants/Rams at Twickenham) but I preferred being behind one end zone. Still, I'd take any seat at Wembley over any at Twickenham, so thank God that's over with.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I found the height to be a problem only when I first stepped out, after that initial flutter I was fine.

[Ian]

If you're that high up you want to be where I was first time. Right against the outer wall with a little shelf for your beer. :cool:

[Dan]

Reuben Foster got arrested for possession of marijuana in Arizona yesterday. I love him as a player, but he gets injured twice a game & he's got a few off-field incidents in his bag already, which is never great.

In other linebacker news, Thomas Davis has said 2018 will be his last season. Hopefully he'll take Keuchly with him.

[Foe]

There's some serious stupid young men in the NFL.

Guys like Kevin White who are just perennially injured you kind of feel for. Guys who piss it away, less so.

[niko_cee]

I still don't really get that Mariotta TD against the Chiefs. There is no way he was behind the line when he passed the ball. With some of the shit that gets called back on review it's baffling how it stood.

[Foe]

I really don't like the new rule of "letting shit go" and then over turning it pending review, particularly for stuff like incomplete pass/fumble stuff. There's been loads this year where the qb throws the ball away (all be it without perfect technique, but he's trying to unload the ball) and it gets called a fumble. There's then not "conclusive" evidence to over turn.

If you think it's incomplete, call it fucking incomplete.

The mariota play was pretty tight, and when it's such a "holy shit this is great" kind of play that would obviously get loads of media exposure, there's no way New York we're going to reverse it.

[Foe]

That was a hideous first pass :D

And now a fumble. Good solid football start.

[Pleb]

I see Atlanta are choking already :baz:

[Foe]

The eagles have been hugely messy too though. This isn't playoff calibre football right now.

[Gray Fox]

We've been so scrappy it's awful.

That punt was bad luck and it all collapsed from there. The most annoying thing is this game is right there for the taking so far. We're not tearing up trees but the run game is doing well and our defence is coping well. Their 2 scores have come from a fumble and a botched punt return.

We just need a bit more from Foles.

[niko_cee]

This is just horrible to watch.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Just got in, sounds like I missed a hell of a lot.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

lol what a play.

Neal bricked that to fuck.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Jake Elliot is just a poor man's Justin Tucker.

[Gray Fox]

Jake Elliot is just a poor man's Justin Tucker.

Call me when Tucker makes a 62 yarder to win a game. Outdoors too.

In before an Elliott miss costs us...

[Giggles]

Someone needs to break Tucker's ankles. Purely because of Mahow.

I think him not making the Pro Bowl was the single best thing to happen this season.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I saw him warm up for the Wembley game (shouldn't have bothered thanks to our defence) by taking a 72 yard field goal.

[Pleb]

Just turned on and Ajayi just dropped a sitter :roflol:

[Dan]

Turned on just in time to see that Eagles drive. Has it been as shit as the score suggests?

[Pleb]

It sounds/looks shit Dan.

[Pleb]

Remind me why the Eagles acquired Ajayi again?

He's been garbage from what I've seen so far. As soon as I type this post he goes on a huge run :moop:

[Dan]

Fly Eagles Fly :drool:

[Gray Fox]

Remind me why the Eagles acquired Ajayi again?

He's been garbage from what I've seen so far. As soon as I type this post he goes on a huge run :moop:

You kidding? Hes on 98 yards against one of the top run defences in the league.

A TD here and we should have enough.

[Pleb]

Despite the fact that I tipped Thielen to be massive this season, I sincerely hope you batter the Vikings Dan.

[Gray Fox]

Taking 3 there is a big win for the Falcons.
We tend not to do well on their hurry up offence and they'll be speeding up now.

[Pleb]

Dear NFL, what the fuck is a catch?

[Dan]

Despite the fact that I tipped Thielen to be massive this season, I sincerely hope you batter the Vikings Dan.

Unless Keenum has a meltdown I don't fancy us - the Vikings are the most complete team in the league, and their pass rush could shred what's left of our O-Line & shut down the run game, while Xavier Rhodes could help limit Micky T.

On the other side, our LBs are there to be had by the likes of Rudolph, McKinnon out of the backfield & Thielen/Diggs out of the slot. I'd put it at 27-17 Minnesota, but there's definitely still a chance we come through, we'd just have to play like we did during that midseason run, and we haven't played like that for over a month.

[Dan]

HUGE challenge there. Probably the right call, but no doubt there will be/would have been mass outrage about it either way.

Julio though :cool: Think the Falcons are going to take this at the death, the bastards.

[Pleb]

In before they choke.

Gray Fox :(

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I'm a little surprised that that wasn't reversed just because.

[Pleb]

Dear NFL, what the fuck is a catch?
:harold:


In before they choke.

Gray Fox :(
Get fucked.

What a fucking jump from Atlanta :D

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Get fucked Matty Ice :drool:

[Gray Fox]

How about that Eagles D? :D

FUCK YES.

[Pleb]

Well that 2 minute warning was fucking hilarious.

[Dan]

Atlanta :wave:

Part of me would've preferred them to win so we could knock them out in the Championship game, but I'm not confident about us getting there so I'd rather they were just out so they can't shit their way past Minnesota somehow. Kinda tempted to stay up for the AFC game, but I'll probably fall asleep before the first quarter is done.

[Gray Fox]

That game was bad for the heart. Fantastic defensive showing and Foles was just good enough.

We'll get minced by either team next week, but I'd prefer to face the Saints. As if we don't go to the Superbowl I'd like them to.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000902941/article/statistical-model-get-ready-for-patsvikings-in-super-bowl-lii

It's going to be Patriots/Vikings.

[Dan]

I could've told you that before the divisional round.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I really did not think that I'd believe that Romo was the best NFL commentator (shit was more likely due to my hatred of him) when he joined 'the booth' but he's so damn good.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That's a great catch.

[Dan]

That's why he got drafted fifth overall :cool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Titans must like yellow.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That was fucking mental by the Titans. What a cluster fuck the last minute was.

[Dan]

Just watched the condensed game as I fell asleep during the break at the end of the first quarter, almost exactly when I thought I would.

The Titans gave up too many cheap yards with penalties, and nobody could match up with Gronk. I thought Dion Lewis looked great, even if every other RB took all the TDs off him, and obviously Brady was Brady. Mariota looked healthy, but they were too passive & kept checking down, while the line gave up pressure every couple of plays. Corey Davis made a couple of nice catches for TDs, but otherwise nobody did anything - I don't think Rishard Matthews had a single catch. Henry looked like a plodder too.

The two games tonight are the best of the round, so hopefully they'll both live up to expectations.

[Dan]

Word is the Steelers are expected to franchise tag Lev Bell, who has said that he would consider sitting out the season or even retiring should that happen. Be interesting to see how that one plays out over the offseason.

[Foe]

God. The Steelers defence better improve from here. If the jags win this the Patriots might aswell rest some starters next week.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I've got money on the Jags.

Kollman saw a lot of positives in the film room but I saw so many things that pointed to a Jags win.

£20 on Jags outright
£20 on the handicap
£10 on Westbrook to score a TD and Jags win.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Bortles is the great equaliser though.

[Dan]

Bortles gonna Bortles :cool:

[Pleb]

This is going to be a wooffest.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

£10 on Keelan Cole to score the next TD.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Myles Jack :drool:

Rofflesburger is rattled.

[Pleb]

That pick :drool:

Big Ben's seething.

[Dan]

That Jags defence though :drool:

There goes that tenner 'how.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I thought he was out live but that's a great effort.

[Pleb]

They gave it :cool:

[Gray Fox]

We could legit be having Blake Bortles as a Superbowl winner.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That was never going to work.

Ramsey had it.

[Gray Fox]

So if it comes down to the Jags v Vikings. Who takes it?

[Pleb]

Dan takes it.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Fournette is like a hot knife through butter right now.

[Dan]

So if it comes down to the Jags v Vikings. Who takes it?

Vikings, probably, but it would likely be a coin flip. I'd love to see it though, and it certainly looks like it's going to be a possibility come championship week.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

This is a rushing masterclass. The blocking is so good.

[Dan]

What a stupid catch from AB :drool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I guess trying to injure Fournette is a good way to stop him.

Looks like a twisted ankle so he might be done.

[Dan]

Fournette is, and always has been, a cripple. He'll be done after his rookie deal, most likely, if not before given how he gets injured every two weeks.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Rofflesburger :drool:

You can't hold on for that long against this defence.

[Dan]

Maybe Big Ben doesn't have it anymore? :harold:

[Pleb]

This is a mulling #famouslastwords

[Gray Fox]

Yeah you don't come back from this.

It could all fall apart for the Steelers now. They'll probably lose Ben and Bell and their coach in the off season following this.

[Dan]

It's not impossible for Bell, Kirk Cousins & Allen Robinson to all end up in Cleveland next season :alan:

[Dan]

Steelers needed that one. They need to get their shit together at half-time & come out working the middle of the field & abusing Lev Bell.

[Pleb]

How's your bets Mahow?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

2 of the 3 are winning (Jaguars to win and Jaguars +6.5) but I need a Westbrook TD for the other.

[Dan]

"A consistently interested blocker" is one way to describe JuJu :D

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Game on, unfortunately.

[Gray Fox]

Oh Hello.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Great block by Yeldon.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Jags will be a force if they get someone decent in next year to replace Bortles.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That was good though.

[Dan]

Pressure's back on Pittsburgh then. If only they weren't shit on 4th & short.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Bell has 3 rushing TD's at Heinz Field this season.

Fournette has 3 today alone (plus 2 last time they played).

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Antonio Brown is fucking ludicrous.

[Dan]

This Antonio Brown lad looks promising.

[Gray Fox]

Imagine having Antonio Brown on your team. Jesus.

[Dan]

Imagine having him on your fantasy team :drool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Imagine having Bortles :drool:

[Dan]

The Pittsburgh defence is shit without Ryan Shazier.

[Browning]

Bortles :drool: What a guy.

These cunts deserve it. Spent all week talking about the Patriots. Oops.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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:harold:

[Browning]

Fournette has more rushing TDs at Heinz field this year than him. :drool:

[Foe]

The Pittsburgh defence is shit without Ryan Shazier.

Yep. Teams seem to fall apart when the general isn't there. The panthers would do the same if Luke wasn't there.

This defensive showing is quite possibly the worst I've seen from Pittsburgh in my few years watching. In the first game Ben had a mare but this has been all on the defence, primarily the defensive line and linebackers. Jags seems to be walking through holes.

[Pleb]

The Pittsburgh defence is shit.
Fixed.

[Dan]

Nah, they were good the first half of the season, then they started giving up huge plays to everyone, and then Shazier went down & now they're garbo.

Jalen Ramsey/Myles Jack v Gronk should be interesting to watch next week :drool:

[Browning]

Why did the clock stop after the Steelers converted? I know the guy was injured, but surely that costs you a time out? If not, why don't teams just fake injuries all the time?

[Dan]

Big Ben donning people in the open field with fake laterals :cool:

[Dan]

Why did the clock stop after the Steelers converted? I know the guy was injured, but surely that costs you a time out? If not, why don't teams just fake injuries all the time?

If I remember rightly it costs you a timeout after the two minute warning, with the obligatory runoff if you don't have any, but the rest of the time it's a medical timeout which doesn't count for either team. I'm not aware of anything that would stop teams exploiting it, but presumably there must be something in there to cover that possibility.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Tough to defend that.

[Gray Fox]

That was very good from Ben.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Not sure why the commentators are talking about the Steelers have to trust their defence and not do the onside.

How can you possibly trust that fucking defence?

[Dan]

What a horrible onside kick that was :D Basically in FG range already.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I think the decision was right but the execution was fucking awful.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I'd go for it.

Sneak or just let Fournette pound it up the middle.

Edit: Pussies.

[Browning]

You couldn't go for that knowing there's zero threat of the Steelers recovering an onside kick. That's the game.

[Dan]

Jags doing Britain proud :cool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I doubt Marcel Dareus has ever attempted to zone cover before.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I've gone big on the Saints (and Thomas/Kamara), 'mon boys.

[Browning]

Was good of them to at least try and recover that.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Michael Thomas to score a TD anytime @ 2.87 is fucking outstanding value btw.

Get on it if you can.

[Gray Fox]

Putting up 42 points at home in the play-offs and still losing is lol.

[Dan]

Especially when the other team have Bortles at QB.

[Browning]

I know the dream ends next week against the Patriots but I'd fucking love it if the Jags won it all. They're the closest thing I have to a team so I'm loving this now it's over, particularly as I know a bunch of Steelers fans.

Would love a Jags/Eagles Super Bowl so that the rematch is at Wembley. :drool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I know the dream ends next week against the Patriots but I'd fucking love it if the Jags won it all. They're the closest thing I have to a team so I'm loving this now it's over, particularly as I know a bunch of Steelers fans.

Would love a Jags/Eagles Super Bowl so that the rematch is at Wembley. :drool:

That would be great.

[Dan]

I'm fine with anyone winning now, although the Saints are obviously my preference. It'd be nice to have someone other than Brady win, I guess.

[Gray Fox]

The Eagles playing either the Vikings or the Jags would be ugly as hell with Foles as QB.

[Browning]

I guess my preference at this stage would be Jags, Saints, Vikings, Eagles and then the Patriots a long way behind them all. Not much to choose between 2-4.

For some reason I thought the Panthers were still in too and was going to be tough to decide between them and Pats for last, but thankfully they're not.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I really like Hanson in the studio. He works well with the regulars.

[Dan]

That first carry was probably longer than any we had last week.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

What a tackle by Morstead.

[Dan]

Not exactly the start we needed.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Crawley loves a flag.

[Dan]

Going well so far Ken :D

It's exactly the type of game he can have - he's got better at tackling since the start of the season, but he's really grabby & physical, so he can rack up penalties if the referees don't like the way he plays.

[Dan]

What are we doing with PJ Williams on Kyle Rudolph? :cab:

Need to get something going on offence here.

[Dan]

Well, I think I'm going to put some Sam Darnold cut-ups on & cry for a bit.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That's a brilliant interception.

[Dan]

Yep, hell of a pick. We're going to get stomped here :uhoh: The coffee is being swapped for whiskey soon, I think.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

It's just too easy for the Vikings right now.

[Dan]

This is miserable.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Just as it was looking like we might have a game.

[Dan]

Might just turn off altogether at this point :D

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Just give it to Kamara every play.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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I lolled.

[Dan]

Doesn't look good for Sendejo there.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Looks like he got knocked out.

Was a pick play (accidental I think) and he took a big hit.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Money.

I went quite deep (£60) so I'm really happy with that.

Thomas is a babe.

[Dan]

Nice work. Now we just need to do that again on every drive we get for the rest of the game & we might have a chance.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

'Mon lads.

2 TD's for Kamara, Saints win and over 47.

Let's go.