The NFL Thread

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

The Bills :cool:

So good to have it end on a Mahomes pick too.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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He's out but what a fucking effort.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Russ taking a sack because he didn't want to pass to a wide open TE.

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Shocking.

[Ian]

Sounds like another offensively (in both senses) ugly showing from Denver. I liked the tweet saying "Hackett will run for a yard on any down other than third and one." :D

He appears to be completely out of his depth and I can only assume Paton is furiously working on a plan B.. unfortunately for me they might give him until Wenbley so his replacement can have the two weeks to work on things

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Hilarious that Dalton has thrown three picks, two of which were returned for TD's, in the first half after the commentators were lauding him for being safe with the ball.

First pick 6 wasn't his fault but whatever.

[thommo]

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McCaffrey gone to the 49ers, that running attack is going to be pretty special.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Too much for an injury prone RB.

[Ian]

So, the Ravens are double digits ahead. How long until the Browns take the lead Sir Andy Mahowry?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Wait until the final 30 seconds.

[Foe]

The bucs are ruining the panthers plan for the number 1 pick.

Jamal Williams knows the score for the lions though.

[Ian]

Wait until the final 30 seconds.

:D

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Brady looks as finished as a player as his marriage.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

:rave:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Breece Hall looks brilliant.

[Ian]

Breece Hall looks brilliant.

:cry:

Also I dropped Jerry Jeudy because I didn't know what to expect from Rypien and he's having his best game in weeks.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Knee injury too, could be done for the year.

[niko_cee]

Oh dear Jimmy G.

[Ian]

This Broncos offense being worse than the one where Manning didn't have any functioning upper body joints is some going.

[Gray Fox]

Especially when the defence could well be league leading if the offence was at least competent.

[Ian]

Thing I read in the week said the defense is allowing under 17 a game I think. And that's despite how much time they're spending on the field.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Former Raven CJ Mosley ending it.

Edit: Or not, Rypien has a chance.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Weird 4th down play. Rypien had a first down if checked down to his RB there.

[Ian]

Really looking forward to seeing this offense in the flesh next week.

[Ben]

Five of us normally go to a London game every year. The deal is we go to the best game unless one of our teams is playing. One of the lads follows Denver so that's the game this year. Unfortunately I'm on holiday this weekend so what a shame.

[niko_cee]

I was drifting in and out of redzone but completely missed how 21-16 with the 49ers 1st and goal [and ostensibly having just thrown a TD] turned in to 28-16 the next time I saw it.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Really looking forward to seeing this offense in the flesh next week.

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Now with Marlon Mack!

[Ian]

Phwoar.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

James Robinson to the Jets.

Huge move only made possible by Breece Hall's knee blowing up and the Jaguars being useless by using the inferior ETN.

Jets must hate Carter.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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[niko_cee]

:drool:

Karma finally catching up with Brady in a big way.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Russ starting well...

[Ian]

Having a great time.

[Gray Fox]

Russ' cooking giving everyone food poisoning.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Trev trying to make Russ feel better.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That passing TD from Russ :drool:

Money well spent.

[niko_cee]

In a fumble situation are you allowed to kick the ball to advance it? I appreciate in most situations you'll want to be dropping on it, but as with the forced fumble on Lawrence there before it probably would have been better for the defensive player to try and kick it as he was getting munched by various opponents as he was never going to be able to get on the ball himself.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

In a fumble situation are you allowed to kick the ball to advance it? I appreciate in most situations you'll want to be dropping on it, but as with the forced fumble on Lawrence there before it probably would have been better for the defensive player to try and kick it as he was getting munched by various opponents as he was never going to be able to get on the ball himself.

It's a penalty.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Why are the Jags passing constantly right now when ETN is getting chunk yards every single carry with Trev seemingly playing blindfolded.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Trevor Lawrence is so shit.

[Dan]

Are we ever going to get two good, exciting teams playing each other in London?

[Ian]

Apparently Packers / Giants was the first London game ever to have featured two teams going in with winning records.

[Ben]

That is true. No top team wanted to give up a home game and nobody wanted to give up a home game against a top team (because it’d be a guaranteed sellout). Hopefully the 17 game season changes it because teams with 9 home games don’t really have a choice anymore.

[Browning]

As much as the teams might not be the best we have had 3 great games over here this year. Might be 4 in a row if jags/dolphins was the previous one.

Both teams yesterday were shit though and the win probably hurts Denver by keeping Hackett employed.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Roquan Smith :drool:

[Ian]

the win probably hurts Denver by keeping Hackett employed.

Very possibly. I think yesterday was the first game where the offence was merely a bit meh though and without any of his catastrophically stupid decision making soooooooooo progress?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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Fleeced the Bears.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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I find this baffling.

Hockenson is great and it seems a little on the cheap side plus it seems mental to be giving a divisional rival such a great weapon.

[Ben]

All I can conclude is that he's told Detroit he's not going to sign a new contract so he'd be a free agent after 2023. Because otherwise he's 25, so you can include him in a franchise rebuild. It's not even very strong compensation, especially to a division rival.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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Biggest trade in terms of compensation thus far it seems.

Claypool to the Bears for a second and Steelers grabbing William Jackson for a late rounder.

Edit: Chubb deal is a first, a fourth rounder and Chase Edmonds for Chubb and a fifth round pick.

[Ian]

Bit of a shame Chubb is gone but it's been on the cards and at least they're actively trying to reset the draft position a bit.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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Cannon of a leg.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Rodgers is done btw.

9 points scored against that Lions defence with 3 picks?

[niko_cee]

The no pass interference call at the end of that Dolphins Bears game [as the defender pulled Claypool to the ground] was pretty funny.

Didn't they make pass interference a challengable/reviewable call a few years ago or was that just OPI after whichever post-season scandal precipitated outrage?

[Gray Fox]

They did make calling it and non-calling it challenge worthy, but it ended up that the refs never changed their mind regardless, so they've got rid of that.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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Scotty getting cut as soon as the whistle blows.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Gahahahahahahah :D

Fuck you Tom.

For anyone not watching:

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Fatty Fournette tries to throw it to the old cunt who falls over. Woolen picks off the pass and old cunt gets called from tripping too.

It's beautiful.

[Ian]

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:drool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That's class.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Justin Jefferson is bonkers.

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[Ben]

Then they won the game. Insane.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

This game, especially the final few minutes, has been immense.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Then they won the game. Insane.

Or did they?

[Ben]

I didn't realise it hadn't finished. :D

[Gray Fox]

Tough loss there. WFT played very well on offence and really limited the time on the field for the Eagles offence. Several 5min+ drives really killed off momentum. Even with all of that it took referee help and a big time fumble from Quez Watkins to lose the game.

Plenty to work on, but the key thing is a lot of big players got banged up in the game. AJ had loads of tape on his ankle, as did Kelce. Smith hurt his hand, Goedert his leg and Sweat took a whack to the knee on the other side.

[Ben]

Wentz goes on IR and we win 4 of the last 5, with the only defeat being a 3 point loss to the Vikings.

[Ian]

https://www.milehighreport.com/2022/11/17/23463823/broncos-russell-wilson-audibles-seahawks

:face:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Incredible.

[Dan]

Wasn’t Tyler Lockett pointing this out when they played in week one?

[Ben]

Browns @ Bills moved to Detroit.

I don't see the problem.

https://ibb.co/12DK9Vw

[Ian]

Cowards. :nono:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Playable.

[Spikey M]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11442227/Tom-Brady-Giseles-charitable-foundation-gave-away-just-0-08-CENT-700m-fortune.html

Probably already in here, but lol.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Charity work is hard and expensive mate.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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The Coin is now 10-0.

All hail The Coin.

[Ian]

I dropped off at the end of the Broncos game last night at a point where it looked near impossible that we wouldn't see out the win. Woke up and we'd lost in OT. Great stuff.

[Ben]

Passing on 3rd & 10 when Raiders out of timeouts. :cool:

[Ian]

Everybody involved in the offense needs binned pronto. Klint Kubiak was on play calling yesterday but that sort of thing is the same old shit Hackett was doing.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I dropped off at the end of the Broncos game last night at a point where it looked near impossible that we wouldn't see out the win. Woke up and we'd lost in OT. Great stuff.
It was smart to leave someone of Adams' quality wide open.

[Ian]

Evero's been great for us but his inability to notice yesterday that only Adams and Jacobs were doing anything for the Raiders, or failing to do anything about it, was pretty rank.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Melvin has fumbled for the last time in a Broncos uniform.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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Wow.

[Ian]

Woof.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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:lol:

Also, we're shit.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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:harold:

[Gray Fox]

Mental game unfolding in Philly. We went out to a 13-0 lead very quickly but the Packers have fought it back to 20-20. At 20-14 up we had Rodgers picked off and worked it down to the redzone but an AJ Brown fumble has taken the ball back up the other way and it's level instead.

Seems the same formula as the Washington game in that we cannot seem to stop the power run game. CJGJ carted off doesn't help either.

EDIT: Never mind. We broke Rodgers in the first drive of the second half. Looks like his ribs.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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:harold:

Sadly it was deleted, here is what it was:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Firf1GNXoAAcwNs?format=jpg

That's my QB :cool:

[Ian]

Pissy little fucker, isn't he.

[phonics]

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[Foe]

Kudos to Deshaun watson making the Texans look stout defensively.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

We're so shit that we're making the Broncos look ok.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Dialling up a WR pass who proceeds to lob it up into quadruple coverage :lol:

[Ben]

Is it all field goals so far? :cool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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To Kenyan fucking Drake too, not even a WR.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Is it all field goals so far? :cool:

A proper game.

[Foe]

Dropped the broncos defence in fantasy :(

Replaced them with the browns defence. :cool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Tyler Huntley :cool:

[Ben]

Mayfield released. :D

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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Mosley :D

[Foe]

Mike leach has passed away, which is a bit surreal.

Serving head coach at Mississippi state. Interesting character too. Shame.

[Ian]

"Brock Purdy"? C'mon, now.

[Foe]

Colts Vikings at 6, then ravens browns at 9.30 today for those inclined.

Saturday NFL.

[Foe]

Christ the Vikings are an odd team. How do you get so talents and then get thumped so regularly. Ina. 17 point hole at home to the colts after 10 minutes. Wot.

[Gray Fox]

33 point hole at HT. Everything about that first half was comical from the Vikings.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That first half was mental.

Vikings couldn't do anything right.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

The route Jefferson ran for his TD :drool:

[Gray Fox]

What's the biggest NFL comeback ever? 33-0 seems in danger of being overturned here.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

What's the biggest NFL comeback ever? 33-0 seems in danger of being overturned here.

32 points.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Vikings screwed out of a TD there.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

This game has been brilliant.

[Ben]

This is mental.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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This sums up Greg Roman perfectly. 20 attempts for our top 2 RB's and they've got 180 yards. Huntley on 28 attempts at throwing has 133 passing yards.

Our backup QB in shit weather and he wants us to be a passing team.

Edit: 30 passing attempts for 133...

[Ben]

Trevor Lawrence. :cool:

[Foe]

So basically Trevor Lawrence is good, as we knew he would become.

And Justin fields is limited, but shove him in a run heavy offense like the eagles/Baltimore and he’d be successful.

Zach Wilson though? Still seems a bit high and hope.

Mac Jones still a bit ???? Game manager.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Jaguars :cool:

[Gray Fox]

Mac Jones is very meh. He'll get you a 9-8 season, but you wont be winning any playoff games. He'd be the perfect backup QB.

Fields is an incredible athlete, however big questions over if he can throw it when he needs to. They have zero weapons at WR or TE really so it's hard to judge.

[Ben]

I’m still firmly in the No camp on Justin Fields.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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:cool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Patriots :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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The greatest way to lose ever.

[Ian]

Christ. :D

[Ben]

Oh my God that's unbelievable. :lol:

[niko_cee]

:D

That is pretty funny. Wasn't there an equally funny intereception TD in that game where Carr threw a flat pass out essentially straight to an onrushing/intercepting Patriot?

Tampa/Brady going into turnover meltdown in the second half of their game was even funnier though.

[Gray Fox]

Jalen Hurts apparently going to be rested for the rest of the season with a shoulder sprain. The Cowboys aren't ready:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FkX5PulXwAENXhZ?format=jpg&name=900x900

[Ian]

Ronnie Hillman who was one of the 2015 Broncos has died of a rare form of liver cancer. 31 years old. Fuck that.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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Clock management guy taking over Hackett's job :cool:

[Ian]

Dunno what to make of Evero apparently turning it down but we really, really need to try and keep him.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Probably worried that if he loses the final two (which is highly likely) he'd be a less desirable head coach hire for the Broncos or any other team.

[Foe]

Derek carr getting benched. Full on QB roulette likely again.

We should do a week 1 2023 starting qb prediction list post super bowl.

[Gray Fox]

Jacobs already had his 5th year option declined and to add into it, there's talk that if Carr goes then Adams will be moved on.

Could be full on rebuild mode in Vegas.

The bulk of their problems is that supposedly the buyout for McDaniels contract is so high that they can't do it. It'll cost them too much, so they're being forced to run his contract down unless they can shuffle stuff about.

[Foe]

If any of you are boring sods like me the college football playoffs are on tonight.

Bt sport 1 right now is Michigan v TCU and then there’s a really promising game after in Georgia v Ohio state.

We should see a Michigan Georgia national championship game, but we will see.

Max duggan the tcu qb basically pulled this team with him as he’s a wrecking ball at this level.

Stroud at Ohio state is a good pro prospect so might put up a fight vs. Georgia

[Dan]

I was going to be watching but I’m round a friends house instead. Love to see TCU in front at half time

[Foe]

Two cracking matches. Tcu, who I have a soft spot for as I picked up a few tcu t shirts in Texas like 7 years ago, really surprised me. I expected Michigan to roll them, but Michigan never really had the impotetus in the game after the failed 4th and goal on their first drive.

Georgia looked a lot more exposed on defense than I expected and bar a duff (50 yard) field goal winner from OHIO they didn’t really deserve to win. Ryan day will be sick.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-G9mziXL9w

Scary shit, game obviously had to be postponed after.

[niko_cee]

If the Bills lose today does that give KC the 1 seed or is it all subject to randomness now?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

If the Bills lose today does that give KC the 1 seed or is it all subject to randomness now?

KC are locked as the number 1.

[Gray Fox]

KC have it anyway. Bills can only hit 13 wins with a win today and Kansas City have 14 now.

[Ben]

KC pack of cunts doing that trick play. TikTok infiltrating NFL.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

They're the most dislikeable team in the league right now.

[niko_cee]

Is the location of the Championship game not still somewhat up in the air if the BIlls win [and it ends up being Bills/Chiefs]? Which is the main purpose of being the 1-seed.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Yep.

It would be at a neutral location.

Also, if the Ravens win today (unlikely) and they meet the Bengals in the wild card game then the home team will be determined by a coin toss.

[Gray Fox]

That being said they're still trying to find a fair place to play it.

They asked to Colts to use their stadium and the Colts said no. So expect the Colts to get fuck all from the NFL for a while.

[Gray Fox]

Dan Campbell :cool:

Interestingly post game one of the Lions asked for Rodgers jersey and he told them no he wanted to "hang onto this one."

He seems to have some juice left, so I don't think he'd be properly done if a team came up that just needs that QB to make a run. There's an interesting situation or two out there for him. Seahawks would fit that bill I think, as would the Jets. The Dolphins off season is also going to be very interesting. There seems to be no indication that Tua is coming back any time soon and given the battering his brain has taken he or even the team, might decide enough is enough. Maybe even the Commanders?

I'd have the 49ers on that list with Jimmy G leaving this year but the emergence of Purdy might put pay to that. They're fine without him, but if they fall short again then the stars might align on this one.

The entire NFC South may be looking for a new QB depending on how the off season goes too.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

https://i.imgur.com/k2YjXvM.png

This is what I hope happens.

In reality I think we lose to the Bungles, the Bills beat the Chiefs in the AFC Championship game and then go on to win it all.

In terms of who I'd want to win:

1. Ravens
2. Bills/Niners
3. Giants
4. Chargers
5. Dolphins
6. Jaguars
7. Eagles
8. Vikings
9. Seahawks
10. Bengals
11. Cowboys
12. Buccaneers
13. Chiefs

[Gray Fox]

Here's mine:

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I think the Bengals and the 49ers have just hit that patch of good momentum at the right time. The Vikings really have fallen off at the end. Eagles are tricky. We lost some good players just before our rough patch, but we've struggled big time against long run oriented drives. I don't believe Hurts will be 100% either.

Ravens and Dolphins are there to make up the numbers given their QB situations.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

This Niners team is fun.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Two drives, two picks for Trev. Lol.

Edit: Third pick in the first quarter.

[Gray Fox]

Check out the big balls on Doug. :cool:

Chargers need to leave Staley in Jacksonville after this horror show.

[thommo]

Really thought that kick was going to fade wide just to ruin the comeback.

27-0 to 30-31. What an absolute car crash.

[Foe]

Jags game was a wild ride. Shame for Herbert.

The dolphins really are a different team without tua. A shame, as they could’ve challenged to win the whole thing with him. But they’re just a bit limp with skylar.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

And yet they're not going away.

[Foe]

Bills are so frustrating. If/when it all clicks they’ll put up 50. But they just let teams hang around.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That's some effort by Diggs.

[Gray Fox]

Bills are so frustrating. If/when it all clicks they’ll put up 50. But they just let teams hang around.

I find their games tend to all follow a similar pattern. They have a nice close game and try some things that don't work out, Josh Allen scampers about a bit. Then near the end they suddenly remember they've got Stefon Diggs and they throw it to him a lot and magically win.

[Ben]

What's going on here then?

[Foe]

Meltdown, is what’s going on.

Boys in blue need to wake up.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

The Dolphins clock management in that 4th quarter was horrendous.

Three timeouts wasted and then they take a delay of game on 4th and 1 because they're pissing about.

[niko_cee]

Fucking lol at Miami going from 3rd and 1 to 4th and 6 whilst having a nice little pow wow as the play clock wound down. Idiots.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That's never a first down but that was impossible to overturn it.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Giants :cool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Right when I was starting to believe we fumbled at the 1 yard line which is taken back for a TD :(

[Dan]

Turns out the Vikings were the Vikings all along. Who could have guessed?

Gotta love a two yard check down to a covered receiver on 4th & 8 :D

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Ravens game was crushing.

I actually was starting to believe we could do it and then Huntley goes high with his QB sneak, fumbles it and they house it.

Other than that I thought Huntley played really well but mistakes killed us in the second half. Roquan not bringing Joe down on third down, roughing the punter etc etc.

I also felt our final drive was a bit shit because we bled too much clock and because of that we looked away from Dobbins in said drive and because it came down to an all or nothing play (which Proche really should have caught), I feel we should have have looked to score with 30 seconds or so to play rather than the final.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I'd fucking love it if the Jags dick the Chiefs here.

Mon Trev.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Mahomes injured :drool:

Fuck em up Jags.

[Ian]

For a bit there I really thought they were going to just let Mahomes keep hopping out to play on one leg.

[Gray Fox]

I remember Rodgers doing a play off run on one leg. If it's just the ankle, he'll likely play the 2nd half, but if the team think his knee is compromised at all then they'll pull him.
Some real knee damage from now would knock him out of a lot of next season too.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

If someone would do the honorable thing and go low on Mahomes that would be lovely.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

ffs, I don't think they even pressured Mahomes in the second half.

Make him wish he wasn't in the game you dickheads.

[Foe]

Is phoebe shameful lustage or just legitimately hot?

Opinions please, gentlemen.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Hot.

Bills O-Line is an absolute mess right now.

[Gray Fox]

Is phoebe shameful lustage or just legitimately hot?

Opinions please, gentlemen.

I think she's stunning.

[Ian]

I think she's somewhere in between as a reasonably attractive woman. Definitely not shameful.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Fence sitting isn't what TTH stands for.

Declare your undying love for her or call her a disgusting pig.

[Ian]

Tell you what I'll declare my undying love for, Neil Reynolds stopping directing half his questions to "J-Bell" when there's a Reinebold right there.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Come on Niners, win it all please.

[Ben]

Fuck the Cowboys. :thbup:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That last play was incredible.

I laughed so hard at the defender absolutely smashing down on Zeke who was in at center. Zeke seemed to think no one would rush him.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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It's a work of art.

[Dan]

That’s maybe a case of Kellen Moore trying to be so clever he ended up being dumb. Not sure how he expected anything other than the ball having to be out in 1.5 seconds with the entire 49ers defence steaming straight down at the receivers

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

It looked like Zeke didn't expect he'd have to block.

And then someone else came off the edge so there was fuck all Dak would ever be able to do. I'm not sure how they expected that to go.

[Foe]

49ers bengals double here.

Suspect mahomes will take a hard hit early. They’ll need to game plan him the entire game, but you know fine well the bengals will put the fear in him early.

Eagles are good, but the 49ers streak will carry them.

[Foe]

8 Grammys for this?!

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That was some catch by Smith on 4th down.

Niners/Bengals for me.

Although I'm supporting whoever wins the NFC.

[Foe]

The smith catch not being a catch is great. Whenever you see a wideout reacting like that should be an autocue that something isn’t right.

Eagles off to a flier. Heck of a play by reddick.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

No Purdy no party.

Niners in trouble now.

[niko_cee]

Smash mouth football. :cool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

If Bosa is out as well they might as well blow the final whistle.

[Foe]

Fucking hell, how’d you game plan for this?

If mccaffrey gets his annual injury here too it’s cherry on top territory.

Hopefully Bosa is just a flesh wound.

Josh fucking Johnson leading the team in a title game is some shame.

[niko_cee]

Game needs this to stand as it was. Fuck the wire.

[niko_cee]

Incidentally, spider cams, wire cams, all these on field cameras that can come into play are a blight on the games they are involved in. It's not a computer game.

[Gray Fox]

Niners defence is still good enough to keep them in it without Bosa.

Hurts still doesn't look happy chucking it or running free.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

They need to keep feeding CMC.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

First we had WIREGATE and now we've got backup chains :cool:

What a game.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

CMC :drool:

Beautiful run.

[niko_cee]

Teams should stop wasting so much money on QBs, just have a stable of minimum wage journeymen and spend everywhere else.

[niko_cee]

Just needs to start pissing it down to make this even bitty-er.

[niko_cee]

Oh dear.

[Gray Fox]

Teams should stop wasting so much money on QBs, just have a stable of minimum wage journeymen and spend everywhere else.

Josh Johnson says maybe not.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

CMC as the QB :drool:

Niners are cursed.

[niko_cee]

Josh Johnson says maybe not.

There has to be something between elite quarterback and unable to catch a snap.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

They should put CMC at QB and go out with a bang.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Trent Williams :D

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Wonderful.

[Shindig]

Man, he's going to live an eventful, short life with that stature.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Bungles O-Line is horrific.

[Foe]

What a fucking petty penalty to end a game and send a team to the Super Bowl.

0/2 on my selections and I’m fully in chiefs camp for the super bowl. I wanted the Texans to get mahomes in the draft when they ended up with watson so at least him winning is some solace. He’s so good.

Would be fun if hurts won the sb before Lamar though.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Cheering for the Chiefs :sick:

[Ben]

My annoying mate supports the Eagles so it’s either an unbearable night of that cunt, or the TikTok Chiefs. I hope the stadium burns down during the game.

[Gray Fox]

Chiefs are great if you can block out his horrific wife and brother.

I'm happy it's against them as if we do lose, Andy Reid gets some more recognition.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Broncos trading for Sean Payton.

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Steep.

[Ian]

Last I'd heard it was between Ryans and Shaw but I was a bit surprised the Payton chat had gone quiet.

Also didn't we already trade our 2023 first rounder for Wilson or did we gain we gain one somewhere?

[Ben]

Chubb?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Last I'd heard it was between Ryans and Shaw but I was a bit surprised the Payton chat had gone quiet.

Also didn't we already trade our 2023 first rounder for Wilson or did we gain we gain one somewhere?

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And yeah, Chubb.

[Dan]

I look forward to us packaging both picks & another first rounder to move up into the top 10 so we can overdraft someone

[Ian]

Ah, Chubb, forgot about that.

[Ben]

Brady retiring. For real this time.

[Ian]

Give it a week.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

He's calling Gisele as we speak.

[Gray Fox]

Give it a week.

You can see the look of a broken man in him now.

I think he's realised what he's lost to play that one last season.


In other news, Purdy got hit so bad he's out of next season as well.

[niko_cee]

From an onlookers perspective it's really hard to appreciate the forces involved in seemingly every aspect of American Football.

[Ben]

RIP Brock Purdy era 2022-2022

[Ian]

I for one am shocked, SHOCKED I tells ya, that violent woman-beating scumbag Joe Mixon is wanted by police for threatening to shoot a woman in the face.

[Ben]

Anyone planning any decent food for tonight? Obviously Philly cheesesteaks are a given and evidently Kansas eat barbecue for every meal. Need some non-beef dishes I reckon.

[Ian]

Can't remember what my sister's making but she usually puts a decent spread on for food during the game. Dunno if there's any thematic food or not.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Go Birds, fuck the Chiefs.

[Gray Fox]

2nd half depends a lot on how mobile Mahomes is after the aggravated ankle injury.

If we didn't have that fumble then this game would have been going amazingly.

[Ian]

Half time show was fine but not a patch on last year's.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

She's pregnant, right?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Fucking Chiefs.

[Gray Fox]

Well... Fuck.

[Gray Fox]

It felt like the first half went well. We were constantly converting 3rd and 4th downs. Problem was it felt like a bit of a struggle through the game.
Meanwhile the Chiefs seemed to score at will.

Second half the defence just didn't come out. The two completely blown coverages on the goal line were comically bad.

I don't like the holding call that essentially sealed it, but thems the breaks sometimes.

A shame for Hurts as he played so well and the injury didn't show until that final hail mary attempt.
Felt kind of like a one shot deal for the Eagles though. A lot of players came in for this one year push. Kelce might be done after this and Hurts needs paying.

[Ian]

Philly really went off the boil in the second half but the Chiefs stepped up basically all the departments that mattered and the Eagles didn't have a response.

[Ben]

Unfortunately the TikTok Chiefs are just better. Philly’s schedule was kind and their record was a bit flattering. Hurts is elite but they had a lot of things go their way en route. Neil Reynolds talking about their D-line being one of the best of all time was a hell of a stretch.

[Browning]

Honestly I thought the chiefs were just better from start to finish. Even on the opening drives they went through Philly like a hot knife through butter whilst Philly needed constant 3rd and even 4th down conversions. The Eagles defense might as well have stayed at home. Mahomes had one leg and they didn’t get to him once nor did they cover anyone all game…. Except Juju at the end. That it stayed close was something of a miracle and came down to Hurts being the best player on the field, but the chiefs had a lot more to offer.

[niko_cee]

Great game somewhat ruined by a classic NFL ending. The best and worst of American Football right there. Soft penalty, but they got away with others during the game. Andy Reid just monstered them in the second half. Philly paid in the end for taking so much time off the clock without getting the points on the board. Hurts deep shot at the end was a bit embarrassing from and arm strength perspective.

All the Mahomies will be pleased, which is a bit of a bind but whatever.

[Ian]

Great game somewhat ruined by a classic NFL ending

You mean the 'not scoring when he could have' bit for clock management? If so I did think that if you were watching as a new / uneducated viewer would (rightly) think "What a load of absolute shit."

At least Amar Bradshaw had the decency to forget, try to save it and sit down into the endzone for an unwanted touchdown.

[niko_cee]

In those circumstances would the defending team be able to pick up the ball carrier (prior to them downing themselves) and carry them into the end zone?

[Ian]

Interesting point. I assume so... play stops when forward progress has been sufficiently stalled but I can't think of any reason you couldn't hoik them over the line.

[niko_cee]

Would be an amusingly farcical situation.

I also think it's interesting how different people see the game completely differently. I probably leaned KC but I quite like both and just wanted a good game. For me there were a number of points where it felt like Philly were close to running away with it. When the Chiefs went 3 and out at 14-7 it felt like they needed someone to 'come up big' (think Fitzmagic said as much in commentary) and the fumble duly came. Then when they got the ball back with 1.40 to go in the first half I was just waiting for them to punch it in again, see Mahomes not come out for the second half so I could get on with my life but they kept hanging in there. Even the 3rd and 8 at the end felt like there would be time for a grandstand finish before that penalty call came.

[niko_cee]

Was J Bell on ITV? Felt I missed out on some 'special teams for special players' analysis, particularly after the punt return watching the sky coverage.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Was J Bell on ITV? Felt I missed out on some 'special teams for special players' analysis, particularly after the punt return watching the sky coverage.

He was.

Laura Woods, Osi and J Bell as the pundits with FLETCH, Jack Crawford and MJD on comms.

[phonics]

I would do anything for Laura Woods. Big simpin’

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

But you just wont do that.

[Gray Fox]

Hurts deep shot at the end was a bit embarrassing from and arm strength perspective.

He's had a sprained shoulder that's badly affected him since about week 13 of the regular season. He doesn't have Mahomes levels of arm strength but he's better than he could show there. Wouldn't be surprised to see him have some kind of surgery in a week or two.

We've been way ahead in most previous games so it's been death by run for our opponents. This game was the most he's had to throw since the injury.


I also think it's interesting how different people see the game completely differently. I probably leaned KC but I quite like both and just wanted a good game. For me there were a number of points where it felt like Philly were close to running away with it. When the Chiefs went 3 and out at 14-7 it felt like they needed someone to 'come up big' (think Fitzmagic said as much in commentary) and the fumble duly came. Then when they got the ball back with 1.40 to go in the first half I was just waiting for them to punch it in again, see Mahomes not come out for the second half so I could get on with my life but they kept hanging in there. Even the 3rd and 8 at the end felt like there would be time for a grandstand finish before that penalty call came.

Offence was stellar even with a limited Hurts. The difference was that it felt like it was tough for us, but they kept just coming on up with big 3rd and 4th down plays. Though when the Chiefs got the ball it was like a hot knife through butter whichever way they wanted, with a small blip before the half.

As you said at 14-7 when we got the ball back I thought that was when we'd take control, but then the fumble.

In the second half Andy Reid just out coached Sirianni. It didn't feel like much of a contest. Questions will be asked of Vic Fangio being brought in for 2 weeks to specifically plan to stop the Chiefs offence when the defence did literally nothing all game. I think we hit Mahomes once for the injury and maybe got close to 1 sack, but no picks or fumbles were even close.

The Eagles team is very similar to the one who beat the Pats a few years back. It was even a similar game. We had a big time defence then that came in and did nothing until the last 3 mins of the game. However unfortunately for us Mahomes is better now than Brady was then.

It's a shame for Hurts who deserved better, but the frankly embarrassing defensive effort in the 2nd half, especially on those goal to go plays, did not. Scoring 35 points and not winning should highlight the problem.

[Foe]

Two greats teams played out a really great game there. As a neutral it was great. Complete opposite of this shit fest the rams defenced their way to last year.

Will the eagles pay hurts big? Or does hurts highlight that if you have a good, strong running qb who’s a decent thrower you can build a system around them and be successful.

How long until it’s back? :(

[Gray Fox]

Hurts seems to be a genuine dual threat, so you bet he's gonna secure the bag soon.

The likes of Fields and Lamar run very well, but when it comes time to chuck it they're lacking IMO, hence the Ravens unwillingness to pay. Hurts is not quite as agile a runner, as those two, he's more of a power run guy. The offence with him under centre should be looking at the Lombardi in their hotel room right now. It wasn't them that was the problem.

Hurts however once he gets paid will be taking up a lot of cap unless he wants a very team friendly deal. Howie is going to have to work some magic.

[niko_cee]

I think all the 3rd [and 4th] down conversions seeming edgy was more of a fan thing. From the outside they felt a bit inevitable [particularly as you knew 4th and 1 was essentially a 1st down], although I can see how chucking the ball into double coverage and the like could hardly be viewed as high percentage plays. I think that's from the mentality of everything being 4 down territory. I only really got the sense things were going wrong for Philly when they couldn't get any serious points on the board in the second half despite continuing to chew up the clock. It felt like that might end up costing them both in points and time terms. Was that catch that was ruled incomplete on the sideline in the second half? Felt like a harsh call to me, they really had to fight for the angle to take it back. At the same time, on the incompletion that wasn't a fumble, I wish they'd shown the angle of the pass in replay. I'm sure it was forward, but I'd like to have had it confirmed in replay, because it it wasn't that becomes a touchdown, no?

[phonics]

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:d

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Joe Mixon has been a naughty boy again.

[Ian]

Just get the cunt jailed already.

[Gray Fox]

He just wanted them damn kids off his lawn.

Shooting at them is perfectly reasonable.