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PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

THE FAB 5, WEEK 13

1.PITTSBURGH STEELERS (10-3)

2. GREEN BAY PACKERS (10-3)

3. TENNESSEE TITANS (9-4)

4. CAROLINA PANTHERS (9-4)

5. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (9-4)


Leaderboards

Passing Yards: Ben Roethlisberger, PIT- 4,072
Passing Touchdowns: Aaron Rodgers, GB- 37
QB Rating: Marcus Mariota, TEN & Aaron Rodgers, GB- 111.4
INT Thrown: Matt Ryan, ATL- 17
Rushing Yards: Leonard Fournette, PHI- 1,335
Rushing Touchdowns: Ameer Abdullah, DET & Leonard Fournette, PHI- 13
Receptions: Randall Cobb, GB- 84
Receiving Yards: Allen Robinson, JAX- 1,153
Receiving Touchdowns: Randall Cobb, GB- 13
Total TAK: Su’a Cravens, WAS- 125
Solo TAK: Su’a Cravens, WAS- 101
Sacks: Demarcus Lawrence, DAL- 17.5
Interceptions: Vernon Hargreaves III, TB- 9

Goff Will Not Need Back Surgery

The assessment of the injury Jared Goff suffered in the Rams’ 17-12 victory over the Vikings has been downgraded to a bulging disk. It was originally feared by team physicians that Goff had a ruptured disk that would require season-ending surgery. With the injury downgraded, no invasive procedure will be necessary, and with therapy and natural healing Goff may be able to make a postseason appearance if the Rams get that far. It would more likely be in the divisional round than the wild card round, but first LA has to get there. “It’s a relief that there’s not going to be a scalpel anywhere near my spinal cord,” Goff said.

With Carr, Raiders Win 5th Straight, Could Have First Winning Season Since ‘02

Despite the loss of Derek Carr, the Oakland Raiders managed to collect their fifth consecutive victory, defeating the Arizona Cardinals 37-21, making this just the third time since their 2002 AFC championship that the Silver & Black have had a non-losing season. The other two were both 8-8, so if the Raiders can pick up one more W in the next three weeks, they will end the drought of winning seasons at 16 years. From another perspective, babies who were born the last year that Oakland had a winning season are now getting their driver’s licenses. Unfortunately another dark cloud is casting a shadow on Oakland’s playoff chances- Dalvin Cook is out with a hip injury that may have cut his season short.

G-Men Avoid First 1-Win Season Since 1966

By defeating the New Orleans Saints, the New York Giants have avoided what could have been only the second 1-win season in the history of the franchise (est. 1925). The one and still only was in 1966, when the G-Men went 1-12-1, having two fewer opportunities to win with a 14-game schedule. 2018 could still be their worst season since '66, however. 2-14 would be worse than the 2-11-1 and 2-12 seasons of 1973-74. 3-13 would be more awful than 1976, exceeding it by two losses and would also be a half-game worse than the 3-12-1 campaign of 1983. A 4-12 season is much closer in history, though. That was New York’s record in 2003, the season before they drafted Philip Rivers and traded him for Eli Manning. Since then the G-Men have done no worse than 6-10. Needing to win out to reach 5-11, they have already assured that this will be the worst year of the Manning era. Could it be the last as well?

Bell Cleared, Will Play vs. Falcons

Le’Veon Bell has received an early clearance from the Pittsburgh medical staff and will appear in the Steelers’ Monday Night Football contest against the Atlanta Falcons. How many touches he gets remains to be seen, and may depend on Big Ben, who has taken the NFL passing yardage lead during Bell’s absence.




Week 14 Injury Report

Bears OLB Pernell McPhee - foot, 7 w
Bears CB K’wuan Williams - pectoral, 35 w (IR)
Bears SS Ron Parker - wrist, 6 w
Browns C J.C. Tretter - ankle, 6 w
Buccaneers DT Gerald McCoy - hip, 6 w
Cardinals RB David Johnson - ankle, 7 w
Colts DE Henry Anderson - thumb, 2 w
Dolphins OLB Jelani Jenkins - PCL, 6 w
Dolphins FS Tony Annese - knee, 6 w
49ers OLB Gerald Hodges Jr. - knee, 3 w
Jaguars OLB Telvin Smith - knee, 4 w
Raiders RB Dalvin Cook - hip, 6 w
Rams QB Jared Goff - back, 4 w
Rams DE Dominique Easley - wrist, 2 w
Saints RB Ronald Jones II - foot, 8 w
Vikings WR Laquon Treadwell - hip, 5 w

Transactions

Bears sign DE Sebastian Joseph from practice squad
Rams sign QB Brady Gustafson from practice squad
Rams release CB Sean Chandler (signed to practice squad)

Jets re-sign WR Jalin Marshall (1 y)
Panthers re-sign QB Logan Thomas - (1 y)
Seahawks re-sign MLB brock Coyle - (2 y)

[R1zzo23]

Quote: Originally Posted by Manning2Harrison

While I've been away... ...I've reached Week 3 of the 2019 preseason.

Does that mean you come back and document later? God bless you if that's the case. For me, if I don't write about a game or an event when it happens, I won't go back and instead I'll just keep on plowing through games.

[Manning2Harrison]

Quote: Originally Posted by R1zzo23

Does that mean you come back and document later? God bless you if that's the case. For me, if I don't write about a game or an event when it happens, I won't go back and instead I'll just keep on plowing through games.

I do play a lot of catch-up. Between my notebook, the saved boxscores and an end-of-season save file, I've got everything I need for my posts.

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Matchup Preview *|* December 16, 2018
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Green Bay Packers (10-3, 3-2 Away)		Los Angeles Rams (8-5, 4-2 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 417.2 (3) Total Offensive Yards 408.4 304.4 (3) Passing Yards 277.7 112.8 Rushing Yards 130.7 31.8 (1) Points Per Game 29.2 Defensive Stats Comparison 380.4 Total Yards Allowed 322.7 (2) 265.4 Passing Yards Allowed 223.3 (2) 115.0 Rushing Yards Allowed 99.4 25.6 Points Per Game 19.7 (1) 25 Sacks 47 (1) 14 Interceptions 16 Injury Report CB Tony Brown (arm) 1 week QB Jared Goff (back) 4 weeks WR Janes Washington (foot) 6 weeks DE Dominique Easley (wrist) 2 weeks Game Notes Deja Vu? Sean Mannion's first start following a Jared Goff injury comes against Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers. It has happened before, and the result was incredibly unexpected- Mannion played the game of a lifetime and the Rams defeated the Packers in overtime in the wild card round of the playoffs. The venue is different, having shifted from the Frozen Tundra to balmy LA, but the stakes are again high as both teams are jockeying for playoff spots. And don't think that the Packers have not been grinding an ax for the Rams since last January. And it must be ironically pleasing to them that they get to face Mannion rather than Goff. For this game LA head coach Sean McVay is tossing in a new offensive wrinkle with plus-sized receiver Billy Brown, who will be getting some snaps at tight end. On paper, this game features the league's highest-scoring offense vs. its least scored-upon defense and the no. 3 passing attack vs. the no. 2 pass defense. The may be more pressure on the LA defense than on Mannion. Rams Player Stats Jared Goff- 330/505 (65%), 3,735 yds, 287.3/game, 25 TD, 4 INT, 100.5 QBR Sean Mannion- 12/24, 101 yds, INT, 43.9 QBR Todd Gurley- 187-1,009, 5.4 ypc, 7 TD (6>20) Martellus Bennett- 54-597, 11.1/rec., 2 TD Alshon Jeffery- 53-871, 16.4/rec., 10 TD Alec Ogletree- 91 total TAK, 39 solo TAK Robert Quinn- 9 sacks Ryan Anderson- 8.5 sacks Maurice Alexander- 4 INT Packers Player Stats Aaron Rodgers- 335/484 (69%), 3,845 yds, 295.8/g, 37 TD, 8 INT, 111.4 QBR Jeremy Hill- 231-1,016, 4.4 ypc, 5 TD Randall Cobb- 84-1,082, 12.9/rec., 13 TD Blake Martinez- 120 total TAK, 95 solo TAK Clay Matthews- 8.5 sacks Morgan Burnett, Damarious Randall- 3 INT

GREEN BAY PACKERS Depth Chart - 2018
Regular Offense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
WR	RANDALL COBB	JEFF JANIS	DANTE PETTIS (R)
TE	RICHARD RODGERS	JARED COOK	ANDREW CASKIN (R)
LT	DAVID BAKHTIARI	JASON SPRIGGS	LEVON MYERS
LG	LANE TAYLOR	GREG PYKE
C	COREY LINSLEY	GREG PYKE
RG	T.J. LANG	GREG PYKE
RT	BRYAN BULAGA	JASON SPRIGGS	LEVON MYERS
WR	JORDY NELSON	JARED ABBREDERIS	DEVON CAJUSTE
QB	AARON RODGERS	BRET HUNDLEY	JOE CALLAHAN
FB	AARON RIPKOWSKI
HB	JEREMY HILL	EDDIE LACY	TY MONTGOMERY
Base 3-4 Defense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LDE	AKIEM HICKS	DEAN LOWRY
NT	ELIJAH QUALLS	HALOTI NGATA
RDE	MIKE DANIELS	KENNY CLARK
LOLB	NICK PERRY	DATONE JONES
LILB	BLAKE MARTINEZ	JOE THOMAS
RILB	JAKE RYAN	HARVEY LANGI
ROLB	CLAY MATTHEWS	JAYRONE ELLIOTT
CB	DAMARIOUS RANDALL	QUINTEN ROLLINS	JUSTIN COLEMAN
SS	JABRILL PEPPERS	MORGAN BURNETT
FS	HA HA CLINTON-DIX	JORDAN STERNS
CB	AQIB TALIB	TONY BROWN (R)
Special Teams
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
K	MASON CROSBY
P	JACOB SCHUM
H	JACOB SCHUM
PR	JEFF JANIS	TY MONTGOMERY
KR	DANTE PETTIS (R)	TY MONTGOMERY	JEFF JANIS

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“THE OTHER JACKSON” WINS 2018 HEISMAN

Dual-threat quarterback Keith Jackson of Texas-San Antonio has been staging a season-long upset of preseason frontrunner Lamar Jackson in the race for the Heisman Trophy, and on Saturday night he collected the hardware as Louisville’s constipated-looking signal-caller looked on. Lamar won the 2016 award but dropped out of the competition last year due to a season-ending injury. The Louisville Jackson bounced back well enough this year to be projected as the no. 1 overall pick in the 2019 NFL draft (the winner has long been saying that he will play out his eligibility), but his team has not fared as well. Meanwhile, “KJ” has guided the upstart Roadrunners to a 13-0 record and a no. 2 ranking behind the top-ranked Ohio St. Buckeyes. UTSA has the second seed in the upcoming college football playoff, an unprecedented achievement for a team which has only been playing football at the NCAA’s highest level since 2012. The only comparison in recent memory would be if Boise St. had had a shot at a national title in 2002, but the Broncos didn’t even play in a BCS bowl game until 2006, their 11th season of playing with the big boys.

Heisman Trophy - Updated: Dec 15, 2018
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		1st PLACE VOTES / TOTAL POINTS
Keith Jackson	QB	UTSA		518 / 2051
Lamar Jackson	QB	Louisvile		144 / 1239
Wilton Speight	QB	Michigan		54 / 664
Trevor Lawrence	QB	Clemson		37 / 374
Nick Fitzgerald	QB	Mississippi St.		32 / 372

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Pack This

Sean THE MANnion has done it again. For the second time in as many tries, the Los Angeles Rams’ formerly unheralded backup quarterback has bent over the Green Bay Packers. Mannion completed 20 of 33 passes for 353 yards and a pair of touchdowns to Cordarrelle Patterson, who had his best game in a Rams uniform with 6 catches for 216 yards, and LA cruised past the Pack, 37-20. Mannion got plenty of help from the Los Angeles defense, which produced a pick-six by Brandon Chubb in the opening series, injured Aaron Rodgers on a sack by Robert Quinn, and which kept Green Bay out of the end zone until the fourth quarter. The Rams were already up 30-8 when the Packers scored their first touchdown, and while the LA D did give up a late score, the only thing it hurt was the defenders’ pride.

With Rodgers out, free-agent-to-be Brett Hundley played well enough (25/43, 258 yards, 2 TD) to draw interest from teams contemplating a change under center in 2019.

If the Rams can win at least one of the last two games of the regular season, they which achieve back-to-back seasons of double-digit wins for the first time since the three year run of 1999-2001.

Green Bay Packers at Los Angeles Rams
Dec 16, 2018	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Green Bay Packers (10-4)	0	8	0	12	20
Los Angeles Rams (9-5)	10	13	7	7	37

Team Stats Comparison
	GNB	LAR
Total Offense	380	459
Rushing Yards	84	117
Passing Yards	296	342
First Downs	18	15
Punt Return Yards	9	11
Kick Return Yards	107	0
Total Yards	496	470
Turnovers	2	0
3rd Down Conversion	8-17	8-14
4th Down Conversion	1-1	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-2	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3/2/1	2/0/2
Penalties	0-0	3-22
Posession Time	29:52	30:08

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		GNB	LAR
11:56	(LAR) Brandon Chubb 63 INT return (G. Zuerlein kick)	0	7
0:49	(LAR) Greg Zuerlein 29 FG	0	10
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		GNB	LAR
11:44	(LAR) Greg Zuerlein 41 FG	0	13
6:13	(GNB) Mason Crosby 22 FG	3	13
6:01	(LAR) Cordarrelle Patterson 75 pass from Sean Mannion (G. Zuerlein kick)	3	20
3:41	(GNB) Mason Crosby 45 FG	6	20
1:26	(LAR) Greg Zuerlein 28 FG	6	23
0:52	(GNB) Safety	8	23
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		GNB	LAR
3:39	(LAR) Cordarrelle Patterson 55 pass from Sean Mannion (G. Zuerlein kick)	8	30
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		GNB	LAR
11:56	(GNB) Jeremy Hill 6 pass from Brett Hundley (pass failed)	14	30
3:12	(LAR) Samaje Perine 30 run (G. Zuerlein kick)	14	37
1:02	(GNB) Jordy Nelson 1 pass from Brett Hundley (run failed)	20	37

Green Bay Packers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Brett Hundley (91.0) 25/43 258 2 0 Aaron Rodgers (13.8) 4/10 43 0 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Jeremy Hill 18 83 4.6 0 Eddie Lacy 1 1 1.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Randall Cobb 6 86 14.3 0 Jordy Nelson 5 66 13.2 1 Richard Rodgers 9 57 6.3 0 Eddie Lacy 4 40 10.0 0 Jeremy Hill 2 20 10.0 1 Dante Pettis (R) 1 19 19.0 0 Jared Abbrederis 2 13 6.5 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Jake Ryan 10 0 0 0 Ha Ha Clinton-Dix 9 1 0 0 Blake Martinez 6 0 0 0 Aqib Talib 6 0 0 0 Jabrill Peppers 5 0 0 0 Nick Perry 5 0.5 0 0 Damarious Randall 5 0 0 0 Mike Daniels 4 0 0 0 Akiem Hicks 4 0.5 0 0 Clay Matthews 4 0 0 0 Quinten Rollins 4 0 0 0 Elijah Qualls 3 0 0 0 Morgan Burnett 1 0 0 0 Jayrone Elliott 1 0 0 0 Joe Thomas 1 0 0 0

Los Angeles Rams PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Sean Mannion (117.3) 20/33 353 2 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Samaje Perine 8 50 6.2 1 Todd Gurley 14 48 3.4 0 Chase Edmonds (R) 2 8 4.0 0 Anthony Firkser 2 6 3.0 0 C.J. Spiller 1 5 5.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Cordarrelle Patterson 6 216 36.0 2 Alshon Jeffery 5 54 10.8 0 Billy Brown 3 37 12.3 0 Pharoh Cooper 2 24 12.0 0 Tyler Higbee 1 11 11.0 0 C.J. Spiller 1 6 6.0 0 Samaje Perine 1 3 3.0 0 Chase Edmonds (R) 1 2 2.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Alec Ogletree 11 0 0 0 T.J. McDonald 10 0 0 0 Brandon Chubb 8 0 1 1 E.J. Gaines 8 0 0 0 Lamarcus Joyner 7 0 0 0 Maurice Alexander 6 0 0 0 Ryan Anderson 4 0 0 0 Josh Forrest 4 0 0 0 Aaron Donald 3 0 0 0 Trumaine Johnson 3 0 0 0 Keionta Davis 2 0 0 0 Robert Quinn 2 1 0 0 Michael Brockers 1 0 0 0 Matt Longacre 1 0 0 0 Tyree Robinson (R) 1 0 0 0

Thanks to Brandon Chubb’s pick-six, the Rams had a 7-0 lead before their offense took the field.
The pass had been bobbled by tight end Richard Rodgers, who later lost a fumble as well.



The back injury inflicted upon Aaron Rodgers by Robert Quinn has huge implications for the NFC North race, which has yet to be decided between contenders who are now both minus their starting QB.


Somebody get Mr. Rodgers a Snickers.


Cordarrelle Patterson cam out of hibernation to catch 6 passes for 216 yards, including touchdowns of 75 (on a screen) and 55 (pictured).

Highlights (9:44):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kffyv_afa7o

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WEEK 15 SCORES

(Th) Cowboys (9-5) 24, Panthers (9-5) 21
D. Prescott, DAL: 20/30, 265 yds, 2 TD, 116.6 QBR
E. Elliott, DAL: 26-109
D. Bryant, DAL: 7-104, TD
C. Newton, CAR: 21/31, 301 yds, 2 TD, INT, 107.0 QBR
D. Funchess, CAR: 3-97, 2 TD

Saints (5-9) 45, Browns (5-9) 17
D. Brees, NO: 20/29, 299 yds, 2 TD, INT, 111.1 QBR
M. Ingram, NO: 27-94, 4 TD
M. Thomas, NO: 6-126, TD
I. Crowell, CLE: 15-63

Texans (8-6) 17, Bills (4-9-1) 10

Eagles (10-4) 30, Buccaneers (9-5) 24 (OT)
L. Fournette, PHI: 29-157, 2 TD
M. Kendricks, PHI: 2 sacks
D. Martin, TB: 18-85

49ers (5-9) 29, Bears (6-8) 17
L. Timmons, SF: 2 sacks
C. Meredith, CHI: 8-100

Chiefs (9-5) 45, Ravens (6-8) 17
A. Smith, KC: 21/22, 230 yds, 4 TD, 149.8 QBR
S. Ware, KC: 23-100
S. Darnold, BAL: 17/30, 187 yds, 2 TD, 97.4 QBR

Vikings (10-4) 17, Dolphins (5-9) 6
A. Peterson, MIN: 24-124
D. Hunter, MIN: 2 sacks
J. Ajayi, MIA: 17-70
S. Hubbard, MIA: 2.5 sacks

Titans (10-4) 38, Colts (4-9-1) 28
M. Mariota, TEN: 27/37, 332 yds, 4 TD, 136.2 QBR
K. Wright, TEN: 5-88, 2 TD
A. Luck, IND: 27/39, 302 yds, 3 TD, INT, 106.9 QBR
T. Hilton, IND: 8-103, 2 TD

Broncos (7-7) 45, Bengals (3-11) 20
C. Anderson, DEN: 15-107, TD

Patriots (10-4) 34, Jagtards (4-10) 20
R. Greene, JAX: 6-113
C. Rogers, JAX: 3-106, TD

Lions (6-8) 34, Seahawks (8-6) 27
A. Abdullah, DET: 17-83, 3 TD
R. Switzer, DET: 5-102
E. Ansah, DET: 2 sacks
D. Baldwin, SEA: 9-128
J. Reed, SEA: 2 sacks

Cardinals (6-8) 38, Snowhawks (6-8) 32
D. Watson, ARI: 19/31, 230 yds, 2 TD, 110.9 QBR
P. Rivers, POR: 28/39, 358 yds, 2 TD, INT, 106.9 QBR
I. Ford, POR: 13-203

Jets (5-9) 52, Raiders (8-6) 17
J. Martin, NYJ: 2 INT
C. Cook, OAK: 15/30, 184 yds, 3 INT, 29.7 QBR

Giants (3-11) 31, Redskins (6-8) 28
D. Guice, NYG: 19-80, TD
O. Beckham Jr., NYG: 7-106
C. Wormley, NYG: 2 sacks
R. Kerrigan, WAS: 2 sacks

Rams (9-5) 37, Packers (10-4) 20

(M) Steelers (11-3) 28, Falcons (7-7) 25
B. Roethlisberger, PIT: 23/29, 345 yds, 3 TD, 150.7 QBR
D. Freeman, ATL: 23-101
T. Gabriel, ATL: 7-106, TD