NFL Week 14

[miami_fan]

I guess I have to take the good with the bad as far as my NFL this week

My local matchups:
Seattle Seahawks at Minnesota Vikings
Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers
New York Jets at Pittsburgh Steelers*

That last one I think is questionable because they usually show all the Broncos game here. Maybe they will so I can cheer my Dolphins to the #2 overall pick! :D

[Noop]

I hope they don't pick Matt Leinhart.

[miami_fan]

I hope they don't pick Matt Leinhart.

I saw something in the Herald that they would like to pick Benson but they might be concerned with the Texas' crazy RB curse or something to that effect :rolleyes:

[Noop]

I saw something in the Herald that they would like to pick Benson but they might be concerned with the Texas' crazy RB curse or something to that effect :rolleyes:
Honestly I am of the belief the Dolphins will botch up the draft. They have the worst scouting and draft decision I have ever seen. How many years since #13 retired have we not groomed someone to replace. Instead we get stuck with Jay way below average and AJ sucks a huge one... We could have Drew Brees, Drew Henson, Chris Simms and other players but instead we draft players we don’t need. We need some new management and coaches because this current group is stupid. Man is it hard to be a Dolphin fan :(

[Tekneek]

Man is it hard to be a Dolphin fan :(

Indeed. Although it has certainly reduced the amount of time spent watching and reading about it this season. I don't need to be worried about dedicating a browser window to following the game every sunday, or recording the game, or catching the highlights. I've followed the Falcons more than I might have normally.

[ISiddiqui]

I hope they don't pick Matt Leinhart.

No, that'll be the Niners ;).

[MikeVic]

Argh!! I just find out now that Chester Taylor isn't starting.... and the Fantasy Rosters can't be changed now. :(

[spleen1015]

Who's starting for Baltimore at RB?

Jamal Lewis

[ISiddiqui]

Who's starting for Baltimore at RB?

[MikeVic]

Who's starting for Baltimore at RB?

I saw Lewis...

[spleen1015]

I hate the regional coverage here in Indy. We get the Bears every week.

[ISiddiqui]

Lewis is back? I thought he'd be out longer.

[VPI97]

Great hit by Deangelo Hall to force a fumble.

[MikeVic]

Lewis is back? I thought he'd be out longer.

That's what I thought too. :( I hate these last-minute decisions.

[ISiddiqui]

Yeah, I've been burned by some of those as well.

[cmp]

Look for Harrington to lead the Lions over the Pack with 250 yards passing and 3 TD's.




Yea I know, I must be dreaming.

[Ben E Lou]

Raiders keep the ball for like a month and come up with a field goal. 3-0 Raiders.

[VPI97]

Dammit Peerless!

Mora needs to step up and bench his ass.

[Ben E Lou]

When will Peerless Price learn that he can't get away with pushing off???

[MIJB#19]

That's what I thought too. :( I hate these last-minute decisions.No, really... Good thing my fantasy team realistically clinched a playoff ticket. :o

[Ben E Lou]

He was "right up in Vick's grill?"

[ISiddiqui]

When will Peerless Price learn that he can't get away with pushing off???

You expect him to LEARN?

Man, the Falcons looks like crap. Too many stupid penalties.

[Sun Tzu]

This just in -

Peyton Manning is good.

[ISiddiqui]

Btw, for any Browns fans. Who in the Hell is Luke McCown and why is he playing?

[VPI97]

Duckett!

[Ben E Lou]

Finally, no flag. 51-yeard punt return puts the Birds in business on the Raider 35.

[ISiddiqui]

GREAT RUN by Duckett! WoW!

[Ben E Lou]

Nice, T.J. Very nice! 7-3 Falcons.

[ISiddiqui]

Btw, to anyone watching the Falcons game... are these the worst announcers ever or what?

[Ben E Lou]

Btw, to anyone watching the Falcons game... are these the worst announcers ever or what?I was stunned by the "right up in Vick's grill" comment.

[Ben E Lou]

FUMMMMMBBBBLLLLEEEEEEE

[ISiddiqui]

Wheeew! The Falcons D was looking like it wanted to give the points back, but then a nice fumble to stop that drive :D.

[Buccaneer]

Is football only allowed in Georgia?

I'm hoping for Carolina and Vikings (ugh) victories so we can have a 7-9 division winner.

[Ben E Lou]

Finneran catches that pass, but missed the easy one earlier. :p

[ISiddiqui]

It's 3rd and 1... DON'T try a fancy pass here.. PLEASE!

[ISiddiqui]

TD DUCKETT!

[Ben E Lou]

Nice. 2 TD runs for T.J. 14-3 Birds with a little over 2 minutes to go in the half.

[Ben E Lou]

Funny how Mora argued with the reporters about passing down close, but gives it to T.J. today. :)

[ISiddiqui]

Hehe... that's why I pleaded to run it on 3rd and 1 ;). With Duckett in the backfield, there is no need to pass it down close to the goalline. Just bust it in.

[VPI97]

Woot!

[VPI97]

Coleman = Falcons MVP

[Buccaneer]

It's the Raiders, for cripes sakes.

[Ben E Lou]

Touchdown Rod Coleman!!!!!

[ISiddiqui]

COLEMAN INT For a TD!!

[ISiddiqui]

I love seeing D Linemen get TDs ;).

[Ben E Lou]

It's the Raiders, for cripes sakes.Sorry Buc, but some of us get excited about the worst 9-3 team in the history of football. ;)

[ISiddiqui]

It's the Raiders, for cripes sakes.

Ask the Broncos what they think about that? ;)

[ISiddiqui]

Yikes... just saw the stats for the Giants-Baltimore game. Eli is having a rough game ;).

[Tekneek]

Ask the Broncos what they think about that? ;)

Yeah, Broncos lost to Atlanta AND Oakland. :D

[cthomer5000]

Yikes... just saw the stats for the Giants-Baltimore game. Eli is having a rough game ;).
3/11, 0 TD, 2 INT, 21 yards at the half

[Buccaneer]

Let's see. The Atlanta Vickons get clobbered by the Bucs who lost to Seattle who lost to Arizona who lost to the dreadful 49ers. That makes the 49ers > Atlanta. :D

[Bearcat729]

Btw, for any Browns fans. Who in the Hell is Luke McCown and why is he playing?


He was a 4th round pick this year, and the brother of the QB in Arizona. He's playing because Garcia is injured and the Browns season is over so they want to see if he has any talent.

[Solecismic]

There's one for tonight's highlight films. Brady falls down, and completes a pass while sitting down. Pretty much sums up Cincinnati on defense today - New England has touchdowns on almost every drive.

[VPI97]

Duckett!

[Ben E Lou]

T.J. picks up his third TD run of the day. Nice!

[ISiddiqui]

Oh to have drafted Duckett in my fantasy draft.

ANOTHER TD by him!

[ISiddiqui]

Well the Raiders got a break by false starting on 4th down there.

[VPI97]

Duckett!

[Ben E Lou]

4 TD's for T.J. 35-3 Birds.

[ISiddiqui]

DUCKETT AGAIN!

Man, really should have drafted him!

[GrantDawg]

Let's see. The Atlanta Vickons get clobbered by the Bucs who lost to Seattle who lost to Arizona who lost to the dreadful 49ers. That makes the 49ers > Atlanta. :D
Except, the Falcons already beat the Niners. Beat Arizona, too. And the Bucs pretty handily the first time they played them. And beat mediocre teams like the Broncos and the San Diego. As a matter of fact, after today they will have beaten 10 teams and only lost to 3.

But, yeah, they really "suck." If they enough every year to win ten games, I'll be very happy.

[GrantDawg]

DUCKETT AGAIN!

Man, really should have drafted him!
Yeah, well, he is a free agent in my league right now, and I forgot to put in the waiver request for him after I put Holmes on the DL. I don't know how a backed into the playoffs but I should lose in the first round next week.

[ISiddiqui]

The Falcs just destroyed the Raiders and clinched the division :D.

[kingfc22]

What just happened in the Vikings game? Was Culpepper ever ruled down because if he wasn't shouldn't there have been a penalty on Seattle? FOX cut away before they could explain what the heck was going on.

[duckman]

The Cowboys-Saint game is the worst officiated game I've seen this year.

[cougarfreak]

Yikes... just saw the stats for the Giants-Baltimore game. Eli is having a rough game ;).

And he deserves every bit of it after shit he pulled before the draft.

[Honolulu_Blue]

The Falcs just destroyed the Raiders and clinched the division :D.

When the Falcs look good. They look really good. But when they're bad, they're awful. It's odd.

[DeToxRox]

Kevin Jones ... This kid is gonna break 1000 and looks to be as advertised. Keeping in mind how much time he missed and when he did play, split, and what he is doing is even more phenominal.

[Travis]

What just happened in the Vikings game? Was Culpepper ever ruled down because if he wasn't shouldn't there have been a penalty on Seattle? FOX cut away before they could explain what the heck was going on.

Culpepper's knee touched the ground before he got back up and threw the pass. Yes, I nearly had a heart attack until I saw the replay, thank God Seattle didn't piss this one away, with the way the Rams are playing today, we're still somewhat alive for a playoff spot.

[Honolulu_Blue]

Kevin Jones ... This kid is gonna break 1000 and looks to be as advertised. Keeping in mind how much time he missed and when he did play, split, and what he is doing is even more phenominal.

It is. Yet we will still lose. We're imploding as I write... :(

[Solecismic]

What the heck is going on in Green Bay? Are they playing in a blizzard, or did someone coat the football with lead? The two quarterbacks are 6-27 for 48 yards at halftime. Needless to say, they're my two starters in my fantasy league, and it's basically win today and I'm in the playoffs, lose and I'm out. I think I'm going to set a league record for lowest point total in one week.

[henry296]

It is really, really windy in Green Bay. Winds between 20 and 30 MPH.

[Craptacular]

I'm worried my dog will blow away when I let him out on the deck.

[Solecismic]

What sucks is that I benched Tatum Bell and Joey Galloway today (we start 16 every week, and rosters are at 25). Not that they've been active on my roster this season. But hindsight is 20/20.

[stevew]

The Jets kicker just hit a field goal, bringing it to 10-6 pittsburgh. For some reason i am reminded of the Jets kicker on madden 93. That guy was so bloody awful he couldnt even kick an extra point. Bettis threw a Td on a pretty cool halfback option, its truly a play that should be called a lot more.

[Buccaneer]

Just saw that the Giants had benched Eil. That is so funny. I imgaine the NY press have been having a field day the past two months.

[cthomer5000]

The Steelers are inside the 20 and probably about to put the Jets away.

[cthomer5000]

touchdown Bettis. Steelers are up 10 with 3 minutes to go.

The Patriots can ready the champagne to celebrate the division title.

[stevew]

Bettis's td run was probably longer than his previous 11 tds combined.

[henry296]

touchdown Bettis. Steelers are up 10 with 3 minutes to go.

The Patriots can ready the champagne to celebrate the division title.

As can the Steelers as they clinch the AFC North with a win.

I was really impressed with the Jets today. The first half penalties really hurt though. The defense is really solid and clogged up the rushing lanes.

Todd

[cthomer5000]

It's really happening... a 6-7 team is going to be in playoff position in the NFC at the end of today.

Carolina, St. Louis, and potentially Detroit and/or Tampa will all be a 6-7. And the team ahead of them all (Minnesota) fell to 7-6.

Ugh.

[cthomer5000]

As can the Steelers as they clinch the AFC North with a win.

I was really impressed with the Jets today. The first half penalties really hurt though. The defense is really solid and clogged up the rushing lanes.

Todd
The penalties are out of control (and completely out of character). Pennington's arm strength is pretty suspect today as well.

Still, I'm happy they've made this a game.

[Buccaneer]

Go Bolts.

[ISiddiqui]

Man, Detroit did all they could to give that game away! Harrington didn't play badly in the 2nd half, it's just his recievers dropped anything that could have given the Lions a 1st down!

[Honolulu_Blue]

I've never been an anti-Joey guy. I usually support our guys through thick and thin (hell, I never hated Vernon or Osgood). But that's it. Joey's done. Kevin Jones rushes for 150 yards and Joey can't throw the ball (going 5/22, 47 yds.) against a GB defense that has been allowing 400+ yards passing a game? Unbelievable. No more excuses. No running game. No receivers. Blah, blah, blah. Joey just falt out sucks. :(

[mckerney]

The Jets kicker just hit a field goal, bringing it to 10-6 pittsburgh. For some reason i am reminded of the Jets kicker on madden 93. That guy was so bloody awful he couldnt even kick an extra point.

Just like Doug Brien.

[SackAttack]

As much shit as Kyle Boller has taken in his first couple years in the league, did his performance today make anybody think that maybe he can hang in the NFL after all? 18-34 for 219 yards and 4 TDs? I mean, granted, yes, it was the Giant defense, but still.

[duckman]

I mean, granted, yes, it was the Giant defense, but still.
The Giants have a decent defense so Kyle's numbers are fairly encouraging.

[Hurst2112]

The Jets kicker just hit a field goal, bringing it to 10-6 pittsburgh. For some reason i am reminded of the Jets kicker on madden 93. That guy was so bloody awful he couldnt even kick an extra point. Bettis threw a Td on a pretty cool halfback option, its truly a play that should be called a lot more.

Carey Blanchard?

[ISiddiqui]

Well it's the same thing with Drew Brees. People today want instant gratification so they don't let QBs grow and learn how to play in the NFL.

[miami_fan]

There's one for tonight's highlight films. Brady falls down, and completes a pass while sitting down. Pretty much sums up Cincinnati on defense today - New England has touchdowns on almost every drive.

I just saw this play. It seemed like the linebacker that was blitzing was unsure whether just to touch him or blast him while he was on the ground.

[ISiddiqui]

I think Redskins fans wonder why the Hell Gibbs didn't start Ramsey since Week 1.

[VPI97]

Oh man...did anyone else see that commercial for Aqua Teen Hunger Force just now on ESPN?

Hilarious.

[JeeberD]

This just in:

Vinny Testaverde sucks balls.

[cthomer5000]

On the Terell Owens non-catch, some poor cheerleader got.... jacked! up!

[VPI97]

This just in:

Vinny Testaverde sucks balls. Patrick Ramsey is worse. I don't think I've seen a QB throw away so many 4th quarter chances as Ramsey did tonight.

[ISiddiqui]

Patrick Ramsey is worse. I don't think I've seen a QB throw away so many 4th quarter chances as Ramsey did tonight.

Mark Brunell is worse. At least the Redskins were in it for once.

[JeeberD]

Did you get to see the Cowboys game? Vinny was overthrowing wide open receivers all game long. The Saints were stacking the line to stop Julius, but Vinny couldn't take advantage. At all.

It was one of the very worst performances I've ever seen from a pro QB...

[duckman]

Did you get to see the Cowboys game? Vinny was overthrowing wide open receivers all game long. The Saints were stacking the line to stop Julius, but Vinny couldn't take advantage. At all.

It was one of the very worst performances I've ever seen from a pro QB...
I saw the game, and I have to agree that Vinny played his worst game by far this season. He was badly underthrowing the ball as well as overthrowing open receivers. Also, I had a huge problem with his pass selections. He kept going after Mike McKenzie, who was making play after play. I will be happy the day that they either draft a more talented quarterback, or Henson is developed enough to start.

[Noop]

I think Atlanta will win the superbowl this season. Why? because so many are doubting them while they just continue to win...

[MikeVic]

Anyone see Pinkston shy away from that guaranteed TD for fear of being hit? :D