NFL Week 14 - Half the US is lucky they don't have NFLN edition
 

Browns vs Steelers.

Yep.

Why, so they don't have to watch the Steelers suck?

Completey and utterly disappointed in the Steelers. I know the weather is bad, but I think they have negative yards of offense in the first half...

+32 actually. Do they look like they'll be able to put anything together in the 2nd half?

Why did anyone think the Steelers would kill the Browns? On the road on a short week? After losing to an almost equally hapless Raiders team? A Super Bowl win last year doesn't change the nature of the Steelers' struggles this year.

I'm not sure the whole Thursday night thing works. This is the second week in a row I have forgotten there is a game on.

Doesn't help that the last two weeks have been terrible games that you knew would be boring.

3 weeks...that Giants/Broncos game sucked too

True, but I am pretty die hard, I'll watch about any game. I just forgot completely.

you aren't kidding.

I hope the game Sunday night is better, of course, I'll be in Vegas, which makes everything better.

Next weeks NFLN games are definitely a step up, Jags/Colts Thurs., Cowboys/Saints Sat.

Wow Ben

Love ta see the Browns win tonight

Good moments for the Browns have been few and far between, but this was one.

*cackles*

Go Browns. Just fucking GO BRowns.

LOVE seeing this win. LOVED IT!

8 sacks? Really?

Steelers are the worst team in the NFL right now. I'm embarrassed that I actually typed a defense of these hacks a few weeks ago. I just loved the shuffling around at the end of the game. No urgency, didn't go to the no huddle, didn't really change things up at all. Arians needs to go at the end of the season. What a joke.

As much as I like Tomlin and his staff, it is tough not to pin these last few losses on the coaching staff w/ as close as the games have been and the calibre of teams they have been losing against. Up until tonight (w/ a pretty weak remaining schedule and Polamalu returning), I thought they could pull things together and comfortably get into the playoffs -- now, I think they keep hoping to play tough and win, but they need to see what they have in some of the young guys like Urbik, Hood, the cornerbacks, Sweed, etc.

The worst part is the lack of fire. They've been bad before, obviously, but they always seemed to play with some heart. That has been lacking this season. I say again, Arians should be fired at the end of the season. I'd fire him tonight, but that's not the way the Rooneys do things. Can't manage a single touchdown against the Browns? Really? Maybe it's time for Bruce to start discovering his calling in life, because it's not as an offensive football coach.

weak remainging schedule?

Baltimore, Jacksonville and miami?

Thats not weak.

I don't even know what to say. Best of luck to the AFC teams in the playoffs, should be fun this year.

That offensive line is baaaaaaaaaaad

This is our Superbowl - that's sad - and I'll take it :)

Count me in as one of those who really likes seeing this.

That game last night was the best thing ever. They've unleashed hell 2 weeks in a row.

I love listening to Pittsburgh Talk Radio after the Steelers lose...some gems I heard this morning:

"Tomlin should be fired. Do you think Cowher would come back?"

"Ben isn't getting the job done, I think it's time Dixon gets his shot."

"Limus Sweed should play over Ward."

"This is one of the most depressing days of my life. Last time I was this depressed my father died."

Very disappointing last night. Not much else to say.

You really have to wonder, at this point, if the Steelers would beat either Tampa Bay or Detroit (who are, I have to think, currently the two worst teams in football).

Atlanta Falcons defensive tackle Jonathan Babineaux was arrested on charges of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute after a police officer said he smelled marijuana in the player's SUV during a routine traffic stop Thursday night. ... The team is aware of the arrest, and Babineaux is set to meet with team offiicials Friday morning.

Babineaux was with another man, 25-year-old Aaron Robinson Minneapolis, who also was arrested. Robinson was charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, a felony.

Babinaeux and Robinson were stopped around 10:45 p.m. Thursday as they drove north on I-85 in Babineaux's 2005 Cadillac Escalade EXT.

"It's cut and dry," Gwinnett police spokesman Cpl. David Schiralli told the AJC. "He was stopped for a traffic violation."

Schiralli said the officer searched the SUV because he smelled marijuana. The officer found three bags containing a total of 40 grams of marijuana, Schiralli said.

In addition to the possession charges, Babineaux is charged with having no tag light and driving without a license and with an expired tag. He also was charged with tinting his car windows too much.

Falcons' Jonathan Babineaux jailed on drug charges *| ajc.com

Ben just got sacked again.

I wish I could find a good Seinfeld "Sack Lunch" picture.

I don't know. I watched mostly the SU game last night, but when flipping back to the NFL game, I somehow saw 4 of the sacks. On 3 of them, they came AFTER 5 seconds. Any sack after 3.5 seconds in the NFL, its the QBs fault for not getting rid of the ball.

Well they already did beat Detroit, with Culpepper starting and Calvin Johnson out, but it wasn't a blowout and the Steelers didn't look good then.

This slide has been coming for a while.

The Steelers should change their colors to match the Iowa Hawkeyes. Those guys are winners.

6-7

My Dolphins are in Jacksonville this weekend and I'll be making the drive down. I'm looking forward to it, it's been a few years since I saw an NFL game in person and it's a very important game for both teams. Hopefully Miami can maintain their good form (fourth quarter in Buffalo aside) of late.

lol at the Bungals going for another play deep in their territory only to have it backfire.. winfield makes a nice tackle, forcing a fumble and allowing the Vikings to get another 3 points on the board before halftime.

The Falcons just got screwed out of a nice interception.

If you let that go you can just put the strongest DB you can find and have him push WRs out of the way until the DB is in position to make a INT. It is one thing if you push the WR out the way with your shoulder for a second, but the Atlanta DB did it for a good 20 yards. Easy and correct call, even if one hates to punish and take away the good defensive play at the end.

I know the Bengals are a nice story and all but their offense is just awful lately. Carson Palmer has been a huge disappointment.

Although I will say Atlanta has had bad luck with penalties since mid point of the 2nd quarter. (Before that all the calls were on the Saints.) Would be nice to see the refs bury their flags for the rest of this game.

Patriots are putrid. Brady's gotta be hurting. Whether it's the lack of sleep from the baby (although I find that hard to believe) or the rib/finger (rib supposedly broken) he looks bad. Team just looks listless and without energy.

It's entirely due to the loss of Chris Henry. There is no vertical stretching to the field anymore.

Chicago now leads GB 14-13 with about a minute left in Q3.
WTF?

Brady is doing on arm strength.. he's still not driving through. Wes Welker.. If he keeps this up.. yes, there's plenty of career left.. borderline HoFer?

Falcons & Saints now tied at 23 with 12:56 left in regulation.

Probably yes for Welker. He will go down as the GOAT as a slot WR imo. He needs 3-4 more seasons like this to be a lock.

WTF Is New Orleans doing? 3 passes with 2:20 left, and than a fake field goal? When they are up by 3 ?

SportsGuy Mentioned that Brady is wearing the rib armor.. The Flak Vest.. he's probably got at least one broken rib

yeah. if he's that hurt i woulda rather seen himself take himself outa the game. clearly it's been affecting him (along with the finger and the baby)

Well one thing from watching the Broncos today they better drafts a whole new interior O line because these guys either suck or need to retire. And god what were they thinking have there power back be a injury prone Buckhalter?

20 catches for Marshall against the Colts.

NFL NEEDS PATCH NAO!

20 catches? Is that a record?

Ties it, (T.O. when he was on the Niners, think one other did)

Yeah he ties single game record. He might wind up with 27-28 catches. But, McDaniels crappy play calling will lose them this one.

Did Carolina really stop NE then rough the kicker on the punt? Christ.

Miami needs to pull this one out.

HoF is a pretty hearty prediction for a guy with only 3 1,000 seasons and 16 TD's at age 28. He is tough to project, though, since he spent almost all of his Miami time as primarily a return man. But who knows how long the NE offense can run at this pace?

How about those Dolphins?

Saints and Colts at 13-0. Utterly amazing.

yep!

So, I am wondering if we get two teams to go 18-0 through the playoofs into the SB if that have fans complaining that there is not enough parody in the NFL or something like expanding the NFL playoffs to more teams.I personally would not mind the league adding two more wild card teams.

That is the key for Welker for sure.

I personally think it would be awesome for two undefeated teams to meet in the Superbowl. I don't think I would parody that at all (the word you're looking for is parity :p )

The Pats are back, baby!

I would love it for the sole purpose of seeing the reaction of the 72 Dolphins.

Chris Johnson already with a 39 yard TD run. He's going for 200 today.

false. still plenty of problems with this team.

As long as its not the Patriots or Jets I am fine with another team going undefeated and winning it all.

Needless to say the Lions mailed it in today losing 48-3.

Chris Johnson with a 66 yard TD reception.

I am finding comedy in the fact that the St. Louis quarterback is named "Null."

That was sarcasm. The game was pretty putrid save Welker's effort.

musta missed the sarcasm, but of course i agree

I can't believe that I watched the entire Lions game. My brain is fried.

Suck it cowgirls.

Glad you can't score from the 1 yard line with 4 attempts.

Awesome goal line stand for San Diego

Not sure about that. I think Palmer's elbow is still messed up. They haven't been able to throw downfield all year.

+1

Fucking Nick Folk... Time for Jerry to send his ass to the unemployment line.

Unbelievable stand from the Chargers, especially when you consider who they have left on the defensive line and that the Cowboys are one of the best power running games in the league. And then follow that up with the stand and missed FG 30 seconds later... WOW

Folk has been terrible all year, I don't know why the Cowboys keep him around. Maybe Tubby is just too nice a guy to cut somebody before christmas?

From cbs.sportsline.com

QB Keith Null, a former protege of legendary NFL bust Ryan Leaf when he was quarterbacks coach at West Texas A&M, started out 7 of 8 but has gone 1 of 6 since. Tennessee is currently outgaining St. Louis 132 to 47 in passing yards.

the "silent buzzer booth review" thing is bullshit. gonna job the raiders out of a nice completion.

History shows the Colts prefer resting players and making sure they are healthy for a SB run. Note the lack of playoff success for the Colts when they do this. Compare it to when they went full speed ahead ended up winning the SB. Colts admitted they won't do the push this year and face a possible lengthy cruise control mode. The Saints have said they would go for it.

Interesting. Why would they not go full speed ahead. Do they not put much stock in the sample size of two seasons?

We'll see how Caldwell responds to it tho. I think he's gonna keep the pedal down.

It just seems put of their philosophy that they would rather rest players and kind of not worry so much about W-L at the end if it doesn't really matter. For a team that has dominated for as much as they have, they have one title to show for it.

There was a segment on ESPN's pregame stuff this morning where they quoted him as saying he intends to do things the same way Dungy did in the final weeks of the season.

dola, apparently the info on the colts comes from Peter King:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200.../week12/1.html

Nice job of the Chargers to turn this season around. They looked horrid their first couple of games this year.

Oh god. D Ware is down for the Cowboys. He was falling forward and rammed his head into an oncoming player. He's been down for awhile. The cart has been brought out.

Get up Ware :(

He was strapped to the stretcher and put on the cart. he gave the thumbs up.

Hopefully this is all just precautionary and he is alright.

Isn't there a 4th team in the AFC East? ;)

I don't think there needs to be any more teams in the playoffs but I think that 2 18-0 teams in the Super Bowl would be great (if the Eagles can't make it that is). Hopefully that would shut Mercury Morris and the rest of that whiney team up for good.

THey announced Ware's condition on the loudspeaker

Kind of excited about tonights game. Seems like everything else is decided in the NFC except the NFC East and which 1 of these 4 teams will be left out of the playoffs.(Eagles, Giants, Cowboys, Packers)

I think the Eagles are a better matchup for the Vikings so I will be cheering for them.

lol, "I would trade a couple of those catches for a win."

Just as long as the Vikings don't get the Cardinals.. lol

At least it would be at home if that turns out to be the case.