NFL Week 16
 

Vick just became the first QB in NFL history to rush for 1,000 yards in a season, and the Falcons just became the first team in 21 years (and 4th in history) to have two 1,000-yard rushers.

Hey CMR, Carolina just tossed the sweep three times in four plays in the freakin' NFL, but we can't do it once all dadgum season long. :mad:

Edit your post! It's week 16!

Ack. Fixed.

The Panthers have now run the football 11 straight times in their opening drive.

Just damn. They didn't even bother to have a QB on the field on the last play.

Panthers 7-3. They held the ball for 10:36 on their opening drive. 14 runs, 2 passes. They even ran two plays from what looked like a lot like the old Single Wing formation, with a RB lined up deep, taking the direct snap, and no QB on the field.

Second drive, they just went back to the single-wing style formation on 3rd and 5 with no QB...and ran for the first down. :(

hey, could anybody keep me updated on the Lions fans walkout today? its supposed to be a protest, at 8:57 left to go in the second people get up and leave.

Goddamn, the Patriots can't tackle worth shit this year.

Given the lack of Lions' fans actually at the game, I doubt anyone will notice if this walkout happens.

Dear Atlanta Defense:

When they take the QB out, and line the RB up for a direct snap, they're going to run to the side where the TE and wing are lined up.

Sincerely:

Anyone Who Is Watching The Game

For those not watching, the Panthers have run the same play out of the single-wing at least 5 times now, including 3rd & 3 and 3rd & 5 situations, and I think it has gone for 4 yards or more every single time.

Clearly Dan Henning is an offensive genius.

Okay, maybe not. More like the Falcons defense isn't exactly the most cerebral unit in league history.

Tom Kowolski of Booth Newspapers just reported that only about 40 people walked out. Pathetic. Apathetic.

Good. The team on the field is a big enough embarassment.

Dear Lawyer Milloy,
You're 33 years old and have had a nice career. But either remember how to tackle somebody or fucking retire.

Sincerely,
Anybody watching the ATL-CAR game that isn't pulling for the Panthers

The Falcons FINALLY stopped that single-wing play!

Wow... that has to be the strangest punt formation I've ever seen (by the Falcons just now)

Nice 37 yard td run on 4th and 2 by Vince Young. But the Titans are still losing to the Bills 26-20 in the 3rd;(

It's your basic fantasy nightmare for me around here ... I need Jacksonville to lose this week and/or next week to improve the Chiefs chances of making the playoffs, but I need Maurice Jones-Drew to continue doing his thing to win the championship in my fantasy league, which plays the title game in week 17.

That kid is impressive -- he doesn't look like he should be able to do the things he does.

Wow. Colts lose to Texans on a last play FG.

Anyone notice their dooming started after I lost that bet? :D

OH FUCKNO!

whew.

Maroney's back :)

(BTW, the Oh FUCKNO and whew, on a scramble, Brady dove and got speared by a Jaguars player, helmet right in the back.. looked oawful, but he only mised one play)

I couldn't help but chuckle at the final image of the Falcons loss to Carolina: team owner Arthur Blank standing alone on the sidelines, rubbing his chin sort of like a beaten Mr. Burns, wondering exactly what he would say when he fired Jim Moron.

Is Rich Gannon doing the commentary on that game? This is a reference to Rich Gannon pronouncing "offense" as "owfense".

Anyway, my stupid joke aside, I'm stuck watching the Ravens and Steelers, where Rich Gannon is doing the commentary. The Ravens have dominated this entire game, and I'm tired of watching this. Of course, I'm waiting for the Broncos and Bengals, but I'm really tempted to just switch over to FOX and catch the 49ers-Cardinals game until this crappy game in Pittsburgh is over.

You know, I do understand why the NFL sticks with the local team's game until its bitter end, but I'd imagine that not too many Pittsburgh fans really care to see the end of this one. It's 24-7, 3:30 to go, and Baltimore is about to score again. Sadly, we can't get switched to another game until this is over. Why, oh why did I move to Pennsylvania? :)

I'd also like to add that even though Joey Porter tries to act like a hard ass, he's just a little bitch.

1:55 to play in Jax, the Jag with the ball at their own 45, FG ties TD wins

Maybe he was contemplating giving the entire Falcon Nation a Christmas Present.

Will 790 be doing any of its normal shows tomorrow, Jon? If so, this one would be quite entertaining.

BALL GAME! Pats win the Division.

That was a TOUGH review. Looked to my (admittedly biased) eyes, like Green HIT Gerrard's arm forward, not natural motion. I think whatever the ruling was on the field, it was going to stand.

That was pretty good.


I don't know what the hell I just watched... Atlanta should be embarrassed. Carolina is terrible. I shudder to think what will happen if Carolina tries to run it 55 times vs the Saints next week.

Oh, good, the disasterbacle in Pittsburgh is over. Let's get to Denver and have the Broncos tear up the Bengals!

Blank needs to fire his ass right now...no point in waiting until next week. Get rid of him now and get a head start on the coaching search.

Ugh. Cutler makes a rookie mistake and throws an interception on the first play of the game. Cincinnati should get an early lead off of this, but maybe the Broncos can hold them to a field goal.

DARRENT WILLIAMS INTERCEPTION! DEFENSE HOLDS!

This picture from Yahoo! pretty much sums up the Falcons' day:

I don't know for sure, but I would strongly doubt it. I can't recall any of the sportstalks doing local shows in Atlanta on Christmas unless it fell on Sunday (and then only a pre-NFL thing).

Tennessee Titans win another game by some strange play call at the end of the game by the Bills. They had no timeouts and elected to go for it on 4th and 5 when they were within field goal range. Needless to say, it was intercepted and the Titans had come back in this game as well. Amazing.

This may be the most disappointing loss for Atlanta in the last 5 years. It is one thing to get blown out, but the Panthers just controlled the clock, beat up the defense and were within 7 points striking distance, but the team couldn't dent that. Just sad.

There was a 15-20 mph wind that was about 45 degrees cross/in their face.

By the way, J.P. Losman is a very underrated quarterback. He made some spectacular plays in the game.

That sums up the Jim Mora era.

I know that, but since they had no timeouts and the kicker didn't miss a field goal in the game, wouldn't you take that risk, instead of throwing in the wind. Hell a run would have been even better.

Maybe I'm a bit of a homer, but I saw flashes of brilliance from him at Tulane, and I was pretty sure that he would turn into a good NFL quarterback. He won't ever be a superstar, but he is certainly underrated.

The Bengals would probably be in control of this game already, but Carson Palmer has been wildly inaccurate so far, and Chad Johnson also dropped one easy long pass. The Broncos are doing absolutely nothing. Disappointing. :(

You have to fire the GM, too. The only thing he spent money on in the post season were players to stop the run. He has to have failed more than any GM in history.

But Vick going 9 for 20, 109 yds and 2 picks gets no blame in that debacle at home against a bad team?

Matt Millen.

If there's one Christmas wish that I have, it's for you to not comment on the Falcons unless you watch the games.

Sure he does. He wasn't the chief problem, though.