NFL Week 15

[Thomkal]

shades of last season when the Cards couldn't keep a QB healthy-this season its RB's. what a shame-he had just broken 100 yards rushing for the game too. Hope its not too serious an injury.

[Thomkal]

Originally Posted by Dutch

Steelers vs Panthers would be a fun Super Bowl.

Myrtle Beach would love that-ton of Steelers fans here.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Love how the Chiefs continue to quietly climb up the league. With Denver continuing to implode, a division title looks more and more likely. Amazing how this division has gone down so far.

[wustin]

Originally Posted by Mizzou B-ball fan

Love how the Chiefs continue to quietly climb up the league. With Denver continuing to implode, a division title looks more and more likely. Amazing how this division has gone down so far.

Their defense has been clicking the last month or two and there probably isn't another QB in the league besides Brady who plays it as safe as Alex Smith.

[EagleFan]

Well this game has gone to hell pretty quickly.

[Thomkal]

well I think its safe to go to bed now very impressive tonight-seemed to be able to do whatever they wanted offensively then made some big plays on defense too. Survived two injury scares to their starters as well.

[bhlloy]

Originally Posted by EagleFan

Well this game has gone to hell pretty quickly.

Pretty damning for Kelly that his one big name acquisition has hardly played and his other two keep giving the ball to the other team

[Galaril]

Originally Posted by Mizzou B-ball fan

Love how the Chiefs continue to quietly climb up the league. With Denver continuing to implode, a division title looks more and more likely. Amazing how this division has gone down so far.

Yeah and you guys look pretty young and built for the longterm perhaps. I wish I could say the same for the Broncos. I think regardless of what happens next week or the rest of the season there will be some major roster changes with us and not talking about Manning leave though that I think is going to occur for sure.

[bhlloy]

I love the cardinals linebacker pointing at Matthews running unopposed down the field, like if he could just make them aware they could still catch him

[JPhillips]

It wouldn't surprise me to see KC win the division, but I still think they're the team to play in the playoffs. On their streak they've beaten 3 four win teams, 2 six win teams, the Steelers without Ben, and the Broncos. The South winner may end up being weaker, but I'd take my chances with the Chiefs. I'd certainly rather play the Chiefs than the Wild Card Steelers.

[Solecismic]

Originally Posted by JPhillips

It wouldn't surprise me to see KC win the division, but I still think they're the team to play in the playoffs. On their streak they've beaten 3 four win teams, 2 six win teams, the Steelers without Ben, and the Broncos. The South winner may end up being weaker, but I'd take my chances with the Chiefs. I'd certainly rather play the Chiefs than the Wild Card Steelers.

And then there are the Jets, who have yet to beat a team with a winning record.

[Abe Sargent]

Do you all remember when the Chiefs and Broncos played on national TV and LB Derrick Thomas of the Chiefs was owned by TE Sharpe of the Broncos so badly that he gave three 15 yard unsportmanslike penalties on the same drive. I feel like CB Norman just Sharped Beckham Jr.

[JPhillips]

Originally Posted by Solecismic

And then there are the Jets, who have yet to beat a team with a winning record.

Yeah, I just think they're unlikely to be ahead of second in the West and second in the North, but if they are the six seed, I'd be fine with Cincy being the three.

My fear is Cincy as the three and Pitt as the six. No way Cincy would win that, even with Dalton back.

[MIJB#19]

Originally Posted by MIJB#19

Still going strong with my Yahoo pick'em, having moved up to tied for 20th overall now...

But week 15 has another bunch of head case games. I'm still flip-flopping about the New York teams this weekend, I think the Giants can upset the Panthers, while the Jets seem capable of ruining their playoff hopes against Romoless Cowboys. Not to mention the Colts/Texans, Bills/Redskins and Jaguars/Falcons games, in all of them where both teams are fighting to stay alive, while all involved are capable of choking in Chicago Bears fashion. Decisions, decisions...

I took the gamble with the Giants (and another with the 49ers), but with both not coming through, and consequently now 7 picks behind, I suspect my chances at the overall title are gone. Oh well, it's better to have played and lost than to not have played at all, right?

[MIJB#19]

Wait, are the Jaguars still alive, despite their 5-9 record?
I think they can still win the division at 7-9 on conference record tie-breaker. Obviously requiring some help from the Titans in beating both the Texans and Colts.

[Vince, Pt. II]

They are mathematically still alive, yes.

[Scoobz0202]

How do the tie breakers work for playoff seeds? Is head to head the first thing to look at?

Curious about it going into the Bengals-Broncos game next week with first round bye on the line. Bronco's definitely have a tougher final game so a tie may not happen even if they beat the Bengals, but curious how it breaks down if the Broncos win their next two games with the Bengals going 1-1.

[Butter]

Yes, if the Broncos beat the Bengals, and they end up tied, Broncos would get it based on the head to head win.

[miked]

Doug Baldwin has me just about in my fantasy football finals. Has there ever been such a run? I say almost because my opponent has Golden Tate and Hightower going tonight with an outside shot if they both put up big games. Baldwin has 11 TDs in his last 6 games.

If I make the finals, the team I play has Antonio Brown, AJ Green, and Sammy Watkins at WR, not to mention DeAngelo Williams and Jeremy Hill at RB.

[Logan]

ODB gets a game suspension.

[Atocep]

I think this might be the final nail for Coughlin. Keeping him out there while acting like that shows how much pressure he's under to win right now. There's no way in hell the old Coughlin allows that to happen.

[Thomkal]

Cardinals playoff chances just took a big blow:

Tyrann Mathieu will miss the season with a torn ACL - NFL.com.

Huge loss-he's the "manager" of the defense-not sure how they could replace him. Of course he shouldn't have been in the game at that point in a blowout win...

T.J. Yates is also done for the year with a torn ligament. Which depending on the health of Hoyer...means Brandon Weeden is leading the team to the playoffs. Ugh.

[JAG]

Originally Posted by Logan

ODB gets a game suspension.

He deserves it, but I'm surprised he received it.

[MIJB#19]

Originally Posted by Butter_of_69

Yes, if the Broncos beat the Bengals, and they end up tied, Broncos would get it based on the head to head win.

... and if the Patriots somehow get involved, the Broncos have beaten both the Bengals and Patriots for the head-to-head sweep. The Patriots then take second place ahead of the Bengals based on the common results (against Denver, Pittsburgh, Buffalo and Houston).

If the Bengals and Broncos somehow tie that game, and manage to end up tied at 11-5-1, the Bengals will have the edge on conference record. So a tie would be a victory in disguise for the Bengals as it would secure a bye in the playoffs.

[MizzouRah]

Originally Posted by Logan

ODB gets a game suspension.

Well this really SUCKS! I should be wrapping up a trip to the Final in my money league and this really hurts my chances next week.

[Abe Sargent]

Suspended Jacksonville Jaguars receiver Justin Blackmon arrested for 4th time

[Abe Sargent]

Yay Lions!

[Abe Sargent]

Man Saints you are disorganized so badly you make the Lions look good!

[cuervo72]

Is Mort a little tipsy?

[JPhillips]

Originally Posted by Abe Sargent

Suspended Jacksonville Jaguars receiver Justin Blackmon arrested for 4th time

It's a shame he can't get his alcoholism under control.

[EagleFan]

Originally Posted by JPhillips

It's a shame he can't get his alcoholism under control.

Maybe he has it at just the level he wants it to be, in which case it is under control...

[JonInMiddleGA]

Please tell me that is NOT a video on espn.com with Ray Lewis saying something about how Beckham "went too far".

Ray. Fn. Lewis ?!?!?!

[NobodyHere]

For all the crap Jim Caldwell gets, he actually has the best winning percentage* of any Lions coach since Joe Schmidt (1967-1972)

*Among coaches with at least 10 games.

[MIJB#19]

Tie-breakers can be confusing at times:
Seattle beats Minnesota on head-to-head win
Minnesota beats Atlanta on head-to-head win
Seattle beats Atlanta on common games
... but Atlanta can still beat Minnesota+Seattle on strength of victory