NFL Week 13

[cthomer5000]

Eli Manning has been awful today.

[mauchow]

If the Vikings lose their season is over...

The defense needs to step it up against a Garcia run Lions.

Don't majorly choke here, please.

[Rizon]

Miami coming back against Buffalo. Did Ferrotte get benched or did he get hurt? Either way I'm THRILLED he's not playing.

[ISiddiqui]

Wow... 2:26 left, Pittsburgh with the ball trailing by 7 on their own 25.

This is going to be a great finish!

[TargetPractice6]

Steelers hurting themselve with penalties. Hopefully the Bengals can stop them for the remianing 1:54.

[mauchow]

THAANNNNNKKK YOoooooouuuuu.... Vikings intercept it and pretty much ends it there. WHEW

[TargetPractice6]

4th and 13 with 1:30 left for Pitt. They'll need a miracle now.

[TargetPractice6]

SACKED! Bengals take over on downs and will leave with a W!

[Rizon]

Originally Posted by Rizon

Miami coming back against Buffalo. Did Ferrotte get benched or did he get hurt? Either way I'm THRILLED he's not playing.

Ok I take this back. I should never be thrilled when the Dolphins pass.

[mauchow]

Texans threatening to lose the 1st pick of the draft.

[kingfc22]

Originally Posted by mauboy1

Texans threatening to lose the 1st pick of the draft.

Niners have it in the bag.

Too bad we won't be able to afford it.

[Rizon]

Originally Posted by Rizon

Ok I take this back. I should never be thrilled when the Dolphins pass.

Ok wait, now Rosenfels is throwing a like a G? I take it back again.

[mauchow]

Well, Texans found a way to lose it still for the 2nd week in a row. They hold onto their pick for the time being.

[Karlifornia]

And the Bills lose.

[mauchow]

And the Dolphins complete a big comeback! Wow.

[Radii]

Originally Posted by SkyDog

Gotta say "hat's off" to the Carolina defense today. Our offense really didn't look like they were that off, either. They were able to dictate all day long.

I agree. After all the close games against bad teams this year for the Panthers(Lions, Bills, etc) it makes me feel real good to be able to take control of a game like this against a good team.

That Jan 1 re-match is almost certainly going to have some signifigance for both teams, whether its a bye, division title, or simply making the playoffs with everyone bunched up together.

[Rizon]

Originally Posted by mauboy1

And the Dolphins complete a big comeback! Wow.

YES !!!!!!!

I'm sitting here sweating to death watching it on gamecast. I could about shoot the Dolphins OC, throwing on 1st and 1 (twice or three times? it was hard to tell).

And when Sage ran for 2 yards, 4th and 4 ... man ...

Sage, you are a G today.

[MikeVic]

Starting Chris Chambers was smart...

[AlexB]

Originally Posted by Rizon

YES !!!!!!!

I'm sitting here sweating to death watching it on gamecast. I could about shoot the Dolphins OC, throwing on 1st and 1 (twice or three times? it was hard to tell).

And when Sage ran for 2 yards, 4th and 4 ... man ...

Sage, you are a G today.

I'd got lost reading the trainwreck EULA thread, come back to check the scores and just wow! Get in there - Evans makes my fantasy team godlike, and we come back to win the game IRL! Woot!

[Rizon]

Chambers gets the G designation today also:
MIA: C. Chambers 15 Rec, 238 yds, 1 TD (+10 G points for the TD being clutch)

[dervack]

Originally Posted by Rizon

Chambers gets the G designation today also:
MIA: C. Chambers 15 Rec, 238 yds, 1 TD (+10 G points for the TD being clutch)

My fantasy team will be happy with those numbers. On a side not about my fantasy team, what the hell happened to Stephanie Davis of the Panthers?

[dubb93]

Just got back from the Colts game. They've given up 10 points in 2 weeks .

[tucker rocky]

Did the Chiefs just fumble with 15 secs before the half?

[AlexB]

Originally Posted by tucker rocky

Did the Chiefs just fumble with 15 secs before the half?

Certainly did, and Elam has a 50+ FG att coming up...

Nope: Shanahan is trying a sideline route (no TOs left) to get closer with 9 secs left

[ice4277]

WTF was that? Throw the ball to the endzone Broncos!

[AlexB]

Bizarre: incomplete pass, and they obviously didn't like the FG option, so they run a draw to run out the clock?

[mauchow]

What the hell is this play calling? Not even a shot into the end zone?

[tucker rocky]

Interesting play call for Denver before the half.

Should've just thrown the ball up for grabs, and hope for a penalty.

[SackAttack]

Originally Posted by SkyDog

Can anybody around here tackle?

They would, but I think it's against the EULA.

[TargetPractice6]

From the Bengals/Steelers write-up:

"The Bengals came into their biggest game in 15 years with the division lead despite beating no opponent that currently has a winning record, and losing convincingly to Pittsburgh at home 27-13 on Oct. 23."

Um Chicago? Minnesota? Both have winning records... I don't see how stuff like this gets published without even the most basic fact-checking.

[cthomer5000]

Originally Posted by TargetPractice6

From the Bengals/Steelers write-up:

"The Bengals came into their biggest game in 15 years with the division lead despite beating no opponent that currently has a winning record, and losing convincingly to Pittsburgh at home 27-13 on Oct. 23."

Um Chicago? Minnesota? Both have winning records... I don't see how stuff like this gets published without even the most basic fact-checking.

The technicality could be at the time they beat them, none of them had a winning record.

[TargetPractice6]

Originally Posted by cthomer5000

The technicality could be at the time they beat them, none of them had a winning record.

I guess that could be what the writer meant, but there is no way the wording used could mean that.

[cthomer5000]

Originally Posted by TargetPractice6

I guess that could be what the writer meant, but there is no way the wording used could mean that.

yeah, that's just bad writing.

[tucker rocky]

2 penalties on Lynch, 1 could be questionable, the another for arguing with official.

[st.cronin]

How much of Kyle Orton's future earnings will be attributable to the performance of the Bear's defense this year? 50%? More? Less?

Talk about an up and down life ... he went from Heisman candidate and likely #1 pick overall to being barely drafted to being the starting QB for a Super Bowl contender.

[Honolulu_Blue]

That Larry Johnson is pretty good.

[dervack]

Originally Posted by st.cronin

How much of Kyle Orton's future earnings will be attributable to the performance of the Bear's defense this year? 50%? More? Less?

Talk about an up and down life ... he went from Heisman candidate and likely #1 pick overall to being barely drafted to being the starting QB for a playoff team.

Fixed.

I'm a huge Bears fan, but Super Bowl. Nah. Not unless Orton turns into early 2004 Orton in the Playoffs.

[AlexB]

I think that Denver spot will be challenged

[Karlifornia]

49ers lose...Alex Smith played his best game, despite throwing 3 INT's. IMO, it's a step in the right direction.

[Easy Mac]

Denver fans, just repeat: I believe in the power of the stache

[AlexB]

With 54 seconds left, Denver have no timeouts left, and KC with 3rd down, is there anything to stop KC handing the ball to Larry Johnson and running backwards down the field? By running forward, they have to punt with 8 seconds left - if he could stay in his feet for 8 seconds more running backwards then drop to the ground, the game would be over.

Is there a rule against this?

[Rizon]

Originally Posted by Jari Rantanen's Shorts

With 54 seconds left, Denver have no timeouts left, and KC with 3rd down, is there anything to stop KC handing the ball to Larry Johnson and running backwards down the field? By running forward, they have to punt with 8 seconds left - if he could stay in his feet for 8 seconds more running backwards then drop to the ground, the game would be over.

Is there a rule against this?

I don't think so, as I've seen teams do this (but ran back for a safety).

[Vince]

Originally Posted by RadioFriendlyUnitShifter

49ers lose...Alex Smith played his best game, despite throwing 3 INT's. IMO, it's a step in the right direction.

Agreed. He looked really good for most of the game (EDIT -- the first half, really), and at least two of his picks were because the ball was tipped/he was hit as he threw.

He's got some learning to do, but he can throw the ball well, and today made a couple of really nice throws. We get him an O-Line that knows what it's doing, and we might be in business.

[Solecismic]

If the playoffs started today, here are the seedings:

AFC

1. Indy, 2. Denver, 3. Cincy, 4. NE, 5. Jax, 6. KC.

If San Diego beats Oakland tonight, they would move into the 6th spot.

NFC

1. Seattle, 2. Chicago, 3. Carolina, 4. Giants, 5. TB, 6. Dallas

if Philly beats Seattle tomorrow, Chicago and Seattle would switch positions.

[Buccaneer]

Go Bolts!

[DaddyTorgo]

Originally Posted by Rizon

I don't think so, as I've seen teams do this (but ran back for a safety).

the only "rule" against this is that it would count as negative yds so you wouldn't see a RB do it, although you might see something like a WR or a DB in at the RB spot do it.

[kcchief19]

The Chiefs have some big games coming up -- at Dallas, at New York, vs. San Diego and vs. Cincinnati. They have to beat San Diego and probably Cincinnati along with one of the NFC games.

[Wolfpack]

Panthers have a chance to basically put the South on ice next week if they beat Tampa. Doing so would put them two up on Tampa with three left, but would basically be a three-game with a sweep in hand. They'd also keep 2+tiebreaker ahead of Atlanta. Still have to travel to both NO and Atlanta, so it's not inconceivable for them to cough it up, though. However, they should (I repeat, should) beat NO, which will basically eliminate any chance either TB or ATL catch them if they win at home next week. That abysmal performance in Chicago is looking like it will come back to haunt them, however, as they now need Chicago to falter at least once more than they do to get the bye.

What'll be interesting is if Seattle gets beat by Philadelphia tomorrow. If that happens, all hell will be breaking loose trying to figure out not only who makes th playoffs, but who'll be seeded where.

Even if Seattle loses, though, they have the easiest finish by far of any serious candidate for the playoffs (19-29 opposing record over the last four and 12 of those wins belong to Indy). Basically, the worst they should finish is 12-4 even with a loss tomorrow.

[cthomer5000]

Indy can clinch the #1 seed with a win next week, thanks to the Denver loss.

[Pumpy Tudors]

OK, I know I'm a day late with my complaint, but I'll never understand Shanahan's decision to run the clock out at the end of the first half against KC. If you don't want to try the field goal, at least throw to the end zone. Personally, if Elam's too gimpy to try the field goal, I'd let Sauerbrun try it. Either way, I sure wouldn't just run the clock out.

As for the end of that game, I said to my wife that the Chiefs could've done something interesting on fourth down. They could've gotten into punt formation but had their fastest guy stand next to the punter. Have the punter take the snap (since he's used to handling the long snap), hand off to the fast guy, and let the fast guy run all the way back for a safety. I mean, it would be a little weird, and there would've been a chance for a botched handoff, but I'm a Broncos fan. I would've wanted that.