2014 NFL Regular Season, Week 15

[Thomkal]

LOL who!

[Matthean]

Manziel is 1-2 for 4 yards in the first quarter. I can feel the excitement.

[EagleFan]

Love it, 1 in 9 people in the only Draft Kings entry that I have today have picked Manziel....

[Lathum]

Yup, semi finals of my money fantasy and Rodgers decides to shit the bed, sounds about right.

And the guy I am playing has Jeremy Hill.

[cuervo72]

So many commercials. I know this isn't a new thing, but the RZC is totally spoiling me. Trying to watch both the NE/MIA game (wife from MIA) and WAS/NYG (schadenfreude) and I swear both are in commercials 25% of the time. Might not be so bad if commercials weren't getting more and more annoying. So watch RZC and miss the flow of a game...or watch a game but not really get any flow bc of the commercials. Neither is ideal.

I know advertising is how this all works, but damn, NFL - you're about to go past the saturation point here, I think.

[cartman]

JFF now stands for Johnny Football F*ckup

[Desnudo]

They went past the saturation point when the cut to commercials after punts and returns.

[Desnudo]

Miami - NE actually going down like the last game except Miami is throwing away golden chances.

[cuervo72]

Originally Posted by Desnudo

They went past the saturation point when the cut to commercials after punts and returns.

Yeah, that really might have been the straw. Though it's even worse if you have a TD that goes to review (commercial) comes back upheld and they kick the xp (commercial) then they kick off (commercial).

[Matthean]

Manziel finally got the Browns on the scoreboard.

[Abe Sargent]

Wow, zang what a call that was in teh Redskins game

[Butter]

Browns playing as badly as the Bengals played in the first matchup.

[Dutch]

Hoyer has got to be loving this at least...from a self-confidence level anyway.

[Desnudo]

Belicheck has gotten so conservative at the ends of halves and on 4th down it's un recognizable to the earlier days.

[Butter]

Originally Posted by Abe Sargent

Wow, zang what a call that was in teh Redskins game

What happened? I saw the major argument with the referees as they were going to halftime.

[Dutch]

Johnny Manziel is trying to float passes to his Texas A&M receivers against Rice defenders...uh-oh that might be problematic moving forward.

[TroyF]

Originally Posted by Dutch

Johnny Manziel is trying to float passes to his Texas A&M receivers against Rice defenders...uh-oh that might be problematic moving forward.

That was seriously a train wreck of a first half. I didn't expect much and he somehow was lower than my expectations. The accuracy has been horrible. The decision making poor. The decisions LATE. And he doesn't look explosive at all when he does run.

He could come out and light up the second half, but this is really freaking ugly right now.

[OldGiants]

Santana Moss has been a douche for 10+ seasons, and he's the most mature player on the roster. Shows what happens when your roster is built using the principle of having 50+ flaming a-holes on it.

[JPhillips]

This may be a Sak question.

In the NFL all turnovers are reviewed. Does an onside kick recovered by the kicking team count as a turnover?

[Grover]

Dear Tom Brady, please show up for my fantasy semi-final this week.

Also, Manziel getting killed is glorious.

[Matthean]

Originally Posted by TroyF

That was seriously a train wreck of a first half. I didn't expect much and he somehow was lower than my expectations. The accuracy has been horrible. The decision making poor. The decisions LATE. And he doesn't look explosive at all when he does run.

He could come out and light up the second half, but this is really freaking ugly right now.

His time in the 40 wasn't that great so there is easily the possibility that his ability to scramble would go down significantly in the pros. He has 25 total yards in the first half. Even down a lot, you could see they were still trying to run the ball versus leaning on their QB.

[Thomkal]

So some "spark" you are providing there Johnny Football? At least you are learning some humility.

[Buccaneer]

Originally Posted by Thomkal

So some "spark" you are providing there Johnny Football? At least you are learning some humility.

You seems optimistic about that.

[Thomkal]

Originally Posted by OldGiants

Santana Moss has been a douche for 10+ seasons, and he's the most mature player on the roster. Shows what happens when your roster is built using the principle of having 50+ flaming a-holes on it.

Needs to be released this week for that stunt.

[Thomkal]

Originally Posted by Buccaneer

You seems optimistic about that.

hope springs eternal for me I guess I'd actually like for Manziel to have success, but the expectations for him coming into this game were just ridiculous, so I'm glad to see him getting the smackdown. I didn't expect him to be this bad though. Hoyer should have been brought back to start the second half while they still have a chance to win this.

[EagleFan]

I know they made it but why go for it on 4th there. They are owning the game, why not try to punt and make the Browns start deep in their own territory. IF they had missed it there, the Browns would have gotten the ball in good field position and with some sort of spark from the defensive stand.

[TroyF]

Originally Posted by EagleFan

I know they made it but why go for it on 4th there. They are owning the game, why not try to punt and make the Browns start deep in their own territory. IF they had missed it there, the Browns would have gotten the ball in good field position and with some sort of spark from the defensive stand.

The Browns haven't stopped the run all game. Go for the throat right here. I think it was the right call.

[General Mike]

Originally Posted by Lathum

Yup, semi finals of my money fantasy and Rodgers decides to shit the bed, sounds about right.

And the guy I am playing has Jeremy Hill.

Yeah, my opponent has Rodgers too. Small miracle.

[Desnudo]

Jonas grey sighting!

[SirFozzie]

(Guardians of the Galaxy)


WE ARE GRONK

[Galaril]

As I already said the Pats are going all the way with them locking up home field for all purposes now.

[stevew]

Thank you for punting Mike Smith

[sabotai]

Ok TV, you can switch away from the CIN-CLE game now...

[sabotai]

For example, the WAS-NYG game. That's one competitive. Or how about ANY OTHER GAME.

[Dutch]

Old man McCown jukes and jives and dives over the top for a TD! It's refreshing to see expendable journeyman QB's break tackles or actually get tackled in this league.

[BillJasper]

At least the Dolphins are consistent. Come playoff race time, they disappear.

[Thomkal]

Originally Posted by Thomkal

Dear Santa:

Here is my Christmas list...please take these cookies (shaped like footballs in Arizona Cardinals colors) as my everlasting belief in your existence (and not as the bribe as it may seem to be)

1. Have San Francisco be better than Seattle today to keep my beloved Cardinals in the lead of the NFC West (then they can be terrible again when they face the Cards last game of the season).

2. Have Buffalo this week and everyone else on Green Bay's schedule, beat the Packers. Thus making it easier for my playoff bound beloved Cardinals to get a bye in the first rounds of playoffs. I thought about asking for an injury to Aaron Rodgers, but that would probably put me on your "naughty" list.

3. Have Carolina by some Christmas miracle win the NFC South on the off-case that #1 and #2 you can't make happen and the Cardinals fall to a wild-card. Arizona owns Carolina in the playoffs. Given the recent scare with Cam Newton, won't it make for a nice Christmas story to have Derek Anderson to have a reunion with his "beloved" Cardinals friends?

4. Please have the Eagles beat Dallas tonight so my beloved Cardinals don't have the chance to play with a healthy Tony Romo against them in the playoffs. And because I think the Cards have a better chance against the Eagles. And because everybody hates the Cowboys anyway. I'm sure Jerry Jones is permanently on your "naughty list" right? And oh yeah for the love of Candy Canes, don't let them tie this week!

Thanks Santa, Merry Christmas!
Thomkal (not real name)

P.S. This was all done in fun for fans of the teams mentioned here-don't take it personally please.

So far so good Santa!

[Thomkal]

So hoping Buffalo makes the playoffs after that big win and "pretenders" like Miami and Cleveland, falling apart.

What was Manzell's final stats?

[Matthean]

Originally Posted by Thomkal

So hoping Buffalo makes the playoffs after that big win and "pretenders" like Miami and Cleveland, falling apart.

What was Manzell's final stats?

10/18 for 80 yards, 2 INT, 3 sacks, 27.3 rating and 5 carries for 13 yards.

[mckerney]

Glad Green Bay lost so I don't have to feel conflicted on wanting the Vikings to win. I'd rather see Detroit win the division and now Detroit should still control their own destiny even with a loss today.

[Matthean]

Originally Posted by mckerney

Glad Green Bay lost so I don't have to feel conflicted on wanting the Vikings to win. I'd rather see Detroit win the division and now Detroit should still control their own destiny even with a loss today.

Speaking of Christmas miracles.

[mckerney]

Originally Posted by Matthean

10/18 for 80 yards, 2 INT, 3 sacks, 27.3 rating and 5 carries for 13 yards.

So he managed to play slightly better than Aaron Rodgers today, not bad for his first NFL start.

[JPhillips]

I'm calling the Ravens as AFC North Champs.

There's no way the Bengals will win in prime time against the Broncos next week and I think the Steelers will lose one of their last two. With the Ravens playing the Texans and Browns I think they'll win out and take the division.

[JAG]

Originally Posted by mckerney

Glad Green Bay lost so I don't have to feel conflicted on wanting the Vikings to win. I'd rather see Detroit win the division and now Detroit should still control their own destiny even with a loss today.

That was the first time I've seen an onside drop kick.

[Thomkal]

Originally Posted by Matthean

10/18 for 80 yards, 2 INT, 3 sacks, 27.3 rating and 5 carries for 13 yards.

Yuck

[rowech]

Originally Posted by JPhillips

I'm calling the Ravens as AFC North Champs.

There's no way the Bengals will win in prime time against the Broncos next week and I think the Steelers will lose one of their last two. With the Ravens playing the Texans and Browns I think they'll win out and take the division.

That tie is looking worse and worse by the week. Bengals lose both and finish 1/2 game out of the playoffs.

[Matthean]

Originally Posted by mckerney

So he managed to play slightly better than Aaron Rodgers today, not bad for his first NFL start.

Rodgers still threw for 100+ more yards. Aikman even made a comment how compared to his first game Manziel played well. Aikman also threw for 100 yards more.

[Matthean]

I have this growing fear the Vikings will be better than the Lions by next year and then this game happens.

[Desnudo]

Originally Posted by BillJasper

At least the Dolphins are consistent. Come playoff race time, they disappear.

I thought they dominated the first half and should have been up 14. A bad INT and the dropped bomb for a TD killed their chances.

[Thomkal]

Barnburner in Tennessee vs Jets...5-3 in the third