NFL Wild Card weekend (and Black Monday) thread

Oct. 11 @ Washington: 21 of 30 for 309 yards, 2 TD, 1 Int. in a 30-21 victory
Nov. 15 vs. Seattle: 27 of 37 for 302 yards, 0 TD, but 0 Int in a 23-16 victory
Nov. 23 @ Tampa: 39 of 51 for 376 yards, 3 TD, 2 Int. in a 27-24 victory
Dec. 6 @ Arizona: 37 of 47 for 351 yards, 1 TD, 0 Int. in a 38-28 victory

Yes, Mariota had a hell of a game against the Chargers, but I think any of those games this season by Goff compares just fine.

Goff is erratic and flawed, but he has had some excellent games this season, too.

 

He also fumbled in three of the four games you listed.
Tampa was his best game of the year.

 

I was just responding to the idea that he would be desperate to have a game like what Mariota did against the Chargers, an opponent with a losing record. Goff was every bit as good in those four games I listed, three against playoff teams, and one against an opponent that was eliminated Week 17.

Goff isn't good, but he does sprinkle in some fantastic games among all the mediocre-to-terrible ones.

 

The COVID outbreak in Cleveland resumed today after no positive tests Wednesday. Safety Ronnie Harrison tested positive and went on the COVID reserve list. The Browns did get another safety, Andrew Sendejo, back from the COVID list. I have no idea how the two compare.

At the moment, the game is still scheduled for Sunday.

Browns-Steelers game still on track for Sunday despite Cleveland's positive COVID-19 tests

 

The city of Pittsburgh would burn if the is game is rescheduled.

 

Ugh yet another way the NFL is screwing the Steelers!

 

I'm a Browns fan. They have a 10-15% chance to win. If Denzel Ward doesn't play, it could get ugly.

Harrison is a Jaguars castoff, but has been decent and is another big loss. Sendejo is the whipping boy of the defense, but the whole secondary is super-thin as 2020 draft pick Grant Delpit and 2019 draft pick Greedy Williams haven't seen the field all year because of injuries.

Steelers aren't great and it is a one-game scenario, but it's way too much to overcome. Who knows if they'll have more players test positive before Sunday.

 

They’ll need to force multiple turnovers just to have a chance.

 

Bryant: From Kenosha to the U.S. Capitol, a new year brings the same old reminders

I have a feeling teams will be rushing to fill coaching openings, if only to avoid pressure from the NFL to hire Bienemy or another non-white coach. Teams can fill their jobs however they want, but the white mediocre assistants that have landed jobs in recent years don't convince me that skin color has anything to do with being a successful NFL coach. If anything, coaches of color have outperformed white coaches in the last 20 years.

 

Steelers are -270 on the money line, which is implied winning odds of 72%. Jump on it!

 

Only if the cake goes flat on the way home.