NFL Week 15- A Starr shines bright

Dang, that parlay I talked about way up in the thread would have been gold until the Seahawks shit the bed at the end and pushed. Hit the Ravens cover and the under on Pack-Bears.

 

Shocking.

 

Given their history, the league should err on the side of damning.

 

I always figured the "advance scouting" teams did was pretty much limited to game tape. Figured with the radio helmets, signals from the sideline wouldn't be a thing - and with defenses subbing people in all the time, there's no need for defensive signals.

 

Of course this was the week I decided the Jags were hopeless and the Raiders would pull it together. Thankfully, that three-teamer blew up on the launchpad when the Dolphins turned back into the Week 3 Dolphins. If I'm going to lose those, I'd rather go 1-2 than be frustrated at the end by a game like Raiders-Jags.
Wound up breaking even for the weekend. Hit on the Ravens, pushed on the Seahawks, and lost two three-teamers. Not the greatest weekend, but there are worse outcomes.

 

Not sure what this says:
The five least penalized teams in the NFL all have losing records. They are the Evil Irsays, Panthers, Bengals, Dolphins and Giants. Collectively, they are 18-51 entering the Irsays' game at the Saints.
Of the five most penalized teams, the Jets, Browns, Sin City-Bound and London Calling have losing records and the Bucs are 7-7. Collectively, they are 29-41.

 

When Drew Brees has a chance to break a record on Monday night, he takes it to another level, doesn't he?
Good lord. He's 29-of-30 for 307 yards, four touchdowns, and completed his last 22 passes in a row.

 

Imagine being as talented as Antonio Brown and watching as the Seahawks hired Josh Gordon because they were worried about AB's character? LOL.

 

Drew Brees broke Peyton Manning's yardage and touchdown record, coincidentally, both in Monday night games. His stat lines:

2018, yardage record: 26-for-29, 363 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INT in a 43-19 win over the Redskins

2019, touchdown record: 29-for-30, 307 yards, 4 TDs, 0 INT, completed his last 22 passes in a 34-7 win over the Colts. He also broke the single-game record for completion percentage (96.7 percent, slightly better than Phillip Rivers' 96.6 percent against Arizona last season).

The lesson here: If Brees is ever within range of another major record heading into a Monday night game, take the Saints and lay the points.

 

ESPNU was replaying the 2005 Rose Bowl between Texas and USC - usually don't bother with sound, but that was also Keith Jackson's final broadcast - pretty sure I have that tape on VHS somewhere. John Saunders did the trophy presentation - miss that guy too.