And then there was One: Week 13 NFL thread

[Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!]

One undefeated team left heading to Week 13. It's the weakest undefeated team in NFL history. Not that is surprising news. ... The Panthers also travel to New Orleans... Maybe, possibly the Saints can outscore them?

The Browns just keep on Browning ... Naming Austin Davis the starter Sunday as McGown is out for the year and Manziel will remain on the bench. Looks like a lock for Cincy.

Resurging Texans go to Buffalo. The Battle of New York.
Seahawks and Vikings should be a good one - probably headline game of the week.
Brock gets second act with Denver in San Diego (I LOVE the Chargers to win this game)
The Chiefs and Raiders is another good matchup.
The Eagles will get a shot at the Pissed off Patriots in Foxboro (Good Luck Chip!).
Colts in the 'Burgh and the NFC East-leading Redskins host the Cowboys.


Thu Dec 3 8:25 pm Green Bay Packers Detroit Lions
Sun Dec 6 1:00 pm Arizona Cardinals St. Louis Rams
1:00 pm Atlanta Falcons Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1:00 pm Baltimore Ravens Miami Dolphins
1:00 pm Carolina Panthers New Orleans Saints
1:00 pm Cincinnati Bengals Cleveland Browns
1:00 pm Houston Texans Buffalo Bills
1:00 pm Jacksonville Jaguars Tennessee Titans
1:00 pm New York Jets New York Giants
1:00 pm San Francisco 49ers Chicago Bears
1:00 pm Seattle Seahawks Minnesota Vikings
4:05 pm Denver Broncos San Diego Chargers
4:05 pm Kansas City Chiefs Oakland Raiders
4:25 pm Philadelphia Eagles New England Patriots
8:30 pm Indianapolis Colts Pittsburgh Steelers
Mon Dec 7 8:30 pm Dallas Cowboys Washington Redskins

 

[Cosmo]

NFL Week 13 thread: The league tries to hide its horrible officiating | SportsJournalists.com

 

[Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!]

Damn it!
I looked.
Crap.

 

[da man]

Don't know that I'd call the Panthers "weak." Their defense is dominant.

 

[Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!]

The Panthers Are The Worst Team To Ever Start 11-0

 

[Michael_ Gee]

That's the same clickbait concept from fivethirtyeight that produced the deathless 2007 Patriots were the best team in history story.

 

[Baron Scicluna]

Speaking of click bait: Panthers = Sister Souljah?

 

[da man]

Speaking of click bait: Panthers = Sister Souljah?

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[Baron Scicluna]

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You should check out the Sister Souljah/Shakespeare debate thread.

 

[bigpern23]

NFL Week 13 thread: The league tries to hide its horrible officiating | SportsJournalists.com

Maybe this thread should be renamed, "And then there were two Week 13 NFL threads."

 

[da man]

You should check out the Sister Souljah/Shakespeare debate thread.

I've been there and I still don't get it.

 

[Baron Scicluna]

I've been there and I still don't get it.

They were talking about clickbait and how Sister Souljah is as good as Shakespeare, or something like that. In this discussion, there is talk that the Panthers are not a great unbeaten team and shouldn't be seen in the pantheon with the '07 Pats, and, I'm assuming, the '72 Dolphins, teams that are and will be remembered in football history.

In other words, time will tell if the Panthers will be seen as great as the others, just like time will tell if Sister Souljah is seen as comparable to Shakespeare.

 

[Michael_ Gee]

In the Panthers are the worst 11-0 ever piece, second-worst is the '72 Dolphins.

 

[justgladtobehere]

The '72 Dolphins had an incredibly easy schedule. After a quick check, no other team was over .500 in the division and the Colts player the Oilers, Cardinals, and Chargers. The toughest opponents were 8-6. ELO is heavy influenced by the quality of a team's opponents.

 

[Michael_ Gee]

Those facts are why quite a few people of my acquaintance lost a significant chunk of change taking Washington and giving the points in Super Bowl VII. Golden memories.

 

[Baron Scicluna]

The '72 Dolphins had an incredibly easy schedule. After a quick check, no other team was over .500 in the division and the Colts player the Oilers, Cardinals, and Chargers. The toughest opponents were 8-6. ELO is heavy influenced by the quality of a team's opponents.

Stats are enough to make you turn to stone.

 

[outofplace]

They were talking about clickbait and how Sister Souljah is as good as Shakespeare, or something like that. In this discussion, there is talk that the Panthers are not a great unbeaten team and shouldn't be seen in the pantheon with the '07 Pats, and, I'm assuming, the '72 Dolphins, teams that are and will be remembered in football history.

In other words, time will tell if the Panthers will be seen as great as the others, just like time will tell if Sister Souljah is seen as comparable to Shakespeare.

Man, some people on this board have insanely inflated opinions of Sister Souljah. The awful analogies are now spreading from that thread to this one.

 

[Baron Scicluna]

Man, some people on this board have insanely inflated opinions of Sister Souljah. The awful analogies are now spreading from that thread to this one.

Yeah, I'll admit it wasn't my best one.

 

[BTExpress]

The '72 Dolphins had an incredibly easy schedule. After a quick check, no other team was over .500 in the division

That's true. But the playoffs are supposed to expose fraud teams. Those Dolphins didn't flinch in the playoffs (well, other than Garo).

At this stage of the season, it's not unreasonable at all to picture the Panthers being called "worst Super Bowl champion in history" in another two months. There are worse things.

 

[da man]

That's true. But the playoffs are supposed to expose fraud teams. Those Dolphins didn't flinch in the playoffs (well, other than Garo).

At this stage of the season, it's not unreasonable at all to picture the Panthers being called "worst Super Bowl champion in history" in another two months. There are worse things.

So the Panthers are third in the league in scoring (30.2 ppg), second in total defense, first in takeaways by a wide margin (they're first in interceptions and second in fumble recoveries), first in turnover margin, third in sacks...

I don't think they're a fraud.