NFL Week 13 thread

[Cosmo]

Eh, no witty thread title this week. But here are the lines.

Thursday
NO (-7.5) at DAL

Sunday early
BAL at ATL (-1)
DEN (-5) at CIN
LAR (-10) at DET
ARI at GB (-14)
BUF at MIA (-4)
CHI at NYG (NL - Trubisky)
CAR (-3.5) at TB
IND (-4) at JAX
CLE at HOU (-5.5)

Sunday late afternoon
NYJ at TEN (-7.5)
KC (-15) at OAK
MIN at NE (-5.5)
SF at SEA (-10)

Sunday night
LAC at PIT (-3.5)

Monday night
WSH at PHI (-6.5)

Early thoughts:
* Dallas probably needs to give it to Zeke 40 times tonight just to keep the New Orleans offense off the field. There's a recipe for an upset there, and it definitely involves ball control.
* I know Arizona sucks, but Green Bay is 4-6-1 and a two-TD favorite? If the Packers were 9-2, is that line -25?
* The Redskins have a weird way of winning games in seemingly impossible situations, and that's where they are Monday. The Eagles aren't good, but Colt McCoy on Monday night on the road ... well, he's won in that situation before.
* Cleveland-Houston is the sneaky fun game Sunday.

 

[Michael_ Gee]

Eagles defense is in no way good enough to be giving 6 1/2 to any team, no matter how injured it is.

 

[JC]

Take the Eagles.

 

[playthrough]

Watch the dysfunctional Jags beat Indy. The Colts' winning streak isn't running through Week 17.

 

[Shropshire Slasher]

Brees isn't Brees tonight. The Cowboys are executing their game plan to perfection, keeping the Saints offense off the field.

 

[outofplace]

Brees isn't Brees tonight. The Cowboys are executing their game plan to perfection, keeping the Saints offense off the field.

One common trait with any quarterback is that they don't like pressure. The Cowboys get good pressure off the edges and their interior aren't letting him step up comfortably. Moving well in the pocket has always been a big part of his game and he wasn't doing that in the first half.

 

[poindexter]

Highest Thursday Night rating ever.
Cowboys-Saints records a 14.6 overnight rating, the largest ever for Thursday Night Football

Better rating than any 2018 World Series or NBA Finals game.

 

[swingline]

Brees isn't Brees tonight. The Cowboys are executing their game plan to perfection, keeping the Saints offense off the field.

I swear, it looked like there's something wrong with Brees' arm or shoulder. He had no zip on his passes, looking like a high school sophomore thrown into action when the senior starter gets injured.

 

[poindexter]

I would call last night's game the second most surprising upset of the year. #1 is still the Bills going to Minnesota and beating the vikings.

 

[Michael_ Gee]

The Lions beating the Pats on SNF has to be up there, too.

 

[playthrough]

Highest Thursday Night rating ever.
Cowboys-Saints records a 14.6 overnight rating, the largest ever for Thursday Night Football

Better rating than any 2018 World Series or NBA Finals game.

Damn, that's an amazing number. And that game wouldn't have cracked the top 20 most entertaining this season.

 

[DanOregon]

Half the people rooting for the Cowboys, half against. Still don't know why the 'boys have a hard time filling that place with their own fans.

 

[outofplace]

It won't matter this week, but I am very curious to see what the Chiefs' offense looks like without Kareem Hunt when they play the Ravens next week.

 

[da man]

Half the people rooting for the Cowboys, half against. Still don't know why the 'boys have a hard time filling that place with their own fans.

'Cause Dallas fans can get top dollar for their tickets from visiting fans.

 

[goalmouth]

Bears hand it to a big dummy (DL) for the TD. Giants are a disaster on D.

 

[heyabbott]

Giants are a disaster

FTFY

 

[heyabbott]

OBJ has a stronger arm than Eli

 

[Batman]

It won't matter this week, but I am very curious to see what the Chiefs' offense looks like without Kareem Hunt when they play the Ravens next week.

Probably a lot less punting.

 

[Jake from State Farm]

Suh penalized for a horse collar tackle
Some things never change

 

[Batman]

What the hell, Indy? A bad Jacksonville team is missing half its already-****ty offense and you're still losing to them late in the third quarter?