NFL Wild-Card Weekend thread

[Cosmo]

Saturday
Cleveland (-2.5/44.5) at Houston, 430, NBC
Miami at Kansas City (-3.5/43.5), 8, ****

Sunday
Pittsburgh at Buffalo (-10/35.5), 1, CBS
Green Bay at Dallas (-7.5/50.5), 430, FOX
L.A. Rams at Detroit (-3.5/51.5), 8, NBC

Monday
Philadelphia (-3/44.5) at Tampa Bay, 815, ESPN/ABC

 

[Songbird]

1, Dez caught it.



2, Cowboys by 4 touchdowns, maybe 6. Complete annihilation.

3, I really want the Browns to win. Browns/Lions '24 would be phenomenal TV.

4, Lions/Rams is my favorite game of the weekend for obvious reasons. Hollywood couldn't begin to write it.

5, If it's not Lions/Browns then Lions/Bills would be the next best thing.

 

[Cosmo]

I really think the Lions are going to have trouble getting out of this weekend. The likely road of Rams/Dallas/SF all in a row is as tough as it gets.

 

[BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo]

Buccaneers by a thousand. The Eagles have quit/fallen apart/whatever something fierce.

 

[Songbird]

Cowboys/Bills would be great too especially if they have Lett flip the coin ... and Beebe runs in and hits Lett's hand and the coin flies 20 yards.

 

[Spartan Squad]

Shocked Philly is the favorite. Absolutely shocked. I know the Buccos have been mediocre, but they've been consistently mediocre. Philly has been a heaping pile of dung since Week 13

 

[DanielSimpsonDay]

****

 

[da man]

Buccaneers by a thousand. The Eagles have quit/fallen apart/whatever something fierce.

Bucs scored nine last week against Carolina. In a must-win game. I think they'll fall a bit short of a thousand.

 

[BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo]

Bucs scored nine last week against Carolina. In a must-win game. I think they'll fall a bit short of a thousand.

Thank you Mr. Literal.

 

[jr/shotglass]

I think he's going to be a valued commodity. But if he isn't, there's always the old gig hosting High Rollers.

 

[BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo]

I think he's going to be a valued commodity. But if he isn't, there's always the old gig hosting High Rollers.

Take your like as well as the rest of the day off.

 

[da man]

Thank you Mr. Literal.

Point is, if they win, I don't think it will be by a lot. Mayfield is banged up pretty badly and did not look good Sunday.

 

[wicked]

I think he's going to be a valued commodity. But if he isn't, there's always the old gig hosting High Rollers.

Great defensive mind, but got shoved out the door in Baltimore. I’d want a little more info before making that decision.

 

[dixiehack]

It took me an embarrassingly long time, like way into adulthood, to actually see this as a dragon and not a robot with its arms raised to shoulder level.

 

[jr/shotglass]

I've become ingrained to the idea that great coordinators are only occasionally great head coaches.

 

[BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo]

Point is, if they win, I don't think it will be by a lot. Mayfield is banged up pretty badly and did not look good Sunday.

No, but he was playing at a Pro Bowl level for a couple months before that. It was an ugly win but they didn't have to exert too much to beat the worst team in the league. Mayfield will get a week to get a little healthier and he's home w/some pretty good weapons. Hurts is now officially banged up w/the middle finger, Brown looks like he's gonna be out and the Eagles are an absolute train wreck. The two good teams they faced over the last six weeks beat them by a combined 75-32 and if Tyrod Taylor enters in the second quarter on Christmas Day, they're probably working on a six-game losing streak. Bucs aren't gonna win by a thousand but I'd bet it's double digits.

 

[User 149557]

You know how you can just see how someone interacts with people around them and you get the feeling they’re not a fun person to work with?

Just as a guy watching on TV, Wink Martindale gives off that sort of vibe. Imperious almost.

 

[BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo]

You know how you can just see how someone interacts with people around them and you get the feeling they’re not a fun person to work with?

Just as a guy watching on TV, Wink Martindale gives off that sort of vibe. Imperious almost.

I get the exact same vibe from Daboll, which probably explains today.

 

[User 149557]

Stop using the “Baker is actually good if he just wasn’t banged-up.”

Baker is ALWAYS banged up. That’s the problem. Then he’ll use it as an excuse when he doesn’t play well. It’s his move. He’d be better off just not playing if he’s really hurt rather than act like a tough guy, suit up and them leak to the press how injured he is.

 

[BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo]

Stop using the “Baker is actually good if he just wasn’t banged-up.”

Baker is ALWAYS banged up. That’s the problem. Then he’ll use it as an excuse when he doesn’t play well. It’s his move. He’d be better off just not playing if he’s really hurt rather than act like a tough guy, suit up and them leak to the press how injured he is.

Baker being banged-up should be, uhh, baked into the equation at this point. It's probably going to keep him from ever being a true franchise QB. But the Bucs looked like a surefire contender for the no. 1 pick & he had a terrific year. If a guy can start for four teams in three years, it means he's got to be talented and somewhat likable within the locker room. Those are big traits for a QB and it's easy to see Mayfield having a pretty good run in Tampa for a few years. Of course, the line between surprising playoff QB and guy who will drive you crazy b/c he's just good enough to not lead you to a Super Bowl is a super thin one. But it would still make him a top-5 QB in franchise history down there.