Week one other game thread

[Rastak]

Bills with a nice win.

[Rastak]

Pete Carroll tries an onside kick to start overtime.......not smart with that defense.

[pbmax]

Jeff Tripplette just got a call right in the worst possible way.

[Maxie the Taxi]

Why are they allowed to tackle a fair catcher?

[Rastak]

Man, Foles dropped that in there.

If I'm Kam, I'm smiling but not laughing. With the fines he owes he's taking a financial bath.

[Rastak]

Marriota vs Winston should be fun to watch.

[Rastak]

Game over, Rams win it. Later guys.

[Packgator]

Bills with a nice win.

Bills are going to be tough. Especially if QB can be adequate.

[Packgator]

Jeff Tripplette just got a call right in the worst possible way.

He got it wrong before he got it right.

[pbmax]

He got it wrong before he got it right.

Exactly.

[pbmax]

Well, the NFL finally figured out how to stop Peyton. Hire Gary Kubiak as his coach.

[Pugger]

Well, the NFL finally figured out how to stop Peyton. Hire Gary Kubiak as his coach.

Did Denver lose?

[smuggler]

Nerve issues robbing Peyton of his remaining arm strength... sad to see him like this. Wish he could have beaten the Hawks and gone out on top...

[pbmax]

Did Denver lose?

No but it is not looking good.

[pbmax]

So the Seahawks allowed the Rams to tie the game late. They were kicking off for OT and launched what looked like a surprise onside kick that the Rams, amazingly because they were caught off guard, caught cleanly on the fly. But that is not what the sideline called for:

Pete Carroll: Seahawks didn’t intend for OT kick to be onside (http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/09/13/pete-carroll-seahawks-didnt-intend-for-ot-kick-to-be-onside/)


According to Danny O’Neil of 710 ESPN, Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said the ball was mis-hit, and wasn’t supposed to be that short.

Carroll said the goal was to kick it to around the 15-yard line, to make the up back field it and keep it out of the hands of Rams returner Tavon Austin.

“I’m not going to go into detail about exactly what was planned,” Hauschka said. “But I didn’t execute the kick the way I wanted to.”

[gbgary]

det gets beat...nice.

[pbmax]

Jason La Canfora ‏@JasonLaCanfora 37s37 seconds ago
John Harbaugh announces Terrell Suggs is out for the year with a torn Achilles. Massive blow.

[denverYooper]

No but it is not looking good.

There's going to be a lot of nervous chatter about the Denver offense tomorrow. That'll be fun. The locals will be pretty worried about KC on Thursday.

I wanted the Broncos to lose a few games early so that maybe the Green Bay/Denver ticket prices would go down soon. I still need to purchase some.

[Teamcheez1]

There's going to be a lot of nervous chatter about the Denver offense tomorrow. That'll be fun. The locals will be pretty worried about KC on Thursday.

I wanted the Broncos to lose a few games early so that maybe the Green Bay/Denver ticket prices would go down soon. I still need to purchase some.

Peyton manning has no arm left. He will continue to decline as the season moves on.

[pbmax]

There's going to be a lot of nervous chatter about the Denver offense tomorrow. That'll be fun. The locals will be pretty worried about KC on Thursday.

I wanted the Broncos to lose a few games early so that maybe the Green Bay/Denver ticket prices would go down soon. I still need to purchase some.

Esiason is getting killed by online analysts for suggesting that Denver should have run more. His antagonists are saying Denver is worse at run blocking than pass blocking.

Is their line that bad?

[Teamcheez1]

Do the Giants have any chance against the Cowboys? This would seem to be a walk in the park for Dallas

[pittstang5]

That was a looonnnng opening drive and only netted 3 points.

[channtheman]

You would think these idiots in Dallas would know what is and isn't a catch by now... apparently not. It's crazy that some people refuse to just learn the rules for what constitutes a catch.

[Pugger]

Pete Carroll tries an onside kick to start overtime.......not smart with that defense.

Carroll said after the game it was supposed to be squib kick but the kicker messed up. But I don't like either call. Kick the damn ball out of the back of the endzone and make the Rams go the length of the field to score.

[Pugger]

det gets beat...nice.

That is a bad loss for the kitties. Didn't they have a huge lead at one time?

[Pugger]

Jason La Canfora ‏@JasonLaCanfora 37s37 seconds ago
John Harbaugh announces Terrell Suggs is out for the year with a torn Achilles. Massive blow.

This loss is a lot worse than us losing Jordy.

[pbmax]

That is a bad loss for the kitties. Didn't they have a huge lead at one time?

21 to 3. Allowed 30 unanswered points to fall behind.

[Joemailman]

Suggs is just about 33 years old. He's getting into the age group where you wonder if he can fully recover from a serious injury.

[ThunderDan]

Dallas completely outplaying NY. But two turnovers in the last 2 minutes of the 2nd quarter and the Giants have the lead.

[ThunderDan]

Refs gift Dallas 4 points on a PI call that never happened.

[ThunderDan]

16-13 giants to start the 4th quarter.

[Guiness]

Refs gift Dallas 4 points on a PI call that never happened.

Beyond bad

[ThunderDan]

Another Dallas turnover for a Giants TD.

[pbmax]

I still don't get that PI on Cromartie after the visual explanation on replay by the ref and then the slo-mo. Only explanation is that his hand was there too long. Because he never pulled him back and it didn't seem like he launched himself up off the receiver.

[ThunderDan]

17 of the Giants 23 points are off of turnovers.

Dallas shooting itself in the foot over and over.

[ThunderDan]

Giants have 173 yards in Offense.

[ThunderDan]

Back to a 3 point game.

[pbmax]

23 runs (80 yards), 39 passes. Cowboys have an undeniably good O line, but part of it seems to have been Murray. At least with one partial game so far.

[King Friday]

TEs are sure having a good week 1 so far.

[King Friday]

23 runs (80 yards), 39 passes. Cowboys have an undeniably good O line, but part of it seems to have been Murray. At least with one partial game so far.

Murray is a good back...and it was a mistake to let him go without any clear guy to go to otherwise.

[pbmax]

The Lizard part of my brain is vastly more worried about the Giants in the playoffs than the Cowboys. Illogical, but ....

[King Friday]

Well, the Sam Shields penalty now doesn't look so bad.

[ThunderDan]

Eli would have been better to fall down then throw it out of the end zone. 85 million dollar idiot.

[pittstang5]

Dal - NY game pretty intense

[ThunderDan]

Dallas is going to win on a game it gave away and the giAnts gave it back by throwing an incompletion on 3rd down at the goal line.

[Bossman641]

Man, just awful decisions by the giants. First of all, run the ball. Second, eli should have just fallen down on that third down

[King Friday]

Yep...this is the year of the TE.

[ThunderDan]

Eli would have been better to fall down then throw it out of the end zone. 85 million dollar idiot.

Chris you are only 8 minutes behind the Packerrats brain trust.

[King Friday]

The Lizard part of my brain is vastly more worried about the Giants in the playoffs than the Cowboys. Illogical, but ....

After the last 10 minutes, I think you can tell the lizard part of your brain to stop worrying.

[pbmax]

Eli would have been better to fall down then throw it out of the end zone. 85 million dollar idiot.

Yep. That would be a perfect time for the 4 minute offense.

[pbmax]

After the last 10 minutes, I think you can tell the lizard part of your brain to stop worrying.

Doesn't respond to logic until after the danger passes. So now I'm worried about Dallas again.

[pbmax]

Doug Farrar ‏@SI_DougFarrar 59s60 seconds ago
Per NFL Network: Dez Bryant has a broken bone in his foot.

[Pugger]

The only reason why Dallas won is because the Gmen played stupidly in the last 2 minutes of that game.

[channtheman]

Chris you are only 8 minutes behind the Packerrats brain trust.

I thought the same thing. My first thought was you can throw, but if nothing is there just fall down. Not much of a difference between a 19 yard and 26 yard field goal. Announcers a bit slow to figure these things out.

[digitaldean]

I thought the same thing. My first thought was you can throw, but if nothing is there just fall down. Not much of a difference between a 19 yard and 26 yard field goal. Announcers a bit slow to figure these things out.

Exactly. Manning just had to give himself up and take 35 add'l seconds off clock. Bonehead mismanagement of the clock. They had a chance to steal a win on the road and they blew it. The PI on the Giants was lame as well.

[pbmax]

Ian Rapoport ‏@RapSheet 49m49 minutes ago
After the win over the #Giants last night, the #Cowboys said WR Dez Bryant would be out 4-6 weeks with a broken bone in his foot.

They lost their rookie on the D Line too. Brutal game.

[Pugger]

I haven't heard otherwise but I think we escaped Chicago relatively healthy besides Barrington aggravating that sore ankle.

[hoosier]

I haven't heard otherwise but I think we escaped Chicago relatively healthy besides Barrington aggravating that sore ankle.

Me too. But if Burnett and Barrington are both out next week that will make slowing down Lynch even more of a challenge than it usually is for the Packer defense.

[Freak Out]

Me too. But if Burnett and Barrington are both out next week that will make slowing down Lynch even more of a challenge than it usually is for the Packer defense.

I just hope Kam is not on the field for the Chickens.

[Guiness]

I just hope Kam is not on the field for the Chickens.

Looks an awful lot like both sides are dug in. There was a story or two that they were talking this week-end, but I don't see how that works. It looks bad for both sides, and one thing I'm pretty sure of, is Kam's agent isn't exactly going to have new clients banging on his door!

[Freak Out]

Looks an awful lot like both sides are dug in. There was a story or two that they were talking this week-end, but I don't see how that works. It looks bad for both sides, and one thing I'm pretty sure of, is Kam's agent isn't exactly going to have new clients banging on his door!

...ain't that the truth. He is losing money now...something like $270,000 a game. Ugh.

[Joemailman]

I just hope Kam is not on the field for the Chickens.

Even if he were to sign this week, there's no guarantee he'd be in football shape. I doubt Packers will see him.

[yetisnowman]

Apparently Eli told Jennings to avoid getting into the end zone down the stretch last night. Up by 3? I thought Burnett sliding down with 5 minutes left in the game with what could have been a pick 6 as the dumbest, playing not to lose, pussy crap I'd seen...but this may trump that...wow.

[hoosier]

Apparently the Giants got confused about how many TOs (time outs, not Terrell Owenses) the Cowboys had left after the declined penalty against Dallas. Weird rule, that. If Dallas truly has only one TO remaining, it's probably right not to score. Problem is, in the heat of the moment football players (and certain coaches) are not reliable sources of information for details such as this.

[pittstang5]

Matty Ice must want a challenge. He keeps giving the ball back to the Eagles.

[pittstang5]

Atlanta's defensive is now sucking wind

[pittstang5]

3 points ain't gonna do it Atlanta...ya needed 6

[pittstang5]

Where the hell is everyone?

[red]

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA BABY

i just took a .2 point lead on wist

first lead all week

HOLD ON NOW BOYS

[red]

AAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA

and wist has the eagles kicker who just missed

[Guiness]

Matt Ryan not bad, but...not great either. It seems to me he's never been as good as he was before he lost to the Pack as the top seed in 2010.

[red]

dumb mother fuckers

[pittstang5]

Eagles will squeak this one out. They are so f'n lucky when it comes to shit like this.

[pittstang5]

Hell, I'd bring the house against Bradford. He's a statue

[red]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOO

GREATEST FF COMEBACK EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[King Friday]

Well, I guess the Eagles won't be 16-0 and average 40 points a game. Shocking.

[King Friday]

Vikings defense appears to greatly disoriented early.

[pbmax]

Derrick Gunn ‏@TheRealDGunnCSN
Looks like Bradford is going to get an X-ray

Now I've never heard of him, even though he is out of WI.


Wisconsin's finest/NFL reporter/anchor for Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia..also a real bass fisherman,

But Chris Brown follows him and that should mean he is legit.

[red]

reggie bush just got hurt

[red]

Derrick Gunn ‏@TheRealDGunnCSN
Looks like Bradford is going to get an X-ray

Now I've never heard of him, even though he is out of WI.



But Chris Brown follows him and that should mean he is legit.

glass joe. idiot move taking him as your franchise over foles

[pittstang5]

He says he's fine....precautionary x rays, but they won't say what was x rayed

[Guiness]

Wow, gotta hand it to Kaepernick out there, he puts everything into it. Lead blocking for Hyde on a TD run.

[Joemailman]

Wow, gotta hand it to Kaepernick out there, he puts everything into it. Lead blocking for Hyde on a TD run.

He's like a kid out there!

[ThunderDan]

Minn/SF is a game of suck. Blocked FG, missed FG, muffed punt, Bridgewater throwing balls 17 yards past his WRs, penalties galore.

[ThunderDan]

And now a Hail Mary 20 yards short of the end zone to end the half.

[TravisWilliams23]

Minn/SF is a game of suck. Blocked FG, missed FG, muffed punt, Bridgewater throwing balls 17 yards past his WRs, penalties galore.

Plus, Berman and Dilfer butchering the announcing. It's bad on all fronts.

[Guiness]

And now a Hail Mary 20 yards short of the end zone to end the half.

twice

He had a free play, threw it short. 5 yards closer, throws it short again. How strong is his arm?

[Bossman641]

Hyde is getting some huge holes

[MadScientist]

Either SF is better defensively than expected after all those losses, or the Vikings have no line at all.

Did the 49ers higher Slocum as their special teams coordinator?

[Freak Out]

The 49er uniforms are hideous.

[smuggler]

Uniform people should be put down for that shit... unforgivable.

[3irty1]

Vikings have to be disappointed with that showing. On offense they fell far short of what I imagined Teddy and AP together would look like. Teddy would have looked a lot better had the refs not taken away his perfect bomb to Wallace. He spread the ball around check down after check down but something is fundamentally off where he can throw a gem like that one to Wallace in the end zone but then miss others so badly. Peterson looked like the same old Peterson but he didn't get enough snaps to show it. They pulled him every 3rd down and perhaps coincidently they were horrible on 3rd down without him. He's not a great receiver or blocker but they've got to find a way to keep him on the field for his legs alone.

On defense the Vikes got exponentially worse as the game went on. I'm not looking forward to playing Kaepernick again.

[pbmax]

Chris B. Brown ‏@smartfootball 8h8 hours ago
Chris B. Brown retweeted Dan Wetzel
Maybe because every time he called an inside run the Falcons threw Philly's guards to the side and blew up the play?

Allen Barbre everyone!

[Cheesehead Craig]

Lot of Vikes fans here in MN are really crushed after this one. There was a lot of talk about an easy 10-14 pt win for MN.

[pbmax]

Jarryd Hayne's debut got some coverage from Australian correspondent Matt Cleary at the Guardian. It was a hit on the Internet.

http://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2015/09/14/jarryd-hayne-nfl-guardian-live-blog-australia?xid=si_social

Matt Ufford @mattufford
I DEMAND that "Aussie only slightly familiar with American football" replace Trent Dilfer. http://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/live/2015/sep/15/jarryd-hayne-san-francisco-49ers-debut-against-minnesota-vikings …

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CO6bQiKWcAA0S_f.jpg:large


Chris B. Brown ‏@smartfootball 10h10 hours ago
The last line of this from the Aussie blog should go on Jim Tomsula's tombstone

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CO6jMMYWoAApJ6s.png:large

[pbmax]

Wondering about Charles Johnson?

Jason La Canfora ‏@JasonLaCanfora 10h10 hours ago
Does Charles Johnson still play for the Vikings?

Kareem Copeland ‏@kareemcopeland 10h10 hours ago
Hey! It's Charles Johnson!

[Teamcheez1]

Jason La Canfora ‏@JasonLaCanfora 10h10 hours ago
Does Charles Johnson still play for the Vikings?

I looked at the box score and they had Charles Johnson 2-27, and Cordarrelle Patterson 1-1. I thought this was the long awaited deep threat duo the Vikings were waiting for?

[ThunderDan]

Thanks for the laugh this morning pb!

[Upnorth]

Perhaps this will encourage more laughter...
http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highlights/0ap3000000531015/Teddy-Bridgewater-runs-into-rookie-lineman

[Smidgeon]

I didn't see the game. Is Peterson old now, rusty, or was the 49er defense decent?

[Smidgeon]

Matt Ryan not bad, but...not great either. It seems to me he's never been as good as he was before he lost to the Pack as the top seed in 2010.

You mean when he had an amazing running game and a good defense?

[pbmax]

Well, that Pro Football Perspective article was right. Losing your center isn't going to end your offense. But two struggling tackles might.

http://www.footballperspective.com/wp-pre-week-1-how-valuable-is-an-all-pro-center/

[esoxx]

I didn't see the game. Is Peterson old now, rusty, or was the 49er defense decent?

He looked like your run of the mill, over the hill, child abuser.

[Bossman641]

I didn't see the game. Is Peterson old now, rusty, or was the 49er defense decent?

I watched it and I'm still not sure. He had a play or two where he looked like the AP of fold but he didn't get many chances.

[3irty1]

I think Peterson's still Peterson he just had 10 carries. Commit to the run and eventually he'd rip off a few 20 yarders and make his stats look better.

[Harlan Huckleby]

Just watched Vikings game. Bridgewater looks like an above average college QB.

[HarveyWallbangers]

My thoughts on Vikings vs. 49ers.

1) The 49ers are underrated. Still a lot of talent on that team. Did that team quit on Harbaugh last year?
2) Peterson looks pretty much the same. He was too anxious last night, looking for the home run ball, but he's going to be tough to play against.
3) Carlos Hyde looked phenomenal. Wish I had him on my fantasy football leagues.
4) The Vikings will be better than this, but if Bridgewater doesn't dramatically improve, they are no threat to the Packers. He looked terrible. Is it Teddy Ponder or Christian Bridgewater? He'll be better than that, but that's who he reminded me of last night.

[Fritz]

Should be an interesting contest between the Lions and Vikings this week. The Lions let an eighteen point lead get away (though at least it wasn't in the NFC Championship game), and the Vikings' offensive line looks a bit of a mess.

Loser's in a hole, and the winner could conceivably be tied for first in the NFC North by Sunday night, though we hope not.

[K-town]

Talked with a Vikings fan here where I work. He thought Bridgewater looked like the second coming of Spergon Wynn. Or Matt Cassel. Or Tarvaris Jackson. With a little Jeff George skittishness thrown in.

[Harlan Huckleby]

Should be an interesting contest between the Lions and Vikings this week.

Getting to watch a Lions-Vikings game in the afternoon, then a Packer-Seattle game at night is a pretty good couch trip. The only thing I would change is move the night game to the afternoon. I like to have my warm milk at 9PM and be in bed by 9:30.

[Guiness]

I didn't see the game. Is Peterson old now, rusty, or was the 49er defense decent?

Peterson looked fine. 49ers D was surprisingly strong. Kaepernick played well, he absorbed some pretty good hits in the running game but didn't seem to care.

[Bossman641]

Peterson looked fine. 49ers D was surprisingly strong. Kaepernick played well, he absorbed some pretty good hits in the running game but didn't seem to care.

He sure did

https://usatthebiglead.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/harrison-smith-blew-up-colin-kaepernick.gif?w=1000

[Joemailman]

What that video shows is that as he gets older, Kaepernick isn't getting any smarter. He'll be lucky to finish the season healthy, and without him they're done.

[Iron Mike]

http://www.cheatsheetwarroom.com/blog/image.axd?picture=%2F2015%2F07%2Fthe-adrian-beatersons.jpg
He looked like your run of the mill, over the hill, child abuser.

[mraynrand]

What that video shows is that as he gets older, Kaepernick isn't getting any smarter. He'll be lucky to finish the season healthy, and without him they're done.

He's like a Josh McCown out there!

https://usatthebiglead.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/josh-mccown-dive-and-fumble-against-jets.gif?w=1000

[MadScientist]

I didn't see the game. Is Peterson old now, rusty, or was the 49er defense decent?

Peterson showed strength on some plays, but didn't show the speed and ability to bounce off for long gains when the hole wasn't there. He should be respected, but not feared by DC's matching up against him.

The Vikings line did him (and Bridgewater) no favors at all.

[Cheesehead Craig]

The Vikings line did him (and Bridgewater) no favors at all.

A trend I hope continues all season long

[Harlan Huckleby]

Peterson will be back, some rust is expected. Bridgewater is a mystery. He really looks like the player most teams have at backup. Perhaps a bad game.

[run pMc]

Some of the stuff I heard was that Peterson was a tire fire as a blocker, so they were pulling him on passing downs...and Bridgewater had first game of the season jitters. I think they'll get better as the season goes on, but they could easily be 2-6 at the midseason mark. I think they're still a mystery...and until they get Sullivan back their line is gonna struggle. I also think you have to feed Peterson the ball more than 10 times to knock the rust off...If Lacy only got the ball 10 times in a loss we'd be howling.