Week 13, Other Games:

[George Cumby]

M3-less 'Pokes defeat Taysom led Saints.

'Pokes starting their 'Big Push'.

[Joemailman]

CBS Early - Upper midwest (except for blackout in Chicago) will get Minnesota at Detroit. Spiro Dedes and Jay Feely with the call. Most of the country, including Alaska and Hawaii will get Chargers at Cincinnati. Ian Eagle and Charles Davis with the call.

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Fox Single - Most of upper midwest (except much of Minnesota) will get Arizona at Chicago at noon. Adam Amin and Mark Schlereth with the call. Much of Minnesota and Detroit area will get Washington at Las Vegas at 3:25. Kevin Burkhardt and Greg Olson with the call.

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CBS Late - Most of the country, except for west coast and Alaska will get Baltimore and Pittsburgh. Jim Nantz and Tony Romo with he call. Out west (except for blackout in Las Vegas) will get San Francisco at Seattle. Kevin Harlan and Trent Green with the call.

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[George Cumby]

Thanks, Joe.

[MadScientist]

I think Chicago gets a better early game than we do.

[RashanGary]

I think Chicago gets a better early game than we do.

Why is there a blackout in Chicago?

[MadScientist]

Why is there a blackout in Chicago?

They have a home game at 3, and the rule is that a network with a double header has to blackout the other game in the home market. I believe the rule is to encourage fans to go to the game because they won't be missing a game on tv.

[scharpcheddar]

Cardinals at Bears. Another very old school match up.
Two great, simple helmets.

[Joemailman]

Justin Fields, Akiem Hicks and Allen Robinson all inactive for Bears.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Just paid 70 frogskins of my hard-earned, minimum-wage income for the YouTubeTV. Why?

The next 2 Monday Nite games seem interesting. Belles-Traitors; Rednecks-Muttonheads appear to be worthy of watching “live,” even though live on YouTubeTV is 45 seconds in the past.

Plus, it’s snowing in cold, dark and dull Wisconsin. I don’t feel like moving the antenna around the room every 15 minutes or so to get a clear signal.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Ginger-haired Dalton just gifted the Rednecks in a pick.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Goff stopped short on 4th and 1. The math said go for it and so Campbell went for it.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Bares TE gifted Rednecks another pick!

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Murray has fumbled twice , I think. Recovered rock back both times.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Murray dashed in for 6. Rednecks up 14.

Time to go play Madden.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Suh sacks Ryan. Acts all punk.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

I know a lotta you out of shape folks love seeing big and/or fat running backs like Dillion and Lacy carry the rock. But German Shepherd shoulda drafted Jon Taylor last year instead of Love.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

When blogging, what’s the correct grammatically: past or present tense?

Should I have said Lil Murray dashes in for 6?

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Bares go for it on 4th and 8 and convert!

Or should it be, Bares went for it on 4th and 8 and converted!?

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Golf to Brock Wright (who?). Kittens up 6 or 7.

[texaspackerbacker]

Fucking Brady hahahahaha - Rodgers would never do that.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Fucking Brady hahahahaha - Rodgers would never do that.

The D-Yokozuna read the tailback screen like a fucking book.

[HarveyWallbangers]

This announcing crew on the Vikings-Lions game has mentioned the Vikings injuries at least 20 times in this game. We get it. They have injuries this week. I don't remember the announcers quite going on and on about all of our injuries (which we've had for most of the year). The Vikings offense should be good enough to overcome a couple of injuries and outscore the Lions.

[MadScientist]

Lions stop the Vikings twice on two point conversions to keep a two point lead. Extra points would have tied it.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Dalton gifts Rednecks with another pick! Dagger.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

4th and 1 on his OWN 28, Campbell goes for it. Goff fumbles!

Lions finding ways to lose, or are they heeding the math? The Math said go for it!

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Kittens win!

[Anti-Polar Bear]

See, gotta heed the math.

Had the kittens punted, high probability Queens woulda milked clock then kicked FG to win. Going for it on your own 28 with 4 minutes left forces the Queens to score either way (TD or FG) with more than enough time left to mount a comeback should you fail to convert.

Now, Bobble, the stage is yours. Please explain the logic behind the math. Use numbers and figures. Thanks.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Who said OBJ doesn’t run block? Smuggler? Sparky? Scott Campbell?

Just saw OBJ block during a 6 or 8 yard gain.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Travis Homer with a 73 yard punt fake-6.

Travis Homer. That’s a nice name.

[smuggler]

Don't think I ever mentioned his blocking.

Anyone know why they didn't kick the PAT in the Lions game? They change the rule while I wasn't looking?

[RashanGary]

Cardinals still have to play the Rams, Colts and Cowboys. They’re bound to lose one. We need to win out and we should have the 1 seed

[RashanGary]

I’m watching the Ravens. It’s gonna suck going against that run offense. That’s the next huge game for us. Gary and Preston gonna need big games. Clark and Lowry too

[Upnorth]

Fuck youvvikings.
Fucking riders got 10 points from 5 turn overs in the forst fucking half.
How the fuck.
Fuck

[Upnorth]

Oh and fuck kyler Murray and Tom Brady. They are asss munchers.
Fuck

[Sparkey]

Don't think I ever mentioned his blocking.

Anyone know why they didn't kick the PAT in the Lions game? They change the rule while I wasn't looking?

That rule changed in 2018, I believe.

[Teamcheez1]

Ravens go for 2 instead of the tie for OT. Gutsy call, but they end up with the loss.

[RashanGary]

Lamar is stubborn. The coach said the QB needs to get the ball out quicker. Lamar refuses to unload the ball. They’ve got themself an Aaron Rodgers level stubborn ass over there.

[Joemailman]

The Houston Texans have been eliminated from playoff contention.

[RashanGary]

Harvey’s guy, Javante Williams, looks alright. Big, strong, good balance.

[Fritz]

Good to see the Vikings lose against Detroit. I have to think that ol' Zimmy's time in Minnesota (and I don't mean Robert Zimmerman) is winding down.

And I too am heartily sick of hearing about other teams' injury situations. Troy Aikman was going on and on and on about the Rams' injuries when they played the Pack. Stafford was playing hurt, oh my gosh, Robert Woods is such a big loss! Oh my gosh how can they compete?

Sheesh.

[RashanGary]

I’m looking forward to Bills/Patriots tonight. I’m obviously rooting for the Packers to win it, but if they can’t, I’m rooting for the Patriots just because I want to see Belichick win one without Brady.

The Patriots probably have the best defense in the league and that rookie QB caught on quickly. They’ve got a shot.

[Fritz]

I like that the Lions, of all teams, really helped sink Minny's playoff chances, though of course they're not out of the running yet.

Still, 5 - 7 is not the record of a good team. It's funny - they seem to have the pieces but can't put them together.

[Joemailman]

Could be tough kicking and throwing the ball long in Buffalo tonight.


https://twitter.com/i/status/1467958483068895235

[RashanGary]

Could be tough kicking and throwing the ball long in Buffalo tonight.


https://twitter.com/i/status/1467958483068895235

Holy crap. A non qb centric team like the Patriots probably have a slight advantage. But Josh Allen’s big arm might be an advantage to Jones average arm in the wind.

[smuggler]

The Vikings are flawed, but their offense, specifically Jefferson and Cook (although he's hurt right now), make them dangerous. If you took away Jefferson and Cook, they would basically be the Lions.

[RashanGary]

Hoody will be quick to adjust to the weather. He’ll play more single high and zero coverages and use the wind as his extra defender. I wonder if the Bills will be as quick to adapt.

[RashanGary]

The Vikings are flawed, but their offense, specifically Jefferson and Cook (although he's hurt right now), make them dangerous. If you took away Jefferson and Cook, they would basically be the Lions.

Ouch.

[Joemailman]

Hoody will be quick to adjust to the weather. He’ll play more single high and zero coverages and use the wind as his extra defender. I wonder if the Bills will be as quick to adapt.

This is McDermott's 5th season as Buffalo HC. I'm sure this isn't the 1st team he's encountered a windy day. I mean, they're right between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.

[smuggler]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjQm7AEszQc

I'm definitely watching this game, at least the first half. Love crazy weather games - especially when they aren't inflicted upon us.

[RashanGary]

Bills in trouble

[George Cumby]

I've been high on the Bills for the last couple years, but there's something slightly amiss.

IDK if McDermott just has them too wound tight?

[Teamcheez1]

I know the conditions are miserable, but neither of these teams scare me.

[George Cumby]

I'm really curious about Hoodie's process in drawing up tonight's game plan.

Did they look at the weather report last week and realize they weren't going to be able to throw the ball and cook the plan up last week?

Or does he have a file cataloging game plans according to conditions and like the Terminator he just goes through the menu for the correct choice?

I'm not a fan of the guy for the cheating shit, but games like tonight, I have to tip my hat to him.

[George Cumby]

I know the conditions are miserable, but neither of these teams scare me.

Bills are neurotic.

Packers at their best beat the Patriots, but have to be at their best.

[smuggler]

Good showing from Pack and Patriots offenses, both, and we easily win. However, the Bills are capable of much more on offense, which would make a shootout with them a coin flip.

[Fritz]

Hoody will be quick to adjust to the weather. He’ll play more single high and zero coverages and use the wind as his extra defender. I wonder if the Bills will be as quick to adapt.

You think that's a good idea, but I've heard that the wind blows.

Poor tackler.

[Joemailman]

That game showed the importance of being able to run effectively and/or stop the run in bad weather. Patriots were able to just stick with the run because their RB's were averaging over 5 YPC. Bills had to try to throw more because their RB's were averaging 3.

[Joemailman]

Mac Jones Pass Chart:

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[Fritz]

Mac Jones Pass Chart:

https://charts-cdn-c.nextgenstats.nfl.com/static-charts/900/pass-chart_JON586540_2021-REG-13_1638850436823.jpeg

Did he really and truly try only three passes the whole game?

Was Belichek channeling his inner Bo Schembecler?

[RashanGary]

I’m not surprised Hoody adjusted more abruptly to the conditions. It helped that they had a lead the whole game. That big run sort of opened the door for a conservative game plan the rest of the way.

[George Cumby]

It was unreal the way the Patriots kept ripping big runs with virtually every Bills defender in the box.

[smuggler]

That 6th lineman works pretty well when you've schemed for it and the other team hasn't.

[RashanGary]

Aaron Rodgers talked about going on the Manning cast in January, on the McAfee show today. I like the Manning cast although I don’t think I’d like it for a Packer game.

[SudsMcBucky]

Aaron Rodgers talked about going on the Manning cast in January, on the McAfee show today. I like the Manning cast although I don’t think I’d like it for a Packer game.

This is correct. Do NOT watch the Manning cast if your team is in the game. If it's a game you are just casually watching with not much of a rooting interest, though, the Manning cast is way better than the regular version.

[George Cumby]

The only time I've watched it was when Tampa was playing. The brothers were so clearly rooting against Tampa, it was awesome and hilarious. There was virtually no pretense of objectivity.