Week 16 Other Games Thread

[Joemailman]

16 Thu 2021-12-23 8:20PM San Francisco 49ers @ Tennessee Titans
16 Sat 2021-12-25 8:15PM Indianapolis Colts @ Arizona Cardinals
16 Sun 2021-12-26 1:00PM Los Angeles Chargers @ Houston Texans
16 Sun 2021-12-26 1:00PM New York Giants @ Philadelphia Eagles
16 Sun 2021-12-26 1:00PM Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Carolina Panthers
16 Sun 2021-12-26 1:00PM Jacksonville Jaguars @ New York Jets
16 Sun 2021-12-26 1:00PM Buffalo Bills @ New England Patriots
16 Sun 2021-12-26 1:00PM Detroit Lions @ Atlanta Falcons
16 Sun 2021-12-26 1:00PM Baltimore Ravens @ Cincinnati Bengals
16 Sun 2021-12-26 1:00PM Los Angeles Rams @ Minnesota Vikings
16 Sun 2021-12-26 4:05PM Chicago Bears @ Seattle Seahawks
16 Sun 2021-12-26 4:25PM Pittsburgh Steelers @ Kansas City Chiefs
16 Sun 2021-12-26 4:25PM Denver Broncos @ Las Vegas Raiders
16 Sun 2021-12-26 8:20PM Washington Football Team @ Dallas Cowboys
16 Mon 2021-12-27 8:15PM Miami Dolphins @ New Orleans Saints

[Joemailman]

Saints will be starting Ian Book at QB. Taysom Hill and Trevor Siemien on covid list.

Dalvin Cook out for Vikings with covid.

[Joemailman]

CBS Early - Most of country, including Alaska and Hawaii will see Buffalo at New England. Ian Eagle and Charles Davis with the call.

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Fox Single - Wisconsin and Minnesota and much of west will get LA Rams at Minnesota. Adam Amin and Mark Schlereth with the call. Most of Illinois and Alaska will get Chicago at Seattle. Aaron Goldsmith and Aqib Talib with the call. Michigan will get Detroit at Atlanta. Chris Myers and Robert Smith with the call.

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CBS Late - Most of the country, including Alaska and Hawaii, will get Pittsburgh at Kansas City. Jim Nantz and Tony Romo with the call.

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[Joemailman]

Jimmy G with an INT in the end zone. 49ers looking tough though. If they finish with the #6 seed, they'll be a tough out for the #3 seed.

[smuggler]

Tennessee just doesn't look anywhere near as good as they did the last two seasons.

[Joemailman]

Tennessee just doesn't look anywhere near as good as they did the last two seasons.

When they had Derrick Henry, they were a very effective play-action offense. Without that, Tannehill is kind of average.

[smuggler]

It's not just Henry though. Their offensive line isn't as good this year, even with him.

[Joemailman]

Jimmy G showing why 49ers drafted Trey Lance.

[smuggler]

49ers found a way to lose it. Can't say I really fear that team more than running into the Vikings in the playoffs.

[George Cumby]

49ers found a way to lose it. Can't say I really fear that team more than running into the Vikings in the playoffs.

Both teams are dangerous, but both beatable.

Especially at Lambeau.

[bobblehead]

I'm pissed. I tried to put $100 on Tenn ML +165 at gametime and my app froze me out. How does that SF team LAY 3 points to anyone on the road? They are ok, but not great.

[Teamcheez1]

Saints will be starting Ian Book at QB. Taysom Hill and Trevor Siemien on covid list.

Dalvin Cook out for Vikings with covid.

Blake Bortles will be the primary back-up this week. He must have a suitcase he never unpacks.

[RashanGary]

Why do I have a feeling we’re gonna be the last team to get hit with Covid and then lose a playoff game with half our starters out?? It’s coming at the worst possible time.

[smuggler]

Blake Bortles will be the primary back-up this week. He must have a suitcase he never unpacks.

Practice squad QB bugout bag. Also known as a "go" bag

[bobblehead]

Practice squad QB bugout bag. Also known as a "go" bag

No guns or ammo, but he is stocked with icy hot and athletic tape.

[Bretsky]

Cardinals just missed a bad field goal; they said it was odd that Colt McCoy was holding.

The kicker was kicking into the laces; accuracy gone.

[Bretsky]

HOLY JONATHAN TAYLOR: my brother in law just asked me if JT went in round two and then he followed up with WHO did GB draft when they passed up Taylor ? I actually had to look it up....lol

[scharpcheddar]

And who scores the first TD for Colts ? #13.

Just like the Packers game.

On a date with 13 /31 numerology.

And the cardinals missed a FG with 9:40 on clock, 9 plus 4 = 13.

[George Cumby]

42

[Joemailman]

Kelce out for Chiefs with Covid.

Tyler Huntley of Ravens out with Covid. Josh Johnson to start at QB. Ravens, who were once 8-3, now in real danger of not making playoffs.

[Teamcheez1]

Found this nugget:

So which NFL fan bases have the biggest bunch of complainers? The folks at mibets.com set out to find out. The researchers surveyed more than 2,000 fans to see which NFL players, coaches and fan bases complain the most. Half of the respondents were male and 50% were female, researchers said.

So here’s your top 10, starting with “America’s Team.”

Dallas Cowboys
New England Patriots
Philadelphia Eagles
Pittsburgh Steelers
New York Jets
Green Bay Packers
Las Vegas Raiders
Chicago Bears
Cleveland Browns
New York Giants

[Teamcheez1]

Better for Rams or Vikings to win?

[texaspackerbacker]

I don't think it makes a helluva lot of difference either way for the Packers. I kinda enjoy seeing the Vikings stumble and bumbling, though. Thielen went down, possibly a serious injury. That could help the Packers next week, though.

I've been watching RedZone today with no game I care a lot about. It seems like a lot of good teams are stumbling around much like the Packers the past couple of weeks, and some pretty crappy teams have been looking better - Houston, Lions, Atlanta, Jets, etc., Bengals too - they're not that bad a team, but they're maybe looking better than the Packers did against the Ravens.

Also, a lot of low back up QBs are looking decent.

[George Cumby]

Better for Rams or Vikings to win?

I think I'd rather see the Rams than the Vikes.

[HarveyWallbangers]

Stafford keeping the Vikings in the game. Vikings scoring drives are 7 yards (FG) and 2 yards (TD). Was that a missed holding call on Ham?

[HarveyWallbangers]

Stafford is absolutely horrible today. Just missed a wide open OBJ 30 yards down the field.

[Joemailman]

Vikings had all the momentum and Rams return punt for TD. Now up 2010.

[texaspackerbacker]

Tim Boyle is looking like a big picture guy for the Lions hahahaha - just when they recovered a fumble and had a chance to win, he threw a red zone pick, a big boost for their effort to get a higher draft pick.

[smuggler]

Half of the respondents were male and 50% were female

Found the error in the design. Sample is not representative of the population.

[HarveyWallbangers]

Who is doing commentary for the Bears game? Dude has an awful announcing voice.

[George Cumby]

Who is doing commentary for the Bears game? Dude has an awful announcing voice.

Yawp.

He was awful.

I will admit I enjoyed watching the Bears beat the 'Hags.

[Joemailman]

Yawp.

He was awful.

I will admit I enjoyed watching the Bears beat the 'Hags.

I never cheer for the Bears, but beating Pete Carroll is always okay.

[RashanGary]

If the football team wins tonight, we can lose one of the next two.

Dallas might be the best team in the NFC right now though. It’s probably not gonna go our way.

[Teamcheez1]

So much for any help from Washington…….

[RashanGary]

It’s tough watching a team like Dallas peaking defensively and still has room on offense to really take another step. I think Dallas wins it this year.

[call_me_ishmael]

Dallas destroys the Packers right now. Green Bay gotta figure out they defense.

[RashanGary]

It sucks cuz we’re a good team almost every year. We’ve lost 4 NFCC games. And each year a new hot team comes into the playoffs like a buzz saw. This years buzz saw is the Cowboys. They’re not as good as they look against Washington right now but they are a legit defense along with an offense that is oh so close to clicking. Dallas is the team to beat.

We can get home field which would make a big difference.

But we have to beat a decent Viking team next week.

Yikes. Maybe Jaire and Z come back and Dallas loses a player or two.

[RashanGary]

The Viking game is a playoff game for us. Our only chance is home field advantage.

[texaspackerbacker]

I thought from the beginning that the Packers and Cowboys were the two best this season. It looks tonight like Dallas cured whatever has been ailing them, although this is just one great game after a few poor or mediocre ones. It's funny reading ya'all grass-is-greener-somewhere-else guys immediately concluding that whoever is the flavor of the week is better than the Packers. I could certainly see the Cowboys and McCarthy coming to Green Bay for the NFC championship - and losing to the Packers.

[RashanGary]

As good as Dallas is, get them up in the frozen tundra and get a loud home field crowd…. We practice in the cold and play in the cold…. We still have a shot even though Dallas is peaking and is the better team.

[call_me_ishmael]

Seattle was clearly the better team on paper in 2014 and GB went in and punched them in the mouth. Maybe GB can figure out a way to do it again. Of course, they need to feed their star to close the deal.

[texaspackerbacker]

There is such a thing as peaking too early. Obviously, no coaching staff or team would ever intentionally go into a funk for a few weeks just to snap back for the playoffs, but if it happens, it happens, and it's not necessarily a bad thing. We need to see the Packers restart the engine too at some point, especially the D.

[RashanGary]

There is such a thing as peaking too early. Obviously, no coaching staff or team would ever intentionally go into a funk for a few weeks just to snap back for the playoffs, but if it happens, it happens, and it's not necessarily a bad thing. We need to see the Packers restart the engine too at some point, especially the D.

Outside of Jaire and Z coming back, the Packers don’t have the horses to get up and go on defense.

[texaspackerbacker]

Then how did they do it for the first 2/3 or so of the season?

[King Friday]

Then how did they do it for the first 2/3 or so of the season?

Guys who are backups played over their head. Their weaknesses weren't well known, but now that they've played for several weeks, the tape is out on how to attack the backups. I think a lot of teams also played conservatively on offense against us for a bit, believing that the backups would make mistakes. They didn't, so now teams are being more aggressive and using the discovered weaknesses to attack the bend but don't break defense.

[texaspackerbacker]

Like who? I don't think something like that would take the 8 or 9 games when our D was good. The back up for Zadarius was Gary, and arguably he's been as good or better than Z. The back up for Jaire eventually became Douglas who has been damn near a superstar. The D wasn't too bad even before Douglas got rolling. I have to think they were doing something scheme-wise for most of the season until it got figured out. When they played that deep cover 2 shell, LaFleur stated that if you can do that and still stop the run, it's a great defense. Unfortunately, they stopped being able to stop the run. Do they dare load up against the run/play single high Safety, and trust our excellent Corners in single coverage? That's what I would do, at least until we get a big lead.