NFL Sunday Slate of Games: 'Open Thread'
by Bruce Raffel on Dec 12, 2010 1:00 PM EST
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PrintWith the Baltimore Ravens not playing until Monday night, the rest of the league (except perhaps the Minnesota Vikings and New York Giants now) plays on Sunday. There are quite a few games that can affect the Ravens playoff standing, so join in this Open Thread' to post your thoughts on all the other games of the day.
Waiting to hear what will happen to the Vikings/Giants game, as it was originally postponed due to snow on the roof of the Metrodome, but now the roof has collapsed so it will have to be moved elsewhere. Who knows where or even when it will end up but in the meantime, Ravens fans will just have to become fans of the Cincinnati Bengals today, as difficult as that may be, as it's all for a good cause (beating Pittsburgh)!
Teams to root for today: Bengals (vs. Steelers), Jaguars (vs. Raiders), Bears (vs. Patriots), Dolphins (vs. Jets).
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I’ll take the back bone, or the neck.
"If that's not enough for you then go find another team to cheer for. If you're not proud of this team then you don't know football," - John Harbaugh. Thanks coach.
I'm actually hoping
for an arm – preferably right, but neck will do nicely.
by GrumpyOldBird on Dec 12, 2010 1:30 PM EST up reply actions
Leave it to a Ratbird fan to wish a season/career-ending injury on someone.
How does that 8-4 feel, btw?
"Character, not circumstances, makes the man." - Booker T. Washington
Oh, it's okay
Btw, I wish the same for you and yours. Happy Holidays.
by GrumpyOldBird on Dec 12, 2010 8:42 PM EST up reply actions
If the steelers lose and we win do they stay in first place cus we are tied in the division?
by Raven_all_day on Dec 12, 2010 1:23 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I think
We’d be back to evenly tied, but the Squeelers would hold a slight advantage with wins in the division (3-2) until we (2-2) played and beat(?) Cleveland.
by GrumpyOldBird on Dec 12, 2010 1:28 PM EST up reply actions
Yes
Squeelers would be a half game up on us in the Divisional record; everything else: overall record, head-to-head, Conference record would be tied. Not sure what the tie-breakers are after that. Like I posted before I think it is something crazy like punters’ net average…
Let’s hope it’s kicker’s number of touchbacks.
by GrumpyOldBird on Dec 12, 2010 1:36 PM EST up reply actions
Steelers own the tie breaker
Even if Bengals win, and we win out, Steelers would be up on us due to strength of victory (all other things being tied) since they beat the Falcons (11-2 record). Strength of victory is a bullshit tie-breaker though, considering a team like the Jets is 9-3, having only played 3 teams above .500 and losing 3 out of 4 of those games.
That is Really
Too Bad. So it comes down we need a better overall record, period; -we are essentially one and half games back right now.
Holy crap! Did anyone see the video inside Vikings stadium when it collapsed?
"If that's not enough for you then go find another team to cheer for. If you're not proud of this team then you don't know football," - John Harbaugh. Thanks coach.
I’m not sure how or why, but I blame Brett Favre…
by GrumpyOldBird on Dec 12, 2010 1:46 PM EST up reply actions
So do I. Hollywood better get ready for the Vikings.
"If that's not enough for you then go find another team to cheer for. If you're not proud of this team then you don't know football," - John Harbaugh. Thanks coach.
If they time the move right, there could be some kind of tie-in to the THOR movie.
by GrumpyOldBird on Dec 12, 2010 1:50 PM EST up reply actions
I saw coming attraction video
f the movie, ‘Thor.’ Looks like it will be a good one.
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by Bruce Raffel on Dec 12, 2010 2:05 PM EST up reply actions
Hell, they’ve been hitting him 5 minutes after the play the whole game.
by GrumpyOldBird on Dec 12, 2010 1:57 PM EST up reply actions
And with any luck
He broke his leg doing it. But no one’s that lucky.
by GrumpyOldBird on Dec 12, 2010 2:05 PM EST up reply actions
Do we want to have a first round bye or do we want to have a classic ravens wild card start to the post season?
by Raven_all_day on Dec 12, 2010 2:31 PM EST via mobile reply actions
We want a Bye
And a home playoff game.
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by Bruce Raffel on Dec 12, 2010 7:09 PM EST up reply actions
the jags win his big in demoralizing the texans and their fans, makes it easier for them to give up. a jags loss would have really pumped them up.
watch the fins-jets game. its a minor pitt-raven match up. lets see how the fins handle what should be their win as compared to the ravens and cam. im already calling for the fins to run up by 7 in the 4th.
someone in sweats on the jets sideline just tripped a fin. lol. slick.
Nobody wishes they had him. But it could be worse. Denver picked up Haushka I believe…
by GrumpyOldBird on Dec 12, 2010 7:01 PM EST up reply actions
That missed extra point wasn't Gano's fault
But the Ravens made the right decision with Cundiff. However, Gano was the choice over Hauschkananyday.
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by Bruce Raffel on Dec 12, 2010 7:11 PM EST up reply actions
Pretty sure he isn’t talking about the extra point, but rather the 40 and 24 yard FG that he missed which would have won that game for Washington.
"If that's not enough for you then go find another team to cheer for. If you're not proud of this team then you don't know football," - John Harbaugh. Thanks coach.
Dolphins trying so hard
To give the Jets a chance to win. 10-6 with two minutes left, setting up a game winning TD like the Steelers got to beat us. However, Sanchize is no Big Ben, he actuallly sucks!
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Whereas Ben has to force someone into sucking???
by GrumpyOldBird on Dec 12, 2010 8:44 PM EST up reply actions
Why is it so big for us? We already knew that NE was going to win that division.
"If that's not enough for you then go find another team to cheer for. If you're not proud of this team then you don't know football," - John Harbaugh. Thanks coach.
Think they said early on in the telecast that a Jest loss and a Ravens wins does knock them out of PO’s.
by GrumpyOldBird on Dec 12, 2010 8:46 PM EST up reply actions
Would you rather
face KC or Jacksonville? That’s what it comes down to. Assuming that NE and Pitt clinch their respective divisions, a tie with the Jets would give the Ravens the 5 seed since they beat the Jets in Week 1. That could also be the difference between going to NE (6 seed) or Pitt (5 seed) in the divisional round.
"Give us 10 points and the game is over...And they didn't score on us. Make sure you quote that. They didn't score on our defense."
"Ray Lewis has lost a step? I don't think so, Ray Lewis is still the best linebacker in football."-JH
by organizedchaos52 on Dec 13, 2010 2:56 PM EST up reply actions
Honestly
I’d rather play the Chiefs. Both the Jags and the Chiefs records are very close, but KC is only .500 against conference opponents while the Jags are .700. Gotta go with the percentages on that one. Plus, it’s a much better “warm-up” for us to play in a potentially freezing environment for the first game before going to Pitt or NE than to play in Florida.
by GrumpyOldBird on Dec 13, 2010 4:47 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, doesn't really matter.
I just want the Jags to keep winning. Please just keep the Colts out of this years post season, Jacksonville.
by mlb32001 on Dec 12, 2010 11:32 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Dolphins will win as Sanchez looked horrible
That’s 2 losses in a row with road games at Pittsburgh and at Chicago thenext two weeks. They could lose four in a row now and be in danger of missing the playoffs now! Which would be hilarious. Imagine how the press will attack Ryan now that the honeymoon is over? Gotta love it!
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Jets = no offensive TDs
In over 2+ games!
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by Bruce Raffel on Dec 12, 2010 7:24 PM EST up reply actions
they will say he’s a goof who poses for the camera too much..and show his little dress up with his brother over and over again….ohhh so clear. NY what a place. in b-more we never bury our coaches.
Any dispute that the Pats
Are the best team in the league? They beat every good team they play, at home or on the road. How in the world did they get killed at Cleveland? For that matter, how did the Browns also beat NO?
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It is the Patriots, and then everyone else. If they do win the Superbowl this year, Brady goes down as the BEST Quarterback to ever play the game, no arguments.
"If that's not enough for you then go find another team to cheer for. If you're not proud of this team then you don't know football," - John Harbaugh. Thanks coach.
He should be called
“Dr. Brady” as he is so surgical in how he picks apart the defenses.
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by Bruce Raffel on Dec 12, 2010 7:31 PM EST up reply actions
Brady
is more scheme than anything else right now. I haven’t really seen him thread a ball into tight coverage, there is just always someone open. With this weeks game, he should have been picked off at least 3 times. He still is a great QB and will go down as one of the best ever just because of the number of SB rings he has, but its more cast and scheme that wins for them.
by Mstevens_Design on Dec 12, 2010 8:53 PM EST up reply actions
Haven't even played Houston and
I’m already looking forward to playing the Saints. Sure hope the Ravens aren’t looking ahead!
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Will both games tomorrow night
be nationally televised. Talk about getting a major television share.
No, the Vikings Giants game will only be shown on local stations in the areas of the teams and on some direct tv sports channel which no one probably gets.
"If that's not enough for you then go find another team to cheer for. If you're not proud of this team then you don't know football," - John Harbaugh. Thanks coach.
I don't think the
Vikes/Giants game is but something tells me the networks will find a way to get them both on as their game starts at 7:30pm and the Ravens game is at 8:30p.
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by Bruce Raffel on Dec 12, 2010 7:33 PM EST up reply actions
Which they were
When they went undefeated in 2007, but this year they are winning by big margins and without Randy Moss who they had back then. This team may actually be better.
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by Bruce Raffel on Dec 12, 2010 7:35 PM EST up reply actions
Big difference...
…was that the Patriots were a one trick pony (throw to Moss!) in 2007. Now, everyone’s getting involved on offense. Also, the team was slowed down the stretch in ‘07. Now, they’re just getting warmed up.
by Richard Hill on Dec 13, 2010 12:11 AM EST up reply actions
While we blew a 4th quarter lead at NE
The Steelers, Jets and Bears all got smoked by the Pats. At least that sounds better!
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And then you lost to the Steelers! Hahahahahahahahaha!
"Character, not circumstances, makes the man." - Booker T. Washington
Why are you still on our boards?
Won’t the other inbreds let you play in their rapedeer games?
by GrumpyOldBird on Dec 12, 2010 8:50 PM EST up reply actions
Player of the week
Chad Henne – 5/18 55 yards and TD in a Dolphins win.
"If that's not enough for you then go find another team to cheer for. If you're not proud of this team then you don't know football," - John Harbaugh. Thanks coach.
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