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NFL Sunday Slate of Games: 'Open Thread'

With 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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Vikings/Giants game

is being played in Detroit on Monday

by GrumpyOldBird on Dec 12, 2010 1:11 PM EST reply actions  

Bengals just did a play action pass on the goal line to an OL and got the TD. Bengals winning 7-0

"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.

by Mr MaLoR on Dec 12, 2010 1:13 PM EST reply actions  

So is there a pool

On what bone(s) Ben will break today?

by GrumpyOldBird on Dec 12, 2010 1:15 PM EST reply actions  

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.

by Mr MaLoR on Dec 12, 2010 1:29 PM EST up reply actions  

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

by umadbro? on Dec 12, 2010 8:29 PM EST up reply actions  

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…

by vlad755 on Dec 12, 2010 1:31 PM EST up reply actions  

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.

by erniesto on Dec 12, 2010 1:47 PM EST up reply actions  

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.

by vlad755 on Dec 12, 2010 1:56 PM EST up reply actions  

Alternately, We need the Browns to win 3 games, including one against the Steelers.

by erniesto on Dec 12, 2010 2:38 PM EST up reply actions  

I think it's based

on strength of schedule, not who beats the stronger teams.

by TheShadow on Dec 12, 2010 3:14 PM EST up reply actions  

Nope. That’s after Strength of Victory.

by erniesto on Dec 12, 2010 9:58 PM EST up reply actions  

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.

by Mr MaLoR on Dec 12, 2010 1:33 PM EST reply actions  

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.

by Mr MaLoR on Dec 12, 2010 1:49 PM EST up reply actions  

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.

aka 'Rexx'

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  

Polamalu knee oh man.

by Raven_all_day on Dec 12, 2010 2:05 PM EST via mobile 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.

aka 'Rexx'

by Bruce Raffel on Dec 12, 2010 7:09 PM EST up reply actions  

Carson Palmer

may actually be the worst “good” QB I’ve ever seen play.

by GrumpyOldBird on Dec 12, 2010 3:26 PM EST reply actions  

Yea, he is horrifically bad.

"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.

by Mr MaLoR on Dec 12, 2010 3:27 PM EST up reply actions  

Epic game going on in Detroit. GB leads 3-0. Matt Flynn vs Drew Stanton.

"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.

by Mr MaLoR on Dec 12, 2010 3:28 PM EST 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.

by raven on Dec 12, 2010 6:29 PM EST reply actions  

Graham Gano...

still wishing we had him, Bruce?

by mlb32001 on Dec 12, 2010 6:40 PM EST reply actions  

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.

aka 'Rexx'

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.

by Mr MaLoR on Dec 12, 2010 7:22 PM EST up reply actions  

Yeah that's what I was referring too...

The ’Skins fans are fed up with this character.

by mlb32001 on Dec 12, 2010 11:31 PM EST up reply actions  

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!

aka 'Rexx'

by Bruce Raffel on Dec 12, 2010 7:13 PM EST reply actions  

Whereas Ben has to force someone into sucking???

by GrumpyOldBird on Dec 12, 2010 8:44 PM EST up reply actions  

gano missed some easy kicks today and looked very shaken after the 2nd one. leads the league in misses. lots of bad coaching today. the fins the worst and the skins second with ryan rounding out the field,

by raven on Dec 12, 2010 7:13 PM EST reply actions  

the key was the fins qb didn’t fumble last series after being pressured…our flacco..well. still the fins have only run twice on the last two drives keeping the clock stopped for the jets. they should have run it and burned the clock and the jets to’s.

by raven on Dec 12, 2010 7:16 PM EST reply actions  

almost a fumble rats

by raven on Dec 12, 2010 7:16 PM EST reply actions  

So funny seeing the New York Rexs falter after running their mouth for so long.

"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.

by Mr MaLoR on Dec 12, 2010 7:17 PM EST up reply actions  

have to hand it to the jets for getting to the line quickly

by raven on Dec 12, 2010 7:19 PM EST 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.

by Mr MaLoR on Dec 12, 2010 7:21 PM EST up reply actions  

might knock the jets out of wild card eventually. a bad loss for them

by raven on Dec 12, 2010 7:23 PM EST up reply actions  

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

Yea, definitely agree with that one.

"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.

by Mr MaLoR on Dec 12, 2010 11:43 PM EST up reply actions  

glasd we didn’t play that miami d effort

by raven on Dec 12, 2010 7:21 PM EST reply actions  

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!

aka 'Rexx'

by Bruce Raffel on Dec 12, 2010 7:23 PM EST 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.

by raven on Dec 12, 2010 7:24 PM EST reply actions  

in b-more we never bury our coaches.

Yea, only our QB, right?

"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.

by Mr MaLoR on Dec 12, 2010 7:29 PM EST up reply actions  

Denver getting schooled

By the lowly Cardinals. Ouch!

aka 'Rexx'

by Bruce Raffel on Dec 12, 2010 7:25 PM EST reply actions  

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?

aka 'Rexx'

by Bruce Raffel on Dec 12, 2010 7:28 PM EST reply actions  

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.

by Mr MaLoR on Dec 12, 2010 7:30 PM EST up reply actions  

He should be called

“Dr. Brady” as he is so surgical in how he picks apart the defenses.

aka 'Rexx'

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!

aka 'Rexx'

by Bruce Raffel on Dec 12, 2010 7:29 PM EST reply actions  

Will both games tomorrow night

be nationally televised. Talk about getting a major television share.

by TheShadow on Dec 12, 2010 7:31 PM EST reply actions  

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.

by Mr MaLoR on Dec 12, 2010 7:33 PM EST up reply actions  

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.

aka 'Rexx'

by Bruce Raffel on Dec 12, 2010 7:33 PM EST up reply actions  

NE is in a league of their own.

by raven on Dec 12, 2010 7:33 PM EST 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.

aka 'Rexx'

by Bruce Raffel on Dec 12, 2010 7:35 PM EST up reply actions  

see what Oompa Loompas can do for a team. now the fad will be to collect hummels on O

by raven on Dec 12, 2010 7:37 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  

i hope both games a televised in case cam decides to reverse stallworth and harbs fakes punt in own territory early in the game.

by raven on Dec 12, 2010 7:34 PM EST reply actions  

we lost, im glad we didnt get embarrassed like these other teams

by Raven_all_day on Dec 12, 2010 7:34 PM EST reply actions  

well…most of us didn’t get embarassed. cam kind of went naked the last few minutes.

by raven on Dec 12, 2010 7:35 PM EST reply actions  

Gee, thanks for that image…

by GrumpyOldBird on Dec 12, 2010 8:49 PM EST up reply actions  

while we blew a 4th quarter lead vs. – ne, pitt, at…

by raven on Dec 12, 2010 7:39 PM EST 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.

by Mr MaLoR on Dec 12, 2010 9:16 PM EST reply actions  

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