Your Early Afternoon NFL Football Open Thread

N.O./KC-The Saints O is a thing to behold-they churn out an average of 413 yards per game despite the fact their running game is near non-existent. “Don’t talk about the D. Don’t talk about the D”-Saints fans. Let’s talk about the D. “GODDAMN IT!”-Saints fans. It’s a piece of crap that hands out 419 yards per game to opposing O’s. Gulp. Well, at the very least it’s entertaining. Look for the Cooks/Peters match up in the secondary and for rb Charles to break one or two.

Ind/Ten-The Titans are 2-14 on the road. Scratch that-that would be their home record the last two years. How the hell do they sell tickets to their tripe? Yikes! That being typed, if they win today they’ll have put together their first 3 game win streak since 2011. They should give the run game a try-rb Murray is playing well and the Colts give up a half first down each time that someone runs the ball against them. Plus, 11 Colts are ruled out or questionable today. You sneaky buggers out there that do the fantasy should take a look at te Jack Doyle-the fella has 3 TD’s but what’s more impressive is that he’s got 20 grabs on only 23 targets.

Min/Phi-Rook qb Wentz will have to earn his animal crackers today against a Minny D that has 19 sacks and a +11 turnover differential. I’ll wager he gives up his 2nd intercept to outstanding cb Xavier Rhodes. The Eagles may want to steal this game because going forward they have the toughest strength of schedule based on current records. The Vikes passing game gets an upgrade with wr Diggs likely to return.

Cle/Cin-Oh woe is you if you is stuck with this game. What happens when an unwinnable lack of force meets an under-achieving object? We finally get the answer to this via the quotation marks battle of Ohio quotation marks.

Was/Det-The Redacteds started 0-2 and the calls for qb Cousins to be benched were numerous. Now that the team has reeled off 4 straight and he has 7 TD’s and only 3 Ints in that stretch, the soul-less supporters of the club have chosen to grumble to themselves. The Lions have won two squeakers at home and look to grab a third. Qb Chunky Butternubbins has tossed 7 TD’s with nary an intercept. He’ll have to put some points on the board because his team’s D is the same one that gave up 19 consecutive complete passes to something called a Case Keenum last week.

Oak/Jax-Much like this whole “evil clown” thing being a thing, Oakland being undefeated on the road took me by surprise. How did they accomplish that? It’s not Indy or the Saints with the most yards allowed so far this year-it’s Oakland with an average of 444 per game. Neither team can run the ball consistently so both Bortles and Carr should go for 350+ and wr’s Cooper, Crabtree, Hurns and Robinson should all have a bellyful of footballs by the end of this, say, 41-38 whizbang of a game.

Buf/Mia-I larfed myself silly when HC Ryan fired his OC because his D was such a mess. [record scratch] Huh, well would you look here-some team has run off 4 straight wins including a shutout of the Pats. I KNOW NOTHING! On another personal note, I ditched rb Ajayi heading into last week’s games. Woo! is not me. Don’t you think the Billys are going to run the ball down the Fins throat and end up with a W? Even though rb Shady has a hammy issue he’ll still get his.

Bal/NYJ-Qb Flacco’s status was up in the air but I saw a report this morning indicating he was ready to go. Jets HC Bowles benched his guy, Ryan McHarvardface knowing that Monday he wouldn’t have to watch horrible decision-making by the ‘leader’ of his O. Instead he’ll be treated to horrible decision-making by Geno Smith. It’s the little things that make going into work bearable, isn’t it? The many faces of Jets wr Marshall are downcast.

A jaunty hat tip to all those that commented during the early bird special but your work is far from over. Now take a break AND DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN!!!

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King Hippo

if you have the chance to draft/auction Allen Robinson next season, I really don’t fucking recommend it.

ThePirateSloth

“Why didn’t Marvin Lewis take a timeout?”

Have you never watched a Bengals game, Mr Broadcaster?

Romonobyl

Sure it has a few problems, but I love the screen on my new Samsung phone!
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Old School Zero

If anything, the Cubs need to win the series just so that Bill Murray can ascend to heaven in front of a live, national television audience.

Romonobyl

It’s a vicious circle. Win or lose, the body count in Chicago will be substantial.

Shogun Marcus

Agreed. But to be clear, he is a Sox fan.

King Hippo

this “road Saints” thing is actually for reals, eh?

ArmedandHammered

I thought that name was because they let offences drive right over them.

BrettFavresColonoscopy

I thought a “road saint” was an orally friendly hitchhiker

ThursdaySkyGoddess

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ThursdaySkyGoddess

I was expecting Josh Huff to trip at the 2-yard line causing a fumble in the endzone and a touchback for the Vikings. Sad and disappoint.

King Hippo

TAKE ANOTHER COUPLE OXY and your wishes all come true!!

Gratliff

8-3 EAGLEA CAUSE WHY THE FUCK NOT

BrettFavresColonoscopy

I hate how announcer criticize a “boneheaded” holding penalty as negating a big play when, more often than not, the hold enabled the big play. Someone give me a microphone, a shitty suit, and a million dollar job where I can be criticized by people on the internet for my own terrible opinions.

King Hippo

You want to do a fill-in week of Hippo Thoughts?? About that “millions” though ,, smh

BrettFavresColonoscopy

I don’t accept payment in pills. And also don’t want to have to be subjected to the late games

Col. Duke LaCross

Chiefs WR TD? What fresh hell is this?

Bortleback

That Saints DB was so shocked that Smith would throw it that far downfield that he forgot how to run, and fell over

Gratliff

TOUCH DOWN JOSH HUFF OWNED BY < 0% OF FANTASY OWNERS

JustStopDude

Jesus Christ the Ravens are penalty machines.

BrettFavresColonoscopy

The NFL injury gods do not think highly of Geno Smith having a decent game

JustStopDude

Fitz may be coming in due to leg injury to Geno…

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

Fitzpicktrick?

JustStopDude

Yeah.

Shogun Marcus

Surprise onside trickeration by the ponies…did good?

Gratliff

Holy shit. Skins deserve 10 for that kick.

ThursdaySkyGoddess

Former simian overlord agrees with you.

https://twitter.com/xmasape/status/790252563656388608

ThursdaySkyGoddess

DOINK

Trevor Semen

Cleveland is basically San Fransisco, but instead of hipsters and gays they have crippling alcoholism and depression.

Shogun Marcus

For those without red zone and with common sense to not watch, coltsdown.

BrettFavresColonoscopy

THESE VIAGRA SINGLE PACKS ARE JUST LIKE NFL COACHING RETREADS IN THAT THEY’LL KEEP COMING BACK NO MATTER HOW HARD THEY’VE BONED YOU IN THE PAST

BrettFavresColonoscopy

Man, Miami eats the whole bowl of dicks

Redshirt

Oh, smart move, Bengals. Knock out the shitty QB, forcing them to bring in the one QB you can’t stop.

Old School Zero

Carson Wentz-a-lot

Bortleback

The Browns and Bungles colours are so similar that it looks like a college spring game, orange versus white. The standard of play also looks like college, now that I think about it

Redshirt

Paul Brown did that on purpose to piss off Modell.

Sill Bimmons

THIS IS HOYER HOGAN COUNTRY

JustStopDude

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Redshirt

Hogan is running wild on Cincy.

King Hippo

take my Survivor Pool down to TWO!!

Gratliff

Hopefully Wentz got all the Bradford out of his system in that quarter.

Marc Trestmans Windowless Van

Sneaking out for a cig. Relying on you guys to give me an update on the 10 turnovers/missed FGs/Butt fumbles in the comments while I am gone

JustStopDude

Dear lord the Raven’s defense is hot garbage….

ThursdaySkyGoddess

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King Hippo

I will be very pissed off if I lose in fantasy to a fucker who started the inactive Jordan Reed at TE.

BrettFavresColonoscopy

GENO-DOWN

King Hippo

Repeating from last week…

THAT’S SO RAVEN(s)

Bortleback

Think she can still do that while she’s lying on her back? Asking for a friend……

Kungjitsu

Gotdam! The Jaguars suck

King Hippo

they miss London

Sill Bimmons

Is that Doug Pedersen or Billy Zabka?

Gratliff

How the fuck did the Vikings end up back at the 50? Watching this via red zone is confusing as fuck.

ArmedandHammered

Watching it live is confusing.

Sill Bimmons

There’s a Lady Baltimore joke in there somewhere, I just can’t find it.

Gratliff

Since it’s a Baltimore lady, I’d suggest looking past the crabs.

Bortleback

Vikes-Eagles is on track for 30 turnovers total

Sill Bimmons

That was Alex Smith’s 55th career pass of 40+ yards.

52 of them have traveled fewer than 3 yards in the air.

BrettFavresColonoscopy

No idea whether that’s a joke or a real stat, it’s that credible.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

Um….. joke.

BrettFavresColonoscopy

No more of a joke than me relying on Alex Smith in a two QB league

Sill Bimmons

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Gratliff

But how many of them were Pick 6’s?

King Hippo

God, how I love entropy.

BrettFavresColonoscopy

GET A ROOM

Gratliff

Has an entire game ever taken place in a single red zone?

ThePirateSloth

Oh Redacteds

Gratliff

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King Hippo

-3 for Matt Jones WOO!!!!

Bortleback

Which one of you reprobates greased up the footballs in Philly?