Your Thursday Night Football Open Thread

Welcome back! Let’s get Week 2 off to a slambang start! [looks at teams playing] Eh, you know, gut reaction tells me this tilt should be buried among a heavy slate of games on a Sunday afternoon but there’s enough here to slake my football thirst.

TO THE GAME!

Bengals/Browns:

-I said last week that the Browns should score a bunch but they ran head-first into a high quality opponent in the Ravens and were dominated on both sides of the ball. I get it, but the game-watcher in me says, “there’s so much freakin talent on this team“. I mean, they’ll put it together. Or is the goose* of Freddie Kitchens waddling the hallways of their practice facility?

-This thorough ineptitude has led to speculation, some warranted, some not. Chucklefarts at ESPN have said that Baker might get benched. For Case Keenum? After two games? (if he doesn’t play well tonight) C’mon, that’s tantamount to giving up on the season, isn’t it? The rumour that might have some legitimacy is OBJ being shopped around. He’s not shy about shooting his mouth off/throwing bizarre tantrums and who knows what’s happening in the locker room?

-Three starters on the Browns O-line are banged up as well and two cb’s are done for. On the Cincy side, Geno Atkins and his backup are out tonight. There might be some early, sloppy play to start the game.

-Burrow was a respectable (given the circumstances) 23/36 and ran one in. I heard a nay-sayer cluck that he missed on all 5 of the deep balls he threw which is ‘not a good sign’. If memory serves, two of those balls went through the pinkies of John Brown, one being a sure td. It looks as though A.J. Green is all the way back so that’s nice-he and Boyd and Mixon should be able to do some damage.

-I guess Cleveland really needs this one, or their fans do, otherwise the refrains of ‘same old Browns’ will rain down on the heads of all that young talent. The Bengals? 0-2 is kinda expected right now so not a big deal. I’m cheering for chaos so GO CINCY!

Have at it in the comments.

*Kitchens tried to be a ghost and messed it up, as is his way.

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Redshirt

My dad and I just had a father-son moment, where we both looked at each other and came to the sad realization that this is a 4-12 Bengals team. And that’s being generous.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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Not doing that pornhub search.

Doktor Zymm

This time next year I’ll be visiting Chernobyl. I’ll let y’all know if it’s as much of a disaster area as the Bengals D

Sharkbait

We NEED a boots on the ground

Gatoraids

3.6 yds given up every play not great, not terrible

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Senor Weaselo
Doktor Zymm

I totally forgot about that episode! Awesome!

Viva La Tabula Raza

First thing I thought of. Second thing was this book. A little dated, but still some interesting observations about the place.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolves_Eat_Dogs

jjfozz

Joe Buck can suck it. I fucking hate him. fuck you.

Recovery Whiskey

This is the right take

Senor Weaselo

In rebuttal, I don’t want him to suck it, if that’s all right.

Mr. Ayo

I, for one, enjoy Joe Buck. Not sure why there’s the hate with all the other terrible play by play chugs out there.

jjfozz

To each his own, I’ve just found him to be a pompous, boring, colorless asshole

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

I was watching a game when a Steeler face masked him hard enough for the opposite eye to peek of of the earhole. Fucker came right back in. Watching the play you would have thought it was ‘iron lung’ time. He also had the the most consecutive completions, and highest completion percentage records for a long time I believe. It wasn’t due to dink/ dunk, pretty amazeballs for that era of 50%ers, and high int to TD ratios.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

You need to wash the body van.

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BrettFavresColonoscopy

Hey, I forgot this was happening.

/checks score

Did the Bengals, too?

Recovery Whiskey

Bob Costas has more soul than Joe Buck.

Gatoraids

Jim Nance what ya going to do when Buckomania runs over you

Spur

The Clippers collapse up 3-1 gives me hope the world his healing. 2020 is correcting.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

The local fellas did a good.

Gatoraids

Next generation will be Jaeden Buck in 2040

Gatoraids

First Boys size golden jacket for the hall of fame

Spur

Finally giving Jim Jordan a reason to put one on.

Viva La Tabula Raza

He’s been wrestling with his conscience about this.
Just kidding, he doesn’t have one. Or a soul.

Recovery Whiskey

Jack was quality. Joe? An effing boring piece of play-it-safe passionless crap.

Recovery Whiskey

A joe buck circlejerk.

Gatoraids

Just when 2020 couldn’t get worse

Unsurprised

This year rules. It’s the funniest year in history.

Recovery Whiskey

This guy 2020s

Viva La Tabula Raza

That guy in Canton dresses like Trump and is probably a pedo.

Unsurprised

You said the same thing twice

Viva La Tabula Raza

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Gatoraids

NFL we can drain the finances of cities even without a team

Doktor Zymm

I’ve started using some of my various travel vouchers to book stuff for next year and beyond. With cruise lines taking probably the biggest hit of the entire travel industry I was able to score an Antarctica cruise for Feb 2022 without a single-supplement on Ponant

Unsurprised

Cruise lines shouldn’t exist.

Viva La Tabula Raza

You want to go on a cruise, join the fucking Navy. They even pay you.

Unsurprised

Not in a million fucking years.

Viva La Tabula Raza

Seemed like a good idea for me 40 years ago, actually got me squared away and on a good path, i.e. college and professional career.

JustStopDude

Worked well for me as well.

All that seamen. Kind of miss it sometimes.

Doktor Zymm

How’s the food though?

Viva La Tabula Raza

I got out in 1985 so can’t speak to present conditions at the on-board chow hall, but every liberty port was a potpourri of crazy experimentation.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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rockingdog

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Viva La Tabula Raza

I did not know that Randall Flagg had released a solo album.

Viva La Tabula Raza

Well, I’ve seen shittier games. Hell, I’ve seen shittier Super Bowls. Recently, too; and even though it was my team that won, it was still a shitty game. WTF 13-10?

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Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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Doktor Zymm

If I had to watch an entire movie with people using the stupid American pronunciation of antifa I would go insane

Gratliff

Look for the follow-up: Ann Tifa: Black Bloc Diaries

Spur

BOO this PC culture. Usually its the white lady giving into her urges for a chiseled from stone, heart of gold Native American.

Viva La Tabula Raza

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Doktor Zymm

Did the teams without fans in the stands refund season ticket holders?

Viva La Tabula Raza

They are making the cardboard cutouts reimburse the regular season ticket holders.

Gatoraids

Some even refunded the PSLs

Spur

Refund or carry over to next season. Refund noted to take 7-8 weeks. Decided to carry over.

Spur

The Cowboys offer a trade of Dalton, the Monet hanging above the pretzel stand and a briefcase of coke for Burrow.

Recovery Whiskey

You don’t like Dak?

Spur

Dak going to flee the country when he murders McCarthy

Gratliff

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Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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Gatoraids

He can seek asylum in Wisconsin

Horatio Cornblower

This would have been an outstanding crowd for the Indians back in the 80’s.

Sharkbait

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Spur

Brown Sugar!

Senor Weaselo

Well, at least Spam isn’t facing KHunt in fantasy. Because he’s on the bench.

Horatio Cornblower

Offsides!? Why, that’s the worst thing Myles Garrett has ever do…hold on, getting something in my earpiece here…

Spur

Very nice throw by Burrow.

Fronkenshteen

STILL Beattie can’t learn the two minute offense?

Spur

How long until Myles Garrett starts swinging around his helmet like a club? I missed it last time he played on TNF.

JustStopDude

1:31 left on the clock?!? You idiots! He is going to score three more TDs before the HALF!!!!

Wait…sorry. I was having a PTSD flashback from Sunday.

Horatio Cornblower

Jewelssy J has absolutely killed someone.

Senor Weaselo

Dirt Giants have hit 6+ homers in each game of a three-game set against the Dirt ArgoBills. And some of them weren’t pop flies down the line!

jjfozz

Do you have to be stoned for the Snoop Dogg Corona commercial make sense? Or am I just too old and white?

Dunstan

I’m pretty sure that Snoop’s fan base, such as it is, has been 100% white for at least a decade.

Viva La Tabula Raza

I wonder if Snoop uses Corona beer instead of water in his bongs.

Spur

Heat up 2 games on the Celtics.

A Heat/Nuggets Final would be awesome.

Senor Weaselo

*cries in Adam Silver*

Viva La Tabula Raza

WTF? I abandoned that game at the half with Celts up by like 20 or so.

Horatio Cornblower

Nice after-factory add-ons, ma’am.

Horatio Cornblower

Dixon in one backfield, Khunt in another: IT’S LADIES NIGHT IN CLEVELAND!!!

Sharkbait

Dixon in the backfield, Khunt opposite
Here I am, Stuck in the middle with Mayfield.

JustStopDude

“Best Buy wants the fans to experience the game. Come you your local Best Buy for the NFL live fan experience. One of our dedicated associates with vomit beer on your child, call your wife or girlfriend a whore, and sucker punch you if you dare ask them not to do so. Our store restrooms have been left completely uncleaned and are filled with overflowing toilets and drunk people to piss in sinks and on unwary patrons.

Best Buy and the NFL. The ultimate fan experience”

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Gratliff

Best Buy is dedicated to helping fans enjoy all sorts of games as long as they aren’t on the PS5

jjfozz

The last time I saw a chub surrounded by this much brown, i realized I was watching German porn

JustStopDude

/OBJ has entered the chat.

Horatio Cornblower

Guess the trick to making Mayfield* look like a legit #1 pick it to have him play the Bengals.

*solution not limited to Baker Mayfield

herodotus450

For of all sad 1st overall picks of Mike Brown’s pen,
The saddest are these: “It might have been!”

Dunstan

Next come those of Matt Millen,
Who declares “I’ll take a receiver again!”

Fronkenshteen

Are we calling the Cleveland backfield “Chunt” yet?

King Hippo

It’s not 69 but NICE!!!

Senor Weaselo

That backfield FUCKS.

Spur

Heat about to make Bill Simmons cry

jjfozz

Anything that makes that jerkoff cry is ok with me

Dunstan

+1 person NOT denying this.

Gatoraids

Level 69 gut punch. Now applying the General Theory of Ewing to Tatum

clint greasewood

No more Hunt, put Chubb back in the game.

Dunstan

I’m going need another 15 minutes or so before I can put Chubb back in

Spur

i had Chubb all season last year.

Dunstan

You’re supposed to see a doctor after four hours.

Spur

Thats one wily Brown Khunt.

Viva La Tabula Raza

Man, I wish both teams could win tonight so both Just Stop Dude and Redshirt could go to bed happy.

Game Time Decision

Tie?

JustStopDude

What the fuck? You’d think OBJ shat in the ref’s breakfast.

Viva La Tabula Raza

Not out of the realm of possibilities.

Sharkbait

MAY HAVE BEEN?

Horatio Cornblower

Schroedinger’s Pass Interference

Horatio Cornblower

Boy, Beckham sure pulled that run out of his ass, eh?

Spur

Potty humor.

jjfozz

Yup, he’s playing dirty tonight

JustStopDude

You know the best thing about the BLM protests, AM sports radio has someone gotten both less and more racist.

Viva La Tabula Raza

Best thing about COVID quarantine is I haven’t heard AM sports radio in over a year.

litre_cola

Because I don’t commute anymore I am in the same boat.

Gatoraids

Gentlemen AM sports radio has gone plaid