Your Thursday Night NFL Football Open Thread

Oh my, this looks like a quality tilt with all the scoring! Hope it lives up to the hype in my brain. Let’s take a look at that after we take a look at other things.

Newsy Notes:

-The Covid list reminds me of a late-era Robert Altman film in that you’d be hesitant to list all the stars on the roll for fear of missing two or three. She ain’t pretty.

-Is a Jacksonville win a mortal lock this weekend? An utterly despised coach that lived his short (13 weeks!) tenure in some figurative hovel beneath the contempt of everyone that interacted with him will certainly get his comeuppance in the form of a W, led by wr Jones, rb Robinson and the prized rook qb. Say (yet another) prayer for Houston.

-Former savior-in-waiting Cam Newton now looks to be splitting time with the not remotely capable P.J. Walker in the Carolina backfield. I guess that’s the best way for Carolina to get that Heisman winner in the draft.

-Speaking of, one of the top rb’s in that draft, Kenneth Walker, will be skipping the Spartans bowl game. What’s good for these coaches that leave teams high and dry is also good for the gander. (this joke would have been fabulous had he played for Oregon)

To The Game!

Chiefs/Chargers:

-As I noted a few weeks ago, Chiefs DC Spags would get the team’s D in working order and lo and behold, during their 6 game win spree they’ve held every team under 20. I think that run will end tonight because Chris Jones, the lynchpin of the new look is absent ce soir.

-For an 8-5 ‘inconsistent’ team, the Chargers can take the lead in the AFC West with a W here. Going forward they would have the advantage because they will have swept the Chiefs.

-Easier typed than done though because K.C. is 18-3 on the road since 2019 and the Chargers don’t exactly have a home field advantage.

-Mr. Deep Ball, Justin Herbert hasn’t had that much success vs these guys on throws over 20+ yards-he’s only 2-of-9 against them. Still, Mahomes has not thrown a TD since week 9 against any other team aside from the Raiders.

-So should the Chiefs run the ball against the Chargers lousy ground D? Slow that assumption down-L.A. has held Mixon to 54 and Barkley to 64 yards the last two weeks.

Do your thing.

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rockingdog
Gumbygirl

We really are Borg!

Mr. Ayo

Looks like that game plan of playing soft defense against Hill and Kelce didn’t work out.

Weird, who could have known?

SonOfSpam

She’s a weird artsy chick.

Fun to hang with or really boring? No in-between.

Gumbygirl

I like her, always have. I haven’t seen the video in years, that was cool!

Beerguyrob

“Eleven seconds? Never leave Mahomes/Rodgers/Brady that much time!”

Peter King, breaking in new knee pads.

Gumbygirl

This game is going neon plaid.

Mr. Ayo

Too much time left for Mahomesy.

Beerguyrob

We’re all rooting for tie, right?

Sharkbait

Another Mahomesdown would be nice.

Dunstan

Always root for the tie or, failing that, scorigami, unless fan interests or strong schadenfreude considerations dictate otherwise.

hippofant

5 missed field goals.

SonOfSpam

They prefer to be called Siamese smdh

Mr. Ayo

David Carradine regretted that decision.

rockingdog

Yoooo

Kelce with the TD!!!

dude these last 10 min this game is ROCKING!!!!

SonOfSpam

Evening folks. How are Commander’s beloved Spanoi doing? Oh, they are winning?

Good for the Spanos clan, who deserve o so much.

Also, I’m working through the Sam Adams winter variety pack, so a hearty Fezziwig to you.

King Hippo

to the delight of almost 50% of the home crowd, no less!

SonOfSpam

40% Chargers
40% Chiefs
20% Dodgers

Dunstan

Happy Fezziwig! I’m working through a bottle of red wine.

King Hippo

But they will not shut The Factory down. – Dejcted #ThePauls supporter, kicking rocks on way back to car

Gumbygirl

The end zone isn’t lava!

Beerguyrob

Of course Kelce gets 69 yards & doesn’t score.

Col. Duke LaCross

Nice

Beerguyrob

That has to be the longest drive ever without any points, right? They went one to one.

Mr. Ayo

All those aggressive 4th down play calls just payed off!

Don T

The endzone is more impenetrable than Queen Elizabeth.

Sharkbait

The endzone is lava! The endzone is lava!

King Hippo

That goal line is some hot-ass lava

Mr. Ayo

[DFO] mind meld complete.

Gumbygirl

We are Borg.

Game Time Decision

There can only beeeeeee oooonnnneeee

Mr. Ayo

Just kick a FG next time

Mr. Ayo

GO FOUR IT!

rockingdog
Doktor Zymm

Too bad the NFLPA is the worst union since Henry VIIIs marriage to Anne Bolyn

Sharkbait

Excellent.

Dunstan

But Elizabeth I

Dunstan

“Integrity? What’s that?” — Goodell

Game Time Decision

He of the 4.4 40 time knows all about integrity

Doktor Zymm

I assume all these 4th down failures are caused by the cold, much like the many failures to invade Mother Russia

Mr. Ayo

The message from this Chick-Fil-A commercial is they don’t pay their employees enough to buy a car.

Doktor Zymm

And they are way cheaper than Oprah that one time

ArmedandHammered

Night all.

litre_cola

Yep. Over ain’t gunna hit, it’s time for slumber!

King Hippo

Where’s a Hardman when you need him?

litre_cola

Buddy signal if I have ever seen one.

Sharkbait

What the cinnamon toast fuck kind of pass was that??

Mr. Ayo

Rough night for analytics.

Doktor Zymm

These probably aren’t iid events, and I bet they’re modeled like they are

Doktor Zymm

Why didn’t they change the mascot now that they are LAC?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lac

King Hippo

CE-H please and goddamnit

Spur

Night Folks.

Brocky

Honestly I’ve always found christmas vacation to be overrated, just another film that’s been oversaturated by too many airings.

But the subtle thing of Ellen shaking hands will never not be funny to me

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Sharkbait

I think it’s become a family tradition for a lot of people. I know it is in my family at least.

Doktor Zymm

Surprised I’m not more tired. Also forgot how late night games go on the East Coast.

Sharkbait

This is not a (fantasy) playoff performance Mr. Mahomes.

King Hippo

Wait, Sam Elliot is still alive???

BugEyedBoo

Sort of

rockingdog

thats Rocking!

Mr. Ayo

I’m sure these 4th down decisions won’t come back to haunt the Clippers du merda at all.

Fronkenshteen

Westwood One sucks balls tonight. Gonna go with KC radio, but it sounds like they just have some jerkoff ex-player stuffed in the 2 seat.

King Hippo

Questionable (head)

rockingdog

LOL 😂

“How you gonna get fired on your day off?”

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King Hippo

I like how this game has limited Mahomes-points. It makes me close to happy.

Spur

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Spur

The LA crowd are dressed like the game is at Lambeau

LemonJello

AYYYYY! IT’S-A ME, JOEY BOSA!

King Hippo

30 for 30 – The Spiciest Meatball

rockingdog
Dunstan

“But when his drinking, and his lusting, and his hunger for power became known to more and more people, the demands to do something about this outrageous man became louder and louder.”

ArmedandHammered

Man the NFL is really trying to balkanize their viewer base. This game only on this app, this game only on that app and thir being no overlap.

Doktor Zymm

All that plus cracking down on illegal streams make me grumpy

herodotus450

“Mmm, yes, go on…”
-Gavrillo P.

King Hippo

One FozzSpawn compares Knoxville to Columbia…I mean, just no comparison. And the Vols might be decent at FITBAW before he graduates.

Doktor Zymm

My favorite thing about the Vols is that they are only one letter away from being the Voles

King Hippo

I had never considered that, but YES that is lovely

Spur
Dunstan

It always amuses me that Paul Shaffer wrote that song.

LemonJello

Thoughts and prayers for our LA contingent as they shelter in place during this significant weather event…

BrettFavresColonoscopy

I’m flying out of LAX imminently, so I’m preparing my will.

Brick Meathook

If you have right hand window, wave to me!

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

I was gonna post a picture of my animals snuggling under a blanket but they’re all on my phone so I’m posting this instead.

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Brick Meathook

I’ve got all my survival kits stationed at the ready to survive this rainstorm.

It’s not only raining, it’s cold! So cold that even guys with broken spines are shivering. That’s cold!

Spur

The frost will cull the homeless

Dunstan

“Hmm? Oh, yes, yes. The frost.” — scotchnaut, sharpening his knife

BrettFavresColonoscopy

Evening.

Spur

Howdy. Where did you leave the remote?

BrettFavresColonoscopy

Pick an orifice