I hope the day is going well for all of you! However you choose to spend the day, I wish you contentment. I’d like to spend a quiet one myself but the wife’s extended family is rather large and there’s no getting out of the get-together this evening. And really, this is the first gathering we’ve had since last year so I gotta go. I’m a wee bit antsy about 15+ of us in close contact but I’ve had three shots (one of them undocumented) and been boosted and you have to trust the science so into the breach we go.
To The Game!
Cleveland/Green Bay:
-Both Mayfield and Landry have been lifted from the Covid list so Browns fans may feel that the passing game is in good shape for today. Outside observers that have seen the qb’s wonky play may think differently.
-The Packers rush D is ranked as a top ten unit but has given up 137 and 143 yards the last two weeks. I can see The Chubbster being used as a battering ram today, piling up the yards, slowing down the game, keeping Rodgers off the field-pencil that fella in for 25+ carries.
-The Bad-The Browns are in last place in the AFC North.
-The Good-They’re one game out of first place. As it stands right now they have a 16% chance of getting into the playoffs. A loss here would drop them to 9% and bear in mind they have Cincy and Pitt left on the sked.
-Thankfully their kicker McLaughlin has been tossed on the Covid heap. He’s missed 6 of his last 12 and will be replaced by Chris Naggar.
-Rodgers has been cruising of late with a 70% completion rate, an 8.9 YPA and 13TD’s and 0 interceptions.
-Davante needs a mere 4 catches to get to 100 once again so, maybe by the end of the first quarter?
Give me those sweet, sweet comments.
So complete random question as I sit here at the family dinner table (sadly unable to watch the game, but oh well)…
At what specific age does getting completely fucked up at family events transcend from your parents judging you harshly for it to explicitly encouraging it (e.g. topping up your glass without prompting, etc. etc.)? Is there like a Mendoza line that can actually be properly quantified to answer this question?
25+
You’re going to have to have kids of your own so they can all nod their heads and say “See? Not so easy it’s it?”
Then they’ll feel smug and self secure and you’ll be stuck raising a bunch of kids.
Good news is you can repeat the cycle in 30 years.
Why is Bradshaw still a thing? It’s bad when the defensive guys sound articulate next to him
http://memes.ucoz.com/_nw/3/80320044.jpg
If Boxing Day is December 26th, why is Fox airing boxing on December 25th?
MOAR fake newz
Even on Christmas, the Factory keeps operating.
NO DAYS OFF
I was casually glancing at the score graphic and the orange of the Browns helmet blends into the orange background it’s superimposed over. If you look at it from the side it kind of looks like a rabbit fucking a pair of false teeth.
That is a fine metaphor for the Browns
If I’m Baker Mayfield, I’d be going Lou Pinella on those referees.
First down, 15 yards from FG range, 3 time outs, 1:01 to play.
#ThePauls pulled Chubb off the pitch and never ran the ball again.
Pauls gonna Paul
To be clear, as bad as that last non-call was, the Browns absolutely deserved to lose this game.
Agreed. And it was a bad call, also agreed.
“Nothing happened quite like that very often.”
…and said with a straight face, too.
Green Bay is such a Shield favorite no way that call happens
WVU’s own Rasul Douglas with the game-sealing pick, and BLEERGH says. “Merry Shitmas, Pauls.”
There it is!
If I’m a Browns player, I’m getting myself ejected over these missed calls.
If I’m the coach or QB we’re calling a lot of plays that have a lot of players running very close to officials. Just a darn shame if someone’s off a little on the route, you know?
Artistic Interpretation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oHnwHFDoVM
Yep, that’s DPI on Green Bay.
Anything that keeps MRSA from getting the bye is a-ok with Hippo.
Defender literally grabs the receivers shirt and pulls him backwards while propelling himself forward to make the INT, but there’s no call because Green Bay is the NFL’s narrative, and the narrative will not be denied.
You’re out of your mind to bet money on the NFL.
I considered ML’ing #ThePauls, too.
Right on cue