Your Second NFL Sunday Afternoon Football Open Thread

To The Games!

Saints/Falcons:

Cal them the New Orleans Squeakers. With a win and a Niners loss they are in. How did they do it? Well, it’s called defense and they have a helluva lot of it. They’ve held their last 4 opponents to an average of 9 per game while scoring a mere 15 themselves. That is an amazing high wire act to perform but they’ve somehow pulled it off.

Jets/Blls:

In typical Jets fashion they’ll most likely have two picks in the top 7 but none in the top 3 because they beat the Texans earlier on. Not much is being made of the Bills having won three straight, scoring 93 points and outscoring folks by 43. In two of those games Singletary was given 20+ touches and responded with 96 and 110 yards.

Niners/Rams:

Division titles and playoff spots are on the line here as two teams on hot streaks try to settle their hash. Shanahan has been cagey (surprise!) about which qb is going to start but he loves Jimmy G, doesn’t he? I’m guessing Lance will be in there with a running/longer throw sub package at some point.

Pats/Fins:

This would seem like a letdown game for Miami but don’t underestimate a Flores-coached team. Waddle needs one grab for 12 yards to reach the 100/1,000 catch/yards mark and should get that over with right quick.

Seahawks/Cards:

Rashaad Penny has done wonders for his fantasy stock-which was dead in the water three months ago-if you’re willing to reach for an injury-prone rb that hasn’t really proven anything. As noted last week, Kliff’s Kards are limping into the playoffs (much like Kyler) with a 1-3 record to date.

Panthers/Bucs:

With a loss here Carolina should get the #5 pick in the draft and Rhule should thank first and foremost his questionable quarterback choices. Bruce “The Barbarian” Arians will play his starters as long as he feels like because he’s a cranky old man. Brady will be looking for someone else to trust in the passing game beyond Gronk and Evans.