I was going to write ‘early afternoon’ slate of games but west coasters tend to get cranky if they read that before having their first cup of meth in the morning. Tee-hee.
To The Games!
Falcons/Bengals:
Life at .500 can mean different things to different teams. Cincy didn’t expect this at all and Atlanta fans (there are some you know) are mildly surprised to be at 3-3. The Falcons run game continues apace without Patterson-Huntley, Allgeier and Mariota racked up 160 yards vs the Niners.
Lions/Cowboys:
Dak is healthy immediately after Cooper Rush was exposed by the Eagles. Imagine that. Of all the one win teams in the NFL, the Lions have the most energy.
Colts/Titans:
Tennessee has righted the yacht after starting out 0-2. Is it a bit weird that these guys just played 3 weeks ago? Anyway, the Titans are looking for their second straight season sweep.
Packers/Commies:
Taylor Heinicke and Scary Terry will need a bit of luck against the league’s best passing D. Qaron is playing at a Heinicke-like level these days, his o-line doing him no favors. Perhaps he could have Tom come over and yell at them-it would be a nice change from the usual simmering disdain.
Bucs/Panthers:
The suddenly McCafferty-less Carolina must make do with Hubbard and Foreman. Tampa was once fearsome vs the run but they are now in the middle of the pack at 14th.
Giants/Jags:
This is bizarre-Jacksonville hasn’t beaten an NFC team since 2018, that’s 18 straight losses. The bad news is that the Giants were their last victory. Saquon is on a nice roll but the Jags rank 3rd against the run.
Browns/Ravens:
The AFC North is muddled with 3-3 Baltimore leading the division at 3-3. DeSean Jackson was just signed, his designation being, “an injury to be named later”.
Have at it.
Some Stanford Band play to end it. Get effed Qaron
And it was glorious to watch. This was kind of a fun game with Washington having a better QB.
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha [deep breath]hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
Carr got crumpled.
Just flipped it over to Fox. I got a Colin Cowherd commercial, then a Fox News commercial. I want to throw up.
No Alex Jones or Tucker? Or endless right wing political ads? Demand a refund
The GB/Washington tilt has me confused who to pull against, I hate both of these teams.
I’m an optimist, so I figger no matter what, someone whom I hate will lose.
In a perfect world, NFL Jared Leto would throw a back breaking pick whilst getting blasted into the turf, but then Lil Danny Shitbag’s Clits would shit the bed and give up a defense touchdown.
….but then I would OD on schadenfreude
That’s twice now that Saquon has run out of bounds to stop the clock. Fuck sakes.
Am I too late for refball bailing out Qaron?
No, you’re just in time!
Ok, Imma say a few things before the afternoon games start and keep it here instead of derailing the afternoon thread:
Hello, I’m ThePirateSloth, you may remember me from comment sections such as KSK, Kotaku, and DFO. For roughly the last 15 years, as I was falling deeper into a depression loop/spiral, I found myself losing interest in the Seahawks and football in general. I found it incredibly draining to go to a home game, to the point where I was only going to 1 game a season, and even that was difficult to get excited about. I wasn’t sticking around DFO often to make football jokes because I couldn’t muster the interest to both watch football AND have a way to comment at the same time. It was all just so demanding and draining and why the fuck should I bother. This loss of interest happened with practically all of the communities I was a part of, leaving me during the pandemic with.. well nothing. Hence the awareness and attempts to pull myself out of depression.
Now that I’m aware and actively trying to better myself, these last 7 weeks of this season? I’m waking up each Sunday actually excited to watch football again. I was at the Broncos game, am going to the Giants game next week, the 49ers game in Dec, and my season ticket family has all agreed to meet for the last game of the year against the Rams in Jan. I’m trying to be more present here, trying to be more present in football discussions online, starting to interact with more Seahawks fans online. Trying to keep interest and engagement going.
I’m saying all this in case someone who happens to read this feels the same way. For years, I did not know how to ask for help, how to express what I could see happening to me, how to even really talk about it, as a man (there’s a lot to unpack there, from society influences to the 80s/90s version of being a man to how I was raised by my Boomer Marines parents, but that’s a different TED Talk). I did not have the tools or lexicon to speak up or reach out.
If you need help, all it takes is to ask, even just one person. I know it sucks to try, it might even almost physically hurt to do it, even just an attempt. It will be worth it, because you are worth it.
Obligatory reference:
I remember you from such comment sections as KissingSuzyKolber, Kotaku, and DoorFliesOpen!
And Deadspin! Before the fucking Herb got me permanently shackled into the greys.
Yall were great in KSK. I mostly lurked. Or logged in on accounts I don’t remember.
Dunno what Kotaku is???
Gaming blog that’s part of the Deadspin/Gizmodo media group, the old Gawker sites, whatever the fuck Jim Spamfeller calls it now.
Guy putting his fragile mental health in the hands of Geno Smith?
WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG?
It feels like this
LOL. Geno wrote off the football but it never wrote back
Thanks for sharing. I think this is worth sharing in the afternoon thread too, lots of folks might miss it here since the morning games are just about done.
It’s taken a while, but writing this and my earlier not posted piece, have taken root. I’ve practically been writing all morning like I’m putting together my phd thesis or some shit.
Not to be flippant, but have you considered psilocybin therapy?
(related, it’s once again getting to be cyans season in the pnw!)
I absolutely have, both a little microdosing and dropping 5g one afternoon. It’s part of why I have turned around.
That’s great to hear. Minidosing has helped both The Good Mrs. Reefer as well as myself. It really does seem to help with our mindsets.
I also use certain commenting communities to keep me on an even keel because I don’t have a lot in common with the folks that I interact with on a daily basis.
That’s because you murder hobo’s. Not a big peer group, we are probably the only ones who get it!
Hey fellow Hawks fan. Sounds like you got a lot on your plate. Remember to chew your food because choking can result in a trip to the emergency room and that really isn’t as fun as it sounds. Plus don’t forget a nice beverage to wash it down.
Good for you. I lost my son to suicide, I will never ever stop wishing he wasn’t working out of town, and that maybe we would have noticed he was in such a bad place. Don’t let yourself be embarrassed to ask for help if you need it. I’m glad you did, and that you’re back here where you belong!
The Packers converted a Third Down!
I haven’t seen someone in Jacksonville stumble like that since Justin Blackmon stepped out the front door on a random Tuesday morning in early 2014.
Dimes is not a fan of white lines. DON’T DO IT!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ah4f62bYAcw&ab_channel=DuranDuranVEVO
Geoff playing up to his potential today.
Former-Falcon TE Hayden Hurst under center at QB just drew the Falcons offsides.
Its been one of those games.
#ThePauls!
So very much Pauling
Oh, damnit! What happened? I want to see!
4th & 10 at BAL 42
4th & 5 at BAL 37
3rd & 12 at BAL 44
3rd & 2 at BAL 34
Thanks. I realize I actually could have watched it – for some reason when the Dallas-Detroit game wrapped they went back to the studio instead of just putting the Ravens-Browns game on. Bastards tricked me.
Yes, they said we were getting bonus coverage. Lying Tony Romo and Jeem!
Remember that guy who poisoned the trees at Auburn and called in to the Bama radio and didn’t care roll damn tide?
That was the peak of sports fandom.
I don’t know, I think a greater peak in fan insanity was reached when that German guy stabbed Monica Seles because she had surpassed Steffi Graf.
Packers turn it over on Darnolds!
New Theory: Gisele is pulling a trick from “A Knight’s Tale” and is telling Tom Brady that to prove that he really loves her, he needs to lose football games.
I wonder if that movie is on Netflix. Seems like it would be a good one to lift weights to.
The Brady Bucs getting beat by the formerly hapless Panthers….
Such sweet, sweet schadenfreude. Mmmmmmmmm.
So tasty-the perfect mix of sweet and sour.
It’s like tamarindo candy.
I like that thanks to the divorce we now get TWO schadenfreude days – one for the Patriots, one for Brady.
At 3-4, Team MRSA will remain in 1st place in that shitass division.
Goff Coughs It Up
“…give it a bit more gas…”
-Amon Goth, during the testing phase
Oh, great! That punt and stupid penalty backs the Bengals to the 1. Terpsichore is starting to wake up.
FINALLY some KHunt!
First comes the Chubb, then comes the KHunt.
Buffet-Style Orgy!