Merry Shitsmas, one and all. Here is some of what happened yesterday (I fell asleep and didn’t write up anything last night):
Holy cats, I turned off Yinzers/Raiders as Josh Jacobs broke off a long run (was fading him in fantasy), but it got called back for a MOST LOVELY XMAS EVE BLEERGH. Vegas would go on to not score the rest of the way, Coach Epps would bizarrely try another FG and punt on 4th and 1 with under 5:00 to play…and somehow it all worked out. Last minute TD means Yinz stay faintly alive at 7-8, with a bananapieorgies 13-10 victory.
Bill Bidwill’s sexuality aside, you can’t say Vegas are a boring football squadron. Stillers are just too strange for Hippo to even start.
Riverboat Ron finally benched Heinecke, in a game where he was…kind of playing well? Especially away to the Tomsulas, 37-20 winners. Flawed team is flawed, Baby Shanny remains the eccentric genius, at least when it comes to QB evaluation.
Iggles really lost a bad beat game in JerralWorld, albeit in very entertaining fashion. Good for the neutral, anyway. BlueBunny made the decision to kick for a 40-34 lead, despite being inside the 5 (where I think is where the maths turns, as I explained to Oldest HippoSpawn as we finished our pot roast), but the Cowpersons’ D (heh) stiffened (heh) once Minshew rallied his charges to the DAL 20. Philly still needs to lose out before anything chaotic could happen, but they would have been able to rest Hurts (and still probably should) the rest of the regular season, had they won.
Everybody chasing NFC wild card qualification lost yesterday (DET to the Black Panthers, Gigantes to Minny, Redacteds as noted above, SeaTruthers in KC). It’s basically a giant mulligan, so long as Bay of Green loses in FRIGID Miami today. Otherwise, here comes King Narrative. FACK.
Of these games, only Vikes/NYG was interesting, and it was bizarre even by these two teams’ high standards. It looked at 17-16 like it would be a matter of forcing the Vikes to punt or kick a FG, but Justin Jefferson converted for 6 instead. I half-expected them to go for 2 (that’s the new maths, make it a 2-score game), but they kicked. Giants then IMMEDIATELY hit a long TD pass and tied it at 24 with the deuce, all before the 2-minute warning.
Giants came SO CLOSE to big defensive plays, multiple times. But DIngleberry (admittedly, gamely) too some big hits, and even TOOK RISKS just throwing it in JJ’s vicinity. The last such occurrence setting up a spike and game-winning 61-yard FG. Easily good from 64, and SKOL retains the #2 seed.
WKRP damned near pissed away a 22-nil lead, tossing an ill-advised Pick Six with the P*ts on life support, late Q3. The first of THREE missed PATs (some two, some one) by New England blunted the momentum somewhat, but a fluky-as-fuck Hail Mary tip drill TD catch by Jakobi Meyers (yes, THAT Jakobi Meyers) made things 22-18, which would stand for Glorious Xmas Scorinami. But only because of a Cincy “peanut punch” on 3rd and inches from the Bengals’ 6. The Legend of White Mac got a bitch fit BLEERGH, so they couldn’t even leverage the field position. Sad Hail Mary pickerception ended things, 25 yards from the end zone.
Yes, it is very much looking like Clippers and LOLfins for the last two playoff spots (Ratbirds clinched with an ugly-even-for-them-and-ATL 17-9 home win), but plenty can still happen, pending today’s action.
Buffalo also tamed the Bearistocrats!, pulling away late for a deceptive 35-13 scoreline. Saints ran off the last 17 after spotting #ThePauls the first 10, in the coldest game in #ThePauls home history. Sex Criminal ThShaun played awfully again. Such a shame.
Oh, and we are guaranteed Week 18 SNF, because the Very Sad Tits lost at home to Hobo Lovie Smith, 19-14. Neither TN nor DUUUUUVVVVVAAAAALLLL can clinch the Surly Duff division before their finale. Giddyup.
MRSA faithful can’t have enjoyed those CLT and NO wins, neither. Division of chaos remains chaotic.
Enjoy the trifecta today, and Boxing Day after that.
THIS GUY AARON RODGERS, I CALL HIM RON DESANTIS, BECAUSE HE’S AN ANTI-VAX ASSHOLE WHO’S DOING THINGS IN FLORIDA THAT PISS ME OFF WHILE FOX PRAISES HIM
Holy shit that’s good
Merry Christmas to yinz what celebrates it. We did presents last night and thus I am set up to do absolutely nothing today in the finest of yuletide slackery!
That is the correct way. Unfortunately, we have to drive to Riverside today, Gumby’s dad is still in the hospital. We will have dinner over there with his sister’s family.
Bernard Gilkey has just led Pretend Man City to the 2173 Club World Cup. We had come up short on the last 4 tries at this one.
A Happy Happy & Merry Merry to all. Hope this day finds you warm and cozy.
Got totally Dexter Scoey’ed last night. Went over to a chum’s for Christmas Eve dinner, and (of course) their Alexa played TLDB.
ALEXAAAAAAAA!!!
I made it through! Being a Scooge does have it’s perks.
You made it then! You just had to make it to Christmas Eve morn.
Yep, not hearing it through all of 12/23 counts as a win.
Dingleberry is just further confirming my opinion of him as the shitty, boring Eli.
While happy that Lamar! is playoff bound, the extra chaos of a Coldlanta win would have been fun
At the rate this season is going the remaining wild card spots could come down to goofy assed 3-4 way tie breakers, or some glorious regular season tie game being the deciding factor.
I live for the day they have to flip a coin for a tie break
Happy holidays, you brilliant basterds and lovable miscreants. I’d be lyin’ if proclaimin’ hate for Jax or Pederson, sobriety.
Hippo is playing McGyver, with no pratical skills whatsoever. Since I can’t find the insulating tape the HVAC guy had me buy a few years ago.
Merry Xmas from the Cornblower household.
You say the dwarves have a great union, but, you still managed to get him into cosplay.
I can’t explain why, but this has always been one of my favorite lines from Futurama.
Gets time-and-a-half, though.
That’s his traditional native wear, SIR, and I’ll thank you to remember that.
Symptoms of a diseased mind: I wonder how they do dwarf bra sizes? Full cup, half cup, quarter cup, or maybe tablespoon?
I should show this picture to my little brother, it will frighten him more than his Bungles’ Q4 yesterday.
YES, for those who don’t remember me saying before, my brother is absolutely terrified of little people. NO IDEA why. He doesn’t DISLIKE them, it is 100% an insane but real phobia.
Another item! Unless the Jaguras lose AND Tits win next week, Duval can also CLINCH WITH A HOME DRAW Week 18. Which would be the best thing to ever happen in NFL history.
Second best if Tom Brady dies on the field.
I see that it will be 68 degrees on New Year’s here, which is MUCH BETTER than the 56 degree house I woke up too (damned demon-infested HVAC system)
+1
Those fuckers always break on a holiday.
Merry Christmas to all.
Happy, no that is not right, Wonderous, no not right either, ahh, Merry Christmas. Who decided to make it Merry, Happy would be much better in context or did they use Merry because you had to drink heavily to be able to handle the family gathering and no one was going to be happy due to said family gathering?
I have read that in19th century England there was a movement to say “Happy Christmas” instead of “Merry Christmas” because “merry” contained connotations of drinking and lechery.
All that pagan influence still creeping through.
They say Happy in Australia, it seems weird. In fact Happy Chrissy.
Banana pierogies or banana pie orgies? Hippo decides.
#TwoThings
(and fuck I needs a copy editor)
Honestly, I thought you were making a joke.
It is indeed hard to tell with me at times, even to myself. I should probably have another pill.
Merry Christmas everyone.
Merry Christmas.
Merry Shitmas