Your Thursday Night NFL Football Open Thread

Can you believe it’s week 16 already? There’s only 48 more regular season games to play, friends.

Tidbits:

-Chase has been officially ruled out for the game against the free-falling (and falling apart) Steelers. I’m sure they’ll turn things around. How do I know? A valued source informed me that Tomlin visited the Haitian embassy in Washington on Tuesday.

-Tug of Gwar has been added to the Pro Bowl “skills” competition. Hopefully there’s a Squid Game touch in there as well. (hey everyone, remember The Squid Games?)

-Filling Column Inches Lazily: NFL reporter Ryan Dunleavy squirted out a “Belichick to the Bears” turd recently. Why? Because history, that’s why. I’m guessing he called it a day at 9:30am after cultivating that pearl and the breakfast scotches held sway after that.

-Bashing Arthur Smith (Again): He told reporters that new starter Hieneke gives the Falcons “the best chance to win”. Just shut up, putz.

To The Game!

Saints/Rams:

-Los Angles have their playoffs aspirations on the line here. Various vaunted math guys have said that a W vaults them to a 50% chance and a loss drops them to 14%. That’s quite a swing for Fatt Matt and Co.

-Speaking of, the Rams O has started clicking again the way it was at the outset of the season-they’re climbing up the league’s standings and now sit at 12th-best.

-The Saints coaching staff placed gas cans in the lockers of some veterans, the idea being, well, I’m not going to bother explaining this old canard to you. Demario Davis, a longtime linebacker and driver of an EV vehicle said, “I don’t get it”.

-The Saints O has been doing well also so maybe take the over of 45.5? Over the last three games they’ve scored a TD on 9 of their last 10 visits to the red zone. That’ll boost your team stats.

-Prop Time: Kyren’s rush total is a feisty 89.5. Why so high? Since week 12 he’s averaged 124.3 yards per tilt.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhiyKZsAW44

I have to imagine Lowratio’s in a for a rough start to the holiday weekend.

Horatio Cornblower

He has outstanding taste in music and free range within the yard. He’ll be fine as long as he doesn’t say his name backwards and disappear again.

Fucking awkward, that.

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Horatio Cornblower

Look, if it’s just me we’re going roots rock Americana or whatever the fuck you call it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsL6Zof7WyE

Horatio Cornblower

/Watching a sumo tournament (because I’m hammered, you see)
//my impression

Wow. Nice tits.

Horatio Cornblower

Hanging out with my brother at the local. Bartender complaining she was gaining weight, told her if she weighed 120 I’d eat my shoe.

She confessed to a “hard” 140, (would not disagree; she is ripped), and gave me my choice of a free shot.

There’s a lesson here, if only I hadn’t been doing free shots.

Gumbygirl

Muscle weighs more than fat. I’m pretty much a flotation device at this point.

Horatio Cornblower

Jen The Bartender (TM) is a rock.

My entire family will be at her bar on Xmas Eve, per her order.

Not gonna lie, getting a good buzz on with no responsibilities whatsoever is a Xmas Eve I haven’t had in, (runs out of fingers and toes, unzips pants, uses nipples and several moles), 26+ years!

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

That’s how I’ll always remember the version of you portrayed in Hard Ride to Nowhere.

Horatio Cornblower

4″ tall and riding on a gorilla?

Man, that guy was so much cooler than I am in real life.

BrettFavresColonoscopy

So how’d your shoe taste?

Horatio Cornblower

She did not call me out on my bullshit, because she has a huge crush on Mrs. Horatio, who wasn’t even there but whom I nonetheless deployed like an anti-ballistic shield, except one that actually works.

hippofant

You know your team is not having a good season when the player they use for the game promo is a cornerback.

Sharkbait

Could be worse. Amazon used Belichick for a promo

Horatio Cornblower

Fuck that’s good.

King Hippo

you saved me the typing

fleshwound_NPG

we have a game? kinda?

fleshwound_NPG

not kinda!

fleshwound_NPG

kinda nope

litre_cola

I need 1 pt to cash 300. Sweet Jesus someone do something

litre_cola

1 pt. Preferably not kamara

Redshirt

(sigh) I did it. I am done working in 2023.

(checks score)

I see so are the Saints.

litre_cola

1 day to go my chili aficionado

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

[tosses you a beer from the cooler they have been sitting next to for the last week and a half] – the Chargers

Horatio Cornblower

Started my year-end tonight. Nuked all me emails, answered all my mail, made sure all my diaries were up to date, (mostly by moving them three weeks forward), and then met my brother for drinks and oysters.

2Pack

Guys…

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Redshirt

Please. I once did all my shopping on December 23rd. After 5PM.

2Pack

Pro move Bro.

Gumbygirl

My mother sent my sister and me to the mall on Christmas Eve to ” get a few things.” The list was a mile long. I was pregnant.

TheRevanchist

There are still a lot of minutes to go. I’ll be fine.

Game Time Decision

We just do joint gifts now and get something bigger for the house.
Oh and unless explicitly asked for, appliances are NEVER an option

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Horatio Cornblower

I’m done. Paid attention this year, ordered stuff based on what I heard and stocked up.

The problem now is that I’m not really sure what I have or where I’ve hidden it.

Sharkbait

Rams. I sad Nacua, not Willams

BrettFavresColonoscopy

That blue tent must be magic.

Sharkbait

Please Stafford, can I have some more Nacua downs?

fleshwound_NPG

your local tesla not the only carr fucking up tonight

SonOfSpam

EMOCEPTION

BrettFavresColonoscopy

Fucking Jalopy

SonOfSpam

They’re talking about how Rams have exceeded expectations on the back end, and Lindsey Graham just bought a jersey.

SonOfSpam

Obviously South Florida is nothing special but how was Syracuse possibly favored in this game?

King Hippo

ACC! ACC!!!!!

SonOfSpam

I mean, they are AWFUL.

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Crosby is having another cheat code season.

Redshirt

“Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have the Game Genie codes thrust upon them.” – Bill S., Stratford

Sharkbait

There’s an outside chance I’ll be at the Rangers Penguins game St. Patricks day weekend

Sharkbait

Edit: Rangers Penguins game St. Patricks day weekend in Pittsburgh

King Hippo

My score ticker seemed to indicate the Ice Bills Mafia scored NINE hockey points. How many red cards did the Leafs get? And is The Canadia in moUrning now, eh?

Game Time Decision

FUCK THE LEAFS

SonOfSpam

-dude with a dining room table fetish

Dunstan

“We hate the Leafs” — Canada

“What’s that you say? You hate that we don’t provide even more Leafs coverage? Ok, here you go, they’re now 99% of the hockey coverage instead of just 90%.” — Canadian sports media

Game Time Decision

This except it goes from 99% to 99.99%

SonOfSpam

RAMMMMMMMMMMMMING IT HOME

As predicted (maybe, by someone somewhere), DeMarcus Robinson shall lead them.

Gumbygirl

He deserved that td. Nice game, showing off!

SonOfSpam

Two-minute RAMMMMMMMING it. Let’s not fuck this up please.

Game Time Decision

2 minutes, stop exaggerating

SonOfSpam

Hell, any RAMMMMMING it at this point feels like an upset.

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BrettFavresColonoscopy

Hey, looks like they got the Carr running again.

/shows self out

Doktor Zymm

Oh dear, I just realized how much NARRATIVE there will be in the Rams play the Lions in the playoffs

King Hippo

Fatthew vengeance AND Christian allegory!

Mr. Ayo

As long as Jerome Bettis isn’t involved

ballsofsteelandfury

He did play for the Rams….

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King Hippo

holy shit, Fatthew. That was a fine athletic play!

King Hippo

Did he really? It’s so hard to remember his pre-fat days.

Doktor Zymm

Wasn’t he injured the entire time until he got a nice protective layer of fat?

King Hippo

Mine only protects against the cold and STDs, but that does make one think!

Doktor Zymm

I was cleaning out my kitchen today and found an unopened jar of tamarind paste that expired in 2014. That means I must have moved it to California when it was already 3 years expired

Sharkbait

Does it actually go bad?

Doktor Zymm

No idea! However, I clearly don’t really have a use for it and I’m far too lazy to go out of my way to find out

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

I can’t believe you would be talking about throwing food away at a time like this. You’ll distract Matt Stafford!

Doktor Zymm

He’s welcome to scarf my elderly tamarind paste during half time!

King Hippo

Like sour cream – how could you actually TELL?

Doktor Zymm

Sour cream gets moldy

WCS

This such a fantastic sequence of words, it needs to be written into the Constitution.

Game Time Decision

We should have a draft of the oldest expired thing in our kitchens with pics

fleshwound_NPG

so beautiful that bobby bonilla day and and shohei ohtani day has a one-year overlap to properly pass the torch

King Hippo

OHTANI likes to RRRRRRRRRRRRRAM IT!! Yeah!!!

(Spam was this TOO SOON?)

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Spam Reacts Reasonably coming soon

SonOfSpam

I have meditated (been drinking) and am fine.

King Hippo

We don’t call ’em SillyCuse fer nuttin!

BrettFavresColonoscopy

Sup.

BrettFavresColonoscopy

What’s the bottle?

fleshwound_NPG

the pats have died and have spawned not one but two teams:

-rammmit! (annoying white dudes at wr)
-chiefs (everybody hates them)

fleshwound_NPG

ok nacua isnt totally white but…born in utah. yea, totally woulda been on the pats in the 2000s and 2010s.

Sharkbait

See? It was easier to hate one team now wasn’t it?

Gumbygirl

Woooohoooo, time to go burn one!

fleshwound_NPG

youre gonna puka if you dont cover nacua

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King Hippo

Do ya think they put James Madison in the Armed Forces Bowl because he was once Commander in Chief?

BrettFavresColonoscopy

I think it’s because they’re big Federalist Papers enthusiasts.

King Hippo

I mean, you want the pussy, you best be ALL ABOUT them Federalist Papers!

Dunstan

Publius? More like Pussy-us, if you know what I mean!

King Hippo

We need to get Balls and DFO Studios working on this porn parody series, stat.

Gumbygirl

There is a very real possibility we could have a good Thursday night game here. And…I just jinxed it!

King Hippo

We need some RRRRRRRRRRAM IT!! in order to prevent 2 NFC South shitass teams from making the playoffs.

King Hippo

Your dead Dad holds my dead Dad’s beer in “crippling workaholism” – MAD RESPEK, yo!

litre_cola

I thought Emo Carr had a 1 year show me deal. good lord, 4 years?

Doktor Zymm

There really is a decent payoff to surviving as a starter on a bad team for a few years

King Hippo

That should keep him in black eye shadow for years to come!

litre_cola

Inlaws here. Wine stocked up. 1/2 day tomorrow then the resto. Then 2 weeks off. Almost there.

Redshirt

Just a dude, playing a dude, replacing another dude.

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King Hippo

SillyCuse HAWT exhibition action, too. Big night in Nothern Ontario!

King Hippo

they let him coach the bowl?

King Hippo

I was just asking myself “Self, are you ready FOAR sum FITBAW??”

/self answered in the affirmative

Redshirt

I would ask myself but Self put out a restraining order out on me.

litre_cola
SonOfSpam

Been singing that all day. Including in a work meeting.

litre_cola

Now that we have met. I can 100% see you asking people you work with if they are ready to Ram It…

King Hippo

It’s always good to know who in the office might also like to RRRRRRRRRRRRRAM IT!!

ballsofsteelandfury

Those are all bullshit maths anyway. Just like the in-game percentages Amazon throws out during Thursday Night games

BrettFavresColonoscopy

They’re off by 17%.