Let’s Wrap It Up-Your Sunday Night NFL Open Thread

Although I’m writing this Sunday morning at 9:45 EST, I’m fairly confident I’ll be 0-2 in both Math Hard! and Freezer Vodka-I know my limits. Hope you’re doing better than I am.

To The Game!

Bears/Houston:

-The Caleb I saw in preseason did not match the one that played in the opener. The latter seemed flummoxed by defensive coverages which is to be expected one would think. Still, he was certainly more decisive in his reads and throws in that preseason tilt.

-As one would expect, Keenan Allen is injured already with a heel thingy. The rook Rome Odunze also had some problems but may be able to go. Luckily Chicago is fairly deep at wr and D.J. Moore is more than capable of handling some extra work.

-Accuracy, thy name is Stroud. If his completion rate reaches 75% this evening he will be only the second fella (Brady was the first, of course) to reach that number in four straight games.

-Mixon made me look like a smart hominid (not an easy thing to do!) when I ventured that a change of scenery would rejuvenate him. He was the first rb to run for 150+ yards and a TD on the opening weekend since Arian Foster did it in the year of our Goodell, 2010. Let’s not burden the old fella with 30 touches again though, okay?

-Chicago got the win last week but it was far from conventional. Depending on TD returns and pick sixes to dig oneself out of a 17 point deficit is not something that can be done on the regular. Should they be jockeying for a wild card berth towards the end of the season they can thank their unlikely Week One win for keeping them in the mix.

Type your life away.

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fleshwound_NPG

texans want another calebception

Duchess

Headbutt fumble!

Mr. Ayo

What an odd game. Stlll 2/3 of the 4th remaining, the 500’s dominating, but they’re only up 9? One bad bounce and this game could easily flip.

Mr. Ayo

As I was saying!

SUDDEN CHANGE!

WCS

Tomlin Voodoo gives the Stillers added edge to make this a “winning” strategy. There is no other explanation.

fleshwound_NPG

the bears entire 2025 draft needs to be all lineman or else they are committing football terrorism

King Hippo

I hope Caleb enjoys crippling painkiller addiction as much as Hippo enjoys his

BrettFavresColonoscopy

I wonder if an offensive line would help?

Dunstan

Not sure, but I’ll try:

Your mother is a great cocksucker!

Duchess

Bears got a fumble recovery… It worked!!!

fleshwound_NPG

20th century: “siskel and ebert gave it two thumbs up!”

21st centruy: “some assholes online said it was fresh!”

Unsurprised

More like “a studio-owned website made some asshole pick rotten or fresh to go with what was probably a dog shit review anyway.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

David Manning of the Ridgefield Press agrees.

King Hippo

the Chi**** front 7 really looks good

fleshwound_NPG

with random exceptions, it has been this way since about 1984

King Hippo

Which is odd, seems like that should be the hardest area to fix/sustain, it just requires such physical freaks

fleshwound_NPG

they are a dumber version of the stillers (WAY less offense, somehow)

WCS

Bears GM: “I wish I make a trade that looks absolutely brilliant and fleeces the Panthers.”

/monkey’s paw curls

Bogdanski

So we’re not doing Dell or Chase or phrasing anymore? I’d really like to keep Dell and Chase but especially phrasing! I totally had something for this

Unsurprised

Oh man

Mr. Ayo

BEARISTOCRATS!

BrettFavresColonoscopy

See, I was right to not watch any NFL yet

fleshwound_NPG

watching bears games do not count as watching nfl football

Dunstan

This isn’t the NFL, it’s the Bears.

King Hippo

counterpoint – NO!

fleshwound_NPG

justin fields would not have made that throw

(because he would have ran for it…until he fumbled)

King Hippo

taking the sack woulda been better

Unsurprised

So many guys without rhythm

Dunstan

I feel attacked.

Unsurprised

At least you won’t attract the worm.

fleshwound_NPG

look, im not saying caleb williams not having a td pass until week 3 would be the most bears thing ever, but

Unsurprised

It’s Bearish

Gatoraids

well there goes his td pass…

Unsurprised

No One said it had to be a Bears TD

Duchess

Not trying to cope, BUT Rome was mugged in the end zone tonight and Allen had a rare drop last week.

Doktor Zymm

I’m up to 50% with that Nico Collins catch!

Doktor Zymm

I feel like that entire 3rd quarter is just a low-quality implanted memory

WCS

The Bears: Frontal Lobotomies or Your Offense is Free!

Gatoraids
Dunstan

This is a close game but can’t really call it a good one.

King Hippo

all just a simulation inside a simulation

King Hippo

There are about 5 NFL head coaches who don’t seem like sociopaths, and DeMeco Ryans is one of the 5

Duchess

The biggest Fantasy Football pick up next week will be “Yellow Flag”

King Hippo

Tonight’s refs seem to be paid by the BLEERGH

Duchess

This 3rd quarter has lasted longer than the entire Saints / Cowboys game.

Mr. Ayo

Holy shit. It is still the 3rd quarter.

fleshwound_NPG

yay, it is finally NAWT the 3rd quarter!

Dunstan

I mean, to be fair, the Bears always face a lot of challenges, so it’s understandable their coaches feel they can waste them.

Duchess

Accenture and reinvention… Yes lets remind folks you had to change your name because Enron

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Gatoraids

how do you think they learned reinvention

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Dunstan

“I heard that!”

Unsurprised

The inventor of Haiti’s national dish

BrettFavresColonoscopy

Am I hearing “Let’s Go Bears” being chanted in Houston?

Brocky

I mean, Houston doesn’t have a team, what else would be chanted during a game

WCS

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Duchess

The Ghost of Lovie Smith is strong.

Unsurprised

He’s still hiding in the lake tunnels from The Relic (movie version)

King Hippo

each challenge MOAR STOOPIDER than the last!

fleshwound_NPG

another stupid challenge

lovie smith is eternal

King Hippo

Lovie Smith = 3 am

Doktor Zymm

I don’t mind watching that replay a few more times though, it’s clearly not a catch but still fun to watch!

fleshwound_NPG

NAWT

Doktor Zymm

Any lingering resentment Fields had over leaving Chicago will be gone after he watches this game

fleshwound_NPG

they were gone the moment he met tomlin, and saw the defense

Unsurprised

Oh fuck no

fleshwound_NPG

caleb wants to be dead like the pac-12

Unsurprised

I was driving yesterday and realized I had driven down the same street a week ago and it felt like no time had passed. The creeping hand of death appeared, but it was just someone begging for change.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

That’s awesome that you saw Todd Marinovich, but it’s sad to hear he’s looking so rough. He must be feeling pretty low now that blaxabbath is snaking all his waves.

Unsurprised

It was dark so it took me a minute. But it’s almost time for him to migrate south for the winter.

King Hippo

better get to that 2nd progression a little faster, Caleb

fleshwound_NPG

bears fans 2023: justin fields is too slow on his progressions, get caleb

bears fans 2024: oh no

Doktor Zymm

What a dumbass

Duchess

I feel like I have been concussed cause I thought today was Sunday night. Turns out its Thursday…. Work is going to be pissed!

Doktor Zymm

FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT

fleshwound_NPG

fucking slide you idiot

you deserve that

fleshwound_NPG

delay of game after a commercial

how.

Gatoraids

Delay of Commercial after game

Mr. Ayo

Punishment for cutting the commercial break short.

Dunstan

“That would be the death penalty. Don’t fuck with the money.” — Roger Goodell

Unsurprised

The ad revenue must flow

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Lisan al-Goodell

fleshwound_NPG

this has certainly been a 3rd quarter

Unsurprised

It last 15 minutes and immediately followed halftime.

Mr. Ayo

This checks out

Doktor Zymm

Pass Interference, or just a poor attempt to start a conga line?

Dunstan
Unsurprised

I’ve never seen this video before. Was that bill murray around 2 minutes in?

Dunstan

Well spotted, I forgot about that! Maybe he was jealous of Chevy Chase appearing in Paul Simon’s “You Can Call Me Al.” Or more likely, the other way around.

Unsurprised

It also explains Buster being the Ghost of Christmas Past in Scrooged

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

They exhorted us to do a conga line at the Pink Martini concert I went to last month. It was fun as hell.

Dunstan

Cocktail update #2: the Monkey Gland tastes ok (not a phrase I thought I’d use), though the absinthe just makes me wish I was drinking a sazerac instead.

fleshwound_NPG

“hi, im johnny knoxville, and this is down marker guy.”

Doktor Zymm

How hard is the ground on the sidelines?!

Unsurprised

Depends, but it’s concrete in some

WCS
Unsurprised

This reminds me of watching compilations of mostly high school and college “hardest hits” on YouTube shorts and instagram reeels

fleshwound_NPG

“did i catch it”

Unsurprised

Featuring Ryan Dunn not on fire

Doktor Zymm

My 11% has gone all the way up to 38% in my money league, suspenseful almost! Not really, still gonna lose

litre_cola

I would like Beaty Mixon to get his head out of his ass.

Doktor Zymm

I would nawt, his lackluster performance is part of my 38%

litre_cola

Annnnd he is hurt.

Mr. Ayo

My new fantasy/suicide/pick’em strategy is to set everything on Thursday, then ignore it all until Monday morning.

It worked the first week, I’m sure it totally didn’t backfire this week. I’ll find out tomorrow.

Dunstan

“My suicide strategy is a lot more fun!” — David Carradine

Doktor Zymm

Spent half time rearranging furniture to make room for the hammock chair I just bought as a birthday/first paycheck gift to myself

Mr. Ayo

In a total coincidence, Buddy Cole spent halftime rearranging his banana hammock collection.

WCS
Gumbygirl

When is your birthday?

Doktor Zymm

The 22nd, so next Sunday. I’m hoping the hammock will arrive just in time for me to try it out on my actual birthday 🙂

Gumbygirl

Wooo, September birthdays! Mine is the 26th.

Doktor Zymm

Yay! We should eat some virtual cake together on the 24th!

WCS

Everyone’s parents were banging on New Year’s.

Doktor Zymm

I was born in Rochester, NY so I assume they were snowed in all of January

WCS

So… it doesn’t matter who the quarterback or OC is… this is just Stillers foobawl.

And it has been for four years now.

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litre_cola

Ye be 2-0, huzzah!

Mr. Ayo

As everyone expected

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WCS

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Doktor Zymm

Hilariously enough, the Commies are currently in 2nd place in the NFC East, and will be first in the unlikely event the Iggles lose tomorrow

Mr. Ayo

From what I’ve gathered this weekend, that’s not as unlikely as I thought.

fleshwound_NPG

NAWT?

Dunstan

I don’t see how that’s a catch

fleshwound_NPG

the .500s have dominated but are up only 3

(not really THAT concerning for them, they are gonna clinch their division before thanksgiving)

Horatio Cornblower

/Collinsworth, looking at a pass thrown 5′ over the receivers head: “See, he’s giving him one only he can handle….”