Week 15 Late Afternoon Fixtures (2024)

DonT has passed me the baton, which I shall pass back for SNF.  Apparently, this is “broadcaster experiment” week at The Shield, with both CBS and Fox putting on doubleheaders (so all kickoffs are 4:25, instead of the typical split with 4:05).  What a time to be alive.

Fat Humps (+4.5) at Donks (4:25, CBS)

Seven-seed tiebreaker implications ahoy!  Denver also soon travels to WKRP broadcast range for a head-to-head with the other possible 7.  I think I speak for all the 2-seed hopefuls out there that they’d all rather play Indy or Donks (WOO) rather than the Burrow/Chase nightmare.  A little worried here, in that Indy might be able to run effectively against a fairly undersized front seven.

Bills Mafia (+2.5) at Fuck LioUns (4:25, CBS)

Game of the Century (uh duh WEEK), for sure.  This is quite the loaded window, truly.  I get the sense that prognosticators sense a Buffalo wagon-circling here, since (i) they are the more desperate squadron; and (ii) have the best individual talent on the pitch.  But Dan Campbell’s men seem to relish “prove it” moments like this.  Hippo is sticking with the best position group in the NFL (ie, Fuck LioUn OL).

P*ts (+6) at Qards (4:25, CBS)

Oh, one feels bad for those stuck in this broadcast area.  As small as it must be, given the complete lack of stakes and storylines.  I don’t even have to stress about whether Trey McBride will bail my fantasy arse out yet again (bye week WOO).

Yinzers (+5.5) at Iggles (4:25, Fox)

Oh, how Coach Epps loves being in this spot.  Almost a full-tuddy underdog?  And with a defensing unit that can force Philly into reliance on the pass game?  This is Yinzburgh crack, imaginary ppls.  Another excellent watch.  Hey, 4 outta 5 is pretty doggone good.

MRSA Men (+3) at Clippers du Merde (4:25, Fox)

It pains me to admit how good a jorb Lesser Harbs has done with his Spanoi-hexed charges.  Watch him flummox Baker, Baker into being his true Turnover Maker self.  But Justin Herbert has been battling various knocks all season, and I worry about his ability to navigate the Dec/Jan gauntlet in one piece.  Tampa has quietly fixed its shit quite nicely, too.

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Doktor Zymm

NIX PIX NAWT FIXED

WCS
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Doktor Zymm

WTF was that?! A commercial injected into RedZone!? BLASPHEMY

Unsurprised

It’s been happening increasingly often this season.

Unsurprised

AND THIS IS WHY PLAYERS HAD SHORT CUTS FOR THE FIRST CENTURY OF THIS STUPID FUCKING GAME

WCS

Johnathon Taylor did an whoopsie-doodle.

Unsurprised

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jjfozz

Native Baltimoron. I fucking hate John Waters, he’s the most overhyped asshole “artist” in the world. It’s crazy how we cling to him because not much else has ever come out of our city.

fleshwound_NPG

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BeefReeferLives

Nope, he’s back. Must have missed and hit Chubb.

yeah right

This is great.

Sitting on the couch watching football and giving direction for dinner.

It’s like “Ratatouille!”

With beer!

ThePirateSloth

Sausage dogs with cream cheese, grilled onions, and horseradish are a great, great, great thing. Especially when eaten standing up outside of a stadium. #vibes

Gatoraids

part of NFL future growth for stadium revenue to include emergency Cardiology surgery suites

BugEyedBoo

Tesla X Cybercardio robotic surgeons. 3 surgeries will be a success, one removes your liver by mistake, one locks up with a scalpel in your heart, and one bursts into flames.

WCS

yeah but its gonna lowe r taxse and beet infleightshun

Gatoraids

plaid blood infusion optional upgrade package

Gatoraids

also do not go into rain or even take a shower after surgery

yeah right

Have you been to Biker Jims in Denver?

Cause that sounds kind of like their dogs.

Don T

Ford Field’s mighty windy.

WCS
Don T

Catastrophic injury ices kicker! Shan’klor is merciless.

blaxabbath

Goddammit. I didn’t get my Strip room upgrade I requested. Now I’m stuck in like a studio for two nights. GROSS.

Don T

Just fart behind the curtains man. No biggie.

Gatoraids

shouldnt have slipped them comp Raiders tickets

Col. Duke LaCross

HAIL SHAN’KHOR

Doktor Zymm

Strong year!

fleshwound_NPG

“KICKING HAS BECOME TOO EASY!”

Doktor Zymm

If cats have nine lives then how come so many LioUns players are ded?

WCS

Like any cat, they just went and hid for a while, plotting our doom while their next life regenerates.

WCS

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/42989823/browns-rb-nick-chubb-breaks-foot-loss-chiefs

This is what Cleveland does. It needs to be stopped, people.

BeefReeferLives

“Witness the power of this fully armed and operational sadness factory!”

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WCS

If gifs could banner…

BeefReeferLives

Aw, thanks WCS. Nice of you to say.

Unsurprised

We can still banner the text

Redshirt

THAT is not supposed to move that way.

WCS

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fleshwound_NPG

CURVEBALL DOINK, AND IN

WCS
fleshwound_NPG

the special hell reserved for the people behind the jesus gets us commercials i bet is extra spicy

WCS

I have to imagine it’s very ironic.

BugEyedBoo

There’s a thousand+ years of organized religion that needs to be worked through before we get to those guys.

jjfozz

My mother in law LOVES those commercials. Not a shock.

ThePirateSloth

Mandated DFO Drunk check-in: https://giphy.com/gifs/5YhFFUFq6ZTry

Horatio Cornblower

Fighting a cold that seems to be back for round 2 this week, so I’m afraid I’m just drinking hot tea.

WCS

It’s a bastardo. Duke WCS hopefully finally shook it for good; it’s been ten days or so.

Horatio Cornblower

Hopefully. Little kids with colds are miserable.

At least adults like passing out on cold medicine in the middle of the afternoon.

Gatoraids

least 4 sets of family and friends been laid up with this week long+ cold/digestive problems flu thats been going around, good luck least its not your dick!

Unsurprised

Sober. I gave yesterday.

Doktor Zymm

Oh I’m not sure about that, that didn’t look very slide-like

jjfozz

Horseshit call

BugEyedBoo

They probably owed Fields one, a’la Can Newton.

scotchnaut

“Him and the next President. Amirite?”*

-*Future News Report-Scotchnaut was indeed right. But in the end it meant nothing.

Game Time Decision

Less is more?

jjfozz

“Unflavored oatmeal? That guy is flirting with disaster.”

  • Joe Flacco
Doktor Zymm

Yay! The Lions finally got a BIG DUDE DOWN! They’ve been trying to do this since last season and stupid refs have effed it up continually.

scotchnaut

FATGUYTD!

Gatoraids

FAT GUY TOUCHDOWN

jjfozz

“No that’s ok. Make yourself comfortable.”

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Unsurprised

Buffalo has replace Allen, et al. with a pudgy America. dentist on safari.

Gumbygirl

This bar is crawling with Iggles fans.

WCS

Turn on the lights; roaches scatter in brightness.

scotchnaut

“Crawling” be a very good description. Which toilet did they come up through?

jjfozz

They tend to slither more than crawl

jjfozz

If any of you have been following along, we have bought and returned two 3d printers. I almost destroyed one with a sledgehammer. Sooooo, we bought a third one for Youngest Fozz as an Xmas present. If it doesn’t work, you will read about me in the news. Just Google “Baltimore” “Insane father” “five alarm fire”

Unsurprised

That will not be enough to narrow it down.

jjfozz

You’re right. type in “white suburban dude”

yeah right

Let’s go Buffalo!

yeah right

Woo!

yeah right

Had to tag out of kitchen detail.

Right knee is being an asshole.

I can shout cooking details from the living room couch with no problem.

jjfozz

WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU SON? YOU GOTTA PLAY THROUGH THE PAIN!

yeah right

Completely agree.

Bloody fucking weather.

litre_cola

Easiest prop bet of the day was an AJ td.

Go birds.

Gumbygirl

Hush, you!

Doktor Zymm

Could have used that last week, why don’t teams tailor their schedules and playcalling to my specific fantasy needs??

jjfozz

If I was a WW1 commander and we were going over the top into withering machine gun fire, I would make sure the first wave was comprised of only Ren Faire reenactors.

litre_cola

You are missing the group of people who want to circle back to synergize in meetings.

jjfozz

Damn, maybe in the second wave

yeah right

“Shoot me an email and we can collab over a salad.”

jjfozz

“I really think we need more synergy on this project.”

ArmedandHammered

The generals should have led from the front in that war.

jjfozz

“Lions led by donkeys”

Gatoraids

Down town AJ brown, need a good performance from him today to salvage my match vs Davante Adams. He should be well rested from being out most of season.

WCS

18-17 Stillers final on six field goals.

Brick Meathook

Remember folks:

CHOOSE LOVE

ArmedandHammered

Depends, what are the other choices?

Unsurprised

Rodgers, wasn’t it?

jjfozz

I’ve either had 8 beers or 12 beers.

ArmedandHammered

How many are left in the case?

jjfozz

Well, it started with beers in the cooler, and then there were beers in teh fridge, also beers in a soggy 12 pack container on the proch. i rotated so the count is kinda fuzzy.

Unsurprised

Pussy!

Doktor Zymm

At least you know it is a multiple of 4!

Doktor Zymm

Fish and chippie in PA
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WCS

STILLERS BULLSHIT IS REAL TOMLIN VOODOO

ArmedandHammered

He became a the head priest over the off season which he spent in Haiti.

ArmedandHammered

That ref gonna wake up with his penis missing, not severed, there is no blood or incision, just missing.

Gatoraids

Baron Samedi a great addition to any team in exchange for a 3rd draft pick and first born to be named later

WCS

BEANIE BISHOP STILLERS GAHTAH SUPERB OWL

yeah right

The joy of grating hard cheese.

Didn’t need that skin on the knuckle of my ring finger anyway.

litre_cola

Sliced half a finger nail off yesterday. Pain.

yeah right

That fucking sucks.

BugEyedBoo

Hope it wasn’t in the salad.

ArmedandHammered

I have one of those “no cut” gloves and I wear one to grate cheese due to once seeing my knuckle bone and having to throw out a lot of grated cheese.

jjfozz

Growing up, living across from my grandmother, we dreaded being asked to grate the cheese. Never walked away without skinned knuckles.

Gatoraids

only more dangerous kitchen implement is listening to the Mandoline rain, listen to the blood on the floor, listen to the bandages wrap , listen to my promise not to do that again as she turns to go

yeah right

I use one for my gratin potatoes and choose to shit can the butt of the potatoes rather than cut my hands.

Gatoraids

same with last bit of cheese, just handle crumble or cut, or better yet just eat

yeah right

That’s called the chef’s prerogative.

Gatoraids

Fins may have squandered another week, season and decade but partially redeemed by the value and flavor of a Costco Potpie and excuse to day drink.

jjfozz

Wait did I just heard the Dead Milkmen being played as the game went to commercial?

litre_cola

Punk rock girl? So damn good.

jjfozz

Yup.

Goddamn I am old. Used to listen to that song drinking warm beer next to a homemade skate ramp in a parking lot

Horatio Cornblower

Jumped into a car/Away we started rollin’/I said “how much you pay for this”/she said “nuthin’ man, it’s stolen”

Gatoraids

bonus points for Gratuitous Mojo Nixon reference

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvgMB4gA8CA

yeah right

Your store could use some fixin’.

Horatio Cornblower

Two plays, two injured Cardinals.

They really should take that mirrored glass off the field.

WCS

Someone spread DDT over South Philly. All the DDT.

Spur

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litre_cola

Iggle ded.

Bogdanski

OK I lied, I only want 4 teams in the loratio league. Knocked the fuck out by number 6. How the fuck do the ravens and bengals score 37 and 35 and neither flowers or chase have a fucking td? And all of a sudden rogers and adams are back to 2020 form and the italian stereotype gets another 19 for nabors. Fantasy is dumb, I guess I get to fuck off to the golf course early

litre_cola

See ya next year!

Doktor Zymm

No Henry TD either, who was doing that scoring?

Gatoraids

also cant believe Ravens D not catching alot of points from that, cant believe gints dont have one pick 6 per game in them

BugEyedBoo

Oh good, it’s Tom Brady.

(Autocorrect thought it was Tim Breast)

fleshwound_NPG

the autocorrect was almost right, brady is a boob

Horatio Cornblower

I’ve been trying to watch that Netflix roast of Tom Brady and it is just fucking painful. I can get through maybe one performer at a time before I have to go find something else, then a few days later it’ll be on my “finish watching” list and I’ll think “ah fuck, might as well” and then five minutes later remember that it’s no fun watching a bunch of hack comics and former NFL players battling CTE make unfunny jokes about a guy with no sense of humor who half of them don’t know.

The only exceptions were Nikki Glaser and Sam Jay, who killed. And I would bet that Brady had no idea who either of them were going in.

Unsurprised

I just want people to have healthcare Bills-Lions to be a preview of the Super Bowl, honey.

Horatio Cornblower

They’re calling this ‘The Battle of Pennsylvania.’

Winner gets to move out of Pennsylvania. Loser has to stay and explain to all the Trump voters why their grocery bills didn’t go down.

BugEyedBoo

“What happened to my Medicare? Must have been Joe Biden!”

WCS

They’ll blame NOBUMMER

jjfozz

Just staying in Pennsylvania is bad enough. That state is the clogged hair follicle on the asshole of life.

WCS

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Doktor Zymm

Trump is already backtracking on lowering grocery prices while going full steam ahead with the deportations. This is gonna be some insane backlash/comeuppance

Unsurprised

Blame senator ogre