It’s Thursday Night Football!

Jibbly poop! Was it ever hard putting together a fantasy lineup this week. With the Lions, Raiders, Rams, Cards, Seahawks and Jags off I was mauling the waiver wire like the unforward-looking guy that I am.

Flotsam and Jetsam:

-I had a great time listening to the Dan Le Batard Show today. The host, only having the slightest info regarding the arrests of Billups and Rozier (poker, Mafia, inside info) stated that it was stupid of Billups to sit down at a table with Mafia figures and play cards. That’s why he’d be indicted by the FBI? He was friendly with the likes of Tony “Hot Provolone” De Luca and Romeo “Fat Toe” Esposito and that was why he was arrested? Turns out it was a touch more involved than that.

-There was talk that QB Daniels would give it a go this weekend but the kibosh has been put on that. I’m guessing visions of RG3 were dancing in the head of some decision-maker. Lucky, that.

-Sean Payton and Russell Wilson ended up playing nice after jabbing one another earlier. Sources say they’re going to go out and split a nothingburger after the season ends.

-In a rare example of common sense ruling the roost at Raiders headquarters, the talk is that they’re not going to trade Maxx Crosby. I guess someone figured out that they’d probably just blow the low picks at the end of some early rounds that they would receive after trading him to a contender.

To The Game!

Vikes/Chargers:

-I thought that the Chargers would be a little further along in their development at this juncture. They started out strong with three straight wins (in the division, which will serve them well down the line) but have sputtered, losing three of their last four. A bit hard to trust them this evening.

-Aaron Jones is back after a multi-week sabbatical due to a hammy stretcher.

-Both teams are coming off a loss.

-Keenan Allen loves this opponent-in 5 of 6 games against Minny he’s had 8 or more receptions.

-Third down conversions will be a key for the Chargers because they convert at a clip of 46% and the Vikes only allow a 30% success rate during that down.

-Minny has 2 or more sacks in 10 straight games now.

do it.