Between teh LioUns – FITBAW Thanksgiving 2025 1.0

Packers (+3) at Still-Kinda-Sorta-Fuck LioUns (1:00, Fox)

Oh men.  Men!  (and Doktors and Gumby-adjacents and any lurkers).

The Shield gazes deep into our eyes ad pulls out the very specialist gift.  Tis the NFC North, as Detroit battles it out with Green Bay.  Real stakes, too.  The loser drops to 3rd in the division, and risks missing the playoffs entirely (like most good Christian folk, I still expect the Bearistocrats! to implode, but one simply cannot assume such things).

Both squadrons can be happy they aren’t the 2025 Vikings.  Holy shit.

Detroit will run, run, then run some MOAR.  Poor Monty is being eased out to pasture, with Gibbs going Beast Mode of late.  But you have to expect them to involve their speedy WRs better than in recent games – even Gibbs is unlikely to wreak havoc against 8-man boxes (PHRASING).

Green Bay gets you with its front 4, though.  Really kind of murderous up front.  But their offense can be best described as passive (at best).  As such, these are fairly fun, contrasting styles of play.  I’m looking forward to this much better than the rest of the slate.

Part two coming up, then scotchy takes us home for TNF and Afrikan-American Friday.

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King Hippo
Reclusive, vulgar Broncos fan. Also a proud fookin' Evertonian. Likely dropped on my head repeatedly as a small child. [Insert George Carlin quote followed by thoughtful nod.]
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Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Normally I deride the idea of an “injury sub” in fantasy football as a stupid gimmick, but today I would personally benefit from such so I’m stridently in favor of it.

Doktor Zymm

Here is what 21 year old me thought about Venice:
“I’ve decided Venice is not really a city, but one gigantic building that is missing most of the roof.”

Unsurprised

Stupid lions

SonOfSpam

Game, cheeseblouses.

Brocky

Fuck yo green bay. You have no problem getting bullshit plays, but youre gonna give williams more opportunities

Brocky

Alright I can accept that

Doktor Zymm

Easy walk to the hotel, haven’t been here since 2003 but I still have the knack of following the main way along the Grand Canal, and surprisingly I remember quite a bit.

Hotel is gorgeous, like basically everything here. “In the minibar you will find one bottle of wine, that is included with your booking. There is also water, that is extra”

When I was here last time I was 21 and had just graduated from college. I was on my first solo trip and had planned a sort of loop from Amsterdam through Germany and Switzerland and then back around via Paris with my rail pass before heading up to the north of England for a punk festival. I didn’t book anything in advance and had a printed out list of independent hostels for the cities I was planning on visiting. When I was in Geneva, I discovered the French trains were going to be on strike so I pulled out a map and decided to head to Venice instead, then hop an Easy Jet to London. And that’s what I did! Wasn’t planning on coming here so hadn’t done any research or know anything I wanted to see so I mostly just wandered around following groups of people to see if they were going anywhere interesting.

I didn’t take pictures at all back then, but I DID have a Livejournal. Gonna go dig out my Venice entries

Brocky

I fucking hate this game

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Mr. Ayo

Pwnt

Gatoraids

Big man was 15 minutes from turkey and gravy

scotchnaut

Goff has the pocket awareness of a young blind Daniel Jones.

Brocky

So….. Daniel Jones?

SonOfSpam

Micah Parsons won’t need no turducken, he’s feasting now.

Gumbygirl

I’m losing in fantasy, and I’m the only one with somebody playing in this game.

litre_cola

Bet on Lions, they’re going to lose. I will now put 50 on the Cowboys which will be my tithe to GAMBLOR should they lose. Worth it.

SonOfSpam

Good news for you, I like the Chefs to cover (based on the Boys letdown thing), and boy am I always wrong about this stuff.

litre_cola

I bet the Cowboys to beat the Eagles last week. Was very mad but 140 dollars richer. Canadian, so that is like 2 beers at the brewery we were at in US currency.

Redshirt

I had to step away from my TV, but its a good thing the Lions kicked that field goal to get within one score. That way if they stopped the Packers on their next drive, they could slowly grind the clock to kick the tying touchdown and why is everyone rolling their eyes and laughing under their breaths?

Senor Weaselo

I’ll take many field goals, preferably from exactly 50 yards.

Unsurprised

There is no way anyone was thinking THIS game would be dictated by the defenses.

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Redshirt

(everyone watching the Lions attempt that trick play)

giphy-2
Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Good old Jared Goof!

litre_cola

Ahoy hoy. Hope you are thanking for the giving down there. Work day done. Time for thc and wine.

Senor Weaselo

RYAN LEAF is a radio announcer for Westwood One?

Why did I think he died? Or is currently in jail?

litre_cola

I believe he was in jail in the past. Not ded.

Redshirt

He seems to have mellowed out a bit. As a fellow asshole, recognizing that you are an asshole is the usual first step.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Probably because we stopped making jokes about him out of respect* for his asshole/drug recovery and narrowed our focus to Todd Marinovich.

*it happens, sometimes!

Unsurprised

God Fucking Damn It!

Dumbasses

Redshirt

Twitter: “Josh Jacobs just went into the Medical Tent.”
Me (staring at bets involving Josh Jacobs): “I really gotta start betting on Trump.”

Doktor Zymm

Hardcore nap on the train, at Mestre now and Venice is the next stop! How are the kitties and meatwrappers doing?

Unsurprised

It’s close but packers are about to walk in a TD to put the lead back up by 10

Unsurprised

31 – 21

NotShogunButShogun

Seems the colander defense strategy works too well.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

[gives you a puzzled look] – Coach Reid

Redshirt

We cans have shootout?

Unsurprised

I just remembered the Lions-Packers game where the Lions took the lead with a hail Mary pass with like 45 seconds to go. But then Rodgers threw his own bomb with almost no time left, once again sucking the milk from the nipples of mother hope dry for the Lions.

Brocky

I remember green bay got an untimed down because of Detroit committing a “penalty”

I’m too lazy to check if it was legit, I’m just so used to Rodgers getting bailed out I feel safe assume it was bullshit

NotShogunButShogun

Huh. Vague competence?!

Redshirt

I have no objections with teams going it in the Gray Zone (too close for a punt, too far for a field goal), but do they have to be so unoriginal doing it?

Unsurprised

How does a Crown Royal ad have zero Mexicans?

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

And zero Hillary Clintons, too!

Unsurprised

Nobody Could Have Ever Seen This Coming

Redshirt

First Thanksgiving. Got promoted to Dad’s seat. I also ate Dad’s sized portions. Awaiting carb coma.

Unsurprised

I am only half kidding that I wish I could be fozz’s designated in-law hitter trying to out nuts them like I did with that Lyft driver.

Unsurprised

Deadly or not, the tamales have been consumed

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

You think I’m taking a day off from the 120 Minutes Playlist Project? NUTS TO THAT.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ofrqm6-LCqs

SonOfSpam

Great song, haven’t heard it in a while, so thank you for your service

Unsurprised

The other surviving lady from Designing Women and the dude who last headlined a series with Sportsnight. Fox surely has its elbow on the pulse of America.

jjfozz

You know those lighters with the long stems so you can light candles? I just broke one by smashing it against the smoker.

Unsurprised

Let that be a lesson to the others

jjfozz

it’s the half time show maga wanted…

Senor Weaselo

There was even a song about it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZIzD0ZfTFg