Your Sunny (Somewhere, Not Here) Sunday Afternoon NFL Football Open Thread

Gotdamn, this has been the dreariest autumn that recent memory can recall. My Completed Hikes percentage is down 45% and Adjusted Alcohol Intake is at an all-time high. Not good numbers.

TO THE GAMES!

Bucs/Raiders:

It probably has more to do with “I love it when a plan comes together ” but with Henri Ruggs Le Trois on the field the Raiders points per drive leaps from a pedestrian 1.86 to a sprinter 3.04. The Bucs should put all kinds of points on the board in this one but the Raiders should be able to match. This is an under-rated tilt.

Chiefs/Broncos:

Toques off to Drew Lock for doing just enough (despite 2 intercepts) vs the Pats to get the W. And the way he did it was by increasing his league-leading aDOT to 13.9. You’d think that number would belong to Mahomes or Herbert but there he is, stretching the field with the best of them, keeping opposing D’s guessing, off-balance and backpedaling. Nicely done-now clean up your short game.

Niners/Pats:

This is a great spot for Edelman given that slot receiver D is a problem for San Franny. When qb’s attack there they put up a sensational 120.4 passing grade and have the third best TD percentage at 10.3. As we’ve seen when Stidham and Hoyer have the floor, the Pats are a below average squadoo. It’s pretty much all on you, Cam.

Jags/Chargers:

Expect Minshew to play poorly today as he struggles when he doesn’t have a clean pocket. The Chargers don’t blitz often but Bosa and Co. don’t really need to as they get quick pressure 27% of the time with a regular 4 man rush. You can probablt get away with starting either Jackson or Kelley if need be given that the Jags incredible D of 2017 is a distant memory. Their run D has given up the 4th most fantasy points to rb’s.

Get going, goobers.