Your Thursday Night NFL Football Open Thread

T’was nice of dad to drop by-I guess these brief visits are so we don’t get spoiled or anything like that.

A Bit of Stuff:

-Mike White’s pain tolerance must be pretty high. And speaking of pretty high, I think that’s what he’ll be at game time when the pain shots kick in. If after the game he says to reporters, “I missed that purple elephant on that Go! route but otherwise I’m happy with my performance.” then we’ll know he took just the right amount. ie. A Hippo-sponsored dose

-Tyler Huntley has exited the concussion protocol and and has said that he’s looking forward to the game and his next head injury. Trainers insist that everything’s just peachy.

-Detroit must be looking in on this game with a modicum of interest because a Seahawks loss would increase their odds of getting a wildcard berth significantly. They currently sit at 5th (just 3 get in) with Seattle just ahead of them and the Commies and Giants further up the chart. They play each other so the loser of that game comes back to the pack.

To The Game!

Niners/Seahawks:

-A month ago these squadoos were neck and neck but then San Fran threw it into a higher gear while Seattle slipped it into neutral.

-The Niners have won six straight which is the league’s current longest win streak. The past 4 wins have been by 10+ points and they’ve not allowed more than 16 points.

-Meanwhile Seattle’s D have given up 200+ yards rushing the last two weeks. Once to Vegas (ok, Jacobs ran wild) and the other to [squints] Carolina…?

-They also have a knack for giving up big gains, having surrendered 44 plays of 10+ yards rushing and 43 20+ passing plays for a total of 87. For reference the Niners have given up 40 altogether.

-Back To Earth?: With the D struggling so much it would appear that Geno is pressing the issue and has not looked good. Last week he had 2 INT’s and his lowest throwing completion percentage of the year.

-This looks like a great spot for Aiyuk to blow up given that Deebo is out.

It’s all yours.