Your “The Playoffs are Coming!” Thursday Night Open Thread

I’m ready.

Footballing Stuff:

-Derek Carr confirming what everyone in the land knew already, said his goodbyes to Vegas and the dregs of people therein. Asked what he’d be doing in the near future he replied, “Siouxsie, Peter Murphy, Nick Cave and I are getting the band back together. We’re going to hang out and practice for our gig at Gothchella.”

-Tua has been ruled out this weekend as the Sugar Plum Fairies are still dancing in his head.

-Damar Hamlin is out of the hospital in Buffalo, his attending doctor stating that most of his humours are back in balance but black bile levels require further monitoring.

-Is Lamar done for? He’s missed 17 straight practices with a sprained knee. Is there no dirt in Baltimore? That’s a Kadarius Toney-level of injury coasting.

-Every one of the games on Wild Card Weekend is a rematch of a game played earlier this season. The Giants are being given a 6.9% (oh, c’mon on!) chance of making it to the NFC Championship game.

-Looks like the Panthers are scouring heaven, earth and even Detroit, looking for a new head coach. Among the interviewees are Jim Caldwell, Ken Dorsey, Ben Johnson, (poet, sprinter and Lions OC) Mike Kafka, (moody and confusing Giants OC) Jerod Mayo, (maligned condiment and Pats lb coach) Kellen Moore, Frank Reich, DeMeco Ryan (he seems to be on everyone’s list) and Shane Steinchen. (Eagles OC) That’s a lot of, “What’s your worst personality trait?” questions.

-Al Michaels, professional boozer, vegetable snubber and gambler will be calling the Chargers/Jags tilt for NBC after leaving them for that Amazon thingy. Apparently it’s a one shot gig which Al is not very familiar with.

What are you up to this evening? I’ll be watching the inextirpable Ottawa Senators face off against the lowest forms of sentience dressed in Arizona Coyotes uniforms. Should be fun.