Bears at the Bye: 2022 Boogaloo

DFOing Good

BrettFavresColonoscopy - December 8, 2022December 8, 2022

Honestly, I thought about having the whole post be the banner image/gif. Then I thought about bringing back my other kind of bear gimmick (not that one). Then I took a nap. Then I decided I would just say the following: We knew this team would suck. In the season preview,

Go Home, Fate, You’re Drunk: 2019 Detroit Lions at the Bye

The Right Reverend Electric Mayhem - October 3, 2019October 3, 2019

[INTERIOR, STAGE WITH CLOSED CURTAIN. From offstage, muffled and slurred shouts are heard, mostly inaudible but include variations on "Not goin' outthere!" and "You an whose army, cock-knocker?"] [Eventually, REVEREND MAYHEM is shoved through the curtain and stumbles into frame, one hand clutching a bottle of brown liquid labeled "JJ Fozz

Miami Dolphins at the Bye: Limpin’ ain’t easy

Wakezilla - November 15, 2018November 15, 2018

As an older millennial . . . /Wakezilla dodges batteries, tin cans and feces thrown at him I was trained to hate MASH, particularly the theme song because it signified the end of two wonderful hours of Simpsons and Fresh Prince of Bel-Air syndicated episodes on CBC. Unfortunately, this song best describes

The Tyranny of Meh: Buffalo Bills at the Bye

The Right Reverend Electric Mayhem - October 19, 2017October 19, 2017

RECORD: 3-2 PROJECTED RECORD AT THIS POINT: 1-4 So I was all set for it, right? It would be just like a normal Bills season, only we’d be losing semi-on-purpose instead of on the team’s own (lack of) merits. How much harder could it be? I’d done what I could to get into

Bye Week Update: New England Patriots

The Maestro - November 2, 2016November 1, 2016

The New England Patriots head into their bye week with the best record in the NFL at 7-1. They are better than your favorite team. Their quarterback has an infinitely better life than yours. Their fans remain insufferable as hell. They once drafted a murderer. And despite the sheer annoyingness

Raiders at the Bye: Hope Springs Eternal

Team Previews

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly - October 15, 2015October 15, 2015

EXT. COUNTRY CLUB PATIO LOUNGE - DAY Three well-dressed gentlemen sit comfortably in chairs around a circular table. A splendid array of hors d'oeuvres sits in front of them. A waiter arrives with a tray of cocktails and sets them down. XAVIER: [takes a sip of his Vesper martini] Ah, bye week. HENDRICK: