NFL GAME DAY DISCUSSION Week 12 Sunday Games Thread

[n1997y]

I think the last few weeks of the season may be disappointing to some, and I would expect an early exit in the post-season. That said, I think the season has already been an unqualified success, whatever may happen the rest of the season.

I hope your disappointment is not too bad when they don’t have an early post-season exit.

I have predicted they will lose in a close game to the Giants, and I suspect that will be the fist of three or so regular-season losses going forward. If they put up a good fight in those losses, they won't bother me at all. It's not as if there was ever any actual prospect of our winning the Super Bowl this year: right?

That prediction aged well. We will see if your suspicion of three “or so” (??? You meant to say “or more”, right?) is equally off base, as I’m expecting.

After those two it seems your Super Bowl expections will give you the hat trick.

Hmm ...

Well said. Very appropriate response.

 

[Thelonious]

I hope your disappointment is not too bad when they don’t have an early post-season exit.

That prediction aged well. We will see if your suspicion of three “or so” (??? You meant to say “or more”, right?) is equally off base, as I’m expecting.

After those two it seems your Super Bowl expections will give you the hat trick.

Well said. Very appropriate response.

LOL. Well, gloat on. Your derision is warranted. It might pain you to know thqat bI am even more glad I was wrong than you all apparently are, which I guess is really saying something.

 

[Thelonious]

Hmm ...

Say now. You guys really do have a knack for pointed understatement.

 

[Kargetina]

I hope we don’t look back and say if only Mariota threw it over Nick Bonitto’s head, the Pats would have the #1 seed.

By the way, Mariota now pronouncing his name and Collinsworth all night calling him Mary-o-TAH was extremely annoying.

There are 17 games, and each team has wins by thin margins, wins that start winning streaks because they build confidence (like our win against the Bills), that it's impossible to say that one particular play has decided anything, unless it's a Hail Mary in game 17.

The Pats beat Miami in week 2 where the Dolphins player stepped out of bounds, instead of scoring and giving them the lead with a minute left. If he doesn't, there's no guarantee that the Pats win the game, they're 0-2, and who knows what happens for the rest of the season. They beat the Bengals by 6, and a PI penalty could have easily been called on 4th down, where the Bengals would have four tries from the 9-yard line to win the game. The Falcons had a chance for a game winning drive, so did the Bucs, etc...

Even the 2007 Pats had 2-3 games they could or should have lost, you're not going to win the bye by destroying everyone 30-7.

If the Broncos win the bye by managing a gauntlet of the Packers, who are fighting for the first place in the NFC, the Chiefs, who are fighting for their lives, the Jags and Chargers, who are fighting for their division, and even the Raiders, who they barely beat 10-7 less than a month ago, then they would have deserved it. Having seen them play, i wouldn't be surprised if they lose three of those five, which would give the Pats a margin of two losses.

This Denver team isn't nearly as good as their record. They beat the Giants 33-32, the Raiders 10-7, the Jets 13-11, the Commies 27-26, they won their last four games by 3, 3, 3, and 1 point. They could be 0-5 in their last 5 and i wouldn't be surprised. Unless the Pats lose both the games against the Ravens and the Bills, they're winning the bye, Denver is not winning 4 of the last 5.