KarateKen

The Broncos beat the Browns on Monday night 41-32. The win moves Denver to 8-5 and very much in the playoff race. If the season ended today the playoffs would be set up like this...Chiefs would be the top seed, Bills would be second (both teams have clinched a playoff spot) third would be the Steelers (9-3) and fourth the Texans (8-5), those are your division leaders, the other spots would be the Chargers (8-4) then the Ravens and Broncos (8-5). The only team really in the hunt is Indy at 6-7, who maybe saved their season with that win in New England on Sunday, getting the two-point conversion with 12 seconds left to win 25-24. Miami is 5-7 so they have an outside chance also. The Bengals are 4-8 and out, along with the Jets, Patriots, Titans, Jaguars, Browns, and Raiders who are all at three wins or less. In the NFC nobody has clinched yet but here are the current seedings. First is the Lions (11-1) then the Eagles (10-2), Seahawks at 7-5 and the Falcons at 6-6 are in first place. The wild cards are Minnesota at 10-2, Green Bay at 9-3, and Washington at 8-5. Everyone is still alive in the west with the 49ers in last but only two back of the first place Seahawks. The Bucs are 6-6 so they are in contention for both a wild card and winning the southern division, Cowboys are 5-7 so not eliminated but a real outside shot. The Giants are 2-10 and out, same for the 3-9 Panthers and the 4-8 Bears.

Nickelback - If Everyone Cared

Imagine if they lost that game and 4-3 was the final because of that goal. Disaster times disaster. It helps that they won and maybe someday he can laugh about it, but I am sure we will see that goal on the hockey blooper tapes for many years to come.

In recent weeks I have been doing a simple one-minute meditation. It has been about three weeks of this and I find that it is a good fit. I am more relaxed and more mindful of what is happening around me, and what I am doing. One minute a day. Heck of a deal!

Another snow game!! I did not have much interest in the game but anytime there is snow in an NFL game I am watching. Sunday night in Buffalo the Bills beat the 49ers 35-10 in a game where players were falling and sliding all over the field because of how slippery the snow was. The area got two feet of snow between Saturday morning and Sunday night. There was also a strange play in the third quarter where Josh Allen completed a pass, the WR then pitched the ball back to Allen, who ran it in for a touchdown. I've never seen that before, where a QB completes a pass. the WR then pitches it back to the QB, who then runs it into the endzone. The way it is scored is Allen gets credit for a TD pass, and a TD reception, but does not get credit for a catch. Never seen that before either. As Chris Collinsworth said on the broadcast once "you can watch this game your whole life and still see something you've never seen before almost every week." Other winners on Sunday were the Vikings, Eagles, Rams, Bucs, Texans, Seahawks, Steelers, Commanders, Chargers, and Colts. Browns and Broncos will play Monday night.

The Jets who started out so well have slipped lately, they lost on Sunday 3-1 to Dallas. The Jets now on a three-game losing streak and have dropped to second place in the division behind Minnesota. Other winners were Vancouver, Boston, Columbs, and the Ducks. Taking a look at the standings as we are a little bit past the first quarter of the season...your first places teams are the Panthers, Capitals, Wild, and Golden Knights. The next top six in the east are Devils, Rangers, Bruins, Maple Leafs, Hurricanes, and Flyers, with Tampa only one point out. In the west the next six are Jets, Kings, Stars, Canucks, Oilers, and Flames, with the Avs two points out. Historically if you are in the top 8 on December 1 you have about a 75 percent chance of making the playoffs. That can be a little misleading though because it is mostly based on the top teams. The last place teams are Canadians, Penguins, Sharks, and Blackhawks. These teams have a low chance of making the playoffs, but of the four I'd guess Pittsburgh is the one with the best chance. Probably the only one who can realistically have a shot at it. Keep your stick on the ice!

Definitely a tough way to lose.

Pearl Jam - Even Flow

The 4-8 Chicago Bears have fired head coach Matt Eberflus after the disastrous final play against the Lions on Thursday. The Bears showed some of the most unorganized clock management I have ever seen. Offensive coordinator Thomas Brown has been promoted to interim coach. So far two NFL coaches have been fired this season. Edit: Eberflus becomes the first head coach in the 100 year history of the Bears franchise to be fired mid-season.

Jelly Roll - Save Me

All the home teams won on Thanksgiving, Lions, Cowboys, and Packers. Lions have won 10 in a row and are 11-1 for the first time in franchise history. Chiefs are 10-1 and play on Friday, but for at least one night the Lions have the best record in the NFL.

Capitals goalie Charlie Lindgren did an unusual thing on Wednesday night, he scored a goal. As we know goalie goals are rare, however he did it in his own net! In an attempt to move the puck behind the net, Lindgren put it into the net by mistake. What makes this even stranger is that the goal was awarded to Brayden Point of the Lightning, and it was for a hat trick, since he had two goals already in the game. The ice is covered with hats and Point did not even know that was his goal at first. A truly bizarre situation. The goal put the Lightning up 4-3, but the Capitals would come back and win it 5-4. Other winners on Thanksgiving Eve were the Blue, Red Wings, Wild, Hurricanes, Panthers, Penguins, Avs, Kings, Bruins, Flyers, Canadians, Blackhawks, Ducks, and Senators.

Hozier - Take Me to Church

Went back and watched it again, and I guess the purpose of the all-out brawl was to see everyone fighting everyone, especially the sensei's. Makes sense but I am kind of played out on the massive brawls that take place over and over in the show.

Definitely. There are some good coaches out there for hire and some teams that are struggling could pick one up. I'm thinking Montreal because they have been off to a bad start and lost again tonight, or Pittsburg who has really struggled. Nashville also a possibility. Would not surprise me at all if one of those teams makes a coaching change before the end of December. The other game today was Vancouver over Boston 2-0. Tuesday is usually a big NHL night but this week only two games. There are 15 games tomorrow, so Wednesday will be packed, and no games on Thursday for Thanksgiving.

The screenname alone is worth of a nomination.

EPO - Heart Attack

The Cowboys would be smart to hire Belichick, but like you said, Jerry would have to give up a lot of his control. Is he willing to do that? Maybe, but it would be a big step out of character for him to do so. Bill had a funny story on MacAee last week about how some of the owners, in this case Art Modell, listen more to the media than their own head coach. He said Art came to him and asked "does your defensive coordinator really know what he is doing?" Bill's defensive coordinator at the time was Nick Saban. Everyone on the show had a good laugh about that one!

Looks like the Eagles are going to win, they are up 30-14 in the 4th, and if they do they will improve to 9-2. Dallas pulled an upset today in Washington, and the Packers beat the 49ers, dropping San Fran to last place at 5-6, but only one back of Seattle, so while the 49ers have had a tougher time this year the division is very much in reach. Titans also pulled an upset for the Texans, Other winners were the Chiefs, Dolphins, Lions, Vikings, Bucs, Broncos, and Seahawks. Ravens and Chargers play on Monday. Jaguars had a bye week.

Only one game on Sunday, Toronto beat Utah 3-2. The Blues fired head coach Drew Bannister and hired Jim Montgomery who had been fired by the Bruins recently.

Yeah there have definitely been some wild games in bad weather. In baseball sometimes you get the animal interference, birds, bees, ect that require the game to stop for a few moments. Then there was the time Randy Johnson hit a bird while pitching during a preseason game. There have been some other bad weather games in the NFL that were not snow. A few years ago a Monday Night game in Buffalo was so windy that the Patriots only had three pass attempts the entire game. If you had the wind to your back, you couldn't even throw the ball.

The Code: The Unwritten Rules of Fighting and Retaliation in the NHL by Ross Bernstine

Happy 23.5

The Primitives - Crash (95 remix)

Excellent experience, thank you for sharing it. I am guessing it will make you a better student also.