Football season is here!!!

[KarateKen]

Well Live by the Sword Die by the Sword.  Dan Campbell and the Lions went 0-5 on 4th down attempts Sunday night against the Eagles.  The aggressive style has been his approach to coaching the team since he took over in 2021, and often times with great results.  Not this game. Eagles win it 16-9 and improve to 8-2.  Philly looked good on defense, pressuring Goff the whole game, deflecting several passes, forcing an INT, and getting the stops.  They also looked sharp on special teams coverage.  Lions drop to 6-4, putting them in third place in the division behind the Bears and Packers.  

We now have the Eagles, Rams, and Colts all at 8-2, and the Patriots and Broncos at 9-2.  Other division leaders are the Steelers (6-4) Bucs (6-4) and Bears (7-3). 

[KarateKen]

4 hours ago, bushido_man96 said:

This is terrible to hear.  Condolences to his family.

KC likely ended their consecutive run of division titles, playoff appearances, and Mahome's streak of playing in conference championship games with that loss to Denver.  On a high note, Travis Kelce is now KC's all time TD leader, passing Priest Holmes.

It won't get any easier this week, they play the 8-2 Colts on Sunday who are coming off a bye week.  Then the play the Cowboys on Thanksgiving, so that one will be easier. Also, they will get another shot at the Broncos on Christmas Day.  If KC can get in, they will have a chance to get back to the Super Bowl, though they might have to win three on the road in the playoffs.  A few teams have done it, and those teams also had great QBs.  The Packers did it when Rodgers was there, I think in 2010, they were a wild card and won the title.  Then in 2020 the Bucs did it with Tom Brady, three on the road and won a home Super Bowl.  It's rare but it has happened.  With the talent, experience, and coaching that KC has they might be one of the few teams in history that can pull it off.  

[bushido_man96]

KC needs to win out, at the very least, to get it done.  They also need some help in the form of Jacksonville dropping three in a row or something, and Baltimore needs to stop rolling along.  KC may have a chance, but they don't control their own destiny, that's for sure.  Dropping that first game to Denver was a huge blow.

[KarateKen]

Another crazy story, it has been one after another.  New York Jets defensive back Kris Boyd was shot on the lung on Sunday morning in Manhattan.  He is currently in the hospital and in critical condition.  Evidently Boyd got into an argument with another person outside a restaurant that got heated and lead to the shooting.  The suspect remains at large.  

[KarateKen]

Alright, let's break it down.  We are 11 weeks into the season and here are the current seedings.  I've added a number in parentheses that is the statistical  probability that team will make the playoffs.  

NFC.

1. Eagles (99%) 2. Rams (99%) 3. Bears (69%) 4. Bucs (85%) 5. Seahawks (91%) 6. Packers (73%) 7. 49ers (85%) and there are two teams on the bubble Lions (74%) and Panthers (21%)

AFC

1. Broncos (96%) 2. Patriots (97%) 3. Colts (90%) 4. Steelers (39%) 5. Bills (93%) 6. Chargers (60%) 7. Jaguars (64%) and the teams on the bubble Texans (30%) Chiefs (52%) Ravens (77%)

 

While no team is mathematically eliminated of yet, if your team is not listed the chances of them making the playoffs are very low. Of the teams not listed, the two NFC teams with the best chance of making the playoffs are the Cowboys (6%) and the Vikings (5%).  In the AFC it is the Dolphins (1%). 

The Titans have the lowest chance of making it, under 1%, and if they lose on Sunday they will be eliminated. 

Remember that the % is to make the playoffs, not to keep the current seeding.  

[KarateKen]

Full meltdown by Raiders fans after the ugly blowout loss to the Cowboys.  It is an embarassing night on Monday for the Raiders who were defeated at home 33-16 against a Cowboys team that has struggled badly and has the worst run defense in the NFL.  The Raiders only ran their rookie RB, their top pick, six times.  After the game Pete Carrol was asked about giving more playing time to the young guys and said, "I don't know how to coach that way, we are trying to win games."  It has been a miserable season for the Raiders with many fans saying the team looks uninspired and not prepared.  Is Pete Carroll on the hot seat? Is it time to move on from Carroll and find someone new after only one season?  It might be.  The Raiders are 2-9, have lost four in a row, and are one of the worst teams in the league.  Coach Carroll has a chance to end the losing streak on Sunday when the Raiders host the dreadful Cleveland Browns.  

[bushido_man96]

If the Raiders want to move on from Carroll, I'm fine with that.  They'd be foolish to do so, but I'm ok with it.  They apparently don't want to establish any stability, and hiring a third head coach in as many years would help increase their instability all the more.

I will say this; I'm not sure Geno Smith was the answer.  Maybe it's just a bad year and he can get back to his Seattle form with another off-season of work under Carroll.  They are looking at a high draft pick right now, but I'm not sure how many QBs will be available this year.  Several of the top college QBs are going to be returning to school next year, mainly because the NIL money is so good.  From what I'm hearing it could be Mendoza and Simpson that enter the draft, but even those two could put another year in at college in an attempt to win a championship, and both Alabama and Indiana will probably pay them more for that year than they would make in the first two years of their rookie deals.

[sensei8]

Yeah, big deal…my Cowboys won their last game…but against who?!? The Raiders?!? The Raiders couldn’t win against a Pop Warner football team if their life’s depended on it.

Get rid of Carroll?? Who cares?!? Bad play calling on both sides of the ball?!? Maybe!! Raiders players can’t execute the play call more than half the time anyway!!

Let Smith warm the bench for a while…Mr. Interception king!! Let Aidan O’Connell take over the QB spot seeing that he’s been reactivated from his IR spot with a injured right hand.

Man oh man…I sound like I’m a disgruntled Raiders fan…I don’t care about the Raiders?!? I’m a Cowboys fan (ssshhhhh…keep that between us) who aren’t my cup of tea most of the time these past few years.

Browns VS Raiders…who cares?!?

Cowboys VS Eagles…who cares?!?

GO YANKEES!!