Football season is here!!!

[sensei8]

Like the old adage says…”NFL stands for Not For Long”. Many heads will roll at season end.

Cowboys defeated the Commanders with the final score:

Cowboys 30

Commanders 23

A lot too late to do any real good for the Cowboys. At least they’re still fighting for the ‘W’. Cowboys travel back east to the hosting Giants for their final game this season.

Not like the poor hosting Raiders who lost to the Giants. Obviously the Raiders are worse than the miserable Giants:

Raiders 10

Giants 34

Geno Smith threw 2 more interceptions; most INT this season. Geno also gets sacked more than any other QB because he’s afraid to leave the pocket; he’s no legs.

A lot of people believe that the Raiders are tanking on purpose to secure 1st pick at draft day. I don’t know if that holds water or not but the Raiders should be ashamed of themselves. 

Crosby has every right to be upset after the Raiders sat time down for the rest of the season. Maxx did a video showing that he was doing just fine. 

I’ve also that Crosby is telling the Raiders if they don’t get rid of Geno Smith that he’ll seek him to be traded. Not sure if this is true or not.

Raiders host the Chiefs on January 4th. 

[bushido_man96]

Crosby would be a very sought-after pass rusher.  It'd be a shame for the Raiders to lose him, but if left the division, I'd be ok with that (unless he came to KC, that is...).

[sensei8]

10 hours ago, bushido_man96 said:

Crosby would be a very sought-after pass rusher.  It'd be a shame for the Raiders to lose him, but if left the division, I'd be ok with that (unless he came to KC, that is...).

Why?? His abilities wouldn’t help the Chiefs?!?

[KarateKen]

Josh Allen's foot injury will not keep him out of Sunday's game against the Jets.  It will be Allen's 126th consecutive regular season start (140 including playoffs), longest of any active QB and second longest in the league behind Jake Matthews of the Falcons who is at 194.  Both are years away from catching Brett Farve's record of 297 (321 including playoffs.)  The Bills are 11-5 and will be a wild card, only playing for seeding this week.  The Chargers are also dealing with a QB injury, but they are sitting Justin Herbert on Sunday and Trey Lance will start for the Chargers.  LA is also a wild card team.  They face the Broncos and if the Broncos win, they would be the #1 seed in the AFC. 

The Patriots can get the top spot in the AFC if they win on Sunday and the Broncos lose, but the Patriots have some off the field problems to deal with as well.  WR Stephon Diggs is facing a felony strangulation charge and misdemeanor assault.  Allegedly, Diggs had a personal Chef who confronted him about unpaid wages.  This led to an argument and Diggs is accused of hitting her in the face then chocking her, then throwing her on a bed.  This alleged attack happened on December 2.  This is a developing story over the last few days.  Diggs has denied the charges but not spoken further on the situation. Also, defensive lineman Christian Barmore is facing charges of aggravated assault.  As of this writing neither player has been suspended by the league or the Patriots.  Patriots have said they support Diggs and will cooperate with the investigation.  

The Bucs defeated the Panthers keeping their playoff hopes alive.  If the Saints beat the Falcons on Sunday, the Bucs will take the NFC South.  If the Falcons win, the Panthers will take the division despite their loss on Saturday.  The NFC top spot is up for grabs as the 49ers can lock it up if they beat the Seahawks tonight, at home.  Right now, Seattle leads 13-3. 

Edit: The Seahawks have held on and beat the 49ers, 13-3.  Seattle wins the NFC West and gets the #1 seed in the playoffs, giving them a first round bye and home field advantage.  

Edited Sunday at 03:55 AM by KarateKen
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[KarateKen]

The Cowboys win over the Giants means the Las Vegas Raiders will get the #1 overall pick, so Las Vegas you are ON THE CLOCK! 

The Colts end their season with a loss to the Texans.  After starting 8-2 and looking like a top NFL team, Indy turned into a sinking ship.  They finish 8-9 and Phillip Rivers prediction that they will make the playoffs does not come true.  They lost every game with Rivers as QB.  What was it all for?? Unless he comes back next year this was the worst decision to come out of retirement of any player I can remember.  Dude was on the verge of maybe being in the Hall of Fame, now he was to wait another five years just to be eligible.  

The Falcons win over the Saints locks up the NFC South for the Panthers, who are 8-9.  Once in a while we see a team with a losing record win a terrible division.  Panthers did that this year. This might put Bucs coach Todd Bowles on the hot seat.  Lots of coaches are likely to be fired in the next few days. 

Jaguars win and take the AFC South.  The AFC North is up for grabs tonight between the Ravens and Steelers.  This is basically a playoff game for both teams.  The winner takes the division and the losing team will be done for this season.  If the game ends in a tie the division goes to the Steelers. 

Vikings and Browns all won in early games.  Right now the Broncos, Patriots, Raiders, Commanders, Lions, and Rams all have a lead in the 3rd quarter. 

 

[KarateKen]

Here are the first-round playoff matches for the AFC and NFC, dates and times TDB

AFC:

7. LA Chargers at 2. New England

6. Buffalo at 3. Jacksonville

5. Houston at 4. Baltimore/Pitt winner 

Bye - 1. Denver

NFC:

7. Green Bay at 2. Chicago

6. San Fran at 3. Philadelphia 

5. LA Rams at 4. Carolina

Bye - 1. Seattle

 

The NFL Draft top 13 looks like this:

1. Raiders

2. Jets

3. Cardinals

4. Titans

5. Giants

6. Browns

7. Commanders 

8. Saints

9. Chiefs

10. Bengals

11. Dolphins

12. Cowboys

13. LA Rams (trade with Falcons) 

After that it gets shuffled depending on who wins the SNF game. 

 

[KarateKen]

Playoff schedule for Wild Card weekend.  All times Eastern.

Sat. Jan 10

Rams at Panthers - 430pm FOX and Fubo

Packers at Bears - 8pm Amazon Prime

Sun. Jan 11

Bills at Jaguars - 1pm CBS and Paramount +

49ers at Eagles - 430pm FOX and Fubo

Chargers at Patriots - 8pm NBC

Mon. Jan 12

Texans at Steelers - 8pm ESPN and ABC and Fubo

[sensei8]

17 hours ago, KarateKen said:

The Cowboys win over the Giants means the Las Vegas Raiders will get the #1 overall pick, so Las Vegas you are ON THE CLOCK

Cowboys lost to the Giants 34-17.

Raiders ALMOST loss against the Chiefs. With only just over 1 minute remaining in the game the Chiefs went ahead 12-11. I was sure that the Raiders were done for once again. That was until the Raiders kicked a 60 yard field goal for the win.

Raiders owner Mark Davis has fired head coach Pete Carroll…

“The Las Vegas Raiders have relieved Pete Carroll of his duties as head coach. We appreciate and wish him and his family all the best. Moving forward, General Manager John Spytek will lead all football operations in close collaboration with Tom Brady, including the search for the club's next head coach. Together, they will guide football decisions with a shared focus on leadership, culture, and alignment with the organization's long-term vision and goals”. ~ Mark Davis

This wasn’t surprising whatsoever. Once again the NFL means, in Pete Carroll’s case, Not For Long. As usual at seasons end, head coaches are fired for cause.

Hopefully, for my wife’s sake, the Raiders don’t waste their #1 pick and actually draft some solid players in key positions, namely QB and Offensive Linemen.

As far as my Cowboys…well…too bad that Jerry Jones can’t be fired as GM.

Isn’t football fun?!?

Edited Monday at 05:06 PM by sensei8

[KarateKen]

2 hours ago, sensei8 said:

Cowboys lost to the Giants 34-17.

 

Sorry. 

[KarateKen]

NFL Black Monday is in full swing.  As @sensei8 posted the Raiders have fired Pete Carroll after a disaster of a season.  Also, the Falcons, Cardinals, and Browns fired their head coach.  The Bengals have said they are bringing back Zack Taylor for next year, who will be on the hot seat.  No word yet on if Tampa is going to keep Todd Bowles for another season or move on.  The Bucs imploded in the second half of the season losing seven of their final nine games and missing the playoffs.  The coach's abrasive press conference after the Thursday night meltdown loss to the Falcons failed the inspire the team much.