"I know how Philly fans are, they're tough; they booed Santa" 2015/16 NFL Week 15-17 thread

let's try this

Week 15

THU
 Tampa Bay Buccaneers @  St. Louis Rams

SAT
 New York Jets @  Dallas Cowboys

SUN
 Arizona Cardinals @  Philadelphia Eagles
 Atlanta Falcons @  Jacksonville Jaguars
 Buffalo Bills @  Washington Pelicans
 Carolina Panthers @  New York Giants
 Chicago Bears @  Minnesota Vikings
 Houston Texans @  Indianapolis Colts
 Kansas City Chiefs @  Baltimore Ravens
 Tennessee Titans @  New England Patriots

 Cleveland Browns @  Seattle Seahawks
 Green Bay Packers @  Oakland Raiders
 Denver Broncos @  Pittsburgh Steelers
 Miami Dolphins @  San Diego Chargers

 Cincinnati Bengals @  San Francisco 49ers

MON
 Detroit Lions @  New Orleans Saints

so not baller

http://www.wsj.com/articles/in-vino-vikings-the-nfls-sommeliers-1450223912?mod=e2tw

New York Jets @ Dallas Cowboys -

This looks like a huge trap game for the Jets.

It will be interesting to see if the Colts give it up against Texas or come to play after getting totally spanked by Jville last week. I think that coaching staff is dead man walking either way and it will be interesting to see if the players just fold up and look forward to the season ending.

Carolina Panthers @ New York Giants

I don't think the Giants are any great shakes, but damn this looks like a serious trap game too. Giants need the win more than Carolina. This might be Tom C.'s last stand.

Denver Broncos @ Pittsburgh Steelers

This one looks to be came of the week. Pittsburgh seems to finally be ringing on all cylinders. Still got 3 games to go though, so this could change again.

Cincinnati Bengals @ San Francisco 49ers

This is a big game for the Bengals. They go lay a dukker out in Sanfran and the little shot anyone still gives them going to the playoffs becomes bigger laughter. San Fran seems to be playing better and won a couple ugly games. I'm definitely curious to see how McCarron does with this shot.

ian eagle and trent green! were nantz and simms just like uhhhh nah?

http://www.nfl.com/game-pass-help#game-pass-restrictions-gameposts
i wanna cord cut because fuck time warner in the eye but NFL goddammit
this seems like the best option but not getting Sunday games until 8pm seems beside the point

gronky ^_^

the difference in the pats O +\- gronk is so nuts

plus the fun levels go way up

yeahhhh chandler jones <3

bffs patriots td party :)

was funny how the camera totally missed it and panned to players waiting on a pass that never arrived

ok was amendola the last punt returner who hadn't dropped one? wtf

policy of rubbing returners fingers w butter needs to be reconsidered imo

titans D is really very not quality

so glad hightower is back on defense

what happened to adrian peterson?

little used fullbacks putting up 15 yard runs on this D

this giants / panthers game has turned into a turnover fest

ok now's the time eli magically escapes from 5 pass rushers and completes miracle td

yep

https://twitter.com/Panthers/status/678689088178798592

NaVaro Bowman doesn't know that this game doesn't count. I swear he has been on almost every defensive play for the Niners in this game against the Bengals. Good to see he recovered from that injury.

Game is closer than you would think but Niners receivers keep doing volleyball sets for the Bengals defense to get turnovers.

Cam Newton is a freak of nature, the guy might be the best athlete I have ever seen at QB. He is like a bigger stronger version of Randall Cunningham.

As a Bears fan, it is nice to see Peanut Tillman getting a chance to play football on a Superbowl contender at this point in his career. He had a couple nice plays today.

that's . . . a lot of catches for antonio brown

Roflisberger

cam newton is awesome

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/14426632/cam-newton-passion-helping-kids-endorsers-buying-nfl

https://vimeo.com/146968373

what an immensely likeable guy

This doesn't sound good.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/peyton-manning-human-growth-hormone_567f16e4e4b0b958f6599440?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592

command f brady, huh weird

In a stunning scene, Taylor Teagarden, an eight-year MLB veteran, appears in one of the undercover videos, openly discussing his use of performance-enhancing drugs during the previous season.

This guy appears to be a two year veteran and I don't think the drugs have done much for him.

Wait never mind. He's still not good though.

you guys the washington football team is about to win the division?

not sure if can handle this

The thing I am kind of impressed is Washington hasn't been a grease fire in the football media other than about the name, I guess winning does fix some stuff. Kirk Cousin's stat line and performance is definitely made Gruden's decision last year to look pretty smart.

I wonder how much Washington can get for Griffin III? You got to think someone is going to take that challenge on. Total guess, but I think they might be able to get a 3rd or 4th rounder for him.

command f brady, huh weird
--lag∞n

lol kraft paid dearly for that redaction I think he needs a new lady friend after sacrificing the most recent one on the altar of beelzebub

i mean srsly has there ever been an athlete who performed at peak in their late 30s who was not juicin

bradys weird conman trainer/best friend is def slipping him some "herbal remedies"

yeah just rub this ointment on yr throwing arm tommy its make from acai berries n shit

maybe he puts the steroids in the shit. That is tainted shit, tom!

is fitzpatrick good at throwing deep cause he keeps trying to do it and its not working

its good how every patriot is injured imo very fun

i agree w running a trick play everytime

brady got to hit that open gronky tho

lol they ran three trick plays in a row then passed on 4th n inches

Jets and pats both looking pretty weak so far

What a waste of a drive!

belichick having one of those games, passed up a great 4th n inches opportunity on the first drive too

I guess he just prefers to play it safe today rather than overextend the offense

maybe theyre throwing the game to to keep pitt out of the playoffs

wld be reasonable cinci having home field isnt that threatening

Don't know if they are actively trying to throw the game, but they aren't trying very hard to win

yeah

plan in jeopardy

Lawyers be working some overtime this weekend. Got to love booking hours at double time rates.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/man-center-bombshell-peyton-manning-185850714.html

Could you imagine how good Carolina would be if Newton had a guy like Julio Jones? That 70 yard bomb was pretty amazing. If you see the replay, look at how high Jones was in the air when he got that pass.

Newton is a really good QB and athletically amazing, but he scares me as he just takes a whole lot of hits. Seen them play a bit the past month and Cam gets clobbered at least 3-6 times good a game.

panthers bout to lose

panthers lost

i think the ref just made the patriots kickoff ot even tho they won the toss

Matthew Wilson "Matt" Slater (born September 9, 1985) is an American football wide receiver, gunner, and special teams player for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Patriots in the fifth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at UCLA. He was killed by Bill Belicheck after deferring in overtime in a game against the jets.

the jets dude literally tried to correct slater's mistake for him and it was too late lol

the first thing u hear is the ref saying "you want to kick off"

https://twitter.com/nfl/status/681225192186626048

as far as pats fan "they hate us cuz they anus" conspiracy theorizing goes, refs deliberately jedi mind tricking special teams players is p original I gotta say

it's kinda dumb, as far as I can tell Slater just screwed up

THE FUTURE: kraft acting as his own attorney, suing the NFL refs association, pointing to video of the refs lips, shouting "back and to the left!"

show me slater saying he wants to receive before the ref mind fucks him

why u think a patriot is saying dont we get to choose

ref had some sort of hallucination

its ok tho actually think if this keeps pitt out of the offs its good for the pats, good chance cinci never see the champ game even if they do get home field

bill is claiming it was his idea in the postgame presser, for what it's worth, but I mean he could just be advancing the cover story to not make a thing of it, for the greater good of the way

"thought it was the best thing to do"

which was weirder the pats electing to kick in OT or cousins taking a knee when he meant to spike it

what does the emo bill belichick twitter have on this one

cousins taking a knee no competition

boston twitter is great fun right now

packers getting tuned up by likely nfc superbowl representative arizona

Looks like Manning is getting expensive lawyers at that....

http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2015/12/27/10669496/peyton-manning-hired-ari-fleischer-to-help-with-pr-and-now-were

Watching the AZ against the Pack and Eagles last week, they look like a wrecking crew right now without any real weaknesses.

ya theyre tuff, afc looking like a total damn mess

Oh my god this o-line is getting throttled

super cardinals are scary for sure

seahawks meanwhile have 10pts through three quarters

i love when pete carroll gets extravagantly upset

Devonte Adams is gonna come up huge in the playoffs, he's really really due

seahawks losing

to the
rams

"how many times have we seen thst today seattles offense looks dead and the come up with a big third down"

idk not that many they have ten points and theres three mins left

That rookie back for the Cardinals Johnson is really good. He's built like a banger but is really nice in their pass game.

The eventual meetup between Arizona and Carolina in the playoffs is the actual SB50 amirite

feel like carolina is p beatable

like they can grind but if u got up on them a couple scores they cld be in trouble

as if playing in baltimore weren't a natural recipe for the steelers shitting themselves, the league had to un-flex the game as a guarantee smdh

It's not just that the Ravens beat the Steelers, that happens, it's that the Ravens with Ryan Mallet starting at QB beat them. Pittsburgh's offense had been chewing up people the past month and they laid a big egg. They are going to finish 10-6 and out of the playoffs.

Weird weekend with Mallet winning in B-more and then his former team the Texans winning with Weeden having a big game against Tennessee (and Weeeden started the year with Dallas). That is some odd revolving door backup QB information.

Denver and Cincy tonight with both going with backup QBs is kind of a big deal game with the playoffs. I'm kinda looking forward to the game.

ass-whoopin by cincy thus far

http://deadspin.com/latest-miko-grimes-twitter-rant-torches-ryan-tannehill-1749922349

got a favorite new grimes on twitter

oh man that fg attempt

looked like he'd kicked a fg in front of his dad before the game and then his dad embarrassed him by asking him to kick a fg in front of party guests

Pretty good game tonight. Real even.

Got to love the Cleveland Browns sounding like a nagging mother every couple weeks about Johnny Manziel hanging out with bad kids and staying out late.

Could you imagine that crazy crap Michael Irvin got into going down now? This Manziel shit seems pretty tame by comparison. Watch Cleveland run Manziel out of town and watch him go to Dallas and party balz hard into mediocrity.

rip chip

They "released" him, lol

released him into his natural habitat the ncaa

or to reunite with his hawaiian gazelle mariota

Chip to the Niners please

lol @ released.. did they have like an opt out in his contract

guys chip kelly is not coaching in the nfl anymore

i'm shocked. i thought they'd keep him on next year.

pretty sure the niners are xfl now

tru

wow. i am sure he will get another shot if he wants to stay in pro ball, i hope he does.

not so sure he wld
he will naturally return to where he is a god
this is what happens to college coaches who go pro

from this morning paper: http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--M4n9Wza4--/ngssskk05g1uvrpjmj1q.jpg

just thinking back to when he openly bragged in a fawning magazine profile about how he had a huge edge against all other teams because his players wore heart rate monitors during practice lmao

Let’s put some context on Kelly’s first three seasons as head coach of the Eagles: He is the first Eagles head coach since the Swamp Fox — Marion Campbell — who failed to advance a round in the playoffs in his first three years. And Campbell coached in the mid-1980s.
Buddy Ryan won the NFC East and got a first-round bye in his third year. Rich Kotite won a wild-card game in his second year. Ray Rhodes won a wild-card game in his first year. And Andy Reid got to the conference semifinals in his second year and an NFC Championship Game in his third year.
Kelly has less to show for his first three years than any Eagles head coach in 30 years. That’s pitiful.

one game my brother and i like to play atm is called who will be the next philly team to win a playoff game and it's very difficult imo

‏@SportsTaxMan
Andy Reid record with #Chiefs 30-17 & 0-1 in playoffs

Chip Kelly(fired) finished with #Eagles 26-21 & 0-1 in playoffs

(released)

think the eagles still have the best chance considering the other 3 are even more critically fucked for at least the next 4 years xp

(xxp rather)

chip kelly what's on your ipod

this was an obvious move, obviously

might have been ideal to relieve him of his GM duties but i doubt he would have acquiesced to that

where's he gonna go? USC just hired someone, LSU decided not to fire les miles

titans

lol i just realized theres another week left

http://i.imgur.com/BQWC9pC.jpg

nice

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/25431039/report-the-eagles-didnt-tell-their-players-they-fired-chip-kelly

Eliot Shorr-Parks ✔@EliotShorrParks
#Eagles did not tell the players that Chip has been fired.

One just found out when I reached out to him for comment.

"Damn. For real?"

lol

please hire jim bob cooter

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CXcxt18UwAAPPd7.jpg

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dc-sports-bog/wp/2015/12/31/how-lord-of-the-rings-took-over-the-redskins-locker-room/

“Wherever you think your happy place is, that’s the Shire,” Lichtensteiger said. “Probably not FedEx Field. Somewhere in Ashburn, probably, or Leesburg.”

fedex is def not a happy place

lol smh

didnt realize all this lol

It will likely take a near-miracle for Indy to pull off one of the most complicated Week 17 clinching scenarios in the history of the league and steal the division crown from the first-place Houston Texans. In order for the Colts to win the AFC South at 8-8, they first need to create a tie atop the division by beating the Titans and have the Texans lose to the Jaguars, triggering the NFL's intricate tiebreaking process.

The two teams would be tied in the first four set of tiebreakers -- head-to-head, division record, conference record and common opponents record. The Colts would then have to forge a tie in the fifth tiebreaker (strength of victory, or the combined record of the teams you beat), and then win the sixth tiebreaker (strength of schedule).

To complete that ridiculous scenario, Indy needs seven more games to break right, not including the obvious results of the Texans losing and the Colts winning their Week 17 contests. Here's the rundown:

Steelers beat Browns
Broncos beat Chargers
Falcons beat Saints
Bills beat Jets
Dolphins beat Patriots
Ravens beat Bengals
Raiders beat Chiefs

Of course, the Colts' first order of business is to win the game against Tennessee, and that's no guarantee given their dire quarterback situation. Andrew Luck and Matt Hasselbeck have already been ruled out of Sunday's game, and Charlie Whitehurst just landed on injured reserve. That means the team has to chose between the uninspiring trio of Josh Freeman, Stephen Morris and Ryan Lindley to start this pivotal game.

lol

was wondering when ryan lindley would find his way back into the public eye after last year's extended shaming in arizona

Packers are in a weird situation, either win and play vs. Seattle or Minnesota, or lose and play vs. Washington, obviously they'll be playing at full speed at home for the NFC North crown vs. a division rival but part of me is hoping they lose

id def consider resting starters

minny is no great shakes but u def want to avoid seattle at all costs

oh now that chip kelly is gone demarco murray is good

is this a preseason pats game

that demarco run was the wildest thing i've ever seen, he runs like a 70 year old war veteran

this entire season will have been worth it if the jets blow their playoff spot by losing to rex in the final game of the season

pats are brutal. kind of wish jets bills was on instead.

one of the washington dbs took a hit to the head and was definitely not moving as they carted him off the field

lol jets

this entire season will have been worth it if the jets blow their playoff spot by losing to rex in the final game of the season

― J0rdan S., Sunday, January 3, 2016 2:03 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yes def

my god the bills were extremely close to one of the worst losses of all time

lol @ jets

but man i do feel bad for brandon marshall

is it just me or is this whole season just not really all that much fun

i might feel differently if we got more than a couple carolina games on tv but as it is.. meh

haha jets

xp not fun at all, even when i'm home w/time to watch i've been finding other things to do.

tbh I wouldn't be excited to be any AFC team in the playoffs, regardless of who makes it to the superb owl all of the best NFC teams are better

wow squawks

are the cards even playing for anything here? i don't think they are?

haha jets

cards are playing for 1 seed

this sd/den game is nuts. feel like 6pts has to be record lowest score for a team with 5 turnovers??

peyton returns! OMAHA

stop
.
.
.
.
peyton time

the only thing that could redeem this year's AFC playoffs for me is the return of peyton's noodle throws in subzero weather

i guess the plan is now peyton is the starter again, just like that? what if he plays a subpar half of football, are they going to bench him again? is there a plan or are they going to have constant uncertainty going into playoffs

because i mean if peyton is the starter and was healthy enough to play all along why didn't he start the game

wild end to the raiders game, rly hoped they'd pull it out on KC but oh well

the game was a garbagefire, i turned it off

also did you guys see jj watt today, i think that was the exact point when i didn't really want any more football

next rd matchups is such that both teams should compete hard to lose this one imo

jj hasn't been the same since that country band started bullying him in the locker room

VIKINGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ffs

kicker forced fumble, the shame

I am so angry right now

holee fuck

somewhere, fatboy drew magary from deadspin is happy, and that can't be allowed tl stand so the vikings gotta lose in the playoffs

*to stand

no worries there. I get why the Packers would try to win because getting Minnesota at home is probably preferable to going to Washington, but if you're Minnesota you definitely would want to play the Packers again rather than having to face Seattle. they should've punted the game. not that it didn't seem like they were trying.

coughlin out

but not retired...

it kinda did look like minn were trying to throw that game away 4Q. when peterson spilled that ball forward on their last possession i was like REALLY?? except for how hard he tried, successfully, to recover.

i know small sample sizes etc but seattle exact same record home/road this season and they stomped the vikes in MN judt a few weeks back, so home field maybe not as much consolation to that tie as they might hope

I kind of don't see how any team other than Seattle or Carolina makes it out of the NFC

cards?

yeah before yesterday I definitely thought Arizona were #1 in the NFC but now I'm not so sure

GB has been real depressing to watch this season, despite their 10-6 record it really feels like they are one of the worst offenses in the league sometimes. I've never been on the "fire McCarthy" bandwagon but watching him continue to establish the run in the 4th quarter while down by 17 was infuriating

i didn't watch the arizona game yesterday... they didn't sit starters?

Peterson's fumble was totally Bridgewater's fault; it's hard to secure a handoff that's delivered to your thigh.

xp I think they sat palmer when the writing on the wall became perfectly clear, other than that not sure

I kind of don't see how any team other than Seattle or Carolina makes it out of the NFC
--you're breaking the NAP (DJP)

mostly agree w this. would be real interested to see carolina play this healthy arizona team (rather than the lindley version they got last wildcard round). still think panthers would win tho, and based on how wilson has looked in the 2nd half of the season idk who can really fuck with a fully operational seahawks

(lol well except the rams who are not a factor here)

awwww

https://www.instagram.com/p/BAIlEIgJbGL/

Just as a reminder...Coughlin does actually seem like a pretty good dude. Remember hearing about this story quite a few years ago.

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/college/memory-boston-college-jay-mcgillis-lives-hearts-ny-giants-coach-tom-coughlin-loved-article-1.1105548

I'll miss Coughlin, and I really can't see another team anywhere giving the wheel to a 70 year old head coach. He's probably coached his last NFL game. ;_;

I think Tom Coughlin might go back to coaching college football.