I hope everyone had a great thanksgiving weekend! As always, this post is to really see what’s going on around the league after yesterday’s games. Who’s playing well, who’s playing poorly, complaints about your team losing, whatever it is.
Here’s what I took away from this week:
Dolphins are going to run away with the AFC east crown
On a similar note, the pats and jets are done for the year and the bills have a tough road to win the division.
Broncos Country is finally riding again.
Matt canada really WAS that bad after all. Maybe the steelers offense is alright now.
Chargers fucked up drafting Quentin Johnston over Zay Flowers. Best waiver wire pickup this season for me.
the playoff race is going to be really interesting over the next few weeks.
What are some of your reactions?
The Browns are fucking dead.
Chargers need to get rid of Staley ASAP.
Broncos are back.
Colts have been slept on.
There’s a decent possibility that the Rams somehow make the wild card at 9-8 just because they’re the least bad team in the hunt.
The last AFC wild card spot is a free-for-all.
Rams finishing 9-8 is not a take I’ve seen yet. Looking at their schedule, they still have a scheduled loss to the 49ers and a tough game against Baltimore. It could happen.
One thing that gets interesting is tiebreakers. I genuinely think the Packers can finish 9-8, and they would have a tiebreaker over the Rams. Not sure how this changes if Seattle or Minnesota or even both finish 9-8 as well.
Watching that Bills Defense let Philly March down the field at the end of the game and OT brought back flashbacks of Zimmer’s toward the end of his time with us. That Gabe Davis miscommunication had to keep him up all night last night. And the missed FGs, Bills are the AFC Vikings
Despite their tough schedule I think the bills totally have a shot to get a wild card spot in the AFC
I’m kinda getting worried about the Eagles- not because of a close win, but because I keep on thinking this team is gonna “click,” they haven’t reached their full potential. They’re still my Super Bowl pick though.
I’m also worried about the ravens, our 2 blowout wins against NFC “contenders” keep on looking less impressive.
Not a take on the games themselves, It’s 2:00 so I’m guessing that Brandon Staley is gonna stay for at least another week for some godforsaken reason- how does this guy still have a job.
I’m tired, boss
McDermott is officially coaching for his job. Josh Allen is 0-6 in OT and yet in every one of those losses, he has not the been the final one to touch the ball. Think back to every instant classic the Bills have played over the past few seasons.
Hail Murray? Bills defense cannot stop a desperation heave.
13 seconds? Bills defense gives up two consecutive huge plays to Mahomes to force OT where the defense would give way again.
Vikings JJ catch? It was 4th and forever, maybe it was destined but the defense has to make a better effort to make sure he cannot catch the ball.
I could continue but I obviously relent with the same thing I have said since their Divisional loss in 2021: McDermott is a great coach but an awful game manager. If his team isn’t thrashing the opposition he does not have the nerves and rationality to call a game. The number of times this man has rolled out Cover 4 or Prevent when only up by a single score is staggering.
