Week 17 Discussion Thread - back to real football!

[Judge Jude]

WEEK 17
all divisional games

SUN EARLY
CHARGERS 9-6 at CHIEFS 8-7, loser is out
Browns 7-8 at RAVENS 9-6
COWBOYS 11-4 at Redskins 4-11
Bills 8-7 at PATRIOTS 12-3
Jaguars 3-12 at TEXANS 8-7
COLTS 10-5 at Titans 2-13

Eagles 9-6 at Giants 6-9
Jets 3-12 at Dolphins 8-7
Bears 5-10 at Vikings 6-9
Saints 6-9 at Buccaneers 2-13

SUN LATER
LIONS 11-4 at PACKERS 11-4 for division title
PANTHERS 6-8-1 at FALCONS 6-9 for division title
CARDINALS 11-4 at 49ers 7-8
Raiders 3-12 at BRONCOS 11-4
Rams 6-9 at SEAHAWKS 11-4

SUN NITE
BENGALS 10-4-1 at STEELERS 10-5 for division title

[Pogues]

You mean Green Bay and Detroit can be #1 seed, but also the #6 seed? Brutal.

[revo]

meh, who cares!

[Judge Jude]

good chance of headless-horsemen ARI visiting ATL or CAR the first weekend. ugh, while GB or DET visit DAL. Then if GB or DET win that playoff game, they more likely visit SEA in semis while ARI/SOUTH winner visits NFC North champ. so lot at stake in Cheeseville today

[chancellor]

Hey oneJ - Chase Daniels doesn't look bad at all.

[Judge Jude]

looks like that disgraceful Michael Strahan-Brett Favre sack record might shortly be coming off the books, finally

and

art_stapleton 3:31pm via TweetDeck

Odell Beckham Jr. has set another record: most receiving yards in 1st 12 games in NFL history, passing GB's Billy Howton (1,231 in 1952).

and

CorkOnTheNFL 3:26pm via Instagram

49ers CEO Jed York and coach Jim Harbaugh talk at midfield. Exchange ended with a hug and backslap. instagram.com/p/xKez8Gl5tv/

[madducks]

Real football? Oh, yeah. It's all coming back to me now.

[Judge Jude]

the Giants Ws over winning teams in the last two years:

2014
beat HOU (9-7) early, without Arian Foster

2013
beat GB (8-7-1) with Scott Tolzien in for injured Aaron Rodgers
beat PHI (10-6) with Matt Barkley at QB

that's it

[chancellor]

I'd like to know what form of alien possessed Geno Smith today.

[chancellor]

And Aaron Rodgers out - I'd guess a hamstring, and bad. But just a guess now

Guess it's "just the calf". Back in for the second half.

[Judge Jude]

Alex Parker @ParkerSports 33m33 minutes ago

[Redskins'] Ryan Clark on scrutiny following season-ending loss: 'Football's kind of like a woman. They only remember the bad things.'

and

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/12/28/haslam-says-browns-wont-tolerate-irresponsible-players/

"With the Browns seeing a 7-4 start disintegrate to an 0-5 finish, Browns owner Jimmy Haslam won’t be hiring a new coach or a new G.M. The same ultimately may not be said for some of the team’s high-profile players.

Via Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Haslam said after Sunday’s loss to the Ravens that the Browns are “not going to tolerate people who are irresponsible no matter what round they were drafted in.”

He’s referring to quarterback Johnny Manziel, cornerback Justin Gilbert, and receiver Josh Gordon, each of whom found trouble this weekend for failing to be where they were supposed to be when they were supposed to be there.

Haslam also said that the Browns will continue to work with the team’s irresponsible players, but he made it clear they’ll be gone if they don’t “fall in line.”

As to Manziel, it remains to be seen whether he has gotten the message. During Sunday’s loss, he was on Twitter, clicking “favorite” on a tweet from TMZ regarding Chris Rock’s looming divorce from his wife."

[Judge Jude]

btw, the Panthers haven't even PLAYED a playoff team since Week 8, Oct 26 (respectable 13-9 home loss to Seattle)
1-4-1 against playoff teams (beat DET in Week 2; tied CIN in Week 6)

..............

Darren Rovell @darrenrovell 2m2 minutes ago

Colin Kaepernick goes entire season without throwing a TD in the 4th quarter of any game.

[revo]

The Chief WRs did not have a single TD this season. Wow.

[Judge Jude]

SAT
ARI at CAR (4:35 ET)
BAL at PIT (8:15 ET)

SUN
CIN at IND (1:05 ET)
DET at DAL (4:40 ET)

JAN 10
at NEP (4:35 ET)
at SEA (8:15 ET)

JAN 11
at GBP (1:05 ET)
at DEN (4:40 ET)

[Friarfan]

The Chief WRs did not have a single TD this season. Wow.

And they were this >< close on Sunday as Bowe fumbled at the goalline and recovered by Kelce in the end zone.