someone posting the Mora clip after hearing the word "playoffs" is arguably the most cliche sports thing of all time and I fucking hate you

I honestly thought about starting a "hey did you see that football massacre on NFL network last night" thread but his shitty team beating the Ravens somehow would be too easy of a comeback. I was going to do it if they lost to Jacksonville though, which almost happened.
Bengals don't scare me with 3 straight road games starting in New Orleans plus a week 16 game vs the Broncos and 2 games vs the Steelers left. The only way they finish over .500 is because 8-7-1 is technichally over .500 (3-4 is being optimistic considering their schedule).

Rest of AFC North teams could have 10 wins and somebody won't get a wild card.

Think I might finally be off that Bengals bandwagon... said this yesterday but Dalton's game last night may have been the worst quarterbacking I've ever seen. Including the Josh Freeman experience last season.

Cards and Carson Palmer agree to a 3 year, $50 million contract extension. Only next year is guaranteed although around $20 million is also guaranteed.

It's a decent extension. Palmer gives them at least stability at the position and they're only really committed to him for another year. Could be worse.

Also had to laugh at a headline that stated "Calvin Johnson officially probable for tomorrow"

I understand it's because of the way they list injury status (probable/questionable/doubtful/out), but "officially probable" just reads funny

Hole e shit. 9ers not fucking around to start this game

Using Gore. Using Vernon. Kap running. Dominant defense. What in the fuck is this? This is incredible.

We are playing like the 49ers again

Wish I could laugh at the Steelers getting trounced by the Jets

To early to do that. They are still the Jets.

Alright. 31-7. Let's go ahead and get Romo out of the game now.

Lol steelers missed a 23 yard fg down 17..woomp woomp woomp

Steelers go from first to last place..woomp woomp woomp

Browns are in first place..

So rooting for the Browns to win the hardest division in football.

This 9 era game has gone to hell. Started so well.

Stafford, what a beaut

Oh my god this game is going to kill me

LOL Parrish Cox flopping like Vlade Divac

Holy god. We needed that win. Good game, Kris P.

Matt Hasselbeck is working as an analyst for the Cardinals-Rams game right now. Is this a normal thing that I've missed? Guys on their bye week working other teams' game as an analyst? Seems weird.

So you DID see those threads

I KNEW IT

I didn't know that Matt Hasselbeck still played football.

I even posted in one of them

Yeah. He's Andrew Luck's backup.

He must have a lot of time to practice other jobs.

Giants 17-14 at the half against the Seahawks, because of course

I need those Giants to do Narc a solid.

God Lynch is sooooo good

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Yeup. Going to be huge if Seattle really doesn't want him back for next year.

The Giants certainly haven't disgraced themselves, but that pick in the end zone has cometely swayed the momentum.

Carson Palmer thanks the Cardinals for his new contract by tearing up his knee.

JOHN BROWN

Any team in any other division in the NFC would either be on top in the NFC South or within a game of it. lol NFC South.

Yeah Giants hung around as long as they could

John Brown and Patrick Beasterson are the best. <3

332 rushing yards for the Seahawks. Jesus Christ.

BEASTS JUST GONNA BEAST.

As if it wasn't already...it's officially time for the Giants to shift focus to 2015. They're middle of the road, but in the wrong division.

and I mean Patrick F. Beasterson.

CROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Seattle will lose to KC next week.

And no one should be terribly surprised by that.

1st place browns

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That sucks. Arizona is such a great team too. Hope they still win the division.

Pats take 2 game lead with Buffalo's defeat. Bills are a loss away from being .500.

A game over .500.

What a joke team.

So if they go even the way out they're 9 and 7? Shit team

LolBears

This has been a bad year for Sunday Night Football.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports...103-story.html

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<font color=goldenrod>This sums up the Packers/Bears game quite nicely. Wonder if they'll let Rodgers get the record.</font>

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Palmer probably re-tore his ACL. :-\

Mike McCarthy just challenged a 3 yard completion for the Bears on 1st and 10 from their own 20... While up 48-7 with 5 minutes left in the 3rd quarter...

Sunday Night Blowouts on NBC
Aaron Rodgers throwing 6 TDs
change the channel, 'cause here there's nothing to see
because it's the 8th straight blowout game on NBC

Fully expect the 9ers to lose to the Giants next week. No matter how good we've been in the past couple of years, the Giants continually thrash us. They just play us well.

Hey the Ravens won :)

So did the Detroit Football Lions


I'm so glad we caught Green Bay when we did. They're starting to look like a juggernaut

Also pretty wild to think that if we didn't MISS THREE FIELD GOALS AND LOSE ON A LAST-SECOND 58 YARD KICK against Buffalo, we'd be 8-1 right now

Not that that would be very significant... @ARI and @NE the next two weeks :nono:

Those should be good games

V nervous about Week 12 @NO

Ravens CBs will get torched, probably

<font color=goldenrod>The Giants usually play the Niners very tight, however this is the first time the Giants are playing the Niners with Kap at the helm and that alone scares me. If the Niners watch the Giants' game film from this week they'll realize the Giants are very poor in the area of containing the QB running game.

I swear Seattle ran the same play like 6 or 7 times yesterday. Line up all the receivers to one side of the field, Giants move all of their defenders to that side, Wilson rolls out to the other direction and picks up a 10 yard gain with minimal effort.</font>

classic Madden move

<font color=goldenrod>That's what it felt like. :( And not once could they bother to leave a LB or something covering the empty side just in case.</font>

RDD, at least you will catch Arizona without Palmer.

Fuck yeah, maybe we will avoid going 0-2 over the next two weeks after all. Possible. Doubtful but possible. Maybe someone can remind Drew Stanton of his roots and have him sabotage their gameplan from the inside.

Remember when RDD and afew others were skeptical of Bruce Arians? Now look at yall.

I think you will get 1 win at least. Lions are capable of beating New England too. I feel a 1-1 is likely rather than a 0-2 or 2-0. Detroit will shit the bed one game and rock the other.

Lions also play the Bears twice still. Green Bay already got those 2 automatic wins.

Carson Palmer has a torn ACL

Just super glad the Packers game was early in the season while they were shit and not in a groove yet. Unfortunately it wasn't at Lambeau. Here's hoping the week 17 matchup will have little playoff implications for the Pack, a place the Lions have traditionally struggled ( :wavesad: Jason Hanson)

Looking at the remaining schedule, sitting at 7-2 now it should not be a stretch to cautiously expect a 10 or 11-win season. Of course, the past couple seasons have shown that it's never a guarantee that the Lions won't spiral out of control and lose 6 or the final 7 games, so nothing will shock me at this point.

If Megatron and Stafford stay healthy, 11-5/12-4 should be reasonable

Drew Stanton is not a bad backup at all.

Drew Stanton is not a good starter at all.

<font color=goldenrod>I think Arizona will be fine. They have plenty of weapons. And when in doubt, just air it out to John Brown.</font>

They will be fine for the regular season. Don't think they can move in the playoffs without Palmer.

The new guys they picked up were OK yesterday after early struggles. I think they'll find success vs Bree's with pressure on him.

Anyway..all 4 teams are 2 games over .500 in the AFC north and its the first time that'd happened at any point in a season since 1935.

I know the guys up front will bring THE HEAT, but it's not like Brees will be on his back all day. Hope the d-line doesn't get PANCAKED

So, uh, about that new contract the Cardinals gave Palmer?

http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B2B1d9eCAAAcyLx.jpg

I can explain it. The Steelers had two straight home games where they raped the Colts and Ravens and made people think they were really good. In reality, they weren't very good before those two games though and them coming back down to earth and being upset on the road by a team desperate for a win shouldn't have been that surprising.

Gotta feel bad for Palmer. He has had continually awful luck with injuries (severity, timing) and this is just crippling. Possibly career-ending, considering his age and past injuries.

The contract itself isn't AWFUL considering they're only on the hook for next year. Could have been a lot worse, all things considered. Obviously not ideal though...

So like the Giants and the Chargers with their mini-win streaks weeks ago.

come on sanchez...

Sanchize*

don't worry Sproles got yo' back

Broncos brought in Richie Incognito for a workout and are considering signing him to a deal.

No, just no. This has bad idea, bad news, and bad press written all over it.

OH please fucking god I hope they do. MIA @ DEN week 12.

But in all seriousness, he's an above-average lineman (especially in the run game, which Denver could certainly use help with) and when guys like Greg Hardy and Vick are playing in the league, Incognito's indiscretions seem tame by comparison. Unless there's more to the story than I remember, I recall Martin being kind of a headcase and a lot of the stuff I've read that Incognito said/did wasn't even that bad.

I laugh like a 7 year old when Nantz or Simms has to say Boobie

Alright Tannehill. Using him as QB2 in a 2 QB league.

Buffalo Vs. Miami. The answer to the "No Blowout" question.

Buffalo's winning record is no more.

I forget who I took in the office pool this week... I think Miami but who the hell knows

The 9ers offense needs to find itself this week or playoffs aren't a possibility. Alex beating the Seahawks would help us out.

We'll see if the Browns are actual contenders soon as well. Hope Gordon destroys everybody.

Well the niners are playing the right team to get the offense groove back

It's always something. Ugh. Gore fumble.

Giants with an opening drive TD! The streak...is over!

Niners D making Eli Manning look like the best quarterback of all time