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Dallas should be losing by 30 points but somehow it's only 13, so they could still pull this out if they care enough once it's clear Philly is going to win their game

Dak almost throws a pick-six and then actually throws it on the next play

also Jim Caldwell is a really good coach, the actual mediocre leadership was the Lions firing him, thinking making the playoffs in back-to-back seasons but not winning a game was beneath their standards

let's get it all out this week please

Sam Howell throws a TD on his first NFL pass

Crescent-Moon posted...

And the Chargers appear to have started absolutely everyone.

Wonder how long that lasts

One half

masterplum posted...

I feel like we are half a logic hop away from someone claiming pong doesnt have worse graphics than anything made today, it just has a different art style and you are wrong if you think its objectively worse

Pong had great graphics by the standards of its day

masterplum posted...

You know what is aesthetically poor. If I wore a bright yellow jumpsuit to a formal dance you wouldnt jump out and defend me for having different tastes

which could one day be considered fashionable, so it's not objective

So the AFC playoff picture is set

Dolphins vs. Bills
Ravens vs. Bengals
Chargers vs. Jaguars

unfortunately 11-6 is not a Scorigami since it happened in the 1999 NFC title game between the Bucs and Rams, a game I distinctly remember for some reason

we almost had a Bad Beat with the pitchy pitchy woo woo at the end of Dolphins/Jets since the line was Miami (-3.5)

oh wait they ruled it a safety

Bad Beat confirmed

Colts and Texans bookending the season with ties would be poetic

Or Houston will just win in regulation by going for 2, that works too

Tomlin's inevitability confirmed

Panthers with a walkoff FG to win the game nobody cared about

Yeah, Bucs only wanted to play long enough to keep their starters in rhythm. There was no way their important players were playing in the second half.

Also, I made a lot of bad preseason predictions, but I did say that both the Jags and Giants would be better than most people expect, so at least I nailed that one...!

Oh, the Jags still aren't THAT good, but they can beat the Chargers.

knew we lost the moment he checked down, never works on 4th down, think he felt the pressure and didn't realize he had a little more time to let the play develop

oh well, it was good to see Dobbs get his shot and almost make good on it

Jags deserved to win and they've got a better shot of doing something in the playoffs than we did, so it's probably for the best

Still plenty of time for the Titans to do something here but they haven't mounted any sustained offense all half, so we'll see

I feel like that was just barely a pass but oh well

I actually still feel pretty good about our chances, but it does feel like there's a big play waiting to happen for the Jags.

Big stop by the defense, whew

augh such a good run negated

that INT could be a momentum shifter

Wow, Lawrence has played so well in this game that it was kinda shocking that he missed the wide open guy by that much.

It didn't look like Lawrence gained anything there to me, but there's no point in challenging the spot.

Titans doing basically everything they wanted to accomplish so far

good first half for Dobbs

Jags needed that drive

Suprak_the_Stud posted...

I'm going to be sad when Henry retires because he's been the most fun RB to watch in forever.

I remember someone asking this at one point and it's worth considering: Could Derrick Henry be the last Hall of Fame running back ever?

Yeah, Dobbs is a noticeable upgrade over Malik Willis. I've said it every time I've watched Willis play this year. That dude ain't ready yet.

Vintage Henry stiff arm right there

Jags gonna Jag

Huh, kinda surprised XVI is outdoing Rebirth here.

Yeah, I loved my PS3 and got a ton of mileage out of it. It's not that there weren't a lot of good games, just not as many good games this site cared about. We had a friggin' Call of Duty win GotY here somehow.

they should just play Bengals/Ravens in Pittsburgh and only allow Steelers fans to attend so both sides get incessantly booed the entire game

Then they have to trade Lance to try to recoup their losses and good luck with that

The 49ers absolutely must play Trey Lance next year as long as he's healthy. They gave up too much to get him to make him Purdy's backup.

I think the time has finally come for Danganronpa V3

hockeydude15 posted...

Really think the league is just hoping that the outcomes of week 18 make that game less substantial so they can just straight up cancel it.

then they're rooting really hard for Stidham and the Raiders to beat the Chiefs

The Panthers have reportedly reached out to Jim Harbaugh as well.

Ulti got got now too

It's kind of a crazy coincidence that the two scariest moments of the season (this and the Tua concussion) both happened in Cincinnati.

Finished the third Hobbit movie. This is an easy 1 > 3 > 2 ranking. The shorter runtime and spending a pretty hefty chunk of it with a fantasy battle definitely benefited the third movie. The most confusing thing is why people kept giving important responsibilities to Alfrid.

Pros of the Hobbit movies:
--Bilbo and Bard's portrayals, and I'll always love Ian McKellan's portrayal of Gandalf, of course.
--The game of riddles with Gollum
--The showdown with Smaug
--Thorin coming to his senses and joining the battle
--Killer soundtrack for all three movies
--Nice setpieces and scenery

Cons:
--Too much unnecessary filler, especially in the second movie
--Only a few of the dwarves have any real characterization (to be fair, this was true in the book, too)
--They spent a lot of time adding in retro-foreshadowing for Lord of the Rings just to pad the run time

Overall, I'm glad I finally watched them, but I'm not sure I'll take the time to see them again unless my son takes an interest in them when he gets older.

I didn't realize KOS was still a thing

Bowles says the Bucs plan to play their starters against the Falcons next week, although I doubt they'll play beyond the first half.

wow that ball didn't touch the ground, partly because the USC defender's hand was under it

what a lucky break for Tulane

oh snap Tulane just tackled USC's running back in the end zone for a safety, reducing the lead from 8 to 6 with 3 minutes left

also wow USC's defense is really bad, all of Tulane's TD drives have been super quick

We've got our biggest Bad Beat of the bowl season so far

Mississippi State kicks a FG with seconds remaining to go up 13-10 against Illinois. On the last play, Illinois throws a bunch of laterals until Mississippi State snatches it and takes it back for a touchdown with no time remaining.

The line was Mississippi State (-3.5)

pyresword posted...

Also realizing the scene with Smaug was in movie 2 makes me realize I just actually don't remember anything from movie 3. Wasn't this like 90% of the way through the book or am I forgetting how much stuff was actually in the finale?

Well, they carry some Smaug stuff over into movie 3.

But yeah, I can only imagine how much filler is in movie 3 because there wasn't much left in the book at this point.

although I guess they can beef up the actual battle of the five armies since they don't talk about it much at all in the book itself

SeabassDebeste posted...

they should have stuck to one movie. the hobbit is the length of fellowship of the ring.

Not even! It's probably about 80% the length of Fellowship.

Finishing the second Hobbit movie. Yeah, that was a definite step down from the first one. I did enjoy all the stuff with Smaug at the end, but otherwise, it just feels like a lot of filler with a few cool action scenes mixed in along the way.

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