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I just finished watching the Chargers-Texans game where the Texans knocked up off the Chargers 20-16. The Broncos became AFC West champs with the Chargers loss, and the Colts are now officially out of the playoffs. Next up is the Ravens at the Packers, with both Lamar and Jordan Love sitting out. @This should be an exciting game@.
This one is on Peacocks, so you have to have a subscription. Wouldn’t want those poor NFL execs to starve.
The officials are influencing the outcome of games far too often. Too many penalties.
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Your NFL week 18 schedule, courtesy of ESPN.
Just when you think the Raiders cannot possibly get any worse, the team placed Maxx Crosby on IR, per NFL.com.
From CBS Sports, the Packers look to end the Ravens’ playoff hopes tonight. Go Ravens!!!!
The Vikings crept into the top 20 in the most recent Sporting News power rankings.
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‘He’ll throw for over 300 yards and 3 TD’s’
You were so close to being right earlier, Stafford had 269 yards, 2 TDs. But he also had 3 Int, was sacked 3Xs and had a QBR of 64.5.
Plus he was outplayed by KC who had a QBR of 99.2.
Cousins was pretty average tonight, and they ran the ball 33 times for 219 yards. Cousins only threw 20 passes, and he threw the ball away to avoid a sack 4 times. So he sort of survived the night, and Stafford sort of got picked off a lot. Also, there was definitely pass interference by the Falcons defender on that long ball to the goal line that wasn’t called. It was a good, exciting game though. Cousins got them into field goal range with 26 seconds left. The kicker came through, so I assume that is yet another game winning drive for Cousins.
Goes to show QBR is a joke when it comes to judging QB play. 129 yards a 1 TD should not equal a 99 QBR
Falcons with the shocker over the Rams 27-24.
Stafford throws ANOTHER pick!!! 4th and 2, they go for it and the Falcons defense comes up big.
Rams block a 37 yard field goal attempt and return it for a TD. Cut the lead to 24-17.
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29 December 2025 10:21 am
“Hmmm… the Falcons have like five DB’s on IR or out… Stafford is gonna have a field day tonight. He’ll throw for over 300 yards and 3 TD’s.”
The Lambs are going to have to wake up soon to make this prognostication come true.
Laughing… it’s crazy… Stafford has two interceptions already, one a pick six.
And people wonder why I often have ‘Milquetoast’ posts instead of bold, declarative statements.
I have eater enough crow to know that I do not like the taste.
Crow is a fine meal… acquired taste though. Grin.
93 yard TD run by Bijan Robinson. Falcons up 21-0 with 1:28 left in the half.
Atlanta intercepts Stafford for a TD. Crazy. Falcons up 14-0. Weird start to the game for the Rams.
OK… this is officially news to me…
I call BS.
Hitler started Volkswagon, literally translated as the ‘Peoples Car’ to provide basic transportation to the masses.
Could someone have offered a customized add like this? Sure, but it was rare.
Sorry SoCal, this is a verified historical fact: in 1959, the Volkswagen Beetle offered the Hertella Auto Kaffeemachine as a rare third-party accessory, a dashboard-mounted percolator heated by a spirit burner, independent of the air-cooled engine.
‘as a rare third-party accessory’
exactly as I said ‘a customized add on like this? Sure, but it was rare’.
It was an optional extra, just like the post says.
3rd party = not by Volkswagen.
No… it was offered by Volkswagen, and when the person ordered the car, the coffee maker was added by a 3rd party. You’re just being obstinate now.
I agree, one of us being obstinate.
Hmmmm…
Socialism takes hold in New York City. This is real folks.
Don’t see how it can be legal.
Expect it to see a lot of time in court.
Hmmm…. something is wrong here…
McCarthy has had 12 drops on 220 attempts… 5.4%… not 11.9% as this post claims.
What the official stat keepers mark as a “drop” and what is obviously a drop by the WR are two different things. Its going to take all 22 study to get a more accurate number. There’s been passes that were easily in the catch radius of all of our WRs this year that they have dropped and it wasn’t marked as a drop by the stat keepers.
We have discussed the ‘fake drop stat’ before.
The NFL has a high barker drops, it can bounce off of a WRs chest and not be considered a drop.
So you’re sayin there’s a chance…
Not sure why risk this in a meaningless game.
Every day we say FTP here… beating them matters.
“Discretion is the better part………….”
better part of kicking their ass? I think not. Grin.
Because they need all the reps they can get out of him to evaluate for next season. Its that simple. They need to be confident and concise with how they approach the QB position and its back ups next year. Its far from meaningless. Also its a hand injury, not that big a deal. Just pain tolerance.
If we start extrapolating stuff like this to all the States… we might be shocked at how much money is being stolen from taxpayers…
Nothing to see here sheeples…..move along.
Laughed at this…
He would likely to seek ‘sanctuary’ in Somalia.
Or China
2nd Honeymoon??
That is funny shit.
Lol!
So the Bears have clinched the Division with one game left in the regular season. They finish their year with a game against the Lions at Soldier field this coming Sunday. Likely a win or loss won’t mean anything. Tyson Bagent is the backup QB, but Case Keenum is QB3. Do the Bears start Keenum to protect Williams and Bagent for the playoffs?
yes, yes they do.
#17 at this point…
1 count 6 or 7 teams within a game of our 8-8 so I expect the pick to change either up or down.
Beating FTP is more important to me, KOC can screw up picks, one or two in either direction regardless.
Totally agree. The Rams went 7 years in a row without a first round pick, and yet they are still contending and won two Super Bowls in that time.
Trading 1sr Round Picks can improve a team quicker IF they are good enough deals.
According to ESPN analytics, the Rams have a 73.4% chance of winning tonight.
I’m thinking it’s closer to 90% myself.
But will anything happen to Waltz?
‘will anything happen to Waltz?’
No.
The Samalis will re-elect him to they can keep getting their money.
It’s a strong possibility at this point.
Was thinking the other day there needs to be consequences for events like this. Obviously no one in Minnesota cares and I don’t believe federal law can do anything to him.
So how about this – ‘All the rest of us citizens in the country shouldn’t have to pay for this mess. Make the State of Minnesota pay back to the US Treasury all the fraud money that was stolen. Thus if the good people of Minnesota want to keep electing incompetents like this, THEY can truly pay the bill for it – not the rest of us citizens.’
I like it!
If they get the chance to investigate Commifornia they would likely find even more fraud and abuse. Given the size difference it would be even more $$ than the fraud in Minn.
I agree… the Republicans need to do two things… first prosecute the hell out of these cases Nationwide, and second, put together an ad campaign that tallies the total fraud perpetrated on the taxpayers by the left. Show it clearly, and cleanly to the whole country.
‘Show it clearly, and cleanly to the whole country’
Unpossible.
Too many woke/left/Dim politician’s in blue states that provide cover to the fraud so that they can get their cut.
Political favors/support/votes if not out and out bribes or payouts.
In one day of work, Nick Shirley uncovered $110M in verifiable fraud. Tell me we can’t uncover all the rest in 90 days, and show it to the public. Use AI to review where tax dollars are going Nationwide, in “services” that are bogus.
He make some of it public.
And Tampon Tim said it is all DJTs fault and muddying the waters. Most voters will not wade thru all of the info and figure the truth.
‘Deny, Distract, Destroy Evidence’ is the playbook they they have become experts at.
For sure. And all those Blue States with big welfare programs probably have at least 20% scam factor.
This is really a nationwide scam program (s) of monumental sums of money.
These local programs are run by crooks who give back to the politicians who keep funding the programs. Same politicians who have oversight responsibility of the programs.
This wouldn’t even make for a good novel as it’s kindergarten simple, but very effective.
I would be funny if it wasn’t my/your/our tax money going to crooks.
As often as I have argued with the IRS on their help line when they say I owe even more and more in taxes.
Noon CT…
THIS is how stupid the West is…
It would be racist to ban ‘dark skinned’ terrorists.
Hmmm…
That will change I suspect.
FTPs homers will drive that number down.
They are not exactly ‘smart money’ people.
Although honestly I don’t know I would give 6 pts especially with our QB situation.
They will be resting starters as they are already locked in, and our D is cooking. Its going to go a lot like the Lions game imo.
Pretty awesome…
As close as possible to perfect.
HOF shoe-in.
Hmmm… the Falcons have like five DB’s on IR or out… Stafford is gonna have a field day tonight. He’ll throw for over 300 yards and 3 TD’s.
Postulate on this while I’m out… I’m so full of guilt and shame…
My goodness!!
How Racist, Patriarchal, Xenophobic and a bunch of more words I would have to look up in order to spell correctly.
Yep… This is part of the grand Marxist plan though. Divide the country between the oppressed, and the oppressors. White people have been declared the oppressors by the left. They must reinforce this and push this narrative to the max. The last thing they want is for this narrative to be dismissed by the masses. It is absolutely critical to their success that they make people believe this.
This is beyond idiotic.
Pure garbage!
If anyone believes any of this, they ned to go live in another country.
The Smithsonian Institution is clearly a Marxist led organization.
I do not believe this graphic is on their website anymore.
You are correct… just checked…
Yeah, the Trump Admin smacks this stuff when they find it.
It is like playing ‘Whack-A-Mole’ with the woke deep state.
Well the kids have all left and it’s just Mama and me again. House is too quiet now.
Watched a lot of football and am more confused than ever – what the hell is OPI and DFI. and there seems little reason for how it is calls.
Anyone watch end of Charger game? the Texans WR literally ran over the DB, knocked hime down, and it was DPI. Huge game deciding call.
They need to fix this stuff. It looks so rigged.
Hope everyone enjoyed Christmas.
Refs decide what gets called and on whom.
Does the league tell them what to call?
Does their bookie tell them?
Do they decide based on personal preference?
Or do they just want ‘TV Time?
Is this place broken?
Asking for a friend.
Mornin SoCal… I am getting ready to go to the store, but I’ll be on later.
I will be here for a few hours before heading to the gym/rec center.
1st down at the SF 3, no time outs Bores down 4, The Crybaby scrambles around, 49s contain, he throws into the end zone. Incomplete. 42-38. Pretty good game.
McCaffery with 140 yards rushing 41 receiving, 1 TD. I assume that is worth more than 11 FF points, how many do you need on MNF?
I fell asleep last night at halftime. Just rewatched the game. What a finish. What a game.
I watched and reacted here with all my friends, aka ‘alone’.
A real ‘pitchers duel’ in SF.
35-35 just into the 4th qtr.
Shit. Rolling with Pitts
Good luck!
I have a 11-pt lead in the Chip. My opponent has McCaffrey. I can start Drake London (questionable) or Kyle Pitts.
Help me!!
I can also put D’Andre Swift in
Bills coming back on the Poopeaters. Can they pull it off?
I hope so, it is always good to watch Filthy-delpia lose.
4th and goal at the 1yd line, 8 seconds left, down 7. Should be interesting.
Bills ‘Tush Push’ the Poopeaters, now going for 2pt conversation and the win.
Fail, incomplete, bad guys win.
Allen with no TD passes but 2 rushing and 262 yards to Sam’s 1 TD and 147 yards.
Who was the better FF option???
Allen killed Darnold.
RIP Sam.
I told you that I would be wrong and I was right. #chuckle
Midgets beat the Gay-ders 34-10.
Gayders win the #1 overall draft pick. Probably a QB, Moore?? Mendoza???
Commifornia drops it’s lawsuit to get more funds from the Feds for it’s ‘Train to Nowhere’. They say it is because the Feds can’t be a trusted partner and they will complete the project with ‘private partners’.
What they mean is a lawsuit would involve ‘discovery’ and they would have to show where the stolen money went. So they will find new suckers for the scam.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/california-abandons-legal-battle-restore-4b-federal-funding-long-delayed-high-speed-rail-project
Commifornia is planning a ‘Wealth Tax’ a one time 5% tax. And won’t help fleeing the state as it will become ‘retroactive’ to anyone who liked in the state as of 1 Jan 2026. It won’t even be voted on until Nov but will apply all the way back to Jan!!
Supporters say it is to offset Federal Cuts to Health Care. AKA the cuts that won’t allow illegal aliens to receive benefits.
Even though I am not worth $1B I am so glad I have ‘quit’ that place.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/tech-billionaires-threaten-flee-california-over-proposed-5-wealth-tax
Sounds commie like.
Soviets would let you in, but wouldn’t let you leave.
I wonder if it is even legal. Rich people equals good lawyers.
It ought to keep the courts busy for years if they can get it passed.
I would guess that there are more illegals who want free health care than rich people who don’t want to pay for them to have it.
Something I did not know… RIP
‘She was convicted 6 times by the French state between 1997 and 2008 for criticising mass-immigration and Islamism’
You get ‘convicted’ in France for ‘criticizing’??
Apparently
The Most Interesting Game Of The Day.
The Toilet Bowl, 2-13 Gay-ders and the 2-13 Midgets battling it out for the #1 Draft Choice. Must watch TV IMHO.
Vegas wants the #1 Overall Draft Pick more it seems.
17-3 NYG at the half.
The ‘Asshat-Bountygate Deny-er’ loses again.
Yeah!!
Bucs and Panthers lose, setting up a Division title game between them next week. Steelers lose, Ravens win, setting up a Division title game next week as well.
‘Win or go home’ starts a week early for those 4 teams.
Steelers lose!
Securing my survival pool victory
Browns beating the Steelers 10-6 with the ball, at the 2 minute warning.
Down goes The Douche.
The Hitman was just fined $17,389 for being mean to Jaxon Dart while sacking him during the Giants game.
https://thevikingage.com/nfl-just-ruined-harrison-smith-christmas-recent-announcement-minnesota-vikings
50 years ago today.
The push off.
That ref deserved the whiskey bottle to the head after that.
Man I was pissed like only a teenager can be.
I was 14 at the time.
Dont remember much.
My dad was furious.
I saw that game. Hated cowboys since
And to this day they or their fans won’t admit that it happened.
Yep.
When finding this link, there were all kinds of links about the push off not being a push off.
I saw it.
Remember the controversy and the ref getting hit in the head with bottle.
Dont remember the play all that much.
Interesting.
The SeaChickens were last in the NFL on 3rd and 7 or longer at 14%.
They just failed again. I though we were bad at offensive things this year.
Think I want the Steelers to lose because I hate the douche…..
Tough day for a Vikings fan watching the NFL today.
I don’t find it ‘tough’ today.
Not as entertaining since we are not involved very much. Enjoying the afterglow of the Christmas Game and the 4 game winning streak and looking forward to extending FTP losing streak to 4 games next weekend.
Thursdays game was the first time since 1975 that the Vikings had gotten at least 6 takeaways while giving up none of their won.
https://thevikingage.com/minnesota-vikings-accomplish-feat-not-seen-50-years-christmas-day-win-over-lions
I got Jacksonville vs Indy and Seattle vs Carolina here.
Not bad options for this morning.
I got Pitt Clev and NE NYJ
Kind of sucks
Condolences.
I can’t wait until NLNVF comes back and tells us all about his ‘good walk spoiled’, aka golf outing.
#zzzzzzzzz
Shot 80 in the fog today. Couldn’t even see the green on several of my approach shots on the front nine. Parred the first hole with a nice drive that I didn’t see the second half of. Just knew I hit it well down the right side with a draw. Hit a nice six iron approach to 15 feet, and almost made birdie to start the day. Second hole par three over a marsh, and again I hit the ball well, but couldn’t see where it landed. Got up there and had about 20 feet. Rolled it up about a foot short, tap in par. So I started nicely, but not being able to see fairways and greens was a challenge.
80 = ‘not bad’ right??
Does it help to play golf in a ‘mental fog’?? One would think so.
You wouldn’t expect mr hee man golfer to have a bad day would you?
How can you have a bad day ‘playing’ golf?? It is just going for a walk and doing an ‘activity’ to keep your mind busy.
Score can be good or bad.
Thats the point of golf.
To score.
If it weren’t about the score, it wouldn’t be posted, and you would never track your score.
Nobody pays $75 to go for a walk.
‘Thats the point of golf’
There is a ‘point’ to golf??
#grin
😆 😂
Plenty of people have your view.
When I suck, I have that view to.
Just seems like a lot of time, energy, money and effort for a hobby.
But I am probably just lazy and cheap.
It’s an addiction.
But challenging for sure.
I am addicted to baked goods and reading.
And breathing, a oft overlooked but a vital habit. #grin
Need your advice guys – should I start Darnold or Allen today?
I am thinking Allen has the tougher opponent and is coming off a foot injury. Bills need him healthy for the playoff so if his foot twinges he might be in for a short day.
But then I am usually wrong so go with him. #grin
This ‘expert’ ranking suggests Allen is the better option.
Treat all ‘expert analysis with a pound of salt.
https://sports.yahoo.com/fantasy/article/fweek-17-fantasy-football-qb-rankings-191719422.html
I would never bench Allen.
FTP have managed to lose 3 games this season in which they didn’t punt once, including last night. The first NFL team to ever have that many ‘punt-less game losses’ in a season.
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/articles/packers-done-no-other-nfl-062523091.html
That is insane.
Pucker Logic at it’s best.
Good morning, SKOL!
FTP!
Sweet, Now FTP have nothing to play for next week.
They just need to focus on getting healthy for the playoffs.
Surprised that the Ravens offense was so dominant. Man, they ran over the Packers.
Blame Parsons.
Maybe
I doubt that their running attack would have been so effective if Parsons hadn’t taken the day off.