The NFL hyped up this past Thanksgiving as one that would pay tribute to the late John Madden. But like with the video game, it was a disappointment (to me). Minimal Thanksgiving graphics. No animated turkey during sponsor reads coming from commercial break. No turkey trophy. Hell, FOX didn't even bother to present Dak Prescott with a turkey like CBS and NBC did with their games' MVPs. These were basically regular games but with Madden quotes mixed in. At least NBC had a turducken. They (in my opinion) do Thanksgiving games the best.
THE GAMES
Buffalo Bills 24
New England Patriots 30
The Bills are gonna miss Von Miller due to a lateral meniscus tear. The "good" news is that it's one of those pain management injuries that hurts like hell but can be played through (or not).
Pittsburgh Steelers 10
Atlanta Falcons 21
The Steelers lucked out with clock mismanagement by the Colts but they won't get off so easily against the Falcons. Even if the dirty birds will be without TE Kyle Pitts due to a torn MCL.
Denver Broncos 17
Baltimore Ravens 28
While Lamar Jackson got salty over a fan criticizing him on Twitter, Russell Wilson's teammates seem to be sick of his schtick already. At least half of them came to his birthday party though.
Green Bay Packers 21
Chicago Bears 7
Under normal circumstances, if your QB is injured and you're not making the playoffs, you sit him so he can go get surgery and heal up. Chicago Bears owner Aaron Rodgers says fuck that and will play with a broken thumb and injured ribs. Also he's not retiring. Good to know!
Jacksonville Jaguars 34
Detroit Lions 20
If this was the WWE, I could believe The Elite trolling CM Punk being a work. We know there's legitimate heat between the 2 parties so them egging on the Chicago crowd mocking Phil Brooks in his hometown and starting a FUCK CM PUNK chant would be a great way to draw heat. They could do this for a couple weeks or months then suddenly CM Punk's music hits and gets a HUGE pop. Him along with Ace Steel could then work a program with Kenny Omega and the Young Bucks that would generate the highest ratings and ticket sales AEW ever seen!
Unfortunately, I don't see them being professional enough to put their differences aside (more so on The Elite's side than Punk) to turn their shoot hatred for each other into a worked angle to make some money like the Matt Hardy-Lita-Edge love triangle. So like usual, Tony Khan lets the extra buzz his company is getting fall flat because he's a terrible booker who can't control the locker room. Whenever their contracts end, I expect William Regal, MJF, Wardlow, FTR, The Acclaimed, Gunn Club, Powerhouse Hobbs, etc to jump ship to the WWE because Tony gets talent under instead of over and misuses those who get over on their on.
Cleveland Browns 31
Houston Texans 9
It's not often a game between 2 bad teams is this hotly anticipated but this Browns-Texans game was marked on people's calendars since it's the return of Deshaun Watson from his suspension. The Texans are straight up booty without him and the Browns are not much better even though they're 5th in rushing. BTW Houstonians, there's still tickets available to boo him out the building! If you're not a Astros fan, this is the only enjoyment you'll get until the XFL season starts.
New York Jets 31
Minnesota Vikings 3
Mike White did a nice job going 22-28 for 315 yards and 3 TDs against the Bears. Granted, Chicago sucks ass but it seems like the Jets are gonna stick with him for the rest of the season. Expect him to light it up again against this shockingly trash Vikings defense.
FT-Men 17
G-Men 19
Yep, I'm gonna continue the yearly tradition of calling the Commanders FT-Men for a game against the Giants. Just like the Commies will continue to be an embarrassment to the NFL.
Tennessee Titans 23
Philadelphia Eagles 14
Good news: Jalen Hurts became the first QB since1950 with 150+ rushing yards, 150+ passing yards and 2+ passing TDs in his SNF game over the Packers.
Bad news: C.J. Garner-Johnson lacerated his kidney so who knows when he will return.
Seattle Seahawks 20
Los Angeles Rams 10
What's more disappointing/hilarious? The Rams failing to make the playoffs after winning the Super Bowl or host nation Qatar getting eliminated from the World Cup in the group stage?
Miami Dolphins 23
San Francisco 49ers 20
Kansas City Chiefs 14
Cincinnati Bengals 34
The Bengals won't need a personal foul to win against the Chiefs. That is all.
Los Angeles Chargers 31
Las Vegas Raiders 34
The Raiders won't completely knock the Chargers out of playoff contention like last season but they can deal a critical blow with a win here since 3 wins won't be enough to get them there.
Indianapolis Colts 23
Dallas Cowboys 19
I didn't expect Jeff Saturday to galvanize the Colts and get them in the playoffs but I would think a legendary center would know the limits of his 37 year old QB and call timeouts to give his offense a better chance to win the game. Instead, time was wasted and they lose in front of a perplexed Joe & Troy on MNF. So what did he have to say about his late game brain fart? At first, he "didn't think time was of the essence at that moment" which LOL. Then the next day he said he regretted not calling timeout. The NFL must really want Mike & Cris to be dumbfounded by his decisions as well to have this game on SNF. Or the Cowboys are just needle movers.
New Orleans Saints 21
Tompa Bay Buccaneers 16
I'm gonna have to breakdown who will win the NFC South next week won't I?
LAST WEEK 10-6
OVERALL 95-84-1
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