Official ‘Other Games’ Thread - Week - 11

[Foxx]

With the midpoint of the season in full swing, we are beginning to understand which teams are front runners, jockeying for position in the playoffs and which teams will be selecting early in April's draft.

 

This week's slate of games kicks off tonight with the Patriots traveling to Atlanta to face the Falcons for the first time since Super Bowl LI. A game the Falcons had no business losing but somehow managed to hand Brady and company their 5th ring. Since that day, Atlanta has been on a downward spiral having replaced their coach and much of the roster. The Patriots went on to win another SB but after that season ('19) Brady moved on to the Buccaneers and the Patriots fell from the lofty perch that they enjoyed for two decades.

 

Mac Jones is their new QB and has led them to a record of 6-4, just half a game behind the division-leading Buffalo Bills. Should they win tonight, depending upon the outcome of this weekend's Bills game, they would be in first place in the AFCE. It is still early in the rookie's career to be anointing him the next Brady but, he has looked pretty good in Belichick's scheme. It will be interesting to see whether defenses catch up and figure out ways to slow him down. If not, we may be looking at another decade-plus of a strong New England team.

 

There are a number of other games this weekend that have playoff-seeding implications. Depending upon the results, there could be a shakeup of the AFC standings.

 

 

Week 11

Visitor	Home	Info	Location
Patriots	Falcons	Thu, 11/18, 8:20 p.m. ET, FOX/NFL Network	Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Colts	Bills	1 p.m. ET, CBS	Highmark Stadium
Ravens	Bears	1 p.m. ET, CBS	Soldier Field
Lions	Browns	1 p.m. ET, FOX	FirstEnergy Stadium
Texans	Titans	1 p.m. ET, CBS	Nissan Stadium
Packers	Vikings	1 p.m. ET, FOX	U.S. Bank Stadium
Dolphins	Jets	1 p.m. ET, CBS	MetLife Stadium
Saints	Eagles	1 p.m. ET, FOX	Lincoln Financial Field
Washington	Panthers	1 p.m. ET, FOX	Bank of America Stadium
49ers	Jaguars	1 p.m. ET, FOX	TIAA Bank Field
Bengals	Raiders	4:05 p.m. ET, CBS	Allegiant Stadium
Cowboys	Chiefs	4:25 p.m. ET, FOX	Arrowhead Stadium
Cardinals	Seahawks	4:25 p.m. ET, FOX	Lumen Field
Steelers	Chargers	8:20 p.m. ET, NBC	SoFi Stadium
Giants	Buccaneers	Mon, 11/22, 8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN	Raymond James Stadium

 

 

Rooting interests this week include:

Falcons

Bears

Lions

Texans

Dolphins/Jets, lol

Bengals

Cowboys

Chargers

 

Go Bills!

[Crap Throwing Clavin]

6 hours ago, Foxx said:

Rooting interests this week include:

 

Dolphins/Jets, lol

 

 

https://theskylive.com/near-earth-objects

 

Near Earth Objects (NEO): Earth's Upcoming Close Approaches with Asteroids

 

Edit: Although, as I reflect on it, hitting this shit-fest of a game with a giant flaming meteor would be rather redundant, wouldn't it?

Edited November 18, 2021 by Crap Throwing Monkey
Pointing out, highlighting, and spotlighting redundancy.

[DaBillsFanSince1973]

watch the damn pats drop 50 on the lowly falcons tonight.

 

 

hope not, would like to see the falcons bring on the upset?

[Core Four]

16 minutes ago, DaBillsFanSince1973 said:

watch the damn pats drop 50 on the lowly falcons tonight.

 

 

hope not, would like to see the falcons bring on the upset?

 

Pats are due for an upset.  Why not tonight.

[Ann]

 

 

https://twitter.com/MatthewFairburn/status/1461484603156443136

[IDBillzFan]

25 minutes ago, Core Four said:

 

Pats are due for an upset.  Why not tonight.

 

There's been discussion about the problems for teams making the road trip on the short week, but of the 10 TNF games so far, six were won by home teams, which doesn't tell us much. 

 

The Falcons seem to be hit or miss this year, mostly beating  bad teams, so a lot depends on who shows up. Unfortunately the birds have a habit of giving up big leads, none bigger than to the Pats* in the SB, but these ain't those teams.

 

Is it too much to ask for the upset? I don't think so.

[Joe]

4 minutes ago, IDBillzFan said:

 

 

Is it too much to ask for the upset? I don't think so.

 

Could use a good break

[Crap Throwing Clavin]

4 minutes ago, IDBillzFan said:

 

There's been discussion about the problems for teams making the road trip on the short week, but of the 10 TNF games so far, six were won by home teams, which doesn't tell us much. 

 

The Falcons seem to be hit or miss this year, mostly beating  bad teams, so a lot depends on who shows up. Unfortunately the birds have a habit of giving up big leads, none bigger than to the Pats* in the SB, but these ain't those teams.

 

Is it too much to ask for the upset? I don't think so.

 

Okay...but is it too much to ask for the majority of calls from the officials to make sense tonight?

 

Probably.

[IDBillzFan]

Just now, Crap Throwing Monkey said:

 

Okay...but is it too much to ask for the majority of calls from the officials to make sense tonight?

 

Probably.

 

I got a shiny nickel that says the new darling of the NFL who "is every good as Brady in his first nine games" gets a PI off a 3rd-and-long heave to the endzone.

[Crap Throwing Clavin]

Just now, IDBillzFan said:

 

I got a shiny nickel that says the new darling of the NFL who "is every good as Brady in his first nine games" gets a PI off a 3rd-and-long heave to the endzone.

 

I've got a whole quarter that says we never hear him say "How many times we gotta score?" like we heard Allen say last year.

[Foxx]

I'm hoping we see plenty of the Dirty Bird tonight.

[Figster]

13 minutes ago, Foxx said:

I'm hoping we see plenty of the Dirty Bird tonight.

Nephews finished the Bird cage yesterday. Still dirty , but flame resistant ;  )

[Foxx]

Let's Go Atlanta.

[Uncle Joe]

PI #1

[4merper4mer]

Atlanta blows and still has no fans.

[Uncle Joe]

4 minutes ago, 4merper4mer said:

Atlanta blows and still has no fans.

Football right?

[4merper4mer]

Comments about Jones are already nauseating.

[Joe]

Well this was entirely predictable

[LB3]

1 hour ago, Crap Throwing Monkey said:

 

I've got a whole quarter that says we never hear him say "How many times we gotta score?" like we heard Allen say last year.

Do you have a whole quarter for Audrey too?

[4merper4mer]

Wow Atlanta is horrible