Official NFL Week 16 thread

Well someone had to make it. Pack @ Vikings starts in just over an hour. Four straight days of the NFL. Should be an exciting week with a lot of teams still in the hunt for playoff spots.

It's week 16 and only one team in the NFC is offically out of the playoffs. On the other hand, only 6 teams have winning records.

Whoever tells Sherman to challenge calls is doing a bad job. 0/2 midway through the 2nd quarter. Still tied 7-7, but it could be something that haunts them later.

Now its 14-7 Vikings.

Wow, Packes and Vikings forgot about special teams converage in the end of the half.

Wow, Packes and Vikings forgot about special teams converage in the end of the half.

Packers forgot about tackling on defense too.

Chris Claiborne just picked off a Favre bullet and returned it 15 yards for a TD to put Minnesota ahead 31-24. A little over 8 minutes left in the fourth.

nice drive

vikes d is horrible

Sucks to be a Vikings fan.

:handclap: :handclap: Farvie

Jeez, I picked the Vikes to win too, playing at home, with that offense of theirs. D let them down again.

The Vikings remind me of the LA Kings of the Early 90's, all the talent in the world, but every season its something different. This team is just lucky to be in the NFC, if they were in the AFC they'd be 5-10 right now and Tice would be filing for unemployment. Not impressed at all.

vintage Favre!
if i was Mike Tice i wouldn't be hoping to find that contract extension under the tree...

Daunte Culpepper is very likely going to end the season with 40 TDs.

On a side note, look for me on ESPN tonight at the Titans game. I'll be one of the many in a Santa suit.

Jags already losing 7-0 to Houston. I knew the playoffs would be a pipedream. :mad: :banghead: :madfire:

(I guess I'm overreacting, it's only the first quarter.)

Manning was damn close to the record... bam interception...

Big Ben perfect on his first drive : 3/3, 68 yards, TD pass to Buress.
Plaxico's return will boost Ben...

LT-2 7-0 Chargers

Edwards got so snubbed in the Pro Bowl, has been a better MLB than both Lewis and Farrior this year.

Huge pick near the goalline leads to LT's 72 yd TD catch.

Manning was damn close to the record... bam interception...

Big Ben perfect on his first drive : 3/3, 68 yards, TD pass to Buress.
Plaxico's return will boost Ben...
:lol:
Interception!

Edwards got so snubbed in the Pro Bowl, has been a better MLB than both Lewis and Farrior this year.
I don't think anyone can clearly say they've been better than Farrior this season.
At best, it's arguable, but certainly no certainty.

10-3 Chargers Vanderjagt with a FG ... Chargers at the Colts 32

Keading (sp?) with a 50 yd FG

Chargers up 10-3

Time to make a stand and shutdown the run, the Chargers have the best run D in the NFL, but you wouldn't know it seeing how Edge and Rhodes have been averaging about 8 a carry.

Chargers up 10-3

Time to make a stand and shutdown the run, the Chargers have the best run D in the NFL, but you wouldn't know it seeing how Edge and Rhodes have been averaging about 8 a carry.

wow ... the Chargers force a 3 and out ... first time I've seen that in a while for the Colts offense :handclap:

Brees to Parker!!

17-3 Chargers!!

Jags laying an egg today.

Leftwich playing brutal, and Taylor is not in the lineup. They don't deserve to make the playoffs with this performance.

Roethlisberger hurt. Suggs hit him a few seconds after he threw the ball for a TD. Pay back for the cheap shot on Heap earlier in the season by Porter the announcers pointed out.

Baltimore and Jacksonville both lose. Comes down to the Jets, Broncos, and Bills for the last 2 AFC playoff spots.

Roethlisberger hurt. Suggs hit him a few seconds after he threw the ball for a TD. Pay back for the cheap shot on Heap earlier in the season by Porter the announcers pointed out.

Definitely. Difference is Suggs' shot was actually illegal. Porter's was definitely cheap, but still legal. It wouldn't suprise me if Suggs gets fined for that hit. Clear intent to injure.

Roethlisberger returned and completed 2 passes before leaving again. Rib injury, no reason to risk him furthering the injury for the Steelers brought Tommy Maddox in to basically hand-off for the fourth quarter. Maddox, who last played week 2 in Baltimore, went 1 for 1 for 0 yards. :lol

Steelers won that one convincingly. Ran right through Baltimore's defense, dominated through the air until Ben got hurt, and played a stout defense.

I highly doubt we'll see Roethlisberger play in Buffalo as a precaution, but hopefully the Steelers don't go reserve crazy. Riding a 14 game winning streak into the playoffs would mean so much more to the team than losing to a team that is currently trying to make the playoffs. Who knows, the first team we may face in the playoffs could be Buffalo.

Another note: Bettis passed Eric Dickerson to go into 4th place all time rushing today.

Colts tie it 31-31 with under a minute left. Peyton Manning breaks the record and Edge runs in the 2 pointer. Could be going to OT.

New Orleans Saints

:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

Mcgahee wasnt supposed to play this week. :mad: 7-0 Bills in the Chris Berman Bowl.

Mcgahee wasnt supposed to play this week. :mad: 7-0 Bills in the Chris Berman Bowl.

17-0, it'll be a shame if the Bills miss the playoffs as they're a better team then anyone in the NFC excluding the Eagles.

the falcons could take the bills easily

the falcons could take the bills easily

the same falcons team that lost to the Aints today?

sure

no not the same falcons actually

no not the same falcons actually

I didn't watch the game...just saw the score...who didn't play for the falcons today?

no not the same falcons actually

Maybe not, but the same Falcons that lost 27-0 to TB and squeaked a win against Carolina. The Bills are better than Atlanta.

crumpler, duckett, and vick

Atlanta is better than the bills.

Duckett won't play anytime soon anyway...

ya

Jake's da Man aka Delhomme.

17/ 20 passes, 3 TD's and 195 yards. :handclap:

Keep it up Cajun.

Lee "Big Play" Evans has 2 TD's today....He is becoming a damn good WR.

the niners are better than the bills

Atlanta is better than the bills.
I disagree, Bills are far superior. Much better defence, more balanced offence, and they don't play in the nfc. And they don't lose to new Orleans in december.

All 3 Bills QB's have played so far....41-0 with 13 minutes left

All 3 Bills QB's have played so far....41-0 with 13 minutes left
How has Losman played?

EDIT: I forgot that he's still out. I thought he was supposed to come back by now.

Mooreheadddddddddddddddd......yeahhhhhhhhhhh baby. :yo: :yo: :yo:

How has Losman played?

EDIT: I forgot that he's still out. I thought he was supposed to come back by now.


What?!?!!?

He's been back for about 6 weeks now lmao...Anyway,Losman didn't throw the ball,he just handed off.

Atlanta is better than the bills.

No, they're not. They're going to finish 1 game better than the Bills in the worst conference in NFL history. The Bills have one of the best special teams the league has ever seen and a dominant defense. The Bills have scored 30 or more points in 6 straight games. That's all 3 facets of the game.

The Bills are the third best team over the past 10 games (Pittsburgh, Philly), set an NFL record for turnovers over a 5 game stretch. The Bills have a point differential of +115 while Atlanta has +5. The Bills are destorying teams week after week. They had more points than their opponent had yards 3 games ago.

Not only are the Bills better, it's not even close.

What?!?!!?

He's been back for about 6 weeks now lmao...Anyway,Losman didn't throw the ball,he just handed off.
Oh. I checked ESPN, and it didn't show any stats for him, so I assumed he was on I.R. My bad. :innocent: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

Very easy win today. Nice way for the Pats and Brady/defense to bounce back. Looks like the Jets weakness is playing good teams :lol:

I wonder what Big Ears is going to whine about this week? :cry: :joker:

Mooreheadddddddddddddddd......yeahhhhhhhhhhh baby. :yo: :yo: :yo:

:banghead: :banghead:

Atlanta is better than the bills.

Not only are the Falcons better, it's not even close.

The Falcons are very one dimensional on both sides of the ball. They rely completely on Crumpler to catch balls and for Vick to use his feet to move the chains....and their defense relies on pressure from their DTs. Any 1st or 2nd caliber team could easily expose their many weaknesses.

Atlanta is better than the bills.

Not only are the Falcons better, it's not even close.

Good points.

The Falcons are a 6-10 to 8-8 team in the AFC.

even then, theyd still be better than the bills :lol

even then, theyd still be better than the bills :lol
Your posts are pretty insightfull, keep up the good work.

thx

No, they're not. They're going to finish 1 game better than the Bills in the worst conference in NFL history.
And you know the Bills will win next week and the Falcons will lose because...?

The Bills have scored 30 or more points in 6 straight games.
...against STL, SEA, MIA, CLE, CIN, and SF. These defences are ranked 25th, 21st, 19th, 26th, 22nd, and 30th overall in points allowed per game.

...and three of those teams are in the "worst conference in NFL history". In fact, those three are from a division where 8-8 can win it.

The Bills are the third best team over the past 10 games (Pittsburgh, Philly)
In terms of record? They are 8-2, and so are a few other teams over the past ten games.

The Bills are destorying teams week after week.
...and those teams they have beaten have a combined record of 29-57 (just one of those teams has a winning record -- Seattle, and they are only 8-7).

They had more points than their opponent had yards 3 games ago.
They were playing the Browns.

The Bills are 2-5 against teams with winning records and a 7-1 against below .500 teams.

Against AFC teams
The Bills are 1-5 (win vs NYJ; losses vs JAX, NE, NYJ, BAL, NE again) against teams with records above .500, and 4-1 (wins vs MIA, MIA again, CLE, and CIN; loss vs OAK) vs teams below .500.

The Falcons are 2-0 against teams above .500 (wins vs SD and DEN) and 1-1 against teams below .500 (win vs OAK; loss vs KC).

My notes on a few teams this week:

Atlanta:Without Vick they suck it is as simple as that

Jets:Choke in the big games.New York media was right and Pennigton chocked big time

Bills:If they make the playoffs they are a scary team to face

Seahawks:Got lucky and caught the worst road team possibly ever the second lask week of the schedule

Pittsburgh:Looked great and avenged their only defeat of the season

New England:Bounced back quite nicely

Jacksonville:Choked and Leftwich cost me a fantasy championship
:mad:

I can honestly say, I dont think the better team won today in Indianapolis.

I was afraid as a Chargers fan coming into this game, playing at the RCA Dome, with the Manning record breaking TD looming. I thought Manning might expose our secondary and Indy would win big. But the Chargers really showed once and for all that they are for real.

The Chargers lead for almost the whole game, and it pretty much came down to who won the coin flip and got the ball first. I guarantee if that coin had flipped heads, Brees would have driven SD down and won the game.

Hopefully somehow this prevents SD from playing Buffalo in the 1st round of the playoffs, the only potential WC team I fear is the Bills, I don't see any pretenders like the Jets, Ravens or Broncos coming into SD and winning a playoff game. Hopefully the Bills draw Indy in the WC round.

congrats to jerome bettis for moving into 4th place on the all-time rushing list

and how about him running over ray lewis

....


All that matters is 6 in a row right now.It doesn't matter what teams you play,winning 6 games in a row is pretty difficult for any team to pull off.


Your giving Buffalo very little credit...to go 0-4 and then to have a winning record with a rookie HC in a very tough conference is quite a feat and your giving Buffalo no respect.

Well, the only hope the Jags have is if they win next week and the Broncos and Bills lose next week. Way to go for screwing it all up Jacksonville (I just got a Fred Taylor jersey too. :( )

this sunday night game is friggen terrible

(I just got a Fred Taylor jersey too. :( )

Same here, the white one. Not having him in the game today was killer. The offense was horrid. Winning out would have got us in. :banghead:

this sunday night game is friggen terrible

These Sunday night announcers are horrible. I really think Maquire needs to retire. Go punt in your backyard or something....

The Falcons are very one dimensional on both sides of the ball. They rely completely on Crumpler to catch balls and for Vick to use his feet to move the chains....and their defense relies on pressure from their DTs. Any 1st or 2nd caliber team could easily expose their many weaknesses.

Indeed, I was hoping that the Panthers would expose them last week but they have never been able to contain Vick. If it's not Vick killing us, it's Warrick Dunn. Still, the Panthers are the second best team in the NFC despite Michael Vick, and Buffalo (from what I've seen) would beat Atlanta hands down.

the snf crew is awesome

I can honestly say, I dont think the better team won today in Indianapolis.

I was afraid as a Chargers fan coming into this game, playing at the RCA Dome, with the Manning record breaking TD looming. I thought Manning might expose our secondary and Indy would win big. But the Chargers really showed once and for all that they are for real.

The Chargers lead for almost the whole game, and it pretty much came down to who won the coin flip and got the ball first. I guarantee if that coin had flipped heads, Brees would have driven SD down and won the game.

Hopefully somehow this prevents SD from playing Buffalo in the 1st round of the playoffs, the only potential WC team I fear is the Bills, I don't see any pretenders like the Jets, Ravens or Broncos coming into SD and winning a playoff game. Hopefully the Bills draw Indy in the WC round.

You're darn right. manning wasn't as good as the stats say.
San Diego really impressed me today. It was the first time I've seen them all year. They have an excellent defensive line, that kept on putting pressure on Manning throughout the whole game. And the Colts have one of the best offensive lines in the league. Being a Bills fan I really wouldn't want to face the Chargers (that's if we make the playoffs at all. At least Pit. won't have anything to play for next week)

The only reason the Colts won was because of Dominic Rhodes kick-off return and because of a cointoss.
I think the NFL should adopt the NCAA overtime rule.

These Sunday night announcers are horrible. I really think Maquire needs to retire. Go punt in your backyard or something....
Put it on ESPN Deportes and you'll get to hear a couple pretty good announcers probably better than the ones in English. That's if you understand Spanish.

haha, this is just sad

this game is horrible

Speaking of bad announcing, the color analyst for the Steelers-Ravens game was annoying as hell. His exaggeration and melodrama of every single play (along with multiple mistakes in names and facts) reminded me of the Sunday night football staff.

this game is horrible
It might be the worse game of the year.

if there was a god he would strike both teams dead with a huge lightning bolt and save the world the pain of watching this

Seattle Seahawks, officially the worst playoff team in NFL history.

Jesus is the game this bad I have to listen to Garcia ramble on for half the quater, man that was torture.

Same here, the white one. Not having him in the game today was killer. The offense was horrid. Winning out would have got us in. :banghead:

I have the Black one. It's very nice! :D

Jesus is the game this bad I have to listen to Garcia ramble on for half the quater, man that was torture.
Why are you watching it then?

Why are you watching it then?
I'm a Dolphin fan, not a bandwagoner.

"you know, i would just like to see one big play. just one." - maguire

haha maguire rocks

I have the Black one. It's very nice! :D

I have the black Leftwich jersey. And teal Brunell. :)

All that matters is 6 in a row right now.It doesn't matter what teams you play,winning 6 games in a row is pretty difficult for any team to pull off.


Your giving Buffalo very little credit...to go 0-4 and then to have a winning record with a rookie HC in a very tough conference is quite a feat and your giving Buffalo no respect.
Um, ok there buddy. By presenting facts and statistics to the guy that was saying that the Bills are a better team than the Falcons I am giving the Bills no respect? Yeah, that's it. I never once took away from what the Bills have done. I posted the teams and records that they have beaten and questioned how they could be a better team than an 11-4 franchise. But whatever you say...

Um, ok there buddy. By presenting facts and statistics to the guy that was saying that the Bills are a better team than the Falcons I am giving the Bills no respect? Yeah, that's it. I never once took away from what the Bills have done. I posted the teams and records that they have beaten and questioned how they could be a better team than an 11-4 franchise. But whatever you say...

You didn't defend Atlanta, you pretty much just bashed the Bills. The Falcons have also played a weak schedule, have gotten destroyed by poor teams, aren't nearly as hot as the Bills, and have scored just 5 more points than their opponents. The Bills haven't just beaten bad teams, they have dominated them. I love how you brush off the more points than yards thing as "it's only Cleveland".

You didn't defend Atlanta, you pretty much just bashed the Bills. The Falcons have also played a weak schedule, have gotten destroyed by poor teams, aren't nearly as hot as the Bills, and have scored just 5 more points than their opponents. The Bills haven't just beaten bad teams, they have dominated them. I love how you brush off the more points than yards thing as "it's only Cleveland".
Wtf?

I bashed the Bills by posting what teams they have beat over the last six weeks? :lol:

I didn't brush off anything. All I did was mention the team was Cleveland, who has been an absolute mess over the past two months.

Wow, just wow.

The only reason the Colts won was because of Dominic Rhodes kick-off return and because of a cointoss.
I think the NFL should adopt the NCAA overtime rule.

That kick return was most defintely the turning point in the game. SD's coverage units weren't that great today at all. Those two long scoring drives that San Diego had in the 3rd quarter were amazing. Great balance running and passing the ball today as well. It's very hard to defend against a team that has such great balance between the run and the pass.

As a Charger fan, I was very encouraged by what I saw today. I think most knew that SD's offence was for real, but the defence played very well against that high powered Indy offence, and I think now despite the loss, that they have to be taken a little more seriously now. The defence has really turned the corner the second half of the season and is quite respectable. I was a little fearful of getting dumped in the first round of the playoffs, but after today's showing, against an elite team, I'm a little more confident that Brees, LT, Gates and Co. can win a round or two.

Wtf?

I bashed the Bills by posting what teams they have beat over the last six weeks? :lol:

I didn't brush off anything. All I did was mention the team was Cleveland, who has been an absolute mess over the past two months.

Wow, just wow.

I interpreted it as demeaning to what the Bills have done becase the opponents have been weak (which is ironic because the context was Bills/Falcons) and I wasn't alone. Scoring 33 or more over 6 straight teams is an accomplishment no matter who you play, even more so when your offense is the "worst" facet of your team. Just keep hating though, it's more fun that way.

I interpreted it as demeaning to what the Bills have done becase the opponents have been weak (which is ironic because the context was Bills/Falcons) and I wasn't alone. Scoring 33 or more over 6 straight teams is an accomplishment no matter who you play, even more so when your offense is the "worst" facet of your team. Just keep hating though, it's more that way.
Although I don't like the Bills, I wouldn't mind seeing them make the playoffs this year. But, find me once in this thread where I said something negative towards the Bills. If you think that "it was against the Browns" thing was me ****ting on what they've done, then you are mistaken. I'm not discrediting them... it's hard to score 30+ points in two or three games in a row, let alone six, but at some point, you have to look at the team's they've done it against, which I posted. I brought those teams up and then displayed how the Bills have done vs AFC teams above and below .500 and how the Falcons have done vs AFC teams above and below .500 to further my argument. Hell, I never even said the Bills weren't a better team than the Falcons.

Although I hate the Bills, I wouldn't mind seeing them make the playoffs this year. But, find me once in this thread where I said something negative towards the Bills. If you think that "it was against the Browns" thing was me ****ting on what they've done, then you are mistaken. I'm not discrediting them... it's hard to score 30+ points in two or three games in a row, let alone six, but at some point, you have to look at the team's they've done it against, which I posted. I brought those teams up and then displayed how the Bills have done vs AFC teams above and below .500 and how the Falcons have done vs AFC teams above and below .500 to further my argument. Hell, I never even said the Bills weren't a better team than the Falcons.

The argument is fair enough, I (and DB48) found it a bit demeaning. Prolly just typing.

The Bills have beaten two winning teams and destroyed (at least in the past 10 games) the weaker opponents.

The Falcolns have beaten two winning teams, gotten beat up by poor teams and squeaked some wins out against other poor teams. They haven't been impressive this year and have really benefitted from the weak NFC. I just don't see Atlanta in the same "class" as the Bills right now.

The argument is fair enough, I (and DB48) found it a bit demeaning. Prolly just typing.

The Bills have beaten two winning teams and destroyed (at least in the past 10 games) the weaker opponents.

The Falcolns have beaten two winning teams, gotten beat up by poor teams and squeaked some wins out against other poor teams. They haven't been impressive this year and have really benefitted from the weak NFC. I just don't see Atlanta in the same "class" as the Bills right now.
I see where you are coming from. :) Maybe we'll see a Bills/Pats playoff game in the snow in Foxboro this year. :handclap:

*sigh* I stopped watching the game after it was 17-0 to go hang out with my friends. I knew it was over, checked the bottom line on Fox and saw it was 41-7. Next year will be better, it cant get any worse right? At least Barlow had a pretty good day against a good run defense.

IMO, the Falcons are in the Bills league. I think theyre close, but I'd give the Bills a slight edge. Both teams are top 10 teams in the league IMO. Neither is elite (NE, Pit, PHI) or one of the very good teams (IND, SD). I'd ranke those two in with the Jets, just outside the top 5. Both teams have mainly beaten mediocre/bad teams outside of the Falcons win over SD and the Bills win over the Jets. I dont think either is that much better than the other to say one team is not in the other's league.

Speaking of bad announcing, the color analyst for the Steelers-Ravens game was annoying as hell. His exaggeration and melodrama of every single play (along with multiple mistakes in names and facts) reminded me of the Sunday night football staff.
Tell me about it, he was horrible. When Bettis ran into Ray Lewis and pushed him back I didn't think he'd be able to handle it.

"Wow, Oh My God!! Holy Crap, what a hit!! Ahhhhh! *gunshot*"

*sigh* I stopped watching the game after it was 17-0 to go hang out with my friends. I knew it was over, checked the bottom line on Fox and saw it was 41-7. Next year will be better, it cant get any worse right? At least Barlow had a pretty good day against a good run defense.


Barlow had 6 rushes for 37 yards and a TD on the Niners only scoring drive against the Bills second and third stringers. He really didn't do anything when the Bills starters were in. I dont even know if San Fran had over 100 total yards before the backups came in. It was domination in every way imaginable.

It was domination in every way imaginable.

Well when its 41-7 I would imagine it was.

Tell me about it, he was horrible. When Bettis ran into Ray Lewis and pushed him back I didn't think he'd be able to handle it.

"Wow, Oh My God!! Holy Crap, what a hit!! Ahhhhh! *gunshot*"

And it's not like he even completely knocked Ray Lewis down.

I love when announcers try not to be monotone and make the game dramatic (hell, the CBC hockey announcers are a perfect example of how monotone play-by-play = boring), but christ, guys like Theisman and now this moron take it way too far.

Speaking of bad announcing, the color analyst for the Steelers-Ravens game was annoying as hell. His exaggeration and melodrama of every single play (along with multiple mistakes in names and facts) reminded me of the Sunday night football staff.

Ugh. My friend and I were commenting on the same thing. Sounded like a pair of amateurs up there.

With the way the Steelers are running and stopping the run, I really like their chances in the playoffs.

Martz is the epitome of the word "@sshole".

Martz is the epitome of the word "@sshole".

what's the thing with Kyle Turley ? I only listened to what Irvin said on the countdown ... somthing like because of what happened with Turley I'll go witht the Eagles or something like it ...

Rams win to keep their playoff hopes alive. Here's a link to all the playoff possibilities next week: http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=1933758