The NFL Thread (with added College Football)

[johnny from donny]

Beckham banned for 1 game

[UK Redsox]

OBJ has lost the plot

How did he not get ejected?

It takes a hell of a lot to get sent off / ejected from a NFL game

[johnny from donny]

OBJ has lost the plot

How did he not get ejected?

It takes a hell of a lot to get sent off / ejected from a NFL game

True, but running 10 yards to blindside someone with a headshot with your helmet should be more than enough.

[Villa in Denmark]

National news over here that Morten Andersen was inducted onto the Saint's ring of honour at the Superdome before the Detroit game.

Not just the sports news.  The main BBC/ITV equivalent bulletins.

I can remember the days when he was pretty much the only decent player in Louisiana.

[ADVILLAFAN]

My fantasy team is into the Super Bowl, think I'm underdog though. Could do with the Panthers resting Newton to give me a chance.

Bears vs Old Bears this Sunday.

[DaveD]

Watched the Chargers @ Raiders "highlights" this afternoon. Two thoughts.

1..Have there ever been more penalties in a game ?

2..Has there ever been a more boring overtime "thriller" ?

[UK Redsox]

Oh Carolina !

The '72 Dolphins celebrate again

[UK Redsox]

How the Pats blew the Overtime coin toss

http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/new-england-patriots/post/_/id/4789121/decision-to-kick-at-start-of-ot-costs-patriots-in-loss-to-jets?ex_cid=espnfb

[Villa in Denmark]

Caught the end of regulation time on that one. It really doesn't look like the Pats of recent years, but then they're still missing Edelman.

Watched the Packers @ Cardinals game afterwards. Talk about a blowout.

[UK Redsox]

That Pats coin toss cockup was Villa-esque in its incompetence

[Villa in Denmark]

Belichik's explanation is sensible up to a point.

Apart from giving possession away to an offence that you've been hit and miss against all game is just as big a gamble as giving the ball to your own offence that's just marched down the field against the odds and had actually had New York's defence looking a little unbalanced for the first time.

[usav]

I think he did it to screw the Steelers.

[ADVILLAFAN]

Steelers still have a decent shot at the play-offs, think they get in if they win their last match (against the Browns I think), whilst the Jets have a tricky trip to Buffalo to play a division rival.

Kind of hoping that the Steelers don't get in, as Offence heavy teams always get more favourable media coverage than Defensive units.

[UK Redsox]

Chip Kelly fired by Philly

[ADVILLAFAN]

Chip Kelly fired by Philly

You have to wonder is Coughlin will retire at the end of this season.