The NFL Thread (with added College Football)

[DaveD]

I'm really impressed with this Cousins lad. I don't remember ever seeing a player improve so much in such a short time.

[usav]

expected temp in Minneapolis is -10F

With windchill -30F!

Insane.

Is that colder than the infamous "Ice Bowl"?

No, the Ice Bowl is still the coldest.
Tonight was only the 4th coldest play off game according to the Danish commentators.

They said 3rd coldest here, behind the ice bowl and then the Bengals/Chargers in the 80's.   Either way, it was fecking cold.

[Villa in Denmark]

They corrected themselves at half time in the Green Bay v Washington game.

Two good games in their own way.  Still can't believe the Vikings missed that field goal and by a few yards as well from the 3 yard line?

[ADVILLAFAN]

Vikings and Bengals really blew it. Easy win for the Chiefs, hopefully Maclin will be available against the Pat's.

Rodgers was poor in the first quarter, then back to his old self in the last 3.

[DaveD]

I'm going with away wins across the board

Do I win five pounds ?

[UK Redsox]

Thin Ryan twin hires fat Ryan twin to coach the Bills defense

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/14545272/rex-ryan-buffalo-bills-hires-rob-ryan-defense

[ADVILLAFAN]

Thin Ryan twin hires fat Ryan twin to coach the Bills defense

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/14545272/rex-ryan-buffalo-bills-hires-rob-ryan-defense

He didn't do brilliantly with the Saints this season.

[ADVILLAFAN]

Tom Coughlin has had an interview with the Eagles about their Head Coaching job.

[Villa in Denmark]

They were celebrating an interception, from memory. Brilliant last quarter, the bengals out-villa'd villa with their brainless self-destruction.

Vontaze Burfict has been suspended for 3 games for his tackle on Antonio Brown at the end of the game.

I haven't seen it, but from the description it sounds like an absolute wanker's cheapshot that could only have been worse if it had been spearing.

[ADVILLAFAN]

RGIII leaves the Redskins.

Coughlin interviewing with the 49ers.

Edelman, Hightower and Brady all set to play against the Chiefs 

Stewart and Tedd Ginn Jr. likely to play for the Panthers against the Seahawks.

[cdbearsfan]

Rams move to LA confirmed. They'll play at the Colosseum next season and until 2019 when they move into a new stadium in Inglewood. Chargers have next option and will probably decide to join them in LA. In the unlikely event they decide to stay in San Diego, the Raiders have the next option. Otherwise they're staying in Oakland and the league have offered financial assistance in building a new stadium.

[ADVILLAFAN]

Would be amusing if the Chargers moved to St. Louis.

Hoping that only the Rams move to LA, which needs to show it can sustain a team, let alone two.

[cdbearsfan]

There's no chance that both the Bolts and the Raiders will pass up the opportunity to move to LA.

[ADVILLAFAN]

On the day that it is confirmed that the Rams are moving back to LA, it is worth bringing up the fact that 30 years ago Da Bears beat the (Eric Dickerson) LA Rams 24-0 in the NFC Championship game and became the first team to record back-to-back shutouts in the playoffs.

[usav]

Hoping that only the Rams move to LA, which needs to show it can sustain a team, let alone two.

I agree with this.  Three is certainly out of the question and to me, two should be as well until they have proven there is a fan base.