The NFL Thread (with added College Football)

[cdbearsfan]

Not that arsed about today's defeat. We aren't making the playoffs anyway, and I worry that a decent run until the end of the season would convince our idiotic owners to give Eberflus another year, like last time.

[Meanwood Villa]

Yes I gather that Williams playing well in defeat is seen as the preferred scenario right now. It's a funny old game.

[AV82EC]

I know we don’t talk about it too much on here but absolutely loving the carnage in College Football this year. Anything that sees those self entitled pricks from Alabama lose 3 games is a good thing.

[Richard]

Eberflus sacked, hurrah!

[taylorsworkrate]

I know we don’t talk about it too much on here but absolutely loving the carnage in College Football this year. Anything that sees those self entitled pricks from Alabama lose 3 games is a good thing.

The move to the 12 team playoff system has been excellent. So many more games have something on them now towards the end of the season

[cdbearsfan]

It still seems mental that teams get to choose their opponents and so you have loads of games where a team wins by more than fifty points. The game is crying out for promotion and relegation.

[AV82EC]

It still seems mental that teams get to choose their opponents and so you have loads of games where a team wins by more than fifty points. The game is crying out for promotion and relegation.

I’d agree with this but it’s only 3 or 4 of the 12 regular season games depending on your conference. That said I think there’s some ruling coming in soon that at least one of your non conference games has to be against someone from a similar strength conference but I may have made that up. Anyway the shift to a 12 team play off and the major conference realignment has made it tougher and there are now more regular big games between the better sides. American sports 🙄

[Brazilian Villain]

90 years ago today, the New York Giants beat the Chicago Bears 30-13 in the 'Sneakers Game'.
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/worst-nfl-field-conditions-bears-giants

[Proposition Joe]

Speaking of the Bears you could probably make a nice drinking game out of them - whenever Redzone cuts to a Bears 3rd down, take a drink if the next thing that happens is Caleb Williams getting sacked. You'd get hammered though.

[cdbearsfan]

Just noticed the two Christmas Day games are on Netflix. That must be a first?

[usav]

Just noticed the two Christmas Day games are on Netflix. That must be a first?

Yes, I think so.  Although at least the Steeler/Chiefs game will be on the local provider for me, so no streaming issues.*

*My local channels are also streamed these days, but I'm specifically referring to Netflix having issues the other week apparently with the Tyson/Paul fight.

[Somniloquism]

Eight straight now. Must still be jetlagged from the London trip.

[Proposition Joe]

I thought they were only playing for the most-sacked QB record, but they let us down on that front too, only giving up 2 yesterday

[cdbearsfan]

Can't say I'm too arsed. Playing for draft picks now, and a win could theoretically have helped those Green Bay twats.

[cdbearsfan]

AFC looking a bit dull. Number one seed, three division titles and all seven playoff places all pretty much decided already. If Pittsburgh beat Baltimore this weekend there's virtually nothing to play for.