AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH OOOOOOHHHHHHHHHH MMMMMYYYYYYYYY GOOOOOOOSSSSHHHHHHH! Holy cow, what a finish!!! Aaron Rodgers to Richard Rodgers for the walk-off win on a Hail Mary! AAAAAHHHHH!
Though I wasn’t planning on it when the clock hit zero, I do have to say something nice about Richard Rodgers since it was a very nice catch. I kinda love how super casual he is about this.
The game seemed all but over when, with six seconds left, no timeouts, down two, the Green Bay Packers snapped the ball and began one of those desperate and improbable lateral plays. It ended with the ball being lateraled back to Aaron Rodgers, who was tackled, ending the game. EXCEPT! Except that Detroit Lions defender Devin Taylor facemasked Aaron Rodgers on the tackle. Since a game can’t end on a defensive penalty, that led to the always fun and exciting UNTIMED DOWN!
And for you Detroit (and Minnesota) fans complaining about the facemask call, two things:
Yes, contact is minor, but Taylor does make contact with Rodgers’ facemask. Moving at full speed, it’s enough to turn Rodgers’ head, which is going to get called every time.
I don’t want to hear it after the blatant pass interference no-call the play before.
As incredible and fun as the ending of the game was, it still doesn’t change the fact that the game was an absolute disaster for the first half. The Pack went scoreless in the first half for the first time in 56 games. They didn’t score in the second half of last week’s loss to the Bears, so it ended up being almost 70 game minutes in between Packers scores. Not counting yards lost and gained on penalties, the Packers had 74 total yards in the first half! Egads! That’s like one Jordy Nelson play!
This is how Jordy was feeling on the sidelines, which is how
everyone else feels when he's on the sidelines.
After the humiliation of losing to the Chicago Bears on Thanksgiving, I thought Green Bay would come out on fire. But, no, they were just as limp as they’ve been the last five weeks. Again, the most disconcerting part was that the team looked like they had no faith.
Of course there was some of this from Calvin Johnson.
Even their first touchdown was little cause to celebrate as it came off a James Starks fumble. The ball rolled into the endzone and Randall Cobb jumped on it for the score. Way to hustle, Green Eyes.
Things were bad even before the kickoff. Right tackle Bryan Bulaga and right guard TJ Lang were both inactive due to injuries. Center Corey Linsley (who has been dealing with an injury) left the game, so 60% of the offensive line was backups. Backup center JC Tretter came in for Linsley, but he had been listed as questionable for the game with an injury of his own. Oh and left tackle David Bakhtiari left the game with a knee injury, though he did return. That is absurd. Hopefully the extra few days they have this week will help the line get healthy.
Seven seconds after Cobb scored on the fumble recovery, Julius Peppers and his go-go-gadget arms stripped Lions quarterback Matt Stafford and Green Bay recovered, breathing some hope into the team.
Davante Adams caught a touchdown to cut Detroit’s lead to six with four minutes left in the third. I’m glad for Adams and his self-esteem that he got the TD, but he shouldn’t think for minute that that’s enough to restore my faith in him.
The flame of hope continued to grow on the next series when the defense, which played well throughout, forced a punt! The Packers had to punt when they got the ball back, though. Then Detroit scored a field goal and ate a lot of clock (aided by a bone-headed neutral zone infraction by Peppers!), but the Packers responded with a drive that ended in a 17-yard Aaron Rodgers rushing touchdown. Detroit was up two with three minutes left! All the Packers had to do was force a punt and get into field goal range!! Unfortunately, the Lions picked up a big first down before having to punt, leaving Green Bay on their own 21-yard line, 23 seconds left on the clock, and no timeouts. There were a couple of incomplete passes (including one with the missed pass interference!), then the lateral play that went nowhere, the facemask penalty, and then the Hail Mary! The sheer distance Rodgers is able to throw it is impressive, but then look at the height!!! It almost hits the rafters!!
I am sooooo happy the Packers win …. but I have to admit that I feel terrible for the Lions. They definitely deserved to win that game. They were also on the short end of the stick when they lost to the Seattle Seahawks on a missed call. They started out a league-worst 1-7 before stringing together three really impressive weeks. And though they were still 4-7 coming into Thursday’s game, there was a sense of renewed hope and energy and confidence, and then….
Argghh, Eddie Lacy, you can’t do this to me!! I don’t trust James Starks! We need you in the game! Lacy got only five carries and only four yards. It turns out that Lacy’s in the doghouse for missing curfew the night before the game. Dude, what the heck are you doing?!?! You’re having an off season, have fallen out of favor with your coaches, have sparked rumors of being overweight, have had ball security issues, have dealt with injury issues, and you’re just getting back on track, stringing together a couple of strong games, and then you go and do something stupid to get yourself (practically) benched?? Eddie, I’m going to need some stronger off-field decision making from you!
The Green Bay running back situation is a mess. Fellow running back Alonzo Harris also missed curfew and was cut, while practice squad running back John Crockett was signed to the roster, made his first start, played well, and was super adorable in how excited he was. James Starks had nine carries, 15 yards, and two fumbles. And now the Packers reportedly worked out former Denver Broncos running back Montee Ball, which makes me nervous. Is Lacy also struggling with an injury again? Are they finally seeing my point on Starks??
Anyway, all that’s left to say about the game is happy birthday, Aaron.
Gross. I had to cheer for the Seattle Seahawks. The things I do for my Packers! Luckily, I didn’t need to cheer very hard since the Seahawks slaughtered the Minnesota Vikings 38-7, thus restoring Green Bay to their rightful place atop the NFC North.
The St. Louis Rams lined up for a punt, then the punter sprinted towards the line of scrimmage -- a fake punt! The defense adjusted, and the Rams …punted. The ball ended up going into the endzone for a touchback, so I don’t know that the play benefited the Rams that much, but I love the thinking behind this fake fake punt.
Remember when the Atlanta Falcons were 5-0? Remember when Matt Ryan used to be called Matty Ice?
The only silver lining of Tony Siragusa as a sideline reporter is that it shows that the NFL is not sexist. They have male sideline reporters say inane and worthless things, too. This is absolutely 100% how I feel about Siragusa.
This Jay Cutler’s pick-six is AWFUL, even for him. That’s the Jay we know and love.
Dear Jesus, I have absolutely no attachment to Matt Schaub, and I dislike the Baltimore Ravens, yet I can’t bear watching him throw pick-sixes every week. Please have mercy on him and spare him! It’s painful to watch!
After Schaub’s latest pick-six, the Miami Dolphins missed the extra point, but the Ravens were offside, so they re-kicked. The second try was blocked and returned all the way … but there was another offsides. The Dolphins gave up on kicking the PAT and just ran it in for two, but this whole exchange led to a funny entry in the game log, as Deadspin pointed out:
While the offsides on Miami prevented the Dolphins from being the first team to ever return a blocked extra point for two points, that NFL first did happen in the New Orleans Saints-Carolina Panthers game!
Gaaah! Why did the New Orleans Saints get my hopes up that they were going to be the one to put an end to Carolina’s thus-far perfect season?!?! If you’re just going to fall apart at the end, don’t bother getting me get all excited. The 4-8 Saints have been terrible all season long, but they actually played really, really well and were thisclose to pulling off the upset!
New Orleans Saints cornerback Brandon Browner has 10 defensive holding penalties, five personal fouls, three pass interference penalties, and one illegal contact penalty on the year.
I know I've said before, but I have to say it again: Mike Carey is so awful. It’s dumbfounding how he’s wrong on absolutely everything. I never, ever, in a million years, thought that anyone or anything could make me long for Mike Pereira.
Grr, Carey's putrescence is forcing me to say positive things
about this smug blowhard! That's how bad things are!
At least the New England Patriots lost, their second loss in a row. The Pats were upset by the 4-7 Philadelphia Eagles, who finally figured out the trick to winning: rely on everything but your offense. The Eagles scored on a blocked punt, a 101-yard interception return, and an 83-yard punt return (and still almost lost!).
It’s crazy cool to have Tom Brady at receiver, but when your team is using Groupons at the surgeon’s, maybe you shouldn’t expose your quarterback to extra hits.
Only Odell Beckham Jr, after burning everyone for a 72-yard touchdown, would celebrate by then running the length of the endzone, jumping imaginary hurdles.
The New York Giants have lost four games this year in which they held the lead in the final 60 seconds. If you’re wondering how in the heck does that happen, here’s your answer:
I turned on Monday night's game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Washington Redskins with three minutes left. The game was tied 9-9, and I was grateful I hadn't watched the previous 57 minutes. But all of a sudden, things got crazy. On a Cowboys punt, Redskins returner Desean Jackson tried to make something happen, but ended up fumbling the ball!! (For the record, I thought his forearm was down and it shouldn't have been a fumble. I accept that no one agrees with me on this.) The Cowboys recovered and scored a touchdown two plays later to go up 16-9 with 1:14 on the clock. (The game could have been over on an easy field goal on this drive, but Cowboys running back Darren McFadden inexplicably allowed himself to be pushed out of bounds, stopping the clock.) Anyhoo, the Redskins return the ensuring kickoff 41 yards and got an extra 15 on a penalty. A few plays later, Washington quarterback Kirk Cousins threw a beautiful pass to -- who else? -- Desean Jackson for the touchdown! I dislike Jackson because he's a diva, but I was so happy for him to come back from that devastating fumble! Score tied 16-16 with 44 seconds left. Washington gave up a big return, allowing Dallas to midfield-ish. A couple of Dez Bryant completions quickly put Dallas in field goal range, and kicker Dan Bailey won the game on a 54-yarder. The Cowboys got their first win without Tony Romo. =(
So let's see where that leaves the NFC East:
Washington Redskins: 5-7
Philadelphia Eagles: 5-7
New York Giants: 5-7
Dallas Cowboys: 4-8
I honestly might have to boycott the NFL if they let one of these teams into the playoffs.
Charles Woodson played in his 250th game on Sunday. He celebrated with a couple of fumble recoveries.
What else can you say about Charles? He's just incredible.
Stupid Brett Favre was at Lambeau Field on Thanksgiving night, and his presence tainted the entire game. How else can you explain Jay Cutler going an entire game against the Green Bay Packers without throwing an interception?!?!?! AN ENTIRE GAME. I’m willing to bet my left pinky that Jay Cutler has never had a turnover-free game against the Packers. Oh! The shame! The indignity!
(I checked. My pinky is safe.)
The Green Bay receivers have shown that they aren’t able to beat one-on-one matchups, so at what point is the coaching staff going to help them out by calling better plays? There’s rarely any picks, tricks, diversions, or anything to give the receivers an extra step on the defenders, so defenses just keep on sending pressure since they don’t need to keep extra guys in coverage. Rodgers is constantly dancing around in the pocket with nowhere to go. (See the last play in Thursday's game for a prime example of a vanilla call that gave Rodgers no options.) Though he has been willing to criticize the playcalling in the past, Rodgers has put the emphasis on the execution rather than the calls.
Head coach Mike McCarthy is not willing to put any of the blame on the play calls, either, reiterating that it comes down to execution. “Just win the route or win the play called,” he said. Okay, fine, Coach, but if you’re players can’t execute, maybe you have to change the calls to give them some help!!
I’m really losing faith in Davante Adams. Rodgers’ interception was 95% Adams’ fault and he has too many drops and not-enough-effort plays. I’m not really sure who the Packers could turn to, though, since Ty Montgomery’s high ankle sprain is apparently never going to heal. (Jeff Janis!?!?!)
I don’t hold too much against James Jones because he was an emergency pickup for the Packers and started off the season quite well. That said, he was 0-for-6 on Thursday, and his drop in the endzone that would have been a game-winning touchdown might be the most excruciating drop of the season. WE WOULD HAVE WON.
You know things are bad at tight end when I’m antsily waiting the return of Andrew Quarless. Quarless sprained his MCL in Week 3 and, though eligible to play this week, was not made active. He just practiced for the first time on Monday, and the Packers have three weeks to make him active.
There’s a Chicago player named Hroniss Grasu.
His parents aren't big on vowels apparently.
Who the heck is Marc Mariani?? And why is a skinny little white guy who spells Mark with a “c” catching passes in an NFL game??
This man should not be burning you for first downs.
Right tackle Bryan Bulaga was injured, again. Please get better, Bryan; I don’t have confidence in Don Barclay.
The only people meaner to Jay Cutler than I am are the Chicago fans and media.
Ugh *%#^@*$ worthless Atlanta Falcons. The Minnesota Vikings regained the NFC North lead after defeating the limp Falcons 20-10.
Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel went from starter to third-string without even playing a game in between. Following Manziel’s stint in rehab earlier this year and an incident of possible domestic violence, the Browns had made it extremely clear that they wanted pristine off-field behavior from the second-year quarterback, particularly during last week’s bye. When photos and video of Manziel partying at a club in Texas surfaced, Manziel lied to the Browns, telling them the video was old and got his friends to corroborate his lie. Because he’s not Ferris Bueller, Manziel was caught in his lie and promptly demoted to third-string.
I will not admit how long this took me to make.
What the Browns do about Manziel going forward is going to be a lot more interesting after quarterback Josh McCowan suffered a collarbone injury in Monday night's loss to the Baltimore Ravens. Newly promoted backup Austin Davis stepped up and threw a late touchdown to tie the game 27-27. Poor Ravens' backup QB Matt Schaub (who was doing so well -- he had only thrown one pick-six thus far!) then threw an interception to give the ball back to the Browns. Davis had a nice run to pick up a first down and get Cleveland into field goal range. Rookie kicker Travis Coons lined up for a career-long attempt of 50 yards, but it was BLOCKED and Baltimore ran it back for a touchdown, and THAT'S HOW THE GAME ENDED!!! I kinda wish Cleveland had won because I'm a sucker for third string quarterback cinderella stories, and because I feel so sorry for that poor kicker, and because I hate the Ravens, but I'm glad Poor Matt Schaub got a win.
So San Francisco 49ers quarterback Blaine Gabbert had a press conference, and no one showed up. Somehow this just seems so fitting.
Okay, fine, the real story is that he mistakenly wasn't listed
on the schedule so the media didn't know he'd be there.
St. Louis Rams wide receiver Stedman Bailey was shot in the head last week!! His injuries are said to be non-threatening. After the news broke, the Rams released this statement:
“We are aware Stedman Bailey was involved in an incident this evening. We have spoken with Stedman and he is in the hospital in critical, but stable, condition. We are gathering facts about the situation and will provide updates as we learn more.”
Dude! Your player just got shot in the freaking head! You couldn’t go beyond the standard bad-news press release? You’re not even going to include anything about your “thoughts and prayers” being with him and his family?? Or that you hope that he’s okay??
I mentioned last week the outrageousness of the 10-0 Carolina Panthers being underdogs to the 3-7 Dallas Cowboys in their Thanksgiving matchup. My brother pointed out to me that it’s not just that Carolina was undefeated and had a much better record, but that the Cowboys were (and are) in last place in the NFC. So the #16 team was favored over the #1 team! Let’s recap how that went:
Poor Tony Romo is out for the season after re-breaking his collarbone in his second game back. Head coach Jason Garrett insisted that “there’s no evidence we brought him back too soon.”
Yeah, well, except for the suffering-the-exact-same-
injury-he-was-coming-back-from part.
When’s the last time CBS “rules expert” Mike Carey was correct about a call? Mike Pereira is smug and insufferable, but he’s usually correct. It’s shocking to think that Carey used to be in charge of games.
Where does backup Arizona Cardinals quarterback Drew Stanton even find pants like these?
I wish he had been wearing those on the sideline last week when he was cheering on his team from the sideline:
The New England Patriots lost to the Denver Broncos! Woo hoo! See, I told you they were just benefiting from an easy schedule! (I’m kidding, I’m kidding.) The Broncos took a three-point lead with 1:09 left in the game, but the Patriots came right back and kicked a field goal to send the game into overtime. The Denver defense forced a three-and-out, and, three plays later, running back CJ Anderson broke off a 48-yard touchdown run to win the game!
It was funny watching the New England-Denver game when the marketing graphics and all the storylines had obviously been set up as a huge Manning-Brady showdown. “It’s Brady versus ….. uh, what’s his name? Brock Osweiler? You sure?”
"Isn't he the kid from those vampire movies?"
The Patriots are probably happy to exchange the loss for good news on tight end Rob Gronkowski, who left the game with a knee injury. Gronkowski was diagnosed with a minor knee sprain and is week-to-week.
The Seattle Seahawks had no such good news when it came to Jimmy Graham, who will miss the rest of the season with a torn patellar tendon.
Almost-36-year-old Arizona Cardinals quarterback Carson Palmer scored this rushing touchdown with ease, but found out that celebrating is for the young guns.
The Detroit Lions steamrolled the flailing Philadelphia Eagles 45-14. My heart was aching for poor rookie Philly cornerback Eric Rowe who had to come in and defend Calvin Johnson after starter Nolan Carroll broke his ankle. Johnson had a lot of fun with Rowe, catching three of Matthew Stafford’s five touchdowns. I couldn’t choose just one; they’re all pretty awesome: one, two, and three. I love Megatron.
Bill Belichick and the Patriots have always been cold-hearted and unforgiving when it comes to players’ mistakes, and punt returner Chris Harper is the latest example. Harper muffed a punt on Sunday -- it was in the snow, in his defense -- and was cut the next morning.
I always enjoy Eli Manning interception, but this one was particularly fun:
Matt Hasselbeck won again! The 40-year-old led the Indianapolis Colts to victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and is now 4-0 on the season!
Whew, thank goodness for the Green Bay Packers’ win over the Minnesota Vikings! Not only did the victory end a three-game slide for Green Bay, but also allowed them to regain the division lead from Minnesota.
The Packers defense was excellent, allowing only 13 points, sacking Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater six times (after 39 consecutive drives without a sack!), and holding the best running back in the league to 45 yards on 13 carries! They also forced a Adrian Peterson fumble.
The offense looked much better, as well. They were much closer to finding and maintaining a rhythm on several drives. Most importantly, they finally let Eddie Lacy out of the doghouse, and he found his legs to the tune of 100 yards. I’m soooooooooooooo glad! James Starks is very nice, I’m sure, but you all must know by now that I am not a believer in him as a starter.
Don't leave us again!
Though the win was huge, the Packers’ offensive issues were still apparent. Aaron Rodgers completed only 47% of his passes (he seemed to overthrow several), Randall Cobb caught only two of his nine targets, and they only got into the redzone twice. Rodgers did, however, look downfield more, which is a good thing, even if it didn’t work out a lot this game. His low completion percentage might just be a tradeoff he and the team has to live with in order to get the defensive looks they want.
The MVP of the game was Mason Crosby, who bounced back from whiffing the would-be winning kick last week to hit field goals of 42, 47, 40, 42, and 52 yards.
(His arms look photoshopped here.)
Crosby was not only perfect on Sunday, but he also drew a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty from Vikings returner Cordarrelle Patterson, who, for no reason at all, got in Crosby’s face after a kick return.
Hey, you leave Mason alone! He didn't do anything to you!
Also, fix your visor -- you look like an idiot.
Coming into the game, center Corey Linsley was the only offensive lineman who was not listed on the injury report. So of course he injured his ankle in Sunday's game and did not return. Additionally, safety Micah Hyde re-injured his hip and was carted off the field. Receivers Jared Abbrederis and Ty Montgomery were already out for the game.
I don't care what his official profiel says, Green Bay tight end Justin Perillo ain’t no 25 years old.
James Jones had a big drop in the first half, but came back with two incredible catches on the second half touchdown drive. It was a great drive for Rodgers and Jones.
First was this awesome, bobbling catch for 37 yards. Look at the effort to control the ball and establish possession before he hits the turf!
Then Jones made sure to keep his feet inbounds on this touchdown.
And then JJ was there when Aaron needed him on the two-point conversion.
Jones also garnered a lot of attention for his hoodie which shockingly -- for a league that fines players for wearing the wrong color socks -- was legal.
Jordy was a fan.
In other uniform news, I still love Minnesota's matte helmets. Very chic.
But I still hate their pants and can’t understand why companies whose job it is to make football uniforms haven’t come up with a better white pants pattern.
You're telling me you can't make a pair of white
football pants that don't include a built-in diaper??
Poor Joe Flacco! The Baltimore Ravens quarterback, who has never missed a game in his career before, tore his ACL and is out for the season. (Flacco crazily stayed in the game for the final 50 seconds after his injury.) The Ravens also lost their running back, Justin Forsett, for the season to a broken arm. I do feel bad for Baltimore, but I also hate the Ravens, so my empathy mostly insincere.
The Ravens’ backup is --- AHHHH!! --- Matt Schaub!! Watching Schaub’s jaw-droppingly fast and brutal free fall a couple of years ago was stunning and sad. I’m kinda secretly excited he has a chance to play again and am really, really rooting for him not to be terrible.
In his last season with the Texans, Schaub threw 10 TDs and 14 INTs,
and set an NFL record by throwing pick-sixes in 4 consecutive games.
I was about to feel bad for St. Louis Rams quarterback Nick Foles, who was demoted this week, but then I saw that he has six interceptions and five fumbles to seven touchdowns on the season, so that’s actually pretty fair.
It’s absolutely unconscionable that the Rams left backup quarterback Case Keenum in the game when he was obviously suffering from a concussion. Teams are supposed to all have independent observers to look specifically for players who might have suffered a concussion and tell teams to pull those players out for an evaluation. In the case of Keenum, he is tackled, and his head slams violently against the turf. He immediately grabs his head in pain. His teammate tries to force his limp body up, but Keenum collapses right back to the turf. The Rams have to expect some kind of penalty from a league that is trying desperately to show they take concussions seriously.
The Indianapolis Colts won! They came back to beat the Atlanta Falcons, who struggled mightily, turning the ball over four times. Indy quarterback Andrew Luck is out again due to injury, meaning 40-year-old backup Matt Hasselbeck was back leading the team. In case you haven’t noticed, I am so on the Matt Hasselbeck bandwagon.
He just seems so sweet and nice and hardworking and likable!
Do you know what would be really awkward? Having to dispute reports that your defensive coordinator was fired when everyone knows he’s just about to be fired, as New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton had to do last Monday. Doubly awkward when said defensive coordinator follows up his firing with a Hurricane Katrina joke. Oh, that Rob Ryan. Such a charmer.
Now, I’m not saying that the New England Patriots aren’t good; I’m just saying that only one of the 10 teams they’ve beat thus far currently has a winning record. And I’m not saying that they deserve to go 16-0; I’m just saying that if you exclude the Denver Broncos (who now have a question mark at quarterback), the combined record of the rest of the teams they’ll face this season is 20-30.
The same actually holds true for the league’s other undefeated team, the Carolina Panthers -- the Packers are the only team they’ve beaten who currently have a winning record. They face a tougher schedule than the Patriots, since their remaining slate features the 6-4 Atlanta Falcons twice. Even with the Falcons, their remaining opponents have a combined record of 29-31.
Sunday night’s game between the Arizona Cardinals and the Cincinnati Bengals featured a pretty exciting second half. Cincinnati came back from down 14 to kick a game-tying field goal with 1:03 left. Arizona got the ball back, and have three huge completions to get into field goal range. Arizona lined up for a 46-yard field goal, but jumped offsides! Not only is that a five-yard penalty, but it also comes with a 10-second runoff when in the final two minutes of a game. That meant the clock ran out before the Cardinals could kick, sending the game into overtime. Well, that’s what it would have meant if the Bengals hadn’t been called for unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for simulating the snap count. That moved the Cardinals up, and they kicked an easy 32-yard field goal for the win.
Bengals WR AJ Green's reaction as Arizona kicked the winning field goal.
I had never heard that penalty called before. Why is it unsportsmanlike for the defensive to dummycall but not the offense? In both cases, aren’t you trying to trick the opponent?
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo returned from a broken collarbone injury to lead his team to victory over the Miami Dolphins. The Cowboys went 0-7 in Romo’s absence, and will need to win out (or at least close to it, considering how terrible their division is) to make the playoffs. I, for one, was very happy to see Romo back and the Cowboys win. I really, really enjoy watching Dallas fans get their hopes up.
This will be me.
In December.
Laughing at Cowboys fans.
“He is aware that everything he does -- his personality, his style, his enthusiasm -- it's all going to be interpreted negatively. If he's not aware of that, then he's hurting a lot of people.” So he’s definitely aware, but he might not be aware.
“I think he really gets that. We certainly feel that way. He understands it, and he has agreed to really work on it." Good for Greg for agreeing to work on not hitting women and not being flippant about his punishment for hitting women.
Jones said he’ll use his own experience with criticism to help Hardy: “If anyone knows how to hunker down, it's me." Not really relevant or comparable, but okay.
“I will say this: over the last three or four weeks, I would hate to see anybody who had more pressure on him than Hardy." Putting aside the terrible sentence structure, Jones fishing for sympathy for Hardy is not going to be very effective.
“But there is no second chance in regards to the issue of domestic violence. None.” Presumably Jerry means after the second chance they gave Hardy in signing him.
Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch missed Sunday’s game against the San Francisco 49ers due to an abdomen injury. (There’s some concern he could miss the rest of the season.) Backup Thomas Rawls played in Lynch’s stead and ran for 209 yards and scored two touchdowns! Lynch approved of Rawls’ play:
The Carolina Panthers are 10-0. The Dallas Cowboys are 3-7. And yet, the Cowboys are favored in the Thanksgiving matchup??
Denver now-starting quarterback Brock Osweiler is 6’8”!!!
It’s a short week for the Packers, who will play Thursday night, but luckily, they’ll face Jay Cutler and the Chicago Bears, so we’ll have a lot of this to look forward to:
And this:
And hopefully some of this:
It must kill Jordy to miss a game against the Bears. You can usually just pencil him in for a couple of 60+ yard touchdowns when he’s facing Chicago.
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