2016 NFL Season

[The Buscher]

All 6 AFC playoff teams have now been decided, all that's left now is deciding the AFC West winner next week as well as the seeding.  Given the matchups and the Carr injury I'd have to think it'll be the Chiefs grabbing the 2 seed while the Raiders get a wild card to set up a Matt McGloin vs. Tom Savage playoff game, but who knows.

The NFC will have at least one playoff spot, possibly two, up for grabs in Week 17.  A Detroit win against Dallas guarantees them a spot and a safety net if they can't beat Green Bay.  A loss puts Washington in control of their 6th seed destiny and officially turns the NFC North game into win or go home.

[TCO]

I feel bad for the Lions, the last part of their schedule has been absolutely brutal. Love to see them beat a Dallas team with nothing to play for tonight.

[gunnar hendershow]

I suspect, since Detroit has a shot at the playoffs, Dallas won't be resting their starters too early.

Also I need ~15 points from Ezekiel Elliott tonight to win my fantasy league. So go Cowboys.

[TCO]

They'd be mad to run Zeke too hard. Guy has 300+ carries already and he's basically their offence and would likely win the rushing title if he sits out the last 2 games.

No point in exposing to injury against a Lions team fighting for their lives. I hope they run him into the ground. 

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

As a Dolphins fan since childhood (much more vocal about it on Facebook than here) I have enjoyed the season, watching the games, messaging with my brother (also a Fins fan) throughout and enjoying our first decent season since '08.

 

DOLPHINS ARE IN THE PLAYOFFS! 'FINS UP!

[Chris2K]

The Dontari Poe touchdown was so much fun that I'm surprised there wasn't a 15 yard penalty and a fine attached to it.

[Meacon Keaton]

Denver needs to get one of the top running backs in the draft, just to prevent whatever the shit all this was, in case CJ Anderson gets hurt again. I've never seen a less productive run game in all my years of watching the Broncos. 

It's one thing to say "Oakland will only go as far Derek Carr" because he's the quarterback. It's absolutely unacceptable, in 2016, to say a team can only go as far as their running back can go. Adapt to the times, Kubiak.

[The Buscher]

Shocker.  Everyone at ESPN gushing that Brady should be the runaway choice for MVP.  Because nothing says valuable like missing 4 games and having your team go 3-1 without you.

Matt Ryan is the correct choice, but I could at least accept Rodgers if they ended up completing the comeback to win the division.  Or either of the Cowboys rookies although their problem is they might cancel each other out to a degree as they've both been critical to Dallas' success this year.

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

Jay Ajayi, Suh and Cameron Wake should all be on a long list.

[The Buscher]

Should Brady win, he'd be the first MVP in history to miss 4 games.  If Matt Ryan or even Derek Carr missed 4 games but still had the numbers they have now, nobody would talk about them as an MVP pick.  Brady is getting the attention because of who he is, and because people seem to think it's more important to give a nice big fuck you to Roger Goodell than it is to reward the actual best candidate.

[MalaCloudy Black]

Fuck Roger Goodell for real, though.

[The Buscher]

Oh, Goodell is fucking terrible and should have been thrown out years ago after the way the league handled the Ray Rice incident.  There's no question about that.  But if Brady's going to get his last laugh on him, let him earn it through winning the Super Bowl and forcing Goodell to hand him the trophy.  Chances are very high they're going to be playing in that game anyway and if the Pats win I can't imagine anybody other than Brady being voted game MVP.  But don't give the MVP to a guy who missed a quarter of a season just to try to make a point.

[TCO]

5 hours ago, ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster said:

Jay Ajayi, Suh and Cameron Wake should all be on a long list.

The fact you listed 3 from the same team, dilutes their MVP credentials!

None of those guys have the stats to back it up though and if any RB is winning it then it's Zeke.

[GhostMachine]

I hate the Patriots, but if they make it to the Super Bowl I'd be sorely tempted to be for them (unless they play the Cowboys or Lions, in which case I will definitely be against them), just to see Goodell have to present them the trophy, and look on Brady's face when it happens. I hate Goodell more than I do the Patriots.

 

Edited December 27, 2016 by GhostMachine

[Meacon Keaton]

Ajayi is like only the fourth running back to have three 200-yard games in one season. He's a viable option, but voters have to let their Quarterbacks-Only boners die down before someone like he or Elliot win MVP.

[Lowerdeck]

6 hours ago, #BROKEN Busch said:

Shocker.  Everyone at ESPN gushing that Brady should be the runaway choice for MVP.  Because nothing says valuable like missing 4 games and having your team go 3-1 without you.

Matt Ryan is the correct choice, but I could at least accept Rodgers if they ended up completing the comeback to win the division.  Or either of the Cowboys rookies although their problem is they might cancel each other out to a degree as they've both been critical to Dallas' success this year.

I do agree it should be someone other than Brady.

 

Let us not forget however the Jacoby Brisette game vs. Buffalo.

[Meacon Keaton]

Yeah, but that's Jacoby Brissett. That dude wasn't even a good college quarterback. Jimmy Garopplo looked good (in more ways than one, amirite?!) and quite capable f leading the way longer if he had to/if he could.

[Maxx]

Really fucking tired of them just randomly deciding to show games on multiple networks.  I don't bother looking for the game because its on ESPN, which I don't get.  I turn on ABC a few minutes ago, and they've been airing the game the whole fucking time.

[Meacon Keaton]

Don't they always do that with local games? I know that when the Eagles play on MNF, the game is on ABC instead.

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