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Week Fifteen of the 2024 NFL Regular Season!!!

gardenman — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 14:30:51 GMT

We start off week fifteen (Fifteen already? Yikes!) with a battle for NFC West dominance. Well, as much as anyone is dominating the NFC West this year. The Rams take on the Niners. The Rams are a game behind the Seahawks while the Niners are a game behind the Rams. Brock Purdy could use a big game to enhance his contract status this offseason and keep the Niners in playoff contention. Only the NFC West winner will probably make the playoffs. It should be a pretty good game. I'll give an edge to the Rams since they have Puka and Cooper Kupp both playing very well.

Sunday starts with the Cowboys heading to the Panthers. Carolina's playing very well these days. Dallas is dealing with issues. I'm giving the edge to the Panthers in this one. They've been almost beating some really good teams. The Cowboys aren't a really good team.

The Chiefs head to Cleveland to further embarrass the Browns. The Browns are wasting Myles Garrett. I'll take the Chiefs in a romp.

Miami goes to Houston in an interesting game. Miami's been playing pretty well. Houston has slipped a bit. I'm giving a slight edge to the Dolphins in this one.

The Jets and Jags fight it out to see which superstar QB has fallen the furthest. Both teams have just three wins. The Jets have already fired their coach. The Jags are just waiting a bit to fire theirs. Whispers out of Jacksonville is that Trevor Lawrence is available this offseason. Rodgers is probably not back for the Jets. Not a great game, but I'll give a slight edge to the Jets.

The Commanders and Saints square off in New Orleans. The Saints are running out of QBs, so I'll give the edge to the Commanders.

The Ravens head to "Tear Your Achilles Field" to remind Giants fans of what football is supposed to look like. This won't be pretty. I'll take the Ravens by a mile.

The Bengals and Titans fight it out. The Bengals are clinging, barely, to playoff hopes. They have to win out and hope for the best. The Titans aren't likely to put up much of a fight. I'll take the Bengals.

The Patriots take on the Cards. Both teams have lost three in a row, so one of them will have to win the game. I guess I'll take the Cards.

Indy goes to Denver in a big, big test for them. An Indy win and they get closer to a playoff berth. I want Indy to win, but I think the Broncos in Denver might be just a tick too tough for them. I'll take the Broncos.

The Bills and Lions give us a potential Super Bowl preview. They're arguably the two best teams in the league now. This should be a fun one. The two alpha teams squaring off on a nationally televised game. I'm giving the slightest edge to the Lions in Detroit. Were the game in Buffalo, I'd pick the Bills.

The Bucs and Chargers are fighting for their playoff lives in a game. I'll give a slight edge to the Chargers in this one. Fear of the Harbaugh is a powerful motivator.

The Steelers take the turnpike east to face the Eagles. The Steelers find a way to win. The Eagles are the more talented team and present some unique challenges for opposing teams. I'll take the Eagles in this one.

Sunday night finds Green Bay heading to Seattle. It's never easy playing in Seattle. Both teams are playing pretty well. I'll give a slight edge to the Seahawks in this one.

Two Monday night games this week. We start out with the Bears at the Vikings. The Bears were supposed to be the Super Bowl contender this year having gotten their pick of kid QBs while the Vikings were supposed to be trash as they tried to recycle Sam Darnold. And it's worked out the opposite. The Vikings are playing very well while the Bears have already flushed their head coach. I'll take the Vikings in this one.

And our last game of week fifteen finds the Falcons taking on the Raiders. Eh, okay. If you're still desperate for football late Monday night, it's more or less football. Of a sort. I guess I'll take the Falcons.

Re: Week Fifteen of the 2024 NFL Regular Season!!!

Big Joanie — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 15:31:55 GMT

My son said the same thing about the Bills and Lions ..

A long suffering Bills fan here ...

Gosh I hate it when the season ends ...

Re: Week Fifteen of the 2024 NFL Regular Season!!!

Spurt — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 18:27:14 GMT

It's WEEK 15 as we edge closer to the end of the 2024 regular season.

Rams VS 49ers---The Rams sent a message to the league, we are getting healthy and WE'RE BACK after their impressive win over the Bills. Now they take on a rival in the 49ers who lost McCaffrey again with an injury......Gotta take those resurgent RAMS for the WIN!

Cowboys VS Panthers---The Cowboys lost on a botched punt block .....and they also lost Overshown to injury, Parsons is losing his mind over the loss. Meanwhile the Panthers are showing some fight and their QB Bryce Young has improved his play. They played it close to a very very good Eagle team. If the Panthers almost beat a healthy Eagles team, they should be able to beat a banged up Cowboys team at home. I'm taking Doppio's favorite, the PANTHERS to WIN!

Chiefs VS Browns ---God answers prayers in His perfect timing...and while Winston waits for his interception issues to be resolved, it will continue to be a problem for the Browns! The Chiefs, well they are the CHIEFS, and they should add another knotch to their WIN column

Dolphins VS Texans---The Dolphins beat the Jets, that's not really an accomplishment considering their sorry state of affairs. The Texans are coming off their bye week and are playing at home, taking the TEXANS!

Jets VS Jaguars ---In the Draft Order Bowl, these two losing teams square off against each other. I'll take the JETS their defense is slightly better.

Washington VS Saints--Washington is coming off a win followed by a bye week. Washington needs a win to hold on to their playoff spot. The Saint's QB Carr is questionable with an injured wrist, and it looks most likely the Saints will go with Jake Haener or rookie Spencer Rattler. I'm going with WASHINGTON, HTTR!

Ravens VS Giants----Ravens need to stay close to the Division leading Steelers, even my sister, the Giant's fan

said, the Giants need to stop worrying about winning and take the lead in the 2025 Draft Order! RAVENS NO CONTEST!

Bengals VS Titans---Joe Burrow's mind might be back home and worried at more burglaries to his abode while he's in Nashville....The Titans are more focused on changes that they will be making in the 2025 season. Burrows may be banged up but he's the better QB---BENGALS with the WIN!

Patriots VS Cardinals ---The Patriots are coming off their bye week, while the Cardinals are coming off a loss to the Seahawks. I'll go with the well rested PATRIOTS!

Colts VS Broncos---The Colts are another team coming off a bye week, in the previous week they won by 1 point against the Patriots. The Broncos also returning from a bye and have been playing well and have a good defense, their rookie QB is playing well under the guidance of Sean Payton, AND they are at home in Mile High....BRONCOS!!!

Bills VS Lions---A potential Super Bowl preview. Two

juggernauts meet.....Josh Allen coming off a performance that many think gets him the league MVP. He may need another performance like he had against the Rams in this game as the team is matched up to an explosive Lion's offense. Despite all the injuries to the Lion's defense, they are playing well with the next man up!!! This game is a coin flip, I'm taking the LIONS at home!!!

Bucs VS Chargers---The Bucs are playing well and getting healthy. The Chargers lost a close game to the Chiefs. I'm going with Baker Mayfield and company for the WIN! BUCS!

Steelers VS Eagles ---Another GREAT matchup!!! Controversy reigns as WR AJ Brown complains, points a finger at Hurts for lack of passes his way. Their HC says there's nothing to get worried about, Saquon is ready to let loose his running game as chants of MVP can be heard. The Eagles may have the best oline and dline in the NFL. Meanwhile, the Steelers are on a roll, QB Russell Wilson has been playing well, on defense they got TJ Watt, Tomlin continues his consistency towards yet another winning season. Pennsylvania bragging rights are at stake. And Santa's glad there's no snow in the forecast so he can focus on his Christmas Eve trip rather than snowballs from angry Philly fans. I'll go with the EAGLES and their strong running game at home!!!

Packers VS Seahawks---Important game for both teams vying for the playoffs. Despite playing in Seattle, I'm going with THE PACKERS!

Bears VS Vikings---Bears rookie QB Caleb Williams has been struggling while the Vikings have been SURGING with Sam Darnold! VIKINGS win another game with QB Sam Darnold! SKOL!

Falcons VS Raiders ---Kirk Cousins stops his turnover habit and gets a FALCON'S WIN against the Falcon's former QB Ridder who is now with the Raiders!

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

Re: Week Fifteen of the 2024 NFL Regular Season!!!

Spurt — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 17:31:56 GMT

DOPPIO THE CAT'S PICKS WEEK 15--the real draft king

Cowboys VS Panthers---Doppio says the PANTHERS will win based on inspiration from his favorite NFL mascot, Sir Purr

Dolphins VS Texans---TEXANS!!!

Chiefs VS Browns---CHIEFS

Ravens VS Giants--RAVENS!- SURPRISE!! Doppio said his mom told him that the Giants are tanking for the best draft pick.

Re: Week Fifteen of the 2024 NFL Regular Season!!!

Spurt — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 18:41:57 GMT

Washington will be without WR Noah Brown with a "significant internal injury"......To take his place the team has Luke McCaffrey (who I've been hoping could get more involved in the offense), and Oz (Olamide Zacchesus) who has already caught 27,passes so far this season

And it looks like CB Lattimore will make his Washington debut against his old team.

Re: Week Fifteen of the 2024 NFL Regular Season!!!

teganslaw — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 19:40:58 GMT

The Cowboys are underdogs this week by 1.5. It shows are things have fallen in Dallas since they have a better record than the Panthers. I wonder how Jerry Jones is handling all of this.

I think the Chiefs-Browns game will be closer than some expect. The Chiefs aren't exactly lighting things up; they just know how to efficiently close out the game and do what's needed to win. I don't expect them to roll over the Browns, probably another close game decided by a field goal or penalty.

Colts T Braden Smith could miss the remainder of the season. There is no timetable to his return, and things don't look good. Denver's Patrick Surtain will be someone to deal with. I don't know who he will be guarding: maybe Jonathan Taylor? Surtain was named AFC Defensive Player of November, so he's bound to be a huge factor for the Broncos.

Re: Week Fifteen of the 2024 NFL Regular Season!!!

gardenman — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 22:34:16 GMT

Interesting. Bill Belichick is now the head coach at UNC. I'd expected him to look for a pro job. Watching Bill go around the country recruiting kids could be fun.

Re: Week Fifteen of the 2024 NFL Regular Season!!!

teganslaw — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 00:40:03 GMT

It will be interesting to see how successful Bill Belichick is at UNC. He's never coached at a collegiate level, but his past resume in the NFL should help.

I wonder if he'll leave the show "Inside the NFL." I haven't found any details on that.

Re: Week Fifteen of the 2024 NFL Regular Season!!!

Spurt — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 02:15:15 GMT

@gardenman wrote:
Interesting. Bill Belichick is now the head coach at UNC. I'd expected him to look for a pro job. Watching Bill go around the country recruiting kids could be fun.

@gardenman @teganslaw

Bill Belichick took the UNC job to have wider dating pool options (he's currently dating a 24 yr old he met on a plane and helped her with her college homework 🙄).

LOL!!!!

I heard them say these days the head coach doesn't necessarily recruit the college kids, many colleges now designate the position coach or coordinator to handle that duty....

Re: Week Fifteen of the 2024 NFL Regular Season!!!

Spurt — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 01:04:59 GMT

@teganslaw wrote:
It will be interesting to see how successful Bill Belichick is at UNC. He's never coached at a collegiate level, but his past resume in the NFL should help.

I wonder if he'll leave the show "Inside the NFL." I haven't found any details on that.

@teganslaw

Some folks said they don't think Bill really enjoys working as a broadcaster......one reason he decided to try college football...

Re: Week Fifteen of the 2024 NFL Regular Season!!!

gardenman — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 02:00:18 GMT

Bill is reportedly planning to sell UNC as a pipeline to the NFL. It's an interesting approach. Alabama, Georgia, USC, and others can make that argument also. It's going to be fun to see how this all plays out.

Re: Week Fifteen of the 2024 NFL Regular Season!!!

JillyMarie — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 02:48:06 GMT

I hope the ACC keeps a close eye on Mr. Belicheat’s recruiting tactics

Re: Week Fifteen of the 2024 NFL Regular Season!!!

Spurt — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 13:30:39 GMT

@JillyMarie wrote:
I hope the ACC keeps a close eye on Mr. Belicheat’s recruiting tactics

@JillyMarie

NCAA should definitely be on the alert.

Re: Week Fifteen of the 2024 NFL Regular Season!!!

gardenman — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 13:34:49 GMT

Reports now say it's a five-year deal for Belichick. He also reportedly got UNC to agree to increase their NIL from $4 million to $20 million to help lure in better athletes. At $20 million in NIL they're just behind Ohio State in NIL and about two million behind the Texas Longhorns. Third overall in NIL isn't bad though. That should help them recruit some better kids to the program.

A pretty good game tonight as two NFC West teams fight it out. The Rams take on the Niners. The Niners will need a big game to pull this one out. Puka Nacua and Cooper Kupp are playing very well right now and Stafford's getting the ball to them. The Niners aren't having the best year. Lots of injuries and other issues.

Things seem to be calming down with the Eagles. the media feeding frenzy over Jalen Hurts and AJ Brown not being in love with one another has quieted down thanks to all involved meeting with the media yesterday and assuring them there was no issue.

The Eagles have become a run-first team this year with Barkley so the passing game has fallen off, but it's there when needed. In an odd quirk, one of the reasons for the Cowboys to fire Kellen Moore was that he was too pass-happy. Give him a good back and he's now too run-happy. I think he just wants to score and will use whatever tools he's got available to do so. Barkley's broken off some seventy-yard TD runs this year, so why not run him? Barkley's averaging 6.1 yards per carry, so why not give him the ball?

Re: Week Fifteen of the 2024 NFL Regular Season!!!

teganslaw — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 15:43:13 GMT

NFL analyst BOLD predictions:

The Rams score over 40 points in a win against the 49ers. ( Could happen. They don't say how many points SF will score.)

The Commanders rush for 200 yards beating the Saints. (I think the Commanders have an advantage since Derek Carr is unlikely to play, Chris Olave and Taysom Hill are out and the Saints are inconsistent.)

Jalen Hurts throws for over 300 yards in a losing effort against the Steelers. (this game could go either way. The 300 passing yards might not happen if the Eagles rely more on running the ball.)

Anthony Richardson throws for 4 touchdowns in a winning effort. (The Colts have a chance to win, but I don't see 4 touchdowns happening against the Denver defense.)

Re: Week Fifteen of the 2024 NFL Regular Season!!!

Spurt — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 17:06:33 GMT

@teganslaw

It could happen, the Saints defense is ranked 28th in passing defense and 25th in rushing defense......and with Noah Brown out Washingtonian may rely more on the running game with DRob and Chris Rodriguez ....and it uses the clock, time of possession, and keeps our weak defense off the field....Im anxious to see what CB Lattimore can add on the defense side

Re: Week Fifteen of the 2024 NFL Regular Season!!!

Spurt — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 16:09:15 GMT

@gardenman

Cooper and Kupp are two dangerous weapons....

Re: Week Fifteen of the 2024 NFL Regular Season!!!

Spurt — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 17:05:43 GMT

@gardenman @PARedbird

Do you Eagle's fans think this whole "controversy" could have been avoided if Coach Siranni had stepped in and had a private meeting with the team....When your offensive lineman, Jordan Mailata stepped in to the fray that was a signal that the entire team was tired of having to deal with questions regarding Hurts, Brown, and Brandon Graham.....The media folks were saying this controversey wasn't generated by them....this is something real going on with the Eagles behind the scenes....

Re: Week Fifteen of the 2024 NFL Regular Season!!!

gardenman — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 18:53:52 GMT

@Spurt

I doubt if there's a wide receiver in the league who thinks he's getting the ball enough. If the offense has forty plays in a game and thirty-nine go to the wide receiver, he'll be complaining he didn't get the fortieth. That's just how wide receivers are. Mailata is just saying it's time to forget everything else and focus on the Steelers. And he's right. The Eagles' passing offense is ranked 31st by some, but much of that is due to the fact they don't have to pass.

Re: Week Fifteen of the 2024 NFL Regular Season!!!

gardenman — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 19:12:38 GMT

By the way, the sale of partial ownership of the Eagles is rumored to be a way to generate cash to either build a new stadium with a retractable roof, or to add a retractable roof to the Linc. Jeff Lurie wants a stadium that can host a Super Bowl and other big events that need a sheltered space.