Underdogs: 2-1 (23-25)
Locks: 7-1 (49-15)
Survivor: 10-2 LVR, TB, IND, DEN, DAL, NE, KC, PHI, HOU, GB, MIA, NO
Brady/Bellichick Breakup Scorekeeper: The Hooded One pulled a win over a talented young QB out of his ass for the umpteenth time, proving there are some tricks still up his sleeve. The self-anointed Pharaoh gave an up-and-down performance that fell well short in a passing-the-torch game. Point Bill, and we are tied going into the home stretch! (Bill: 4 Tom: 4)
Title Belt: NO defended from DEN (4 week reign)
Needles: 1-2-1 (9-17-11) [Threaded-fave covered-dog won]
Don Shula Award Finalist: PIT (11-0)
Matt Millen/Sashi Brown Award Finalist: NYJ (0-11)
The Graveyard:
Jets, Jaguars
- Texans over Lions
It took getting utterly humiliated by Deshaun Watson (which happens even to good defenses sometimes) in their beloved Thanksgiving game for the Lions to put the kibosh on the Matt Patricia Experience. It should have been over the minute they learned about his rape allegations. Good riddance to a guy who could easily have gotten a job as White House Press Secretary over the last four years. - WTFs over Cowboys
Honestly I have to remind myself sometimes that just because they FINALLY changed the name doesn’t mean I feel comfortable rooting for this garbage organization. Then again, without the whole name thing, they’re just another abhorrent franchise like the Cowboys. And at least Washington has Alex Smith. The division remains wide open. - Browns over Jags
Beating the Mike Glennon Jaguars by 2 is hardly impressive, but I don’t want to just let it blend into the background of 2020 weirdness that the Cleveland Browns are all but guaranteed to make the playoffs this season. If any team could screw this up it’s them, but that they’re at this point at all is incredible. - Pats over Cards
At no point during this game did I feel safe about the Cardinals’ lead. It was not at all pretty but this win was vintage Bellichick and kept New England on the outskirts of playoff relevance. Like at the end of Terminator. - Bills over Chargers
Just as I expected, the Chargers were outplayed but insisted on hanging around. But then with 3 seconds left after converting a 4th and 11 with a Hail Mary down to the two yard line, San Diego ran some kind of botched QB sneak and lost by 10. I’ve really liked Anthony Lynn as a coach but it’s legit to wonder whether he might not be the guy to move the Herbert Era forward. - Fins over Jets
It’s crystal clear that Adam Gase is only here to ensure that the Jets join the Hall of Infamy as the third 0-16 team and lock up Trevor Lawrence at the 2021 draft, but that won’t stop him from lying to reporters about who was in charge of playing calls in this game. - Giants over Bengals
By the end of this one it was Brandon Allen vs Colt McCoy, and it ended 17-19 with the victory leaving the Giants tied with the [REDACTED]s for their division at 4-7. So, definitely worth the time and money and loss of health and life that this season has required. - Falcons over Raiders
It’s just funny to watch the Raiders’ hopes shattered, okay? The Falcons may have gotten rid of a head coach but they didn’t get rid of the habit of losing their way out of the playoff picture and then immediately winning their way out of a good draft pick. - Titans over Colts
The AFC South race stays interesting with this result, the product of another absolutely bonkers day from Derrick Henry. Like the Browns’ playoff push, I hope Henry’s defiance of the trend of disposable running backs doesn’t get overlooked as secondary to the chaos of Pandemicball. - COVID over NFL
- Niners over Rams
Honestly it’s hilarious to me that Sean McVay is 0-2 against the Niners this year, both on walkoff field goals. Hope San Francisco enjoy the win because it turned into the beginning of a road trip when Santa Clara County banned contact sports. Santa Clara is smarter than the NFL. So now Shanahan’s squad will play their next two home games in Arizona. ARIZONA! I know! - Chiefs over Bucs
Brady’s not allowed to throw any more TDs until Brees catches up with his all-time record, it’s only fair that way. - Pack over Bears
It was easy for me to envision the Packers winning but flatly and unimpressively. Instead they kicked Chicago’s teeth in and took their 100th win over the team in decisive fashion. Encouraging. - Hawks over Eagles
I’m writing this as I watch the Ravens-Steelers game and it was the Monday Night game but it still feels like it was nine years ago. - COVID over NFL again
Absolutely hollering over the fact that all of that drama was about this shitty-ass game. Big shoutout to the woman who went to a Steelers game in person in the middle of a Wednesday afternoon during a pandemic, just to get shitfaced drunk and yell at the refs so loud the commentators had to awkwardly address it. What a legend.
Dangersquirrel vs the NFL 