2020 NFL Season

[Ccook]

New Orleans will have to wait to pop the champagne corks as the Eagles held on for a 24-21 win. Atlanta fell to the Chargers, 20-17 which officially eliminated them from postseason.

[moneygamelover]

After seeing that Eagles win today, I'm NOT looking forward to my Cardinals having to play them next week.

Meanwhile, the Packers have clinched the NFC North with a 31-24 win over the Lions.

Washington, playing much better recently with a great young defense, moves into 1st place in the NFC East with a 23-15 win over the 49ers.

[SeaBreeze341]

Right now, Philly is giving the Saints the business. Saints finally score, it's 17-7 Eagles, and there's still plenty of time.

All the Saints had to do was keep their streak against Pennsylvania teams alive as well as their winning streak.  They'd clinch the division title and force TB12 to travel.  Now, it is rather possible that Tampa Bay can reach the top seed.  That would be the biggest backdoor in 12 years.

Of course, that would include Green Bay losing at least 2 of their last three games

[moneygamelover]

Meanwhile the Bills are 10-3 with a 26-15 win over the Steelers. The Steelers loss moves the Chiefs into the 1 seed in the AFC. I'm pretty confident that the Browns and Colts will take 1st 2 AFC wild cards but I don't know whether to favor the Dolphins or Ravens for the last one. I'm counting the Raiders out due to their kindergarten level run defense.

[moneygamelover]

WOW! The Browns and Ravens play 1 of the best game of the year. A back and forth 4th 1/4 saw Lamar Jackson throw a go ahead touchdown pass to Marquis Brown on the 1st player after the 2 minute warning. Atonement for Brown, who'd had several drops. Then Baker Mayfield scored a game tying rushing touchdown with just over a minute left. Then, a few Jackson to Andrews and Snead completions set up a game winning 55 yard field goal by the GOAT kicker. The Browns hook and ladder went the wrong way and the Ravens got a tack on safety. 47-42 Ravens. I now like the Ravens rather than the Dolphins to make the playoffs. This will go down a classic Monday Night Football game.

[SeaBreeze341]

I had to tune out everything Monday for various reasons (except for classic Price which is saved as a website and one click away or whatever), but I totally agree.  That Monday Night Football game was pretty awesome.  Not something you'd say over the past decade or so, but something that was the case back in the day.


I guess I have to congratulate those fans of Ravens -4 after consoling those fans for Browns +3.  For the record, I didn't check the most recent and valid spread, but when that safety happened, that was the first thing that came to mind over the significance of the results of the actual game.

Miami does have a tougher schedule compared to Baltimore & Cleveland, both of whom could win their 3 remaining games.  I don't think the Dolphins will win more than one more game.  By the way, their defense is one to respect and might be in the future.  While Kansas City didn't play its best game, to be fair, Miami was missing several people on the defensive side (while key offensive players got knocked out of the game).  Didn't help that the Dolphins didn't capitalize enough, but they might have beaten the Chiefs had they had their complete lineup.  That South Beach franchise sure knows how to pull the upset against the best!

[Ccook]

CBS and Nickelodeon will be simulcasting a playoff game in January. It will be the wild card on the 10th at 4:40 PM ET. More about it here.

[pricefan18]

CBS and Nickelodeon will be simulcasting a playoff game in January. It will be the wild card on the 10th at 4:40 PM ET. More about it here.

Nickelodeon? Uhh.....why? Who thinks football there?

[SeaBreeze341]

Nickelodeon? Uhh.....why? Who thinks football there?

If the league can profit off of something, then they will do it.

For what it's worth, it does give families that include younger children a family-friendly experience of the game.  Outside of that, this did not need to happen

[moneygamelover]

Meanwhile Justin Herbert has blown out the flame on the Raiders season. The Chargers beat the Raiders 30-27 in overtime as Herbert throws for 314 yards and 2 touchdowns and scores a game winning rushing touchdown. Worth noting that Herbert has tied Baker Mayfield's record for most touchdown passes in a season by a rookie with 27. They're not going anywhere this year, but there are better days ahead for the Chargers.

[Superballer]

Indeed, with Denver seemingly improving as well, and Kansas City likely to stay strong for some time, the AFC West should be a very entertaining division for the next few years. 

[name456]

Imagine where the Chargers would be if they had a competent coach. Hard to say if Herbert will have a sophomore slump, but so far he certainly looks like a starter for years to come.

[SeaBreeze341]

Imagine where the Chargers would be if they had a competent coach. Hard to say if Herbert will have a sophomore slump, but so far he certainly looks like a starter for years to come.

It depends on who the Chargers hire.  The good news is that his division faces the NFC East next season.  The bad news is that his division faces the AFC North.

Los Angeles wasn't topping the Chiefs in the AFC West, even with 2-3 more wins.  However, they would've been in the playoff hunt with that, and possibly a threat in the postseason.  They did nearly defeat Kansas City earlier in the year; they might beat them in Week 17, but it's highly possible that the value of that won't mean much

[Superballer]

It depends on who the Chargers hire.  The good news is that his division faces the NFC East next season.  The bad news is that his division faces the AFC North.

 

Well simple odds say at least one NFC East team will be much better next year, if not more than one.  Could be any of them under the right set of circumstances for each. 

[SeaBreeze341]

I agree as it relates to the NFC East.  After all, they do have bragging rights: they are the only division in which every member is a former world champion (teams, not players).  That division is the current leader in terms of Lombardi Trophies; they hold the edge over everyone, including the AFC North, the AFC East, and the NFC West.


Previously in the NFL: The 14 team playoffs are getting close to being decided.  Kansas City and Pittsburgh have nothing to play for, Buffalo has position, and Tennessee/Indy are battling for both a playoff berth & and the AFC South.  Meanwhile, Cleveland, Baltimore, and Miami cannot start at home.  However, it's win and they are in.

Green Bay, who can clinch the lucrative top seed with a win, will have a tough task against Chicago.  If they fail, they better hope Seattle and New Orleans falls as well.  Arizona and Los Angeles have a meaningful game, but the Cards could go all in a win for nothing if the Bears win vs the Packers.

Finally, the NFC East (save for Philly) are all still alive, and could actually win out to clinch another Super Bowl.  That would get Bruce Arians fired for sure!

Just a down year for that division.  Dallas lost its franchise QB, New York lost its franchise RB, Washington is rebuilding but had to start slow given the fact that Ron Rivera just got there, and all the restrictions.  Finally, Philadelphia got crushed with injuries, but Hurts is their future.  Glad they're not booting Doug Peterson out of there.  Since 2016, they've won a Super Bowl, two division titles, and make the playoffs three years in a row.  The year they didn't win the NFC East, they won a playoff game and came close to winning another before a painful loss in the Superdome