NFL Week 15 thread -- Starry nights at Lambeau

You are welcome to be wrong. Bell's helmet hit Smith-Schuster in the facemask. Williamson hit Finley in the head. Both were illegal hits that the officials missed.

Griese is right. Phillips should have been flagged for interference on that deep ball to Claypool. He grabbed him well before the ball arrived.

 

Too bad no one bet me.

 

Think they beat the Colts, but oop could be right about starting 11-0 and losing the rest.

 

I’ll gladly admit when I’m wrong. But I’m not. In either case, especially the Smith Schuster hit. Bell’s helmet was off to the side. Well below helmet level. Find the ground-level camera view from the end zone, and you’ll see exactly what I’m talking about. It’s on Twitter.

 

Chiefs need to beat the Falcons and then rest their starters in their last game.

 

I have no idea what game you are watching, but it wasn't this one. The crown of Bell's helmet hit Smith-Schuster's facemask. Williamson hit Finley in the head with a forearm.

Honestly, it doesn't matter. The officials were terrible. Those were just two of many horrible missed calls tonight, starting with the block in the back that led to Derek Watt getting hurt and ending with what should have been pass interference on the deep ball to Claypool on Pittsburgh's final drive.

To be clear, that is no excuse. The Steelers were terrible tonight. They deserved to lose. They will not win another game this season. The injuries at linebacker have ruined what was a very good defense and Roethlisberger is a shell of his former self. He missed on throws all night, including the fourth-down play after the deep ball to Claypool. Washington was open and the throw wasn't even close.

 

It's a Jungle out there ...

 

If Burrow had played tonight, they would have won by 20.

 

The Bengals came to play and they earned every bit of that victory. The Steelers have some work to do (clearly), but that doesn't take away from the fact that the Bengals were prepared and ready to battle.

 

They played to the best of their ability tonight. That ability isn't much, but it was certainly enough against the broken mess the Steelers have become.

 

Did Ben throw any good passes tonight, crisp in a tight window? Well the TD was sweet for sure. Everything else was off and partly because looked like Bengals disregarded any pattern past 5 yds and just sat on the short routes (thank you Riddick, good analysis).