NFL week 17 running thread

Favre is a good one, no doubt, even if he's a tad overrated. No one could throw five-pick games like Favre. No one could be more fun to watch, either, with the game on the line.

I still wonder how he ever managed to have the game he did against the Raiders the day after his father died. That's probably the game I'll probably remember the most from his career, easily.

 

2001 Bears were as blah a 13-win team as you'll find.

 

That's funny. It took the second reference for me to realize Broncos fans were thanking him.

Next up: Eagles fans thanking him for January 2005.

 

The Saints are 1 win from the NFC title game, and 2 wins from the Super Bowl.
My Lawd !
(Been with them since I was 7 years old, so this is sort of special for me.)
Used to come home from church, take my place in the recliner, and watch them go head-to-head with the likes of Lawrence McCutcheon and Cullen Bryant, or John Brodie, or Steve Bartkowski, or Walter Payton or whoever.
Listen, those few Finks'-led seasons around '90-'91 were special, but this is the best yet.
The Saints are THE story of the 2006 NFL season.

 

It's because the officials don't know how to consistently enforce the rule. The NFL told officials to pay extra close attention to hits below the knees on quarterbacks this year, the Carson Palmer rule, if you will.

I saw a defender land with his forarm on the top of Drew Brees' foot once this year and it was called roughing and I've seen another quarterback stood up by two defenders and then a third drilled him just below the knee with no call.

 

Yes, the Bengals gacked on a missed field goal, but the only reason they had that chance is because Willie Parker fumbled away a touchdown just before crossing the goal line.

Both teams made at least one huge mistake, but the Steelers dominated most of the game today.

These are the kinds of games they were losing early on. The sad thing watching the Bengals and Steelers today was knowing that either one of those teams would have a real shot at making the Super Bown in the NFC.

And by the way, the hell with Carson Palmer and his "we lost to a team we are better than" garbage. Both were 8-8. They split and the Bengals were lucky to even be close today.

 

I am still grappling with what was likely Favre's last game, might post later.

In the meantime, EAT A DICK BEARS!!!!!

 

I figured that was the response I would get because I didn't think I was that off-base. Thanks. Effing refs...

 

Off the knees, BYH, off the knees.


And yes, it appears the Bears suck, almost as much as spnited.

 

Really didn't back in. You back in when you lose and other teams give you a hand.

Dungy has to be crapping his pants right now at the notion of trying to keep Larry Johnson to under 250 yards.

 

The Pack's receiving corps all played like a hybrid of Steve Largent, Jerry Rice, Marvin Harrison, Lynn Swann and Lance Alworth.