2021 NFL Season

[GirlySports]

Originally Posted by Drake

Lol. They'll get smoked something like 52-10 if they make the Wild Card Round.

Yeah, Steelers at Arrowhead will be ugly.

[GirlySports]

Originally Posted by Sainters7

Saints picked a good time for their first opening drive TD of the entire season..nice drive

I got the Rams game on, they had a 9 minute opening drive but only got 3

[Sainters7]

Originally Posted by GirlySports

I got the Rams game on, they had a 9 minute opening drive but only got 3

Yeah I caught it just in time to see the FG, was hoping for more.. my remote is gonna get a workout this afternoon

[devo22]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1480254905508061191

only now seen this. Have they fired Judge and Gettleman out of a cannon yet?

[calgarygeologist]

Originally Posted by Drake

Lol. They'll get smoked something like 52-10 if they make the Wild Card Round.

Very likely. But at the same time there is something very powerful about a team sneaking into the playoffs with a leader that is on his final chance. It is tough to manufacture the type of drive and emotion that should be present in that team next week.

[GirlySports]

Rams just dominating so that side of the equation seems good for the Sainters (and Dude Where's Makar?).

[Sainters7]

Yep, Saints just need to take care of their own business.

And Saints missing a 34 yard kick followed by Falcons making a wobbly 54 yard attempt pretty much sums up their season in the kicking game. The ghost of Lutz going down on the eve of the season lives on..

[Drake]

Jimmy Garropolo is straight up garbage.

[Senator Clay Davis]

Taysom hurt. Brees is coming back for the playoffs lol.

[Strange Brew]

Originally Posted by GirlySports

Or tie.

Why take a chance and play to win when you can agree to tie and remove all risk?

[DoubleK]

I can't see them not tying.

There is zero incentive for either team to win. It's not like they get a home game if they win.

[Sainters7]

Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis

Taysom hurt. Brees is coming back for the playoffs lol.

Once he realizes it'll be against Aaron Donald with the LT out, his ribs will preemptively ache

[GirlySports]

Originally Posted by DoubleK

I can't see them not tying.

There is zero incentive for either team to win. It's not like they get a home game if they win.

Only a small incentive is that if it's a tie, Chargers are the 6 and Vegas is the 7. So a Vegas win and they go to Cincinnati if they are the 6 and even Buffalo if they are the 5, instead of Kansas City.

LAC cannot go to KC, win or tie and they are 6.


I think both teams just play it out and but the tie would come in the equation near the end if it's close.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1480294217360494598

[devo22]

there's no way the league will stand for a tie unless it really, really, really happens organically. And even then I doubt it.

[Sainters7]

Early word is Taysom may be done, tough in a game he's looked great. Only good thing about Siemian in there is he always seems to get the Brady calls somehow

[Senator Clay Davis]

The only time the tie thing might matter is OT because then both teams will be fine just not turning it over and exchanging punts, it's likely then both teams will not play to win anywhere close to what it'd be if a tie eliminated someone. But we gotta get there. Guys have incentive bonuses and other things on the line, and as we saw today it's still football and competition, and it's a division rival. And I agree with devo that the league will not accept a kneel down tanking game, it'd be embarrassing for the league.

[GirlySports]

Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis

The only time the tie thing might matter is OT because then both teams will be fine just not turning it over and exchanging punts, it's likely then both teams will not play to win anywhere close to what it'd be if a tie eliminated someone. But we gotta get there. Guys have incentive bonuses and other things on the line, and as we saw today it's still football and competition, and it's a division rival. And I agree with devo that the league will not accept a kneel down tanking game, it'd be embarrassing for the league.

All games should have been played at 4:25 but you know, contracts and money. So the NFL kind of set this up. Or the Chargers-Raiders game should have been played last night and the Cowboys-Eagles tonight.

[Senator Clay Davis]

It'd be worse if the Ravens won because then the Raiders would be in and would just play backups. There was really no guaranteed win and in, the 49ers-Rams was probably the best game to put in to actually eliminate any possibility of an intentional tie while maintaining strong playoff implications (Bucs probably get the 2 seed if the Rams lose). But also, zero sympathy for the Steelers, they only have themselves to blame being here by tying the Lions.

[Senator Clay Davis]

Big break for the 49ers getting a home game in LA, embarrassing for the Rams to have this many 49ers fans.

[Sylvanfan]

49'ers are back in it now. I think I prefer to see them in the playoffs over a Trevor Semien lead Saints team.