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November 17, 2015
SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle:
A place to discuss the sports stories that aren't making news, share links that aren't quite front-page material, and diagram plays on your hand. Remember to count to five Mississippi before commenting in anger.
A quick scroll through and Howard T is the only one I saw that got his with Carolina over Tennessee.
Ugly week. Or nice, I suppose, if you're a fan of parity.
posted by Ufez Jones at 09:06 AM on November 17, 2015
I think I will pick the Lions' opponent every week to be the LOCK.
posted by NoMich at 10:44 AM on November 17, 2015
Was anyone able to nail this week's LOCK for the NFL scores?
I haven't looked yet, but I picked the Bengals. And there's no way in hell that they lost to the Texans last night, right? RIGHT?
posted by tahoemoj at 11:10 AM on November 17, 2015
Bengals looked like they were in playoff mode last night.
But then again, they were up against a playoff team
... the ... Texans ...
?????
posted by cixelsyd at 11:23 AM on November 17, 2015
Romeo, Romeo, wherefore hath thy defense hitherto been?
Before the game, I was thinking that Romeo was all but done as Houston DC and that maybe O'Brien would go back to college ball. Now, who knows? They could win the duhvuhsion.
posted by beaverboard at 03:15 PM on November 17, 2015
Howard T is the only one I saw that got his with Carolina over Tennessee
Another sign of my pure genius (yeah, right). Too bad I missed the spread; it might have mitigated the near disaster of this week.
J J Watt says the "Red Rifle" became a Red Ryder BB Gun, and Andy Dalton cries that Watt lacks integrity. Integrity?
posted by Howard_T at 05:10 PM on November 17, 2015
Andy Dalton's win rate in night games is something like 33%
Home field advantage might help the Bengals win a playoff game - a daytime game start more likely would.
posted by beaverboard at 05:14 PM on November 17, 2015
J J Watt says the "Red Rifle" became a Red Ryder BB Gun, and Andy Dalton cries that Watt lacks integrity. Integrity?
Reflects badly on both of them. Always thought Watt had more class than that. Maybe he just needs to avoid immediate post game interviews.
posted by cixelsyd at 05:43 PM on November 17, 2015
J J Watt says the "Red Rifle" became a Red Ryder BB Gun, and Andy Dalton cries that Watt lacks integrity. Integrity?
When Watt sacked Dalton, did he then filp him in the air to celebrate?
posted by grum@work at 07:54 PM on November 17, 2015
I'm surprised anybody is upset over what Watt said. It was a silly play on words that he immediately followed with an acknowledgement that Dalton is a great quarterback.
posted by rcade at 09:12 PM on November 17, 2015
This soccer leg injury is Theismann-level bad. If you can bear to watch, check out how the opposing player is pretending to be grievously hurt until he sees the extent of the injury, then leaps up and calls for medics.
posted by rcade at 09:16 PM on November 17, 2015
If you can bear to watch
I watched until about the 40 second mark, closed my eyes and turned away, cursing. That's just not right, Napoleon McCallum like?
posted by tommybiden at 09:22 PM on November 17, 2015
Nobody is really at fault for the soccer injury. The player just tripped, fell, and landed on the incoming player's leg. That's just a bad fluke. It's pretty gruesome, and I could only watch it once and immediately turned away.
posted by grum@work at 10:22 PM on November 17, 2015
Was anyone able to nail this week's LOCK for the NFL scores?