OT NFL Open Thread
January 1st, 2023 at 5:07 PM ^
I see we have folks still believing in the Lions here. How nice.
Those of us in the know realize that since the Lions are this close that:
Option A- the Seahawks will win today and next week.
Or option B- the Seahawks lose one and the Packers beat the Lions next week due to catch process/illegal challenge/uncontrollable 10 second runoff/no call/phantom facemask/NFL record field goal/blown coverage with less than a minute/Hail Mary shenanigans.
January 1st, 2023 at 6:53 PM ^
1. Kirk Cousins sucks ass
2. Kenneth Walker III is a beast and was a fantastic pick by the seahawks...unfortunately
January 1st, 2023 at 6:56 PM ^
Sparty No in Lambeau!
January 1st, 2023 at 6:58 PM ^
Minnesota being 12-4 with a negative point differential has to be some kind of record.
January 2nd, 2023 at 8:45 AM ^
Barring a blowout loss at Lambeau, the Lions should end up with a + point differential (they're currently +22).
For fun, here's the point differentials for all the 12+ win teams.
Bills (12-3) +157
49ers (12-4) +148
Cowboys (12-4) +145
Eagles (13-3) +127
Chiefs (13-3) +109
Vikings (12-4) -19
Also of note:
Bengals (11-4) +85
Lions (8-8) +22
Granted Bills have played one fewer game, but I think it's pretty unlikely they lose by at least 158 points tonight so they should stay in the net positive. Bengals have a shot at 12 wins tonight.
So not only are the Vikings the only team in the red, it's not even close. All of the other 12 win teams could afford to lose 100-0 in their final game and still end up ahead on the year (unless the Bengals win by less than 15 tonight in which case matching the worst loss in NFL history would only keep them just barely in the positive).