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FMQB: Wild Card Weekend!

Posted by fmquarterback on January 8, 2021
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FMQB: Wild Card Weekend

Week 17 Recap:

  • The Browns ended the longest NFL playoff drought for their first playoff appearance in 18 years. Then as luck would have it, COVID struck and they’ll be missing their head coach and a handful of players.
  • The Dolphins laid an egg on Sunday, but will miss the playoffs at 10-6 while the NFC has an 8-8 and 7-9 team make it. I was fairly convinced that adding a 7th playoff team, that any team at 9 wins was essentially in.
  • The Rams and Cardinals essentially had a “win and you’re in game,” and Murray was out after the first series making this a lousy battle of the backups. In which case defense tends to win. That being said, props to Cardinals QB who went to my alma mater the University of South Dakota! We rarely see players in the limelight.
  • The winner of Dallas and NYG would have a shot at the playoffs and it ended up being a pretty crazy ending. The Cowboys made it to the 7 yard line and 1st and goal, but would throw a pick in the endzone. Looking over, the Giants actually fumbled the ball but were able to recover and win the game.

Eagles Tanking:

The Giants went into Sunday night knowing that if Philly could win, they’d be in the playoffs. Philly was up late in the 2nd quarter with Jalen Hurts, but inexplicably benched him for the 3rd string QB Nate Sudfield, who would end the game with a 14.6 QB Rating. A couple points, and I’m not exactly sure where I stand on the issue, although leaning towards purposefully losing is bad football ethics. That being said, the difference between Philly winning and losing is either the 6th pick or the 9th pick and no playoff chances, so why not lose? I think it’s more poetic justice rather than purposeful shading that their rival the Giants miss the playoffs because of it.

Titans Texans finish

I only caught the last 2 minutes of this game, but was quite the doozy. There were 7 TD’s in the 2nd half alone, and 13 points scored in the last 1:42. The win probability flipped 3 times in the last 2 minutes. The AFC South was on the line, and Tennessee was looking at either a 4 seed or 7 seed. The Texans scored with 18 seconds left to take the lead. 1 play later, the Titans were in FG range and nailed a 37 yarder that went off the post to win the game and division, and right to host a playoff game.

Stat of the Week:

Deshaun Watson led the league in passing yards after the team traded away their top receiver

Stat of the Week #2:

The difference between the #1 and #2 RB’s was 470 yards. The difference between #1 and #3 was 858 yards

Stat of the Week #3:

Dak Prescott ended the season with more TD’s than Cam Newton, despite his season ending injury in Week 5.

Stat of the Week #4:

Derek Henry became the 8th player to amass 2000 yards. He had a 250 yard day, so it sort of snuck up on everybody.

Stat of the Week #5:

The Giants started the season 1-7, and weren’t eliminated from playoff contention until the 256th game of the season.

Stat of the Week #6:

Stat of the Week #7:

Wild Card Weekend

We’re in for a treat with two triple-headers for playoff season now instead of just 4 games. Here are my picks:

Bills (2) vs. Colts (7)

The Bills are a very scary team this year, with their offense finally catching up to their vaunted defense. I have this as a blowout, Bills 34- Colts 17

Steelers (3) vs. Browns (6)

Last week’s teaser was against number twos for Pittsburgh. I think a rested group takes care of them. Steelers 27- Browns 21

Titans (4) vs. Ravens (5)

This is the biggest toss up in my opinion, and I think it depends on which Lamar Jackson shows up. I think the Titans eek it out 37-27.

Saints (2) vs. Bears (7)

Rematch from earlier in the season, and the Bears hung with them into OT. Different QB. I have this one as not as close, Saints 28, Bears 10.

Seahawks (3) vs. Rams (6)

Will come down to who is QB’ing for the Rams. If it’s Wolford, look for it to turn ugly 6+ sacks and Seattle 35, Rams 6. If it’s Goff, I have it closer, but an unfortunately picking against my team SEA 27, LAR 24.

RedTails (4) vs. Buccaneers (5)

The most likely “upset” this week, I have Brady ramming past Washington 35-17. Chance their D puts up a fight, but hard to see Washington winning this game.

Memes of the Week:

FMQB: “Sphincter don’t fail me now” probably Lamar Jackson

Posted by fmquarterback on December 18, 2020
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Whew, it was a long haul, but it only took 10 years for us to finally make it to poop jokes! And there will be a lot this week, so if you don’t care for crappy bathroom humor, you can flush off.

A few things we missed:

  • In the recent weeks, Joe Flacco passed Joe Montana in passing yardage
  • Brian Griese called a Monday Night Football game with Tom Brady as the QB. This is significant because Brady backed up Griese in college. It also seems like Griese retired ages ago, and that’s because he’s been out of the league for 12 years!
  • Fantasy football blunder, I lost to a team who was able to put Taysom Hill in as a TE but get all the QB stats. ESPN fixed that glitch the next week
  • We had a successful Fumblerooski play for a TD, and I forgot to talk about it!
  • The week the Broncos had no QB’s, they actually inquired with the NFL on if they could start one of their coaches who was an ex-QB
  • Week 13 points
    • The Raiders hail mary (or the Jets botching of that play) was utterly insane, and Gregg Williams deserved to get fired after calling that play
    • Browns Titans ended up being a good game, but the Browns really took it to them in the 1st half
    • How to the Giants beat the Seahawks, in Seattle?!?!

Back to Reality:

  • Before Sunday’s game, the Saints were 8-0 in the prior 2 seasons without Drew Brees as their QB
  • The Steelers started 11-0, and are on a 2 game losing streak
  • Wow, Jalen Hurts took the woeful Eagles and beat the NFC leading Saints!’
  • Yes, Jon Gruden wore an “Oakland” Raiders hat while in Vegas

Defensive strategy:

This is the first season I’ve really noticed this, but I’ve seen a lot of interceptions (many of which are pick 6s) that are stemming from Cornerbacks who are on another receiver. They jump the route, leaving their man wide open. It seems to be working pretty efficiently, and is taking QB’s quite by surprise. Would be curious to see the INT stats compared to other years, because I’m sure I’ve seen 8 or 9 of these just in casual watching.

Browns Ravens, Game of the Year:

Before we get into the poop jokes, the Ravens game was truly the game of the year. 35 points were scored in the 4th quarter, the Browns came back from being down by 14 and there were 3 lead changes after that, and in the last 6:00, the win probability shifted teams 7 times! Jackson went down (more on that to come, hehe) and it looked like the Browns were going to run away with it. Especially when the Ravens Backup went down! Then Lamar magically returned the very next play and led them to a TD.

“Cramps”

What everybody is talking about is QB Lamar Jackson mysteriously left the game in the 4th quarter of Monday night’s game. Commentators said he was cramping, which everybody thought was a leg, but makes sense now. Jackson is denying it, but I’ve seen that run to the locker room before (hell, I’ve DONE that run). The fastest QB in the league went from streaking on the field to streaking to the toilet, went from running the ball to having the runs, and went from beating the Browns to the Browns taking him down. I love how RGIII, his backup, is making fun of him about it. Jackson went from wanting the Super Bowl to needing the toilet bowl! Gives a new meaning to doing squats.

Playoff Machine is Back!

Play around with it http://www.espn.com/nfl/playoffs/machine , here’s what I get:

AFC:

  1. KC
  2. BUF
  3. PIT
  4. TEN
  5. CLE
  6. IND
  7. BAL

*Notes: Miami misses at 10-6, KC holds a 7 game division lead, NE misses the playoffs for the first time in 18 years, Jets go winless

NFC:

  1. GB
  2. NO
  3. SEA
  4. WAS
  5. LAR
  6. TB
  7. ARI

*Notes: Was gets to .500, SEA takes the NFC West,

Memes of the Week:

FMQB: Since You’ve Been Gone

Posted by fmquarterback on December 4, 2020
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FMQB: Since You’ve Been Gone

Sorry for the hiatus (somebody actually noticed, woohoo!), but I’m back in action!

*Cue Kelly Clarkson music*

Since You’ve Been Gone:

We’ve missed a rockin 5 weeks of the NFL season, including:

  • The Bengals knocking off the 5-1 Titans
  • Tua starting, winning, then hurting
  • The Bears going from 5-1 to 5-6
  • The Ravens going from 5-1 to 6-5
  • The Vikings have gone from 1-5 to 5-6
  • Dez Bryant is back in the league, so is Antonio Brown and Josh Gordon
  • Alex Smith back at QB, and having his team leading the division
  • Joe Burrow’s catastrophic injury
  • The Matt Patricia era is officially over
  • DeAndre Hopkins had one of the more insane hail mary catches against 3 defenders

Week 12 Quick Hits:

  • Panthers at Vikings ended up being one of the more exciting final few minutes of the week. Panthers had a 95% chance to win at the 2 minute warning
  • How do the Raiders beat the Chiefs one week, and get obliterated by the Falcons this week
  • In the race no team wants to win, 1 game separates 1st and last place in the NFC East. It’s the Giants now, but all 4 teams have held a share of the lead at somepoint in the season.

For the Record:

  • Nathan Peterman consistently had games where he threw more picks than the Practice Squad WR did for the Broncos on Sunday
  • The Chargers loss on Sunday was the first game in 11 where the difference was by more than one score.

Most 2020 Week of the NFL:

This week, we had a Wednesday afternoon football game. It was Wednesday afternoon so NBC could broadcast the lighting of the Charlie Brown Christmas Tree that night. RGIII was throwing passes to Dez Bryant. And we had a WR start at QB for a different team.

Stat of the Week:

The Broncos and Saints combined for 75 yards passing, and ran the ball 77 times vs. 25 passes.

Stat of the Week #2:

Panthers defensive Rookie Jeremy Chinn scored his 1st NFL TD on Sunday. He scored his 2nd a mere 10 seconds later

Stat of the Week #3:

There were more positive COVID tests in the past 3 weeks (172) than the NFL had in their first 3 months (168).

Stat of the Week #4:

Tom Brady is 2nd in the league in passing yards, 4th in TD passes, but also 2nd in INT’s.

Stat of the Week #5:

Despite playing 6 ½ fewer games, Dak Prescott still has more passing TD’s than Daniel Jones

Stat of the Week #6:

Dwayne Haskins, in 4 games, has thrown the same amount of TD passes that Cam Newton has thrown all year.

COVID update:

Ravens/Steelers

I’ve heard about 4 different reasonings, but I still don’t understand why the Broncos were told “Play Sunday or you forfeit” while the Ravens were told “let’s postpone, postpone again, and postpone a 3rd time and play on a day the NFL has never played on before so you get healthy.” I also think the Steelers have a legitimate reason to be upset with how this played out. Keep in mind, the same thing happened with them and the Titans earlier this year. The Steelers have essentially been punished twice now, due to the fact that a different team can’t figure out its stuff.

Broncos/Saints

All 4 QB’s were in the same film room, maskless, and 1 tested positive making all of them ineligible to play. If anybody comes back to read these in the future, I want a reminder that the Broncos had 4 QB’s who couldn’t play, so they signed a practice squad WR to play at QB. He was the only QB to complete a pass, he went 1 for 9 for 13 yards, 2 INT’s. A 0.0 rating and a 0.1 QBR.

Undefeated watch!

The Steelers have a legitimate chance to go undefeated this year after starting 11-0. Granted they are blessed with one of the easier schedules I’ve ever seen, and had injury/covid situations help them out.

Remaining Schedule:

Relatively tough final slog, but very winnable games at the same time. They finish with the RedTails (likely win), Bills (tougher), Bengals (easy win), Colts (tougher), and Browns (eh?).

Barely Here:

THAT being said, and it’s really hard to look at an 11-0 team as not even top 2 in their conference, but they’ve BARELY won some games, including ones that should have been fairly easy. 1 Score wins against the Broncos, Texans, Eagles, Cowboys, and a decimated Ravens team. They have played 4 games against teams with winning records (Ravens, Ravens, Browns, and Titans).

Quote of the Week:

“I felt bad for the cardboard fans” Sean Payton, after coaching his own backup QB against a practice squad WR at QB

Memes of the Week:

Catching up a bit here as well

FMQB Repeat Memes are my Fav

Posted by fmquarterback on October 30, 2020
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Quick Hits:
·         Are the Steelers the best team in the AFC?
·         The Bills have a full 2 game lead in the AFC East
·         If the season were to end today, the 2-4-1 Eagles would HOST a playoff game
·         How do the Falcons find worse ways to lose their games each week? Why not take a knee right there? Gurley was the first person to “accidentally” score a TD which lost a team a game.
 
Patriot Woes:
The Patriots 27 point loss was the worst home loss in the Belichick Era. Also, Cam Newton has gone from Stud to Dud in a 1 week period. Surprised but not surprised to see him benched.
 
WR Stories of the Week:
·         Absolutely shocked to see Antonio Brown get signed this year. He acted like 2020 before it was cool with all the drama and issues he had last season.
·         I had almost forgotten about Dez Bryant. Signed to the Ravens practice squad
·         On the flip side, Odell Beckham is out for the year with an ACL
·         DK Metcalf’s rundown of the Card’s DB when starting 10 yards behind him was insane. The difference in speed between the 2 was like an NFL player racing a high schooler
 
SNF:
The Cardinals Seahawks game was the game of the season so far with an absolutely crazy sequence to end the game. Starting in the 4th, both teams threw INT’s on back to back plays. SEA then scored on a 4th and 3, ARI then converted two 4th downs on their own TD. Held the Seahawks and marched to kick a game tying FG. In OT with 2:47 left, ARI made a FG (nullified by Timeout) and then Missed the next one! It looked like it was heading towards a tie, but Wilson then threw a pick, and ARI kicked a last second FG.
 
 
Stat of the Week:
The NFC West is 19-8 (with 2 of those losses cannibalize within the division), and the NFC East is 7-20-1
 
Stat of the Week #2:
The Cardinals didn’t hold a lead for the first 69:44, yet won the game.
 
Quote of the Week:
“Don’t score” Matt Ryan
 
 
Memes of the Week:

FMQB: It’s Tua Time!

Posted by fmquarterback on October 23, 2020
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FMQB went deep into his crystal ball, and after 8 years of terrible predictions, had another one for the ages! I had Tua taking over as QB, TO THE WEEK! Before the season I said he’d beat out Fitzpatrick by Week 6! Last time I had a prediction this spot on was when Donovan McNabb was a Viking! This might be enough to keep me going a few extra years, although I suppose even a broken clock is right twice a day.

Quick Hits:

  • The Redtails, Eagles and Texans all lost games this week by attempting 2pt conversions when unnecessary and failing
  • The Eagles are winning their division at 2-4-1, yet have 21 other teams in the league with a better record
  • I mentioned Justin Herbert’s heartbreaking losses last week, but Joe Burrow has also been very competitive in some games. The 3 losses and the Tie have all essentially been a play or two from going the Bengals way. Not that there are moral victories in the NFL (but perhaps future hope), but the Bengals are a few good bounces away from being a 5-1 team.
  • The Patriots are under .500 this far into the season for the first time in 18 years
  • The Packers hadn’t turned the ball over until Sunday
  • Does the Jets’ “Butt Interception” do anything to make up for the Butt Fumble?

Stat of the Week:

There have now been 7 teams who were down 16+ points who came back to win a game this year.

Stat of the Week #2:

Derrick Henry had 212 rushing yards on Sunday

Stat of the Week #3:

Dak Prescott hasn’t played in 1 ½ games, and is still leading the league in passing yards

Stat of the Week #4:

Josh Allen has more yards and more TD’s than Patrick Mahomes. Derek Carr has a higher passer rating than Mahomes.

Dolphins:

With all the talk about Fitzmagic, I will say I think the Dolphins did him dirty on this one. He was 5th in Completion %, 7th in QBR, and Top 10 in TD’s. He also had his team 2nd in the division (and ahead of the Patriots). Typically a benching would happen with poor play, but he’s been a top 10 QB this year.

COVID Changes:

Interesting tidbit from Big Ben that I hadn’t thought about. He said the offense has backed the huddle up a few yards, because without fans it’s so quiet he needs to make sure the defense can’t hear the call.

Memes of the Week:

FMQB: The Stiff Arm Hear ‘Round the World

Posted by fmquarterback on October 16, 2020
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FMQB: The Stiff Arm Heard Round the World


 

Well for the first week in seemingly forever, both Primetime games were gems and probably the best of the week.

 

Chargers Saints, I’ll admit when the Chargers were up 20-3 in the 2nd, I told myself if the Saints didn’t score before halftime I was turning it off. They did, and then came back in the 2nd half to win. Chargers also had a FG to tie the game hit the upright.

 

Seahawks Vikings game was also a bit of a shock to see MIN clearly in control for most of the game. The turning point for sure was the 4th and 1 MIN faced with less than 2 minutes left. You either kick a chip shot FG to go up 8, or you go for the win to milk the clock. I’d say I like the call, it’s gutsy, but you likely have the odds on your side. But they missed and SEA was able to drive down and score a TD with seconds left, converting a 4th and 10 on their way.

 

 

QB Thoughts:

  • Multiple thoughts on Dak’s injury. First, was gruesome to look at, yikes. 2nd, you feel bad about the money negotiations prior to the season. He basically took a risk for another year with the tag to get a Mahomes-like contract, and this is how it ends.
  • Justin Herbert is MUCH better than the Chargers record indicates. He’s one of the more solid rookies we’ve seen in the last several years. Herbert has also had some heartbreaking losses. He’s 0-4, but losses have been 3, 5, 7 and 3 points
  • Alex Smith back on the field after a Dak’like injury 2 years ago was crazy to see. He actually had a moment where death was a possible outcome

 

Quick Hits:

  • 8 games were rescheduled due to COVID. It was essentially a domino effect of how one team pushed back the schedules for everybody else.
  • Wow, Michael Thomas was suspended for MNF. Rare to see for a top player
  • Only the 2nd time since the 40s that we got Tuesday Night Football
  • The Raiders over Chiefs?!?!
  • The Dolphins also took down the NFC Champs. It was so bad they benched Garrapolo

 

For the Record:

  • The Browns are 4-1
  • The NFC South should be a fun division to watch. The Panthers, Saints and Bucs are all tied at 3-2
  • At 1-3-1, the Eagles are essentially the favorite in the division. Seeing as Dak is injured, the Giants are winless, and the Redskins have had 3 QB’s in 5 games, At 1-3-1!!!!!!

 

 

Stats of the Week:

  1. The Jets and Giants are a combined 0-10
  2. Dak Prescott was leading the league in passing yards before he got injured
  3. Matt LaFleur is 17-3 in his first 20 games, which is 2nd best in NFL history
  4. LeVeon Bell was paid $28M for 17 games. Or more disturbingly, he got paid $32,445 PER YARD as a Jet.

 

 

 

Games of the Week:

Browns at Steelers: Heavy division rivals at a combined 8-1

Packers at Buccaneers: Rodgers vs. Brady

Chiefs at Bills: Playoff preview here? Combined 8-2, and were both 4-0 before last week.

 

 

Memes of the Week:






























FMQB: Basically here for the Memes this week

Posted by fmquarterback on October 9, 2020
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FMQB: Basically here for the Memes this week

Shorter post this week, basically just here for the memes!

Quick Thoughts:

  • I would say I’m shocked but not surprised that Bill Obrien was fired from the Texans. He won 4 division titles in his 5 years of coaching, and 3 different QB’s won him those titles. I think the GM status was above him, also surprising we’re 4 games into the season.
  • Wow Cleveland! Putting up 49 points on the Cowboys!
  • Joe Burrow got his first win

COVID Update:

  • COVID went 3 weeks without rearing it’s ugly head, but this week we had the Titans, Patriots, Saints, and now Jets all with positives.
  • I did call it, and say that one team would turn into the Miami Marlins of the NFL. 22 players/staff have tested positive.
  • There is already talk about shortening the season, playing in a bubble, and choosing playoff teams by Win Percentage if teams end up not playing a full season.
  • Up to 4 postponed games so far in the past 2 weeks

Quarter season review:

  • The Bills are alone in 1st place in the AFC East, and have a 2 game lead on everybody else
  • Colts, Browns and Steelers (all with 3 wins) are my AFC surprises, although the 0-4 Texans are in there as well
  • The Eagles are WINNING THEIR DIVISION with a 1-2-1 record
  • Bears and Bucs are my NFC surprises, Vikings on the negative side
  • The Cowboys are essentially 1 failed play away from being 0-4

Stat of the Week:

The Browns rushed for 307 yards on Sunday

Stat of the Week #2:

Despite being the most pass happy league in NFL history, 2019 and 2020 have seen 2 of the top 4 team rushing yards in the first 4 games of a season (Ravens last year, Browns this year)

Memes of the Week:

FMQB: Early Edition

Posted by fmquarterback on September 30, 2020
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FMQB: Early Edition

Early edition this week!

 

For the Record:

  • We knew the Chiefs were good, but are they really that above and beyond the Ravens that they can beat them that bad on the road?
  • The NFL is really testing how much fans missed sports! 1st 3 Thursday Night games were Jaguars Dolphins, Browns Bengals, and Broncos Jets.
  • The Bills, Titans and Buccaneers are alone in 1st place in their division. 2 teams that WON playoff games last year are alone in last place; Vikings and Texans
  • Argh, DK Metcalf! He pulled a DeSean Jackson and fumbled the ball out of the back of the endzone for a touchback. Could have cost him the game.

 

 

Stats of the Week:

  • After being quite the Goat in Week 1, Stephen Gostkowski became the first kicker to win a team’s first 3 games with game winning kicks with less than 2 minutes left.
  • In the month of September, Patrick Mahomes is 10-0 with 34 TD passes and 0 INT’s.
  • The 49ers won by 27 points despite missing 9 starters
  • Dak Prescott is on pace to throw 6,336 yards! Russell Wilson is on pace to throw 74 TD’s
  • DeAndre Hopkins, who was traded from the Texans for a used piece of gum and a paperclip, is leading the league in both yards and receptions.
  • Russell Wilson’s 14 TD’s through 3 games is the most in NFL history
  • The Browns are over .500 for the first time in 6 years

 

 

Blown Leads/Comebacks:

It’s gotta sting to be the Falcons, who realistically should be 3-0 at this point. They blew a lead, AGAIN in the 4th quarter, this time to a backup QB. They became the first team to lose 2 games after leading by 15+ pts in the 4th quarter, did it back to back games.

 

The team that beat them,  the Bears, are the first team to WIN 2 games when trailing by 16+ pts in the 4th quarter. They also did it in back to back games.

 

The Rams also almost completed a Falcons Super Bowl-esque comeback, being down exactly 28-3 late in the 3rd quarter. They rattled off 4 straight drives ending in TD’s to take the lead, only to have the Bills narrowly win in the end.

 

Quick Hits:

  • It took 2 ½ weeks for Mitch Trubisky to be benched for Nick Foles despite the Bears being undefeated.
  • The Titans had 4 players and 5 staff members test positive for COVID, thus postponing the Steelers game Sunday. Luckily no Vikings players tested positive (they’re just choking for other reasons than the virus), but easy to see how fast it can spread.
  • DK Metcalf pulled a DeSean Jackson and got stripped of the ball at the 1 yardline for a touchback. The way he was jogging before he even caught it, almost makes you wonder if he thought he torched the corner and was alone.

 

 

Memes of the Week:

 

 

 

FMQB: Entitled to Injury of your Peers

Posted by fmquarterback on September 25, 2020
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FMQB: Entitled to Injury of your Peers

 

I hate to say “I told you so,” but before Week 1, I specifically mentioned that injuries could be a side affect of the lack of offseason conditioning. Teams got absolutely wrecked in Week 2, most of which were lower body injuries.

 

High Profile Injuries:

  • 49ers RB Raheem Mostert (Sprained MCL)
  • 49ers QB Jimmy Garrapolo (High ankle sprain)
  • 49ers DE Nick Bosa (Torn ACL, out for season)
  • 49ers DL Soloman Thomas
  • Giants RB Saquon Barkley (Torn ACL, out for season)
  • Panthers RB Christian McCaffery (High ankle sprain)
  • Broncos QB Drew Lock (Sprained AC Joint)
  • Broncos WR Courtland Sutton (Torn ACL, out for season)
  • Packers WR Davante Adams (Hamstring)
  • Vikings LB Anthony Barr
  • Several other starting players

 

Craziest Injury line:

Tyrod Taylor was a mysterious scratch before the game due to a chest injury, lending to Justin Herbert getting his first NFL start. Turns out the Chargers team doctor went to give him a pain injection shot for his ribs, and punctured his lung on accident, whoah!!! Sounds like the union and lawyers are getting involved in this one, could be crazy.

 

Quick Hits:

 

  • Carson Wentz got booed in Philly. While this shouldn’t be news, it’s noteworthy because there are no fans in the stand…
  • Anybody else as surprised by the Raiders as I am? They’re 2-0, took out a solid Saints team, and look pretty sharp. Did seem like they only have 2 go-to people on offense though
  • On the flipside, the Vikings look to be the biggest disappointment of the season.
  • Tom Brady is in the Win column. Wins for NE (219), wins for TB (1)
  • Justin Herbert looks like the real deal already, and he was a late addition. Took the defending champs to the brink in OT.
  • Cam Newton looks to be a good fit in NE. But c’mon, everybody and their mom knew they were running it on the final play
  • Mahomes converted a 3rd and 20 on 4th down by running
  • The entire NFC West is 7-1. The 1 loss was within the division

 

Stat of the Week #1:

Falcons were the first team in NFL history to score 39 points, have 0 turnovers, and lose

 

Stat of the Week #2:

 

Mahomes has won 6 straight games in which he trailed by double digits, an NFL record

 

Stat of the Week #3:

The last 3 games between the Patriots and Seahawks have all be decided on the 1 yard line

 

Stat of the Week #4:

Josh Allen is leading the league in passing yards

 

Stat of the Week #5:

Russell Wilson has 9 TD’s in 2 games. Technically on pace for 72 TD’s this season!

 

Stat of the Week #6:

Patriots CB Stefan Gilmore had a streak of 104 targets without allowing a TD, the longest in the NFL until Metcalf scored Sunday. It was over a full season without letting in a TD! Reason why he was defensive player of the year last year.

 

Stat of the Week #7:

49ers have lost 8 starters in 2 games to leg injuries

 

Mask Fines:

Was NOT expecting the NFL to take masks so seriously, but I tip my hat to them. 5 coaches got fined $100,000 (teams fined $250,000) for not wearing their masks on the sideline. What’s good about this is two-fold. First; selfishly, the NFL knows that it will take very little to completely derail the season. One team with 6-10 infections could knock themselves and an opposing team out for 2 weeks, which completely messes with the entire league’s schedule. So a stiff penalty is a way to curb this. Secondly; panning across the sideline and not seeing masks isn’t portraying the right message we need as a country. So if there is any sort of role model or leadership coaches can show, that’s something that can go a long way.

 

Best Sequence of the Week:

Chiefs line up for the game winning FG in overtime, a 53 yarder. Butker kicks and nails it, hooking it slightly left of center, but it’s a false start. Then for a 58 yard field goal, Butker kicks and nails it, hooking it slightly left of center, but Chargers call timeout. For the 3rd time, at 58 yards, Butker kicks and nails it, hooking it slightly left of center. Chiefs win.

 

Cowboys Falcons game:

I have to talk about the game, the Cowboys had 4 turnovers in their first 5 drives, and the Falcons were up 20-0 in the 1st quarter! 29-10 by halftime. Who’s heard this story before? The Falcons would end up losing this game! Probably the craziest play everyone is talking about is the onside kick, which is a 6% recover rate over the past 2 years. Greg the Leg kicked the end of the ball so it was spinning but barely moving. 4 Falcons players seemingly watched the ball as it took seconds to go 10 yards. It’s unsure if they didn’t know the rule or not, as the receiving team can touch it before 10, but a disaster nonetheless.

 

 

Quote of the Week:

Gronkowski, when asked about his slow start “I’m here to block baby!”

 

Memes of the Week:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FMQB: Return to Normalcy

Posted by fmquarterback on September 18, 2020
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Ahhh, it’s good to be back. I with all the craziness that 2020 had to offer, it almost seemed like we had some normalness on Sunday. Being able to sit back in the fall, watch some football, and see the Lions choke and the Browns get crushed. ALL Back to normal

 

Week 1 Roundup:

 

  • Somehow Gardner Minshew and Mitch Trubisky were the heroes for their team
  • The Cardinals knocked off the defending NFC Champs on the road
  • Brady had a pretty rough day for his first start in Tampa Bay
  • The RedTails scored 27 unanswered points after being down 27-0

 

Rams new look:

I’m going to brag for a second, but wow is the new stadium amazing! Additionally, I wasn’t a huge fan of the logos or color scheme when it came out this spring, but after seeing them play I really like the new look. In fact, I liked them so much I bought a jersey already!

COVID weirdness:

Everything from Andy Reid’s fogging up face shield, to masks on the sideline just seemed super weird on Sunday. But the NFL was able to make it work and get the players back on the field. The one thing I specifically noticed, was when I was focusing hard, you could tell the crowd noise was being piped in and fake. But then I would get sucked into the game, and a quarter would go by and would realize that everything seemed 100% normal.

 

Stat of the Week:

In his first game, Cam Newton broke the franchise record for rushing yards in a game.

 

Stat of the Week #2:

Brady has thrown a pick 6 in 3 straight games

 

Stat of the Week #3:

Gardner Minshew went 19/20, 95% Completion percentage, 3 TDs and a 142.3 passer rating

 

Stat of the Week #4:

The NFL tested nearly 5000 players, coaches, stadium personnel, etc on Saturday. ZERO Covid results.

 

Stat of the Week #5:

Yesterday, September 17th was the 100 year anniversary of the formation of the NFL. Also crazy, but the league was slated to start in 1918, but many players were fighting in WWI, and cities had banned large gatherings (sounds familiar) due to the Spanish Flu.

 

For the Record:

  • I saw the scoreboard say “LV” and I was like “Who the hell is LV?!?!” Almost forgot the Raiders moved to Vegas
  • I’m instantly regretting my pick having Green Bay miss the playoffs. I felt they completely botched the draft, but it’s clear they have enough weapons on offense
  • Ron Rivera getting an IV at halftime due to his cancer, and coming back and coaching the team to a comeback. Tough dude.
  • Adrian Peterson had 93 yards and 6.6 yards per carry in his Lions debut and about a week to learn the playbook

 

Quote of the Week:

“This looks to be a defensive matchup” Vikings commentator, before they combined for 77 points.

 

Quote of the Week #2:

“I’m pretty sure that was directed at me” Sean McVay, on the memo the NFL sent out Monday regarding masks

 

Games of the Week:

  • Ravens at Texans
  • Patriots at Seahawks
  • Saints at Raiders (MNF, and opening of new stadium)

 

Memes of the Week:

 

 

 

 

 

This one is GENIUS because it simply took a picture of a common meme, and yet it makes perfect sense!!!

 

 

And yes, I can’t wait for this to be the meme of the year but now with masks!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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