The Official 2020 NFL Season Discussion Thread

Turns out there was an actual injury on the play. Two defensive players fell over each other. Nothing concrete yet; I'll post an update here once the game is over.

 

No, he only threw for 17/24, 222 yards, 4 TD, 0 INT and a 139.2 rating. What a scrub.

P. S. Good luck against the Rams, even though I've picked them to win this week. I need them to lose at least one more game against a similar team before I truly call quits on that offense.

Lonnie Johnson Jr. was injured in the third quarter after getting his foot caught awkwardly under a teammate. Justin Reid later got his shoulder injured after attempting to tackle Willie Snead.

 

It's crazy to see a Ravens player get this amount of national recognition, at least not since Ray Lewis' time. Lamar's been killing it all year. He leads both the Pro Bowl vote and the MVP betting odds following the Texans win.

The centennial of the league finally answering all those smashing questions we've been wondering about.

I was pleasantly surprised at how well Driskel was playing against the Cowboys. What kills the Lions from being legit contenders is the defense having the strength and consistency of wet paper. You can blame injuries, you can blame predictable scheming, you can blame players not performing to their contract or standard - but the key point is, it just doesn't work this year compared to last season. It's frustrating to watch the offense fully realize Stafford's potential while making Jeff Driskel look good, only for the defense to painfully whisk away the win in the final minutes of the fourth quarter. Week in, and week out, the offense plays their hearts out, but the ending is the same as it's been since that stolen win against the Packers (the Giants game being a pleasant outlier, and the Vikings just thoroughly outplaying the Lions).

If the Redskins stand a chance, it's through the Lions defense that may well make Haskins look like the second coming of Doug Williams in Super Bowl XXII.

 

You know how they say that time isn't kind to football players? It's been downright brutal to the 2004 quarterback class. We've watched Rivers decline; we've seen Eli benched; we've had Ben injured for a season in the opening week. And Brady just keeps on chucking the pigskin. Playing frustrated, with high emotions, has always been Rivers' shtick - and sometimes that boldness paid off big. However, these past two years - and especially this one - we're starting to see the downside of it slip through the cracks. It's a shame he's never gotten the ring, especially with how special that 2010 Chargers team was.

Vaguely imply that you ask, and you shall receive:



I hope it works for you!

Turns out America doesn’t send their best either.

Edit: My goodness, what an incredulous special teams play.