NFL 2024 regular season

[Ref]

Lions put an absolute beat down on the Jaguars today. 52-6. I didn't bet that one.
I had the Rams over the Patriots minus 5 and they just barely covered.
I had the Dolphins over the Raiders that was a pretty easy call. The Fins offense is finally starting to click.
Unfortunately, I also had the Ravens minus 3. Really thought they would make a statement in Pittsburgh today. But the Steelers D stepped up and limited the big plays. Steelers won the game 18-16 and their offense didn't score a TD.

Big game for the Bengals tonight. Its a must win for them on the road against the Chargers. Their defense somehow is going to need to step up and get some pressure on Herbert. I do like the game to go over 48.5.

Detroit is looking strong and I would love to see them win it all.

Watched the Ravens/Steelers game today. Usually a close game and always very spirited. Wish they would have had a better announcing team covering it. The Ravens missed a couple of filed goals and seemed out of sync, however Pitts defense will do that. Hard to believe that was the first divisional game for the Steelers as those are usually tough games. 5 out of their last 7 games are divisional and in the other two they face the Chiefs and Eagles. That is a tough schedule going forward.

Looking at stats, the Chargers have allowed the fewest points in the league, however they have played a lot of weak teams.

Just caught the end of the Bills/Chiefs game and looks like I missed a good one. Buffalo is looking good and do have a chance of winning the AFC with their win over KC. Mind you, KC will need to lose one and Buffalo run the table. Easier said than done as the Chiefs have an easier schedule.

 

[tml]

I'm starting to wonder if the Broncos could be a dark horse(no pun intended) in the AFC the rest of the regular season and the playoffs.

 

[bullitt]

TBH, 1,000 yards is not the benchmark it once was.

Jim Brown era. 1,000 yards in 12 games is 82.5 yards/gm.
Today. 1,000yards in 17 games is 58.8 yards/gm.

But being third overall in the league is pretty cool.

Dorsett rushed for over 1,000 yds in 10 games.

 

[dirtydaveiii]

Lions put an absolute beat down on the Jaguars today. 52-6. I didn't bet that one.
I had the Rams over the Patriots minus 5 and they just barely covered.
I had the Dolphins over the Raiders that was a pretty easy call. The Fins offense is finally starting to click.
Unfortunately, I also had the Ravens minus 3. Really thought they would make a statement in Pittsburgh today. But the Steelers D stepped up and limited the big plays. Steelers won the game 18-16 and their offense didn't score a TD.

Big game for the Bengals tonight. Its a must win for them on the road against the Chargers. Their defense somehow is going to need to step up and get some pressure on Herbert. I do like the game to go over 48.5.

Why would you think the Steelers would lose when they are much better than the Steelers teams who beat the Ravens 7 out of the last 8 games ? The only win for the Ravens was in 2022 when trubisky was QB for the 5-8 Steelers and they sqeaked out a 16-14 win. That is baltinores only win against Pittsburgh since 2019 when RGIII was thr Ravens Qb

 

[dirtydaveiii]

I'm starting to wonder if the Broncos could be a dark horse(no pun intended) in the AFC the rest of the regular season and the playoffs.

The broncos are the 3rd best team in their division. They have some great building blocks and could maybe even pull off a surprise win in the playoffs but that is their ceiling. The Chargers have the talent to pull off more upsets

 

[Insidious Von]

How did the Washington Commies do this week. Btw my name change for the Edmonton Eskimos was rejected - the Edmonton Eclairs.

 

[K Douglas]

I'm starting to wonder if the Broncos could be a dark horse(no pun intended) in the AFC the rest of the regular season and the playoffs.

I doubt it, the AFC is too strong. Rookie QB and lack of receiving options make it an uphill battle. But their D has been surprisingly strong so that could carry them through at least one playoff game.

 

[K Douglas]

Dorsett rushed for over 1,000 yds in 10 games.

In 1993 Barry Sanders rushed for 1,115 yards in 11 games played. Not taking away anything from him or Jim Brown but back then it was easier to do 1,000 yards because there weren't running back committees. Today I would say only about 1/3 of the teams have a bell cow running back.

 

[K Douglas]

I had the Browns on the moneyline Thursday night and they came through. Just had a hunch there would be a Steelers let down in this spot. Kudos to the Browns fans who stuck that one out in blizzard conditions.
My other bets for this weekend
Dolphins -7.5 vs. Patriots. The offense is clicking and the pass rush will give the woeful Pats O-Line all that it can handle. I usually stay away from these lines but I see a blowout happening here.

Eagles -3 at Rams on Sunday night. Philly is asserting itself as an NFC favorite yet again. Rams are mediocre at best vs. the run and Barkley has been tearing it up.

Raiders +6 vs. Broncos. I think the Raiders D will disrupt the short passing lanes and challenge Bo Nix to air it out. No doubt the Broncos are playing well, particularly on D, but giving up 6 points on the road in a divisional matchup is too much. Plus the Las Vegas Grand Prix is on.

 

[tml]

I had the Browns on the moneyline Thursday night and they came through. Just had a hunch there would be a Steelers let down in this spot. Kudos to the Browns fans who stuck that one out in blizzard conditions.

Just curious, did the weather forecast play a part in your bet. Some people are crediting the weather conditions as a factor in the Browns victory. I don't know why, both teams had to play in the same storm.

 

[bullitt]

I had the Browns on the moneyline Thursday night and they came through. Just had a hunch there would be a Steelers let down in this spot. Kudos to the Browns fans who stuck that one out in blizzard conditions.
My other bets for this weekend
Dolphins -7.5 vs. Patriots. The offense is clicking and the pass rush will give the woeful Pats O-Line all that it can handle. I usually stay away from these lines but I see a blowout happening here.

Eagles -3 at Rams on Sunday night. Philly is asserting itself as an NFC favorite yet again. Rams are mediocre at best vs. the run and Barkley has been tearing it up.

Raiders +6 vs. Broncos. I think the Raiders D will disrupt the short passing lanes and challenge Bo Nix to air it out. No doubt the Broncos are playing well, particularly on D, but giving up 6 points on the road in a divisional matchup is too much. Plus the Las Vegas Grand Prix is on.

i also hit a 2 teamer with cleveland and the over.

 

[K Douglas]

Just curious, did the weather forecast play a part in your bet. Some people are crediting the weather conditions as a factor in the Browns victory. I don't know why, both teams had to play in the same storm.

Not at all. Just went with the gut.

 

[K Douglas]

US Thanksgiving matchups today are less than stellar. First up is Bears (4-7) @ Lions (10-1). Line is currently at Lions -10. My pick is Lions to cover but I'm not betting it.
The second matchup pits the Giants (2-9) @ Cowboys (4-7). The Cowboys are favored by 3.5. Again not betting it but if I had to I'd take the Cowboys. They seem to have more fight left than the Giants, who look like they have thrown in the towel.
The night game is Dolphins (5-6) @ Packers (8-3). Packers are favored by 3.5. Supposed to be cold and snowy. This is the best matchup of the day and I've been riding the Dolphins and making some $ the past two weeks. I think they have the ability to keep it close so long as they contain the Packers run game. They're capable of that being a top 10 run defense. In fact if you look at the stats for both of these defenses they are quite similar. I can see this game being decided by a FG so I lean Dolphins to cover. But the bet I like even more is the under 47.5. That I will put some $ on for sure.

 

[Insidious Von]

The Commies gave the Cowboys an early Christmas gift. I thought about Johnny Carson's shaft of proctologists watching it.

 

[bullitt]

US Thanksgiving matchups today are less than stellar. First up is Bears (4-7) @ Lions (10-1). Line is currently at Lions -10. My pick is Lions to cover but I'm not betting it.
The second matchup pits the Giants (2-9) @ Cowboys (4-7). The Cowboys are favored by 3.5. Again not betting it but if I had to I'd take the Cowboys. They seem to have more fight left than the Giants, who look like they have thrown in the towel.
The night game is Dolphins (5-6) @ Packers (8-3). Packers are favored by 3.5. Supposed to be cold and snowy. This is the best matchup of the day and I've been riding the Dolphins and making some $ the past two weeks. I think they have the ability to keep it close so long as they contain the Packers run game. They're capable of that being a top 10 run defense. In fact if you look at the stats for both of these defenses they are quite similar. I can see this game being decided by a FG so I lean Dolphins to cover. But the bet I like even more is the under 47.5. That I will put some $ on for sure.

took a 2 teamer: miami+ 3.5. cowboys - 3.5.

 

[Ref]

Great to see the NFL honor the memory of John Madden on the Thanksgiving games.

 

[shack]

Down by 3, 30 seconds and 1 timeout left and the Bears are lucky to get one play off.

Bears HC Matt Eberflus defends not calling timeout on botched final play of Thanksgiving loss to Lions

 

[shack]

I split my bets. I took the 2 divisional dogs.

 

[shack]

Yeah, I just read it.

The final straw was mismanaging 30 seconds and then defending his strategy.

 

[K Douglas]

took a 2 teamer: miami+ 3.5. cowboys - 3.5.

If you had told me ahead of time that Tua would go 37/46 with 365 passing yards I would have bet the mortgage on Mia +3.5 They just couldn't get the running game going at all and couldn't convert those key 3rd and 4th downs. GB on the other hand got a good pass rush going and said OK Tua beat us through the air.
I was extremely lucky on the under the game finished at 30-17. I expected the weather to be more of a factor to be honest.