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As a Packers fan, one common complaint about McCarthy was game management. And even thinking about that last play at that point was a bad idea. Drew Brees said during the pregame of the Chiefs/Steelers game, you need about 20 seconds to pull that off. It did look like they practiced it though, but did not account for the official having to place the ball. That mistake is a coaching error. Penalties killed the Cowboys too. 
So the extra playoff team and extra game combination may have may for some crazy scenarios at the end of the regular season, the play of the two 7 seeds showed that in football, unlike most other sports, a larger playoff field is not a good thing.

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43 minutes ago, Irishman said:

As a Packers fan, one common complaint about McCarthy was game management. And even thinking about that last play at that point was a bad idea. Drew Brees said during the pregame of the Chiefs/Steelers game, you need about 20 seconds to pull that off. It did look like they practiced it though, but did not account for the official having to place the ball. That mistake is a coaching error. Penalties killed the Cowboys too. 
So the extra playoff team and extra game combination may have may for some crazy scenarios at the end of the regular season, the play of the two 7 seeds showed that in football, unlike most other sports, a larger playoff field is not a good thing.

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On 8/6/2021 at 10:11 AM, DE said:

😂

Yes....To add to my factual points, if it sounds crazy that Cousins would sit in a meeting, "shielded" by plexiglass.  Imagine how crazy it is for kids being forced to sit in class while "shielded" from the covid by plexiglass.

 

I will never take anything serious from a punter who was face down, naked and drunk on the side of a highway.

You do you though.

You make a fair statement, a bit off topic but fair.

 

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NFL fines Buccaneers’ Bruce Arians for striking his own player: https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/nfl-fines-buccaneers-e2-80-99-bruce-arians-for-striking-his-own-player/ar-AASWCAl?ocid=uxbndlbing

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The NFL fined Tampa Bay Buccaneers Coach Bruce Arians $50,000 for slapping one of his own players, safety Andrew Adams, during Sunday’s NFC first-round playoff triumph over the Philadelphia Eagles.

Arians came off the Buccaneers’ sideline, a few steps onto the field, and struck Adams with his open left hand on the side of Adams’s helmet. Arians’s left elbow also pushed into Adams’s shoulder. Arians said later that he was trying to make certain that Adams would not be penalized for pulling an Eagles player off the pileup of players at the end of a play.

The fine was confirmed Wednesday by a person familiar with the situation.

Arians said during a news conference Monday that he did not regret his action.

“You can’t pull guys out of a pile,” he said. “We just got a big play, great field position, and he’s trying to pull a guy out of a pile. And I was trying to knock him off that guy so he didn’t get a penalty.”

Arians said during a news conference Wednesday that he will appeal the fine.

It’s rare for the league to discipline a coach for actions involving the coach’s own player. The fine is a clear indication that the NFL regarded Arians’s actions as inappropriate.

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Stay classy Mr. Arians.

 

 

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A decision is to be made before the draft. My guess is they stay with WFT. Another article, below the firs link says a decision will be made by February 2nd. 

https://www.foxnews.com/sports/washington-football-team-potential-nicknames 

 

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/washington-football-team-name-change-franchise-teases-new-uniforms-helmets-ahead-of-february-unveiling/

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At least Bears games are good for something:  gambling.

 

https://deadspin.com/want-to-know-who-s-going-to-win-this-weekend-just-look-1848393811

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Sports betting is becoming more and more prevalent in the average sports fan’s life. In 2021, DraftKings saw a 60 percent increase in third-quarter revenue from a year prior. Compared to other countries with more mature gambling systems already in place like the UK, only four percent of gross gaming revenue in America was generated online while 45 percent was generated online with our neighbors across the Atlantic.

As more and more people get into this form of online gambling, they will look for different ways to make money. You could dedicate hours of your life every week into dissecting each matchup, create algorithms designed to predict the outcomes, and turn sports betting into a science that still will only win you at most about 60 percent of your bets. You could also place all your money on gut feelings. Sometimes intuition is the best system. Or, you could be like Reddit user Crantastic and bet your entire life savings based on how well each team’s last meeting with the Chicago Bears turned out.

Crantastic’s method went 6-for-6 during Wild Card weekend and even predicted the final scores with shocking accuracy. Their method picked the Bengals to win by eight (Bengals won by seven), the Bills to win by 19 (Bills won by 30), the Bucs to win by 27 (Bucs won by 16), the 49ers to win by 18 (49ers won by six), the Chiefs to win by 21 (Chiefs won by 21), and the Rams to win by nine (Rams won by 23). One game was dead-on accurate and another was within one point of being correct. If you had bet on the spread for each of these games based on this theory, you would’ve won a lot of money. So, what is this theory and how does it predict the rest of the playoffs will turn out?

The theory itself is pretty simple. Just take the last time each team in the playoffs played the Chicago Bears and use the score of that game to determine the outcome. For example, for the Raiders-Bengals game that happened last weekend, the Raiders last played the Bears in Week 5 of this season. The Bears won that game by 11, giving the Raiders a rating of -11. The Bengals played the Bears in Week 2, losing 20-17, giving the Bengals a rating of -3. The Bengals’ rating is eight points higher than that of the Raiders, therefore, the Bengals were set to win the game by eight points. Pretty easy, right?

This isn’t the first time this theory has worked either. This strategy posted a very solid record for the 2018 playoffs as well. That year, the strategy had a record of 9-1-1. Although the method predicted a first-round exit for the Jaguars that year (instead they reached the AFC Championship), the theory did say that first-round game between the Jags and Bills would be very close, specifically, the Bills were supposed to win by two points. Ultimately, the Jags won by seven in one of the most difficult-to-watch playoff games in recent memory. I mean, by George, Tyrod Taylor versus Blake Bortles? That was never going to be a classic.

 

Nonetheless, after that game, the strategy went undefeated, predicting the Eagles to beat the Vikings in the NFC Championship and the Patriots to beat the Jaguars in the AFC Championship.

The only other game that year the theory didn’t win outright was the Super Bowl. The Patriots’ last meeting with the Bears prior to Super Bowl LII happened in Week 8 of 2014. The Patriots won by 28. The Eagles’ last meeting with the Bears happened in Week 12 of 2017. The Eagles won that game by 28. The algorithm couldn’t determine a winner because both teams equally dominated the Bears in their most recent meetings. However, it should be stated that while everyone and their mother thought Tom Brady and the Patriots were going to wipe the floor with the Nick Foles-led Eagles, this method of predicting winners thought the game would be very close. Lo and behold, the Eagles ended up winning the game in a shootout, so technically speaking, this method was better at predicting the Super Bowl than most American bettors that year.

So, how does this theory foresee the rest of the 2022 playoffs going down? For one, there’s already a tie on the slate for the Divisional round as both the Bengals and Titans lost to the Bears by three points when they last met. It’s funny, this is the game that many people think will be the most hotly-contested of the Divisional Round and of course, this theory points to that idea as well. Aside from Bengals-Titans, the theory suggests that the Packers should beat the 49ers by four points, the Bucs should beat the Rams by 15, and the Bills should beat the Chiefs by three. All very believable outcomes.

In the conference championships, regardless of whether the Bills play the Bengals or Titans, Buffalo should be the victor by 29 points. Meanwhile, the Bucs should beat the Packers by 20. Geez, what an unfun Championship Weekend that would be, huh?

And finally, in Super Bowl LVI, the combatants should be the Buffalo Bills and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers — Tom Brady’s current team and the team he used to take behind the shed twice a year for two decades during his time in New England. And according to the theory, Brady’s dominance over the Bills will continue as his Buccaneers should beat the Bills by nine points.

As accurate as this Bears method has been so far, I really hope we don’t see another Tom Brady Super Bowl victory. Am I a hater? Absolutely, but the man’s got seven Super Bowl rings already. I wouldn’t mind seeing him in the Super Bowl, but for goodness sake, let Stefon Diggs get a ring. Let Micah Hyde get a ring. Let Jordan Poyer get a ring. Let Sean McDermott get a ring. Jim Kelly didn’t beat cancer three times to see his Bills lose to Brady again. Call in Buffalo Wild Wings if you have to. Just don’t let Brady win again!

Obviously, there’s still a long way to go before the Super Bowl and anything can happen. As accurate as the Bears method has been thus far, it’s not foolproof. I shouldn’t have to say this, but don’t bet your life savings on a theory you don’t trust. While it’s always good to bet against the Bears, it’s much more risky to place bets based on how badly the Bears played any given weekend. Still, it’s a fun trend to follow.

 

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looking forward to all 4 games. I think the bengals might be able to run past the titans, and I’m anxious to see what type of workload Derrick Henry gets and how he plays. 
Think the 49ers hang around a little tonight but they’re not beating Rodgers In Green Bay and the Packers eventually pull away. 

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8 minutes ago, Muda69 said:

Two hard hitting defensive battles today.  Loved it.

A 13-10 victory is much better than some 45-42 piece of crap.

 

Now TB 12 just has to take care of his business. It’s setting up nicely for him. Did Rogers’ MVP candidacy just take a hit?

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The Packers are not good when they are the number 1 seed. The defense, while not getting a stop the last drive, held the Niners offense to just 6 points. The achilles heel all season, and for several years now has been special teams. Getting a punt block, especially for a TD, getting a FG blocked so easily, and then only having 10 guys on the field for the last FG are inexcusable mistakes for a pro team. The Niners defense is really good. They adjusted after the opening drive and did not look back. 
I did not see much of the Titans Bengals game, so I cannot speak to that one. But the Titans have rarely been good in the post season. 

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