2020-21 NFL news and notes

[InThe313]

Adjust your Thanksgiving TV viewing schedule accordingly.  The NFL moved Thursday's Ravens vs. Steelers game in Pittsburgh to Sunday.

[InThe313]

The nightmare is finally over!  The Lions fired head coach Matt Patricia and general manager Bob Quinn.

[InThe313]

Okay, how is this going to work?  According to Adam Schefter, all of the Broncos' quarterbacks are ineligible to play on Sunday in Denver against the Saints after being exposed to COVID-19, but the Broncos won't forfeit.

[InThe313]

Here we go again.  According to Adam Schefter, Tuesday's Ravens vs. Steelers game in Pittsburgh was postponed to Wednesday.

[InThe313]

There is a ton on the line in this game.  The 7-3 Seahawks are playing the 3-6-1 Eagles on “Monday Night Football”.  The Seahawks’ Russell Wilson has a career best 74.2 quarterback rating.  The Eagles will lead the NFC East with a win.  Updates to come.

The Seahawks beat the Eagles, 23-17.

[zeusaphone]

The nightmare is finally over!  The Lions fired head coach Matt Patricia and general manager Bob Quinn.

That'll solve all their problems! 

[InThe313]

Well, not all of them, but it's a start.

Also, welcome aboard, Zeus!  It's great to hear from you again.

[zeusaphone]

Well, not all of them, but it's a start.

Also, welcome aboard, Zeus!  It's great to hear from you again.

I've been lurking for a few weeks.  I had to comment because I was so amused at the notion that this coaching change would be any more of a turn around for the Lions than the last one...or the one before that...or the one before that...or the one before that...or the one before that...or the one before that...or the one...

[InThe313]

Well, not all of them, but it's a start.

Also, welcome aboard, Zeus!  It's great to hear from you again.

I've been lurking for a few weeks.  I had to comment because I was so amused at the notion that this coaching change would be any more of a turn around for the Lions than the last one...or the one before that...or the one before that...or the one before that...or the one before that...or the one before that...or the one...

Well, they did seem to start turning their fortunes around with Jim Caldwell, but I think Bob Quinn acted way too soon and compounding that mistake with bringing in Matt Patricia was the dagger.  I think it's a positive sign that new owner Sheila Ford Hamp is taking a more aggressive stance with the team than her mother, Martha Firestone Ford, or her father, the late William Clay Ford Sr..

[InThe313]

Only the Jets, am I right, everybody?  Seconds from the first win of the season, the Jets endured heartbreak as the Raiders' Derek Carr found Henry Ruggs wide open for a 46-yard touchdown and a 31-28.

[InThe313]

Things got messy in a hurry.  The benches cleared during the Bengals vs. Dolphins game on the sideline and Dolphins head coach Brian Flores had to be restrained after the Bengals' Mike Thomas hit a punt returner early.  The Dolphins beat the Bengals, 19-7.

[InThe313]

How could you not love this rivalry?  The 7-5 Ravens are playing the 9-3 Browns on “Monday Night Football”.  This the second matchup between two Heisman quarterbacks on “Monday Night Football”.  The Browns are seeking their first 10-win seasons since 2007.  Updates to come.

UPDATE:  Did we watch the game of the year?  The Ravens won a "Monday Night Football" thriller as they and the Browns combined for 35 points in a back-and-forth fourth quarter as the Ravens scored last for a wild finish to beat the Browns, 47-42.  The Ravens' Lamar Jackson returned to throw a go-ahead touchdown, the Browns tied it 47 seconds later, but the Ravens kicked a field goal in the final seconds to win.

[zeusaphone]

Only the Falcons could be 4-10 with a positive point differential

[InThe313]

There is a lot on the line in this rivalry.  The Steelers are playing the Bengals on “Monday Night Football”.  The Steelers can clinch the AFC North and have nine straight wins on “Monday Night Football”.  Updates to come.

The Bengals beat the Steelers, 27-17.

[Cadeauxxx]

Only the Falcons could be 4-10 with a positive point differential

Doing what they do best, which is choking away big leads. It's an art form with them.