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3 hours ago, AmishBengalFan said:
How do you figure?
We beat BUF head to head and a win wouldn't put them ahead of us in the standings. Them winning or losing today han no impact on our position, and unless we win the division KC doesn't matter to us.
BAL's win today puts them 3 up with 4 to play AND with the 2-0 sweep of us, so the division is as good as gone.
The only satisfaction comes from KC having to play road payoff games - which Mahomes has NEVER done. The lower their seed the more of those they get. A BUF win didn't hurt us, a KC loss adds to their misery and makes more road playoff games more likely.
I was steadfastly rooting for BUF today. Everybody should've IMO, unless there's something I've overlooked?.
Although we have the head to head against Buffalo, ties involving more than two teams are different with regard to tie breakers. Case in point: The Colts are currently in and the Bengals are out despite having the same records and the Bengals owning the head to head. The Bills win just keeps one more team involved in the six-team logjam, so I figure having them drop back out of the pack was better.
In another scenario, they finish 11-6 and the Bengals finish 10-7. A loss today may have put them tied with the Bengals at 10-7, with the Bengals winning that head to head, rather than them getting the playoff spot due to a better overall record.
We likely have no fight with KC in the playoff-seeding race this year, but we do with Buffalo, thus my assumption that it would be better that they had lost.
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47 minutes ago, tibor75 said:
Not sure who was the KC WR who lined up offsides, but that might be the dumbest thing I've seen in awhile.
Didn't somebody cost the Chiefs a touchdown and a win in the AFC Championship game by lining up in the neutral zone against the Patriots a few years ago?
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Bengals really could've used a Chiefs win over Buffalo today. I was rooting for KC, although it made me throw up in my mouth a bit. Then when they showed Mahomes wife and the pop singer girlfriend of 87, I wasn't sure I could do it. I guess there was something good to come of either outcome.
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I wonder if the "Jake Browning: Go" part has changed since Monday night.
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On 11/20/2023 at 8:56 PM, Jamie_B said:
I just want him to go away, but sadly, he'll be a public figure long after retirement. If I see one more photo of him and the pop singer, I'll throw up my green bean casserole and slice of cranberry sauce.
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The replies to this are........something.
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Does the AFC not exist?
Thanksgiving NFC Teams: 6
Thanksgiving AFC Teams: 0
I just can't get that interested in NFC intraconference games. Sure I like/dislike some teams more than others, but it's hard for me to care unless the outcome directly affects the Bengals or the AFC. If they're going to insist on Detroit and Dallas hosting every time, at least give us AFC-NFC matchups.
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On 11/21/2023 at 10:34 AM, TigerJ@w said:
Great point, then why schedule the games in the first place. What about all of the ticket buyers that was preparing for this game in many ways. They don't care.
It can wreak havoc for fans who have hotel reservations that cannot be adjusted this late, especially if every desirable hotel is booked. And then there is the issue of time off work, etc.
On 11/21/2023 at 8:33 AM, High School Harry said:Well, yeah. It is all about the money but the NFL is a business and in it for the money.
Not surprised they are doing this but at the same time I am surprised because of the
logistics that goes into it. That said, I would prefer to watch the Bengals play the Jags
on Sunday afternoon than Monday night.
While I sympathize with the fans as stated above, I agree that the Bengals have a better chance of winning a routine Sunday 1:00pm game than they do with the stadium rocking under the lights and with the Jaguars fully focused. Plus I hate for them to be in front of a national audience if they're going to suck.
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On 11/16/2023 at 2:15 PM, Jamie_B said:
3. Baltimore does not make it to the Super Bowl
Yes, let's definitely add that one, as well.
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Like most/many, I had Houston as a win and tonight as a loss. But I'm feeling decent about their chances tonight, at this point. Maybe it's because I'm in denial that they may actually miss the playoffs, and because they have risen up from this type situation two years in a row.
I am weary of the "must win" stuff on Twitter. That phrase is SO overused and misused by people talking about all teams in all leagues. Even with a loss, they can get to 10-7 with 5-2 the rest of the way. You'd think 10-7 would get in, but it may not this year, depending on tiebreakers.
If it's not our year (again), I just have two wishes:
1. Kansas City does not make it to the Super Bowl
2. Pittsburgh does not win a playoff game
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6 hours ago, High School Harry said:
Going to make Sunday's Stains v Squeels game more interesting.
Should be a ax fight.
I might even watch it.
Surprisingly to me, the Clowns are still favored in that game, although the line has moved from -2.5 to -1.0 since the Watson news.
Someone help me out here: if not for the bad spot on 4th down in the Stealers game against the Dolphins and the bad call on the backwards pass last Sunday, are the Stealers 4-5? Were those two calls game deciders?
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On 11/7/2023 at 1:14 AM, Jamie_B said:
Stay healthy boys, we got some payback to get.
No one associated with an organization that has Travis Kelce playing on it has any room to talk about any other organization.
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Apparently we should not expect Ja'Marr Chase to set the franchise record for most receptions in a game every week.
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I assume we're all feeling better after what we saw yesterday, but even "if" Joe and the team are "back", the schedule isn't going to cut them many breaks. As always, some of it will have to do with who is injured on either side as well as "when" they catch particular teams, such as following a "wake up call" loss or an emotionally or physically taxing game. So, it's hard to predict this far out. But it will likely take 10-7 (8-4 the rest of the way) to get in. If we assume losses at San Francisco and at Taylor Swift's Place, that leaves 8-2 for the rest, which is a narrow margin of error.
SEATTLE (3-1)
@ San Francisco (5-0)
BUFFALO (3-2)
HOUSTON (2-3)
@ Baltimore (3-2)
PITTSBURGH (3-2)
@ Jacksonville (3-2)
INDIANAPOLIS (3-2)
MINNESOTA (1-4)
@ Pittsburgh (3-2)
@ Taylor Swifts (4-1)
CLEVELAND (2-2)
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I believe what Zac is saying. Joe has looked very good this season, really comfortable, especially yesterday. I have no reason to doubt Zac. Joe looks fine. Joe is fine. They'll be scoring six points a game instead of three points a game in no time.
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Just now, BlackJesus said:
Really the team just needs to win 1 of the next 3 with a backup QB to get to 2-4 before the bye.
That will give Burrow 5 weeks to heal up.
That would be 2-5, but regardless, I get the feeling the problems with this team go beyond a sore Burrow calf. I don't think it gets fixed in 2023.
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On 9/25/2023 at 1:32 AM, claptonrocks said:
Why?
To watch another halftime shit show?
BTW.
Most people are still watching football since 98.
Yeah, because Usher was, like, really popular among many music consumers in 1998, so people of that era would be excited to see one of the most popular performers of their day doing the halftime show. The implication was that the NFL is about a quarter century late in choosing this performer. And yes, I'm aware that some of the same people alive in 1998 are still alive today. It was a feeble attempt at time travel humor or time travel sarcasm or something.
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The people of 1998 would be excited if they could time travel to February 2024.
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The only retort Pittsburgh fans on Twitter can give to the many cheap hit events their assholes have doled out over the decades is "But, Burfict..."
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4 hours ago, AmishBengalFan said:
There are more rules in the NFL rulebook named after specific Pittsburgh Stealers players, prohibiting specific injurious actions they undertook in games, than any other team. The Kimo von Oelhoffen rule makes it illegal to hit a defenseless Quarterback low or below the knees. The Hines Ward rule makes it illegal to lead with the crown of the helmet into the chin to shatter an opponents jaw. There are others.
Last night, Steeler Minkah Fitzpatrick will join that club as he ended Nick Chubb's season, and possibly his career, by diving head-first and forcefully into the side of Chubb's knee while he was being held up by a teammate. It was deliberate, and it was devastating. It was so bad that ESPN refused to broadcast the replay - it's absolutely stomach-turning.This mentality of attempting to injure opponents must end. It starts with the coaching staff and permeates the entire atmosphere of that team. Fitzpatrick and head coach Mike Tomlin must be held accountable.
They won't, of course, as Goodell will continue to protect them. But the 31 owners not named Rooney must step forward now and put a stop to this.
Let's not forget these:
Kevin Huber Suffers Broken Jaw: https://youtu.be/XIO1bDFJ4PE?feature=shared
Antonio Brown Kicks Browns Punter: https://youtu.be/Z2DTio1-HMY?feature=shared
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1 hour ago, Le Tigre said:
I guess what I should have said is that, other than the brief Tim Couch era, I have never met a Browns fan, so I'm not aware of any in my area. So I don't have to put up with them, personally. Stealers and Cowboys fans, on the other hand, are very common.
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What are the chances the Bengals make the playoffs?
in THE BENGALS FORUM - For Bengals Fans *Only*
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It's not just you. I agree. Last year the Commanders played the Giants TWO STRAIGHT GAMES. They had them December 4, then had a bye, then played them again on the 18th.
And there always seem to be disadvantages built in for some teams, such as having the Bengals open up with two tough division games to begin this season and having all three of their division road games in prime time last year.