All the Other Games Thread

[Sanders Fan]

Patriots kicker has a hell of a leg. 63 yards and could have probably hit at least 65.

[Cody_Russell]

Wow, Mahomes took out Rice’s knee on a hit. His best WR since Tyreek Hill. That hurts.

HARBAUGH conquered USC, the Seahawks, and Ohio State at previous jobs. An opportunity to make a statement early on vs the Chiefs and their dynasty.

Jayden Daniels looks so damned good early on in his career. Though every new QB faces a time down the road when NFL defenses have enough tape to adjust. Will be interesting to see what happens as he’s the most impressive rookie QB so far. Washington impressively 3-1 this season.

[klondike]

Chiefs have a hell of a defense

[Cody_Russell]

Lions opponents this season after they play the Lions:
- Rams week 2. Rams 10, Cardinals 41.
- Bucs week 3. Broncos 26, Bucs 7.
- Cardinals week 4. Commanders 42, Cardinals 14

Coincidence or are teams getting worn down vs the Lions? Too much energy spent in a gritty battle vs the Lions. Similar to the 49ers theory in recent years.

[Lionsfan123]

Chiefs have a hell of a defense

Mahomes literally said it’s the only reason they aren’t 0-4 because they sure hadn’t beaten anyone convincingly. They been squeaking by so far in the season is kind of where the Lions are at the moment.

[Lionsfan123]

Lions opponents this season after they play the Lions:
- Rams week 2. Rams 10, Cardinals 41.
- Bucs week 3. Broncos 26, Bucs 7.
- Cardinals week 4. Commanders 42, Cardinals 14

Coincidence or are teams getting worn down vs the Lions? Too much energy spent in a gritty battle vs the Lions. Similar to the 49ers theory in recent years.

We just built for this. It takes more

[Mainevent]

Chiefs have a good defense - I don’t know that shutting down a Chargers offense featuring a hobbled Herbert and without both of their starting OTs really says much though.

[Trickalicious]

Forgot what a joke Ray Lewis is until that Sunday night intro. He's like Hulk Hogan and Ice-T had a giant baby.

[edindetroit]

Buffalo stinks.

[froot loops]

The Buffalo offense is a flat track bully. They can pile up the points against crap teams but you run into Buffalo and Leeeeeroy Jenkins self combusts.

[Cody_Russell]

Malik Willis 2-0.
Jordan Love 0-2.

NFL hardly makes sense half of the time. Except for elite QBs and winning. That’s close to a constant as you can get. Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, and Patrick Mahomes nowadays. Elite QB play can help elevate holes on a roster.

The Vikings are a problem

Vikings actually look legit unlike the 2022 version that lucked out in most of their games. I know the Packers technically got back in the game, but it felt like the Vikings were in control. Add in two other blowout wins and a win vs the 49ers… Kevin O’Connell + Brian Flores is a quality coaching combo. Spooky Sam Darnold in this competent coaching situation.

[El Axe]

Lions opponents this season after they play the Lions:
- Rams week 2. Rams 10, Cardinals 41.
- Bucs week 3. Broncos 26, Bucs 7.
- Cardinals week 4. Commanders 42, Cardinals 14

Coincidence or are teams getting worn down vs the Lions? Too much energy spent in a gritty battle vs the Lions. Similar to the 49ers theory in recent years.

I just deleted a post saying something similar in another thread...

I think we're getting the best shot from opponents, so they also have a let-down the following week -- in addition to the physical nature of our game.

[chemiclord]

Malik Willis 2-0.
Jordan Love 0-2.

NFL hardly makes sense half of the time. Except for elite QBs and winning. That’s close to a constant as you can get. Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, and Patrick Mahomes nowadays. Elite QB play can help elevate holes on a roster.



Vikings actually look legit unlike the 2022 version that lucked out in most of their games. I know the Packers technically got back in the game, but it felt like the Vikings were in control. Add in two other blowout wins and a win vs the 49ers… Kevin O’Connell + Brian Flores is a quality coaching combo. Spooky Sam Darnold in this competent coaching situation.

The Vikings have always had weapons. They have a lot of weapons, in fact, both on offense and defense. The question was did they have a guy who get the ball to those weapons. Last year, that answer was a pretty emphatic "No." This year, it basically boils down to hoping that Sam Darnold doesn't remember he's Sam Darnold.

[Mainevent]

And Hockenson not back yet.

Addison is really good. I was concerned about his size, but he’s so quick, he just creates space everywhere with teams giving him room to operate next to Jefferson.

[Mainevent]

Lions opponents this season after they play the Lions:
- Rams week 2. Rams 10, Cardinals 41.
- Bucs week 3. Broncos 26, Bucs 7.
- Cardinals week 4. Commanders 42, Cardinals 14

Coincidence or are teams getting worn down vs the Lions? Too much energy spent in a gritty battle vs the Lions. Similar to the 49ers theory in recent years.

Certainly the optimistic way to look at it.