NFL Open Thread, Oppopocalypse edition

"fhrblig" (fhrblig) 11/15/2020 at 12:00 • Filed to: None

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I always kinda thought we ’d be here forever. Yes, we have a new place to go to (a few, actually), but I still feel like mourning.

My presence on Off-Topic/ Oppo stretched through a wildly inconsistent period of my team’s history. I started on here right after a 7-9 Broncos season, the second with Jay Cutler at QB. They went 8-8 the following year, and that’s when Pat Bowlen fired Mike Shanahan. Then was the Hurricane Josh era. Oh, that was bad. ‘Member Kyle Orton? Pepperidge Farm remembers. Then came the weirdness that was Tebow. You know, even with all the crap that came with him, I still appreciate what he did. That season started SO BAD. What he accomplished despite not being able to master the forward pass was nothing short of miraculous. Thanks, Jesus. But then we managed to snag a Hall of Fame free agent QB whose name escapes me at the moment, but !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . That was an utterly amazing time. It was like a switch was flipped and we were all sent back to the Elway years. And we kind of were, given the results of Super Bowl 48. Fortunately, we got to visit the GOOD Elway years too. And it ended with Super Bowl 50 and   !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Followed by “Who’s our starting QB? Trevor Siemian? No, really, who is it?” Ugh. The last 4 years have been painful. But I’m sure we totally have our QB of the future with Drew Lock! Hand me that bottle of Johnnie Walker Black, would you? And the one behind it, just in case.

Today’s schedule is all F’D up because of the Masters on CBS. All 5 of the early games are on Fox, and there are more late afternoon games than morning games. Here in Denver our Fox affiliate is starting us off with Buccaneers at Panthers. I thought Tom Brady would be hitting his stride around now, but that was a BAD loss to the Saints. I could see the Panthers sneak in and hit them while they’re down. I think if the Panthers get an early lead they will probably win. The late game will be Seahawks-Rams (I’ll pick Seahawks here by a nose) , but despite that being a good game to watch, none of us here will be watching it because it’ll be up against the Broncos-Raiders game. The Raiders are the better team but I think it’s a straight toss-up here. It looks like the Broncos will have almost everybody back today, and when they are healthy they’re capable of hanging with any team. Hopefully this week they decide to play some offense before the 4th quarter begins. The Raiders just haven’t been consistent enough for me to say they definitely win it. Sunday Night Football has Ravens-Patriots for us. I would expect the Ravens to win, but every time I think the Ravens are going to handle someone they just don’t. Monday Night will be the Vikings at the Bears. Can they both lose this game? I think they’ll try.

The rest:

Texans at Browns - I fully expect the Texans to beat the Browns. The Browns don’t seem to know how to win games against teams they should beat.

Eagles at Giants - No. The NFC East should be revoked.

Unspecified Football Team at Lions - Is Alex Smith starting? Then I’ll take the Team. This is yet another game the Lions should win but they won’t.

Jaguars at Packers - This should be a straight up murder by the Packers. I’ll be shocked if it isn’t a blowout.

Chargers at Dolphins - Too bad this is up against my game, I’d really enjoy watching this one. Both rookie QB’s are really fun to watch. The Dolphins are an all around better team in my opinion, so I’d say they have the edge .

Bills at Cardinals - Wow. Another really good matchup. I don’t know how to call this one.

Bengals at Steelers - On paper, this looks like the Steelers should have an easy win. It looks like a trap game to me. I think they manage to win, though.

49ers at Saints - Gotta be the Saints, I’d think.

Falcons, Cowboys, Chiefs, and Jets are on their bye.

I want to say a heartfelt thank you to Jalopnik for creating this space we’ve all enjoyed for so long. Yes, I know that it’s being taken away, but they did provide it in the first place, and I’ll always be grateful that they did.

Enjoy the games!

onlytwowheels > fhrblig 11/15/2020 at 12:18

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