KempDunkLister

@brn2loslive2win

 Because it was!

Also Andy Reid off a bye week +++.

Detroit +7.5

KC +8

Teams are a combined 9-1 with Detroit losing one game by 4 points.

Both teams could win outright.

For all of the 2023 season, KC had only 1 loss of more than 8 points.

For all of the 2023 season, Detroit had only 2 losses of more than 7 points.

Giants will get a TD + extra point with under 20 seconds to play for backdoor now.

That's my guess.

It was 4th and 15 at the ATL 20, David intercepted at the 35 and returned it to the 28. So he cost them 8 yards.

Barton holding penalty was a horrible decision. If you have to just whiff on your block, take a no gain or 1-2 yard loss on a run play. Do these guys just hold instinctively when they get beat with no regard for the situation? The Irving fumble was worse but the defense did bail them out.

Ultimately Bucs had 4th down at the ATL 42, why not kick a 59 yarder, McLaughlin had just kicked a 53 yarder like it was nothing with plenty to spare.

Instead they send out a sketchy punter, who kicks a touchback for a 22 yard net.

Tomlin doesn't use timeout for a 4th and 11? Or after that shotgun snap hit Fields in the face? His team obviously needed to regroup.

Steelers D needs a big play, TJ Watt strip sack would be nice, he hasn't done anything all game.

You've got Joe Flacco 3rd and long three times and can't get him off the field. No pass rush, don't deserve to win at that point.

Stack the box and force Richardson to complete high school throws.

I'd be more worried about Richardson getting injured or yanked and Flacco getting in there.

Richardson is like Bryce Young and Flacco is like Andy Dalton.

So refs bogus facemask call potentially takes a TD away from the NYG who settled for a FG.

So refs nevermind holding call on Dallas gives the Cowboys a TD instead of potentially settling for a FG.

Not sketchy at all.

Just put a decent bet on Steelers -1.5 at Indy.

Colts D is not good, giving up about 400 yards every game, just gave up 363 passing to the clueless Caleb Williams.

Steelers D has given up what, 10, 7 and 10, dominant.

Colts QB Anthony Richardson has looked clueless all year, completing under 50% passes, and missing high school throws.

Justin Fields has looked sharp and has played mistake free football.

The Terrible Towel travels, and it is a six hour drive. Against the Falcons in game one, Kirk Cousins had to be on a silent count at home due to Steelers fan noise, with Steelers 3-0 I'd expect more of the same.

Steelers actually have revenge from a 30-13 loss at Indy last year, but Steelers had won the previous 8 meetings.

27-10, 24-3, 17-13, 23-20, 19-17? Any of those will work.

Bet this in the first half, 7-0 at halftime of this suckfest.

30 points in 2nd half, who could have guessed?

Herbert Bosa and Slater all go out during the game, hard to cap around that.

Charger penalty drive extenders have been brutal as well.

Mine

Caleb Williams

Anthony Richardson

Sam Darnold (past history)

Daniel Jones

DeShaun Watson

Bo Nix

Malik Willis

Will Levis

Andy Dalton (mostly because of Panthers)

Skylar Thompson (mostly because I hate Skyler White)

Kirk Cousins (off a win and versus GOAT)

Trevor Lawrence (because he doesn't play to potential and looks like a LOTR elf)

Just don't want to do the "Why did I bet on a team with this F'ing guy at QB" thing after a loss.

I don't know how much they'll miss his 53 rushing yards and 2 receiving yards, but he was averaging 6.6 yards per carry with 5 first downs.

Interesting line movement in the last few minutes, the spread jumped to Steelers -3 and then got bet back down to -2.5 quickly.

Well already locked in my bet so should make for good theater.

I think Stick is a decent backup, granted he was 0-4 in his only starts which all came last year, but 3 of the games were close, and he went blow for blow against Josh Allen and the Bills in a game the Chargers lost by 2 on a last second field goal. He's been with the Chargers 5 years and got most of the reps in practice this week. A downgrade for sure but he does add a running threat.

I think the main selling thing for me is that the Chargers have such solid bookends on offense, among the best in the NFL. I just think the Steelers RT situation will be a nightmare, drive killer with sacks and penalties. They do not really have any alternative to Jones at this point, I think their next best option is a rookie OG at RT.

Should be a low scoring suckfest, as predicted. Lots of running, lots of short passes. Battle of field position and punters/kickers.

Justin Herbert hasn't lost a road game by more than 7 points since 2021. 

The Steelers have a big problem at RT. Their 2023 first round pick Broderick Jones was such a bust that they used their 2024 first round pick on another RT and that guy just got put on IR. Jones was benched last week after committing 3 penalties over a 6 play span vs the Broncos. It's going to be a long day for him against Mack and Bosa.

I like the Wong play moving Chargers from 2 to 8, and with the Steelers average total at 24 and Chargers average total at 31.5, even with a small sample size there is a long way to go to get to 41+.

Didn't anticipate the Jets gashing the Pats on the ground like this. Jets and Rodgers just doing whatever they want. Pats not set up as a come from double digit behind team. this feels like it's already over.