Why do the Bills (playing on the East Coast) get a late afternoon kick on Sunday when the Texans have to play the early slot. The Bills get to see what we do to even see if it's worth playing their starters. I thought the whole point of not announcing game times until the week before was to eliminate competitive ad advantages.
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IrishAg said:JCA1 said:IrishAg said:AggieJ2002 said:
I'm assuming the NFL has already penciled us in for the early Saturday playoff slot?
When else would we play, Sunday? That's just crazy talk
Pendergast thinks it may be Monday night.
Are we sure that wouldn't break the 9th seal of the apocalypse?
Whether this ushers in the end of times is above my paygrade.
But probably.
AggieJ2002 said:
Why do the Bills (playing on the East Coast) get a late afternoon kick on Sunday when the Texans have to play the early slot. The Bills get to see what we do to even see if it's worth playing their starters. I thought the whole point of not announcing game times until the week before was to eliminate competitive ad advantages.
What the NFL should do is kick every game at the same time to avoid the latter teams getting a competitive edge from timing. Soccer has been doing it since the late 70s/early 80s when teams did cheat the time system. Baseball went to that a couple of years ago.
The NFL never will. It's too much of a loss for TV slots.
Mathguy64 said:AggieJ2002 said:
Why do the Bills (playing on the East Coast) get a late afternoon kick on Sunday when the Texans have to play the early slot. The Bills get to see what we do to even see if it's worth playing their starters. I thought the whole point of not announcing game times until the week before was to eliminate competitive ad advantages.
What the NFL should do is kick every game at the same time to avoid the latter teams getting a competitive edge from timing. Soccer has been doing it since the late 70s/early 80s when teams did cheat the time system. Baseball went to that a couple of years ago.
The NFL never will. It's too much of a loss for TV slots.
Seems like a "split the difference" solution would be to put the games that have no playoff seeding implications at all (this year, games like Raiders-Chiefs, Cowboys-Giants, probably Falcons-Saints) in an early time slot and the rest of the games in a late slot.
If that means you've got 3 games early and 11 games late, so be it.
Texans Defense:
— Football Insights 📊 (@fball_insights) December 31, 2025
Minimal blitz
Minimal coverage rotations
Wreak havoc pic.twitter.com/mVrdY52yhZ
The Texans don't care what you do, they line up the way they want and make you change. lol
Also, another thank you for Washington and the Giants sucking it up this year.
IrishAg said:Texans Defense:
— Football Insights 📊 (@fball_insights) December 31, 2025
Minimal blitz
Minimal coverage rotations
Wreak havoc pic.twitter.com/mVrdY52yhZ
The Texans don't care what you do, they line up the way they want and make you change. lol
Reminds me of the great Ds of the recent past… Legion of Boom (Cover 3), Bucs (Tampa 2), etc.
Pressure with 4 and good tackling are the common threads.
it's the secret to the universe
pressure the QB without blitzing
pressure the QB without blitzing
W said:
it's the secret to the universe
pressure the QB without blitzing
An A+ d-line and an A+ secondary are about as good as you're going to get in football. QB has no time to throw it and nobody to throw it to. While they've certainly won some real squeakers, their 5 losses are by a combined 24 points this year. A couple of lucky breaks early, and this weekend might have been them clinching the #1 seed in the playoffs.
Long shot I'm sure, but anyone have two tickets for the game on Sunday? And yes, I know they're available online, just trying to avoid that route.
Sent you a PM, Jackal.
The rumor is that Joe Mixon accidentally shot himself in the foot and surgery did not go well. Looks like his career is probably over
Johnny Foosball said:
The rumor is that Joe Mixon accidentally shot himself in the foot and surgery did not go well. Looks like his career is probably over
That sounds pretty on par for Joe Mixon
Johnny Foosball said:
The rumor is that Joe Mixon accidentally shot himself in the foot and surgery did not go well. Looks like his career is probably over
Geez. I can only imagine what his foot called him to trigger that response.
Perfect ending.
Started his career punching a donors daughter in the face. Ends it shooting himself in the foot. He's been a wannabe gangster his entire life.
Started his career punching a donors daughter in the face. Ends it shooting himself in the foot. He's been a wannabe gangster his entire life.
Cheer for 49ers?
Seattle @ Panthers might bump Texans from their traditional 3:00 Saturday slot
Seattle @ Panthers might bump Texans from their traditional 3:00 Saturday slot
Sam Darnold leads the Seahawks (14-3) to the NFC #1 seed
who really needs franchise quarterbacks?
who really needs franchise quarterbacks?
28 wins in two seasons. Pretty impressive
nico out. texans waiving the white flag
Im looking for Ray Finkle.... and a clean pair of shorts. Im just a very big Finkle fan. This is my Graceland, sir.
I don't think thats a white flag. Its a calculated decision that says we can most likely beat the Colts without him.
Maybe it'll force CJ to look at Higgins more.
Assuming we dont win the division what's everyone's preferred opponent?
@ Pitt/Baltimore (healthy lamar is scary is so)
@Jacksonville
@ New England
Id prefer Pittsburgh then Jacksonville
@ Pitt/Baltimore (healthy lamar is scary is so)
@Jacksonville
@ New England
Id prefer Pittsburgh then Jacksonville
Im looking for Ray Finkle.... and a clean pair of shorts. Im just a very big Finkle fan. This is my Graceland, sir.
Mr.Bond said:
Assuming we dont win the division what's everyone's preferred opponent?
@ Pitt/Baltimore (healthy lamar is scary is so)
@Jacksonville
@ New England
Id prefer Pittsburgh then Jacksonville
Pitt/Baltimore easily.
if lamar isn't healthy I completely agree
Im looking for Ray Finkle.... and a clean pair of shorts. Im just a very big Finkle fan. This is my Graceland, sir.
Mr.Bond said:
Assuming we dont win the division what's everyone's preferred opponent?
@ Pitt/Baltimore (healthy lamar is scary is so)
@Jacksonville
@ New England
Id prefer Pittsburgh then Jacksonville
I think even if Lamar is somewhat healthy, the 5 seed is the best path. He hasn't been very good this season even when healthy
gougler08 said:Mr.Bond said:
Assuming we dont win the division what's everyone's preferred opponent?
@ Pitt/Baltimore (healthy lamar is scary is so)
@Jacksonville
@ New England
Id prefer Pittsburgh then Jacksonville
I think even if Lamar is somewhat healthy, the 5 seed is the best path. He hasn't been very good this season even when healthy
Yep, there's a reason they're fighting just to get into the playoffs.
Getting to play Pittsburgh in the first round feels like the most automatic post-season win in franchise history
Obviously the titans doing us a solid would be option 1, but that seems highly unlikely
gougler08 said:
Obviously the titans doing us a solid would be option 1, but that seems highly unlikely
They've won 2 of their last 4 (which is good for them) and Cam Ward has been playing better.
Plus, Sunshine is due for a bad game.
I know a lot about a little, and a little about a lot.
kind of like Brock Purdy
he was playing really well...until he wasn't
he was playing really well...until he wasn't
Wow, that is dumb CJ right there on the intentional grounding
Throw it out of bounds!!!
That was so so bad
Tennessee just went up 7-0.
“Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy. It's inherent virtue is the equal sharing of miseries." - Winston Churchill
Any sightings of Elko at the game today?
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