NFL 2020 Week 2 Game Thread

[~primetime~]

Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns (-6, 43.5)
Los Angeles Rams at Philadelphia Eagles (+1, 46)
New York Giants at Chicago Bears (-6.5, 42)
Atlanta Falcons at Dallas Cowboys (-5, 52)
San Francisco 49ers at New York Jets (+6.5, 42.5)
Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (-9, 49)
Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers (-6, 47.5)
Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins (+5.5, 41)
Denver Broncos at Pittsburgh Steelers (-6.5, 41.5)
Minnesota Vikings at Indianapolis Colts (-3, 48)
Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans (-9, 42.5)
Washington Football Team at Arizona Cardinals (-6.5, 46.5)
Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Chargers (+8.5, 47.5)
Baltimore Ravens at Houston Texans (+6.5, 52.5)
New England Patriots at Seattle Seahawks (-4, 45)
New Orleans Saints at Las Vegas Raiders (+5.5, 51.5)

[Nanners]

hats off to the browns for being the only team in the NFL that is allowing full attendance in their stadium

[Charlie Sheen]

The Browns are going to the playoffs if they follow last night's blueprint. Stop forcing Baker as the face of the franchise. You have two dudes who are a threat for a big play every time they touch the ball with Hunt and Chubb.

[Nanners]

The Browns are going to the playoffs if they follow last night's blueprint. Stop forcing Baker as the face of the franchise. You have two dudes who are a threat for a big play every time they touch the ball with Hunt and Chubb.

Sorry to be a debbie downer, but the Browns dont get to play the Bengals at home on thursday night every single week, and I would bet the farm that they miss the playoffs

I appreciate the fact that its painful for a browns fan to have a long memory... but you do remember what happened last week, right? In case you forgot, last week the Browns played against a real playoff team and got ****ing butt slammed.

[Charlie Sheen]

Sorry to be a debbie downer, but the Browns dont get to play the Bengals at home on thursday night every single week, and I would bet the farm that they miss the playoffs

I appreciate the fact that its painful for a browns fan to have a long memory... but you do remember what happened last week, right? In case you forgot, last week the Browns played against a real playoff team and got ****ing butt slammed.
I'm not a browns fan though. Last week Baker chucked it 40 times. That's the point. Even if you're losing it's better to hand it off to Chubb or Hunt for a big play instead of heaving it to OBJ.

[Nanners]

I'm not a browns fan though.

my apologies


Last week Baker chucked it 40 times. That's the point. Even if you're losing it's better to hand it off to Chubb or Hunt for a big play instead of heaving it to OBJ.

When you're losing by more than one score, repeatedly handing it off to the RB is not really an option

[Doomsday Dallas]

Browns could run the ball well against the Boys in week 4, looks like we could be taking an L that week.

The Cowboys could be in for a very long year which is fine for me because I am not about overpaying for Dak.


Dalton wouldn't have had a problem putting up 17 points on the Rams last week

[~primetime~]

Dak is WAAAAAAAY better than Dalton.

Come on man.

You must of forgotten the years between Aikman and Romo... those years make the Garrett years look amazing

[Doomsday Dallas]

Dak is WAAAAAAAY better than Dalton.

Come on man.


I'm not saying Dak isn't way better... I'm just saying this offense is currently built in such a way that we don't need $40 million spent at the QB spot.

if you have Zeke, Cooper, and Lamb locked up the next 5 years... you shouldn't have to spend that kind of money at QB.

We need an elite defense... that's what we need.

[Doomsday Dallas]

https://youtu.be/XczUajIlX1o

[Charlie Sheen]

my apologies



When you're losing by more than one score, repeatedly handing it off to the RB is not really an option

You're obviously right. I was a little excited after that Thursday night game... thinking to myself more has to go wrong for the Browns to lose games than has to go right for them to win

[Doomsday Dallas]

$40 million dollar QBs aren't suppose to fumble the ball like that.

[Doomsday Dallas]

Zeke fumble too... 14-0

Damn.

gonna be a long season.

[Doomsday Dallas]

We are so bad right now.

[~primetime~]

Both Cowboys and Eagles getting destroyed

Who will win the East? :oldlol::facepalm

[Charlie Sheen]

Rivers looks completely washed out there. Reich has to be thinking about going back to Brissett

[Charlie Sheen]

Both Cowboys and Eagles getting destroyed

Who will win the East? :oldlol::facepalm
Update on the Giants: Saquon hurt his arm, came back and hurt his knee on the first play back in :lol

[~primetime~]

Wow...I've never seen so many fumbles

Amazing...no one can hold the ball

[Doomsday Dallas]

So bad.

[LoneyROY7]

The NFC East continues to be absolute dogshit.

Embarrassing division.

[Charlie Sheen]

Philly fans skewering jim schwartz on twitter https://twitter.com/search?q=%22Jim%20Schwartz%22&src=trend_click&vertical=trends

[1987_Lakers]

Rivers looks completely washed out there. Reich has to be thinking about going back to Brissett

Rivers has been washed since last year. I loved when we went up against him in his last few years with the Chargers, he was a turnover machine.

[CelticBaller]

Phillip Rivers played one game in one leg and that was enough for people to overlook how mediocre he is

[~primetime~]

I feel like Calvin Ridley is the #1 WR for Atlanta now

[~primetime~]

Dallas will probably lose but that was a SICK one handed catch by Amari :applause:

[Charlie Sheen]

Update on the Giants: Saquon hurt his arm, came back and hurt his knee on the first play back in :lol

https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1307768597301862403


Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter)
Giants fear RB Saquon Barkley suffered a torn ACL today, sources tell me and @JordanRaanan. One source said the torn ACL was “certainly within the realm” but there will be more tests Monday to make a full and complete determination.

[CelticBaller]

https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1307768597301862403

Dannnn

[Charlie Sheen]

https://twitter.com/WerderEdESPN/status/1307768036879933441


Ed Werder
@WerderEdESPN
In two games, Mike McCarthy has passed on a game-tying field goal on fourth-and-3, now attempted two fake punts against the Falcons. All have failed.

:lol

[~primetime~]

Mccarthy has definitely made several very questionable calls today. That fake point might have been the difference possibly. Really bad coaching...smh

Everyone so happy to be done with Garrett now getting this shit.

[CelticBaller]

The bucs running game will make the passing much easier for Brady

[~primetime~]

only reason Dallas fans have to be hopeful of the playoffs is the fact that the rest of the NFCE looks like dog shit.

[Charlie Sheen]

https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1307775197647376389


Adam Schefter
@AdamSchefter
Kyle Shanahan said Nick Bosa most likely tore his ACL.

[~primetime~]

So many ACLs...smh

[CelticBaller]

oof

god keep cam healthy tonight

[~primetime~]

Dak has 3 rushing TDs today

[~primetime~]

Holy shit...Dallas just got the onside kick

Only down 2 points

[~primetime~]

AMAZING comeback...wow

[~primetime~]

man...we need to be closer than this...I dont trust the FG

[~primetime~]

HOLY SHIT

holy shit

holy shit

[Jailblazers7]

The amount of injuries this week is wild. I feel like everyone should just be rooting for their team to make it out of this week healthy and ignore the final score.

[CelticBaller]

Falcons blowing a lead?

You hate to see it

[Jailblazers7]

God damn, Dallas actually won? It must suck to be a Falcons fan. The Super Bowl PTSD must be intense every time they blow a lead.

[Charlie Sheen]

Who is getting fired first? Gase or Quinn?

[Doomsday Dallas]

The Super Bowl PTSD must be intense every time they blow a lead.

lmao.

can't believe what just happened.

congrats to Mike Mccarthy on his first win with the Boys.

[Charlie Sheen]

Holy shit...Dallas just got the onside kick

Only down 2 points

I just saw this. What the hell kind of coaching was that for the falcons to stand around the ball and watch it spin?

[CelticBaller]

I just saw this. What the hell kind of coaching was that for the falcons to stand around the ball and watch it spin?

Special team coaches all around the league scratching their heads lmao

[Doomsday Dallas]

https://youtu.be/lQq3cF7vTDM

I'll take it, needed to avoid an 0-2 start with this many injuries

[Charlie Sheen]

Special team coaches all around the league scratching their heads lmao

Credit to you. You were saying this the day he was hired, everyone else is realizing it now.

https://twitter.com/NFL_DovKleiman/status/1307787995957923846


The sad thing is about the hiring of Patricia is how bad he was as an assistant with the #Patriots despite getting aid by Belichick. Look at the #Eagles Super Bowl as an example, the final game he coached there

Pats defense improved significantly the past two years with him gone
Quote Tweet
Michael David Smith
@MichaelDavSmith
· 7m
The extent to which a coach can shape a franchise in the NFL is remarkable.
The Cardinals were horrible and then Kliff Kingsbury came along and now they're good and so fun to watch.
The Lions were decent and then Matt Patricia came along and now they're bad and painful to watch.

[CelticBaller]

Credit to you. You were saying this the day he was hired, everyone else is realizing it now.

https://twitter.com/NFL_DovKleiman/status/1307787995957923846

people fell for the "number 1 scoring defense!" okie doke. Anybody that watched the game could see that our offense basically carried our defense by not punting, holding onto the ball for long drives and having minimal turnovers. Teams used to slice and dice our defense.

Patricia's philosophy was helped by our top 3 offense, take the offense away(detroit) and you have a terrible defense.

I mean look at the 2014 team, our talent alone should've had us as the best defensive team in the league, we were like 9th

[1987_Lakers]

Mahomes looking bad out there.

[highwhey]

Washington Football Team at Arizona Cardinals (-6.5, 46.5)

if i wasn't trying to curb bad habits, i would have taken the over on this, would have been easy money

[CelticBaller]

Great start with that pick 6 lol

[Doomsday Dallas]

if i wasn't trying to curb bad habits, i would have taken the over on this, would have been easy money


if you had taken "the over" (46.5).... you would have lost, because the final score was 30-15, a total of 45 which is "under"

but I think you meant to say Arizona beating Washington by more than 6.5 points was easy money.

[Jailblazers7]

Russ gunning for that MVP award this year. Also, it kinda crazy how good and well timed the fake crowd noise is on the primetime broadcasts. They even have the random fans every once and a while that you hear over the noise because they're sitting near the mic lol.

[CelticBaller]

At least our offense looks better

[CelticBaller]

Russ gunning for that MVP award this year. Also, it kinda crazy how good and well timed the fake crowd noise is on the primetime broadcasts. They even have the random fans every once and a while that you hear over the noise because they're sitting near the mic lol.

I’m pretty sure they’re using stadiums for the fake crowd noise. It’s not plugged in by the broadcast

[CelticBaller]

Patriots are smart for not forcing Cam to be only a pocket passer

[Jailblazers7]

I’m pretty sure they’re using stadiums for the fake crowd noise. It’s not plugged in by the broadcast

Yeah, that totally makes sense. It's just that the sound mixing on the primetime broadcasts is always way better so its more noticeable.

[Jailblazers7]

Patriots are smart for not forcing Cam to be only a pocket passer

As a Pats fan, do you think they evolve the offense and shift to Cam being more of a pocket passer over the course of the season? I feel like if Cam incorporates that into his game at a high level and he becomes a huge problem for the rest of the league.

[CelticBaller]

As a Pats fan, do you think they evolve the offense and shift to Cam being more of a pocket passer over the course of the season? I feel like if Cam incorporates that into his game at a high level and he becomes a huge problem for the rest of the league.

Bill has always been enamored by Cam’s running game. You can find interviews and post conferences of him praising Cam for it. I don’t think Bill will even try to handicap Cam, I can see him sprinkling option plays to give Cam the freedom to run

[Jailblazers7]

Bill has always been enamored by Cam’s running game. You can find interviews and post conferences of him praising Cam for it. I don’t think Bill will even try to handicap Cam, I can see him sprinkling option plays to give Cam the freedom to run

I'm not thinking of it as hampering him, I'm just hoping for a way that Cam can find a way to extend his career and pick his spots more. His size and athleticism will always be a huge asset obviously.

And wow, that's a huge stop by Seattle. Great push at the line to seal the win.

[CelticBaller]

Great game by Cam, I would’ve just stuffed the middle and had Cam leap for the TD tbh

Wasn’t expecting the game to be this close. We’ll definitely be a playoffs team this year

[CelticBaller]

I'm not thinking of it as hampering him, I'm just hoping for a way that Cam can find a way to extend his career and pick his spots more. His size and athleticism will always be a huge asset obviously.

And wow, that's a huge stop by Seattle. Great push at the line to seal the win.

Correct me if I'm wrong but in Carolina he was basically forced to run because he was the offense. In NE we will be running plays for him to run but we'll primarily focus on the passing game.

[Jailblazers7]

Correct me if I'm wrong but in Carolina he was basically forced to run because he was the offense. In NE we will be running plays for him to run but we'll primarily focus on the passing game.

No, I think that's a fair take. It just seemed like they were a little more run heavy with Cam in week 1 and shifted to a stronger passing focus this week. I think part of that is game flow but I'm hoping that Cam's rushing ability is used more judiciously in NE than in Carolina.

[highwhey]

if you had taken "the over" (46.5).... you would have lost, because the final score was 30-15, a total of 45 which is "under"

but I think you meant to say Arizona beating Washington by more than 6.5 points was easy money.

that's what i meant lol. it was a no brainer bet, but i'm trying not to be a degenerate as it leads to other vices for me.

[Gougou]

My Giants just can't get it done... now Saquon is gone...

[CelticBaller]

I wonder what Edelman needs to get into the HOF.

Maybe just one All Pro?

[~primetime~]

McCaffery out for 1 month

[Doomsday Dallas]

Nick Bosa going down for the year with a ACL tear sets the 49ers back a bit.

Serious injuries all over the league.... especially with Dallas

[CelticBaller]

Saquon out with a torn acl as well

[CelticBaller]

NFC South is winnable

[1987_Lakers]

Even with Michael Thomas out I'm shocked we won that game. Love how efficient our offense is. Saints had no answer for Waller.

[CelticBaller]

Oh shit I just realized we play the raiders next.

hopefully our d doesn't get shredded like on sunday

[Doomsday Dallas]

in case anybody forgot.... 7 teams from each conference.

Most teams will be alive & well towards the end of the season.

https://www.onlinegambling.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/14-Team-NFL-Playoffs.jpg


Personally I don't like it... but it is what it is.

[~primetime~]

I don't think I like that either...but worth a test I guess


It's trying to solve the previous problem where it seems like there is always 1 team that gets screwed and there are division winners with a worse record than teams that miss the playoffs.

[~primetime~]

NFL Week 2 TV ratings are in and they are actually growing...FOX saw 6% increase in viewers from week 2 last year, which was also a double header featuring Dallas.