I’ve been saying (not around here) that the Bills are no joke, and maybe people who know me in real life will listen to me now.
When I saw that they’d mounted a comeback and were within seven points, I figured the day wasn’t over.
Cheatin’ Bill Belichick’s Patriots lose to the Buffalo Bills, 34-31!
The ‘Niners are going to make that division interesting. Big turnaround story there.
When the Redskins beat Dallas Monday night, what will people say then?
The Browns edged the Dolphins. I don’t think either team will have that great a season, but both will play hard the whole way.
The Eagles and Falcons are going to crash and burn this season.
The Lions season is one I’m not going to take the time to predict at all, other than to say, they need to win their home games (one down, seven to go), and win three on the road (they’ve got two already, including one within the division) to win NFC Wild Card, maybe via tiebreakers; if they win four on the road, chances are they’ll win the division.
| American Football Conference - 2011 Regular Season | |||||||||||||||||
| AFC East Team | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA | Net Pts | TD | Home | Road | Div | Pct | Conf | Pct | Non-Conf | Streak | |
| New England Patriots | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 222 | 184 | 38 | 26 | 3-1 | 2-2 | 2-1 | .667 | 4-2 | .667 | 1-1 | 2L | 3-2 |
| New York Jets | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 199 | 163 | 36 | 23 | 4-0 | 1-3 | 2-1 | .667 | 4-3 | .571 | 1-0 | 3W | 3-2 |
| Buffalo Bills | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 222 | 174 | 48 | 26 | 4-1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | .500 | 3-2 | .600 | 2-1 | 1L | 2-3 |
| Miami Dolphins | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | 138 | 169 | -31 | 13 | 0-3 | 1-4 | 0-2 | .000 | 1-6 | .143 | 0-1 | 1W | 1-4 |
| AFC North Team | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA | Net Pts | TD | Home | Road | Div | Pct | Conf | Pct | Non-Conf | Streak | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 195 | 140 | 55 | 21 | 2-1 | 4-1 | 1-0 | 1.000 | 5-1 | .833 | 1-1 | 5W | 5-0 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 208 | 130 | 78 | 21 | 4-0 | 2-2 | 2-0 | 1.000 | 4-2 | .667 | 2-0 | 2W | 4-1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 196 | 162 | 34 | 21 | 4-1 | 2-2 | 0-2 | .000 | 4-3 | .571 | 2-0 | 1L | 4-1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 119 | 170 | -51 | 12 | 2-2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | .000 | 2-4 | .333 | 1-1 | 2L | 1-4 |
| AFC South Team | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA | Net Pts | TD | Home | Road | Div | Pct | Conf | Pct | Non-Conf | Streak | |
| Houston Texans | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 236 | 157 | 79 | 26 | 4-1 | 2-2 | 3-0 | 1.000 | 6-2 | .750 | 0-1 | 3W | 3-2 |
| Tennessee Titans | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 156 | 169 | -13 | 18 | 3-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 | .333 | 4-4 | .500 | 0-0 | 1L | 2-3 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 98 | 163 | -65 | 8 | 2-2 | 0-4 | 1-1 | .500 | 2-4 | .333 | 0-2 | 1L | 1-4 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 0 | 9 | 0 | .000 | 128 | 283 | -155 | 14 | 0-4 | 0-5 | 0-2 | .000 | 0-6 | .000 | 0-3 | 9L | 0-5 |
| AFC West Team | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA | Net Pts | TD | Home | Road | Div | Pct | Conf | Pct | Non-Conf | Streak | |
| San Diego Chargers | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 199 | 204 | -5 | 21 | 3-1 | 1-3 | 2-1 | .667 | 3-3 | .500 | 1-1 | 3L | 2-3 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 131 | 201 | -70 | 14 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 2-1 | .667 | 3-3 | .500 | 1-1 | 1L | 4-1 |
| Oakland Raiders | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 184 | 216 | -32 | 21 | 2-3 | 2-1 | 1-2 | .333 | 4-4 | .500 | 0-0 | 2L | 2-3 |
| Denver Broncos | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 171 | 224 | -53 | 21 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 1-2 | .333 | 3-3 | .500 | 0-2 | 1W | 2-3 |
| National Football Conference - 2011 Regular Season | |||||||||||||||||
| NFC East Team | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA | Net Pts | TD | Home | Road | Div | Pct | Conf | Pct | Non-Conf | Streak | |
| New York Giants | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 198 | 184 | 14 | 25 | 3-1 | 3-1 | 1-1 | .500 | 3-2 | .600 | 3-0 | 3W | 4-1 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 179 | 175 | 4 | 17 | 3-1 | 1-3 | 1-1 | .500 | 4-2 | .667 | 0-2 | 1W | 2-3 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 179 | 152 | 27 | 20 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2-1 | .667 | 3-3 | .500 | 0-1 | 2W | 2-3 |
| Washington Redskins | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 127 | 158 | -31 | 13 | 2-2 | 1-3 | 1-2 | .333 | 3-4 | .429 | 0-1 | 4L | 1-4 |
| NFC North Team | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA | Net Pts | TD | Home | Road | Div | Pct | Conf | Pct | Non-Conf | Streak | |
| Green Bay Packers | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 275 | 179 | 96 | 33 | 3-0 | 5-0 | 2-0 | 1.000 | 6-0 | 1.000 | 2-0 | 8W | 5-0 |
| Detroit Lions | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 239 | 147 | 92 | 27 | 2-2 | 4-0 | 2-0 | 1.000 | 4-2 | .667 | 2-0 | 1W | 3-2 |
| Chicago Bears | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 170 | 150 | 20 | 18 | 3-1 | 1-2 | 1-2 | .333 | 4-3 | .571 | 0-0 | 2W | 3-2 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 172 | 199 | -27 | 19 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-3 | .000 | 2-4 | .333 | 0-2 | 1W | 2-3 |
| NFC South Team | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA | Net Pts | TD | Home | Road | Div | Pct | Conf | Pct | Non-Conf | Streak | |
| New Orleans Saints | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 287 | 205 | 82 | 33 | 4-0 | 2-3 | 2-1 | .667 | 3-3 | .500 | 3-0 | 1W | 3-2 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 189 | 170 | 19 | 22 | 2-1 | 3-2 | 1-1 | .500 | 4-3 | .571 | 1-0 | 3W | 4-1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 147 | 196 | -49 | 14 | 3-2 | 1-2 | 2-1 | .667 | 3-4 | .429 | 1-0 | 2L | 2-3 |
| Carolina Panthers | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 187 | 207 | -20 | 21 | 2-3 | 0-3 | 0-2 | .000 | 1-6 | .143 | 1-0 | 1L | 1-4 |
| NFC West Team | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA | Net Pts | TD | Home | Road | Div | Pct | Conf | Pct | Non-Conf | Streak | |
| San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 206 | 118 | 88 | 21 | 3-1 | 4-0 | 1-0 | 1.000 | 5-1 | .833 | 2-0 | 6W | 5-0 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 122 | 185 | -63 | 13 | 1-2 | 1-4 | 1-1 | .500 | 2-3 | .400 | 0-3 | 3L | 1-4 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 162 | 196 | -34 | 20 | 2-2 | 0-4 | 1-1 | .500 | 2-4 | .333 | 0-2 | 1W | 1-4 |
| St. Louis Rams | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | 100 | 211 | -111 | 9 | 1-3 | 0-4 | 0-1 | .000 | 1-6 | .143 | 0-1 | 1L | 1-4 |
Garbage (W)rapper Press’ Brian VanOchten got excoriated in a letter to the editor over his alleged Lions cheerleading in his column, and in the same edition he said, basically , forget about the Lions in the playoffs.
http://www.mlive.com/sports/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2011/12/nfl_preview_week_13_schedule_d.html
He points out that last five games for the Lions have to yield up three wins for the Lions to have ten wins on the season (and eleven may be needed).
The rageaholic and lousy driver N. Suh got thrown out of the T-giving game, and that probably cost the Lions a victory against a (now) still-undefeated Packers. His two game suspension will either cost the Lions two more games, or the otherwise battered defense will prove that it’s for real, even without Suh.
VanOchten also pointed out that the Bears (same division; Lions have split with ‘em this season) and Falcons (Lions defeat) both have easier schedules and better records, and will probably wind up with the NFC wild card.
I would like to point out that KANSAS CITY — whaaat?!? — beat the Bears today, in Soldier Field! And the Houston Texans extended their winning streak by pulling the Falcons’ pants down on TV (this is within the context of the Peter Principle).
All the Lions have to do is beat the Saints. Is that too much to ask? :’)