The Ford heiress had that press conf a couple of weeks ago, regarding the firings, and that the Lions haven't given up on the season. Yah. Anyway, if they run the table and win their remaining games (including a second defeat of the Bears, and two games against GB, including today's) the Lions would still need some help to become 2015's playoff skidmark. The upshot is, unless they maintain their lock on the draft pick, there's no reason to watch. Hear that, Fords? No reason to watch.
A couple of weeks ago I thought I heard a sportscaster say that 22 teams were below .500, a record, probably due to the fact that, until recently, we had something like five or six undefeated teams. Currently there are 16 below .500, including the entire AFC South, and 4 teams at .500. In the NFC North, the Packers lost their cherry a few weeks ago, and the Vikings have matched their record.
(I've underlined the current contenders for wild card spots)
2015 Regular Season
American Football Conference
AFC East Team W L T New England Patriots 8 0 0 Buffalo Bills 5 4 0 New York Jets 5 4 0 Miami Dolphins 3 5 0
AFC North Team W L T Cincinnati Bengals 8 0 0 Pittsburgh Steelers 5 4 0 Baltimore Ravens 2 6 0 Cleveland Browns 2 7 0
AFC South Team W L T Indianapolis Colts 4 5 0 Houston Texans 3 5 0 Jacksonville Jaguars 2 6 0 Tennessee Titans 2 6 0
AFC West Team W L T Denver Broncos 7 1 0 Oakland Raiders 4 4 0 Kansas City Chiefs 3 5 0 San Diego Chargers 2 7 0
National Football Conference
NFC East Team W L T New York Giants 5 4 0 Philadelphia Eagles 4 4 0 Washington Redskins 3 5 0 Dallas Cowboys 2 6 0
NFC North Team W L T Green Bay Packers 6 2 0 Minnesota Vikings 6 2 0 Chicago Bears 3 5 0 Detroit Lions 1 7 0
NFC South Team W L T Carolina Panthers 8 0 0 Atlanta Falcons 6 3 0 New Orleans Saints 4 5 0 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3 5 0
NFC West Team W L T Arizona Cardinals 6 2 0 St. Louis Rams 4 4 0 Seattle Seahawks 4 4 0 San Francisco 49ers 3 6 0
Lions 18, Packers 16, in Lambeau -- first road victory there for the Lions since 1991 -- regardless of what else happens, this has been a successful season.
sincerely, 'Civ
BTW, that comeback win by the Dolphins today drops the Eagles out of the hunt (for now at least). I think Miami played its better ball early in the season. The Eagles drop to 4 and 5, and the uneven way the Saints have played suggests they won’t make the playoffs, or if they do, they won’t last long. Of course, the playoffs are often surprising. :’)
Peyton broke Favre’s all-time passing yards record while throwing 4 picks and getting benched. That’s hilarious, and by itslef in its own right belongs in a record book.
Tampa Bay beat the Cowboys, Dallas’ seventh straight loss. Meanwhile, the last-place Seahawks are behind by two scores (last I checked), but it really can’t be classified as a blowout. The Cards have had the ball twice as much time, gain yards, come up short. But the Seahawks’ defense must be getting tired.
at halftime:
Arizona (6-2), Seattle (4-4) TV: NBC 2nd QTR, 0:16
Bye week: Atlanta, Indianapolis, San Diego, San Francisco
Thurs. Nov. 12 Final
Buffalo 22, NY Jets 17
Sun. Nov. 15 Final
Jacksonville 22, Baltimore 20
Detroit 18, Green Bay 16
Miami 20, Philadelphia 19
Cleveland 9, Pittsburgh 30
Chicago 37, St. Louis 13
Dallas 6, Tampa Bay 10
Carolina 27, Tennessee 10
New Orleans 14, Washington 47
Minnesota 30, Oakland 14
Kansas City 29, Denver 13
New England 27, NY Giants 26 (actually the Giants scored a touchdown, but the refs took it away, what a joke officiating has made of itself)
Mon. Nov. 16 - 08:30 PM EST (ESPN) Line
Houston (3-5), Cincinnati (8-0)
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