Touchdowns and Tangents

Let’s Talk About It:
Lakers win in-season tourney
SoFi hosting 2027 Super Bowl
Nikki 3 peat vs Pete in fantasy playoffs incoming
TNF
Week 14 highlights: cowboys blowout eagles, bills get controversial win over chiefs, Tommy devito and overly Italian agent take over MNF, dolphins collapse vs titans
Lowlights: Vikings beat raiders 3-0 in lowest scoring NFL game in 16 years
Week 15 preview: cowboys @ Buffalo, Baltimore @ Jacksonville, Houston @ titans
MNF: Philly (-3.5) @ Seattle O/U 47.5
Injuries:
Geno smith “feels really good” amid groin injury
Jacobs likely out for regular season with quad injury (on my fantasy…)
Keenan Allen out TNF (…ALSO on my fantasy…)
Jefferson playing on Saturday despite chest injury
Tyreek day to day
Herbert undergoes season ending finger surgery
Stroud, TJ Watt in concussion protocol

CFB
Former Oregon ST QB Chiles follows HC to MSU
Jalen Milroe returning to Alabama in ‘24
Longhorn QB Murphy entering portal
Former coastal QB McCall transferring to NC ST
OU qb Gabriel heading to Oregon
Judge temporarily allows NCAA athletes to play after 2nd transfer
Florida attorney general investigating FSU’s CFP snub (if Georgia blows them out this will age like milk)
Jayden Daniels 2023 Heisman

TD/TURNOVER
Vikings starting Mullens over Dobbs vs. Bengals
NBC dropping Al Michaels from playoffs coverage
Browns agree to terms with Deloitte on 3-year, 36mil extension

Flacco ELITE?!
“Reliable sources”:
Nick saban retiring after this season
Belichick leaving pats (was questioned directly—dodged questions)
Tyreek doesn’t think MVP will ever go to WR: “I’d be happier if Tua won”

FAIR/FADE
Chase crowns himself best WR in league, subtweeting Jefferson ahead of game vs Vikings
Rapistberger: “maybe the tradition of the Pittsburgh Steelers is done” after disappointing stretch
Mahomes loses shit over offensive offsides call, reid backs him up post game

LTAI:
Messi named TIME’s Athlete of the Year for 2023
NBA in season tourney semis
packers/bucks
pelicans/lakers
TNF: Patriots vs. Steelers (kill myself)
Week 13 Highlights:
49ers annihilate eagles at home
Geno falls short of win vs. cowboys despite amazing performance
patriots somehow conjure an even MORE boring game than last
packers beat chiefs in controversial ending
Week 14 Preview: Bills/chiefs, eagles/cowboys, vikings/raiders
Injuries:
Cowboys HC McCarthy has appendix surgery, anticipates being healthy to coach vs. eagles
TLAW out with high ankle sprain in loss to Bengals
Rham Stevenson out with high ankle sprain
MNF: Titans @ Dolphins O/U 46.5

CFB:
CFP Final four announced: 1 michigan, 2 washington, 3 texas, 4 bama; undefeated fsu first out
Week 14 Highlights:
Texas spanks OkState in B12 champ 49-21
Alabama overcomes #1 GA in SEC champ 27-24
Washington beats oregon 24-31 in P12 champ
Michigan takes care of Iowa 26-0 in B10 champ
Florida State’s defense shines in ACC champ win over louisville 16-6

Jayden Daniels named AP College football player of the year
Heisman: Penix, Daniels, Nix, Harrison Jr?
NCAA Pres calls for new tier of D1 where schools can pay athletes
Bama qb Buchner enters portal for lacrosse; OU qb Gabriel “exploring transfer” – Draft, MSU potential future; ohiost qb McCord enters portal
Caleb williams not playing in holiday bowl

TD/TURNOVER:
Jets going back to Wilson as starting QB vs. Texans
49ers sign DB Logan Ryan
Eagles, Leonard agree to 1 year deal
TAKE/TANGENT:
Titans Vrabel says Henry not in concussion protocol despite report, opens up further questions on validity of team reporting
Refs defend mahomes’ hit penalty, PI no call penalty at end of chiefs vs. packers game
FAIR/FADE:
Bills GM encourages Miller to play against Chiefs despite DV charges; “No one wants their name associated with any accusation like that…I'm sure he's disappointed…But things happen sometimes…we have to give them their fair due process…That can happen to anyone in this room. And I would hope we would all wait and let that play out before we rush to judgment”.
Steelers DC says opposing teams are using “Hack-a-Shaq” strategy against TJ Watt; Watt expresses frustration that no one is getting called for holding him “The NFL Has something going against me…I don’t know what I did.”
Rodgers calls NFL Media “chickenshit” and accuses recent reports of trying to “assassinate (zach wilson’s) character”

TNF: Dallas v. Seahawks
Week 12 Highlights: thanksgiving blow outs, eagles OT win over Bills
Week 13 Preview:
Injuries:
Rodgers back at practice
Mayfield playing through injury per usual
Texans’ howard out for season with knee injury
Taylor wants to return in 2-3 after thumb surgery
Garrett among multiple browns injured during loss to Broncos
MNF: Bengals @ (+8.5) Jaguars O/U 39
Desean Jackson retiring after 15 seasons with eagles
CFB:
Week 13 Highlights:


Week 14 Preview:
Conference title games
Indiana names cignetti HC, Oregon ST promotes DC Trent Bray to HC, Mike Eiko named tamu HC, Michigan State hires Jonathan Smith as HC
Houston fires Holgorsen, Indiana fires Allen, tamu fires Bobby Petrino; headed back to UARK as OC
Oregon ST QB, Duke QB entering transfer portal
Williams: declaring for 24 draft ‘a game time decision’
Shedeur Sanders missed utah game with fracture in back
TD/TURNOVER:
Ertz released by cardinals, hopes to sign with contender
Mac Jones benched in favor of Bailey Zappe – to tank or not to tank??
Panthers fire Reich after 1-10 start to season
Raiders release Marcus Peters after benching
TAKE/TANGENT:
Von Miller turns himself in for arrest warrant for assaulting pregnant woman in Dallas
Josh giddy caught in 4k
Mark Cuban selling majority stake in mavs (also quitting shark tank), speculation that team could theoretically move to vegas
Independent oakland baseball team created to replace A’s
Dobbs’ Linsanity run over?
Worse game: Vikings/Bears of Patriots/Giants?
Bland DPOY?
FAIR/FADE:
Courtside fan gestures at Westbrook to kill himself, westbrook goes ballistic on fan, later LTAI:
TNF: Dallas v. Seahawks
Week 12 Highlights: thanksgiving blow outs, eagles OT win over Bills
Week 13 Preview:
Injuries:
Rodgers back at practice
Mayfield playing through injury per usual
Texans’ howard out for season with knee injury
Taylor wants to return in 2-3 after thumb surgery
Garrett among multiple browns injured during loss to Broncos
MNF: Bengals @ (+8.5) Jaguars O/U 39
Desean Jackson retiring after 15 seasons with eagles
CFB:
Week 13 Highlights:


Week 14 Preview:
Conference title games
Indiana names cignetti HC, Oregon ST promotes DC Trent Bray to HC, Mike Eiko named tamu HC, Michigan State hires Jonathan Smith as HC
Houston fires Holgorsen, Indiana fires Allen, tamu fires Bobby Petrino; headed back to UARK as OC
Oregon ST QB, Duke QB entering transfer portal
Williams: declaring for 24 draft ‘a game time decision’
Shedeur Sanders missed utah game with fracture in back
TD/TURNOVER:
Ertz released by cardinals, hopes to sign with contender
Mac Jones benched in favor of Bailey Zappe – to tank or not to tank??
Panthers fire Reich after 1-10 start to season
Raiders release Marcus Peters after benching
TAKE/TANGENT:
Von Miller turns himself in for arrest warrant for assaulting pregnant woman in Dallas
Josh giddy caught in 4k
Mark Cuban selling majority stake in mavs (also quitting shark tank), speculation that team could theoretically move to vegas
Independent oakland baseball team created to replace A’s
Dobbs’ Linsanity run over?
Worse game: Vikings/Bears of Patriots/Giants?
Bland DPOY?
FAIR/FADE:
Courtside fan gestures at Westbrook to kill himself, westbrook goes ballistic on fan, later states “i’m just protecting myself”
states “i’m just protecting myself”

Kenny and Pete talk Madden, thanksgiving and more.

LTAI:
33 Y/o DJ Hayden among 6 killed in car crash on Saturday
TNF: Bengals @ Ravens
Week 10 Highlights: browns win with walk off FG against ravens, Bills beat themselves in MNF, Texans edge past Bengals, Josh Dobbs wins another against NO, Cowboys blow out another mid team
Week 11 Preview: Bucs @ 49ers, seahawks @ rams, Titans @ Jags
Injuries:
Kyler Murray, James Connor back
Joe Burrow injured vs ravens
Derek Carr exits loss vs. Vikings with right shoulder injury
Watson undergoing season ending surgery
Fields set to return vs lion
MNF: Philly @ KC: O/U 45.5

CFB:
Week 11 Highlights:
2 michigan tops 9 penn state 24-15
17 OKST blown out by UCF 45-3
7 Texas squeezes past TCU 29-26
6 Oregon beats USC 36-27
5 Washington tops 16 Utah 35-28
Week 12 Preview:
16 utah vs 19 arizona
1 GA vs 21 Tenn
5 washington vs 10 Oregon State
Harbaugh accepts 3 week ban
Michigan interim coach Moore cries in post game interview after win against PSU
Washington’s Tuputala drops ball on 1 yard line
Texas A&M fires jimbo fisher, record setting 75 mil buyout

TD/TURNOVER:
Rodgers eyeing mid-December return from achilles injury
Jets’ Saleh won’t bench Wilson
Bills fire OC Ken Dorsey after loss to Broncos

TAKE/TANGENT:
Michael Thomas arrested after confrontation with construction worker
Jones benched again for Zappe, rumored to have lost the locker room
Patriots have lost more than half of the games Brady did in his entire tenure with the team
Brady: 89-13 at Gillette//Mac: 8-13 at Gillette


FAIR/FADE:
CMC TD streak of 17 games ends in win over Jags, One TD short of breaking Lenny Moore’s record; CMC lightheartedly annoyed: “I suck. Everyone on the team scored. Except me.”
Patriots captain Wise backs Belichick amongst criticism after falling to 2-8 for only the second time in the belichick era: “We don’t have a bad team”

LTAI:
TNF
Week 9 Highlights: Chiefs hold off Dolphins, Stroud breaks rookie passing record with miraculous win over bucs, Dobbs hangs 31 on falcons minutes after learning cadence with OL on sideline
Week 10 Preview: Browns/Ravens, 49ers/Jags, Lions/Chargers
Injuries:
Daniel Jones out for season with torn ACL, DeVito to start
Cardinals’ Murray set to return Sunday vs. Falcons
Vikings open 21-day practice window for Justin Jefferson
MNF: Broncos @ Bills: O/U 47

CFB:
Week 9 Highlights:
Oklahoma drops 2 in row, loses final bedlam as member of b12
Penix secures heisman as Washington prevails in dog fight over USC
Hancock’s 93 yard pick 6 rallies OSU over rutgers
Jayden Daniels exits loss vs. alabama in concussion protocol
Oregon state hands Colorado 5th loss in 6 games
Week 10 Preview:
Ewers to start vs. TCU after 2 game absence
2 michigan vs 9 penn state
14 tennessee vs 16 mizzou
10 mississippi vs 1 georgia
Alex Grinch FINALLY canned as USC falls unranked for first time under Riley
Report: Michigan alleges, Ohio State, Rutgers, Purdue shared its signals


TD/TURNOVER:
Sweat signs 4 year extension worth 98 mil after trade to bears
Titans name Levis starting QB; Tannehill to be back up
Rams signing Wentz amid Stafford injury concerns
Martavis Bryant returns to NFL, signs with Cowboys

TAKE/TANGENT:
Kelce passes Gonzales for most receiving yards in chiefs history
Tom Brady to advise Mark Davis on new head coach search
Texans RB Dare Ogunbowale channels inner wes welker, kicks 29 yard field goal after kicker is hurt (is the punter that bad?)
Dobbs + Mayfield evidence of simple textbook football still effective in league?
AFC North best division in football?
JC Jackson not expected to travel with Patriots
FAIR/FADE:
McDaniel’s pressed about interim raiders HC randomly citing Pat’s sb loss to patriots when referencing raider’s poor team culture
Raiders light up cigars to celebrate first team win after McDaniel’s immediate departure
Rodgers: I was joking when I said I’d return in a few weeks

LTAI:
TNF
Week 9 Highlights: Chiefs hold off Dolphins, Stroud breaks rookie passing record with miraculous win over bucs, Dobbs hangs 31 on falcons minutes after learning cadence with OL on sideline
Week 10 Preview: Browns/Ravens, 49ers/Jags, Lions/Chargers
Injuries:
Daniel Jones out for season with torn ACL, DeVito to start
Cardinals’ Murray set to return Sunday vs. Falcons
Vikings open 21-day practice window for Justin Jefferson
MNF: Broncos @ Bills: O/U 47

CFB:
Week 9 Highlights:
Oklahoma drops 2 in row, loses final bedlam as member of b12
Penix secures heisman as Washington prevails in dog fight over USC
Hancock’s 93 yard pick 6 rallies OSU over rutgers
Jayden Daniels exits loss vs. alabama in concussion protocol
Oregon state hands Colorado 5th loss in 6 games
Week 10 Preview:
Ewers to start vs. TCU after 2 game absence
2 michigan vs 9 penn state
14 tennessee vs 16 mizzou
10 mississippi vs 1 georgia
Alex Grinch FINALLY canned as USC falls unranked for first time under Riley
Report: Michigan alleges, Ohio State, Rutgers, Purdue shared its signals


TD/TURNOVER:
Sweat signs 4 year extension worth 98 mil after trade to bears
Titans name Levis starting QB; Tannehill to be back up
Rams signing Wentz amid Stafford injury concerns
Martavis Bryant returns to NFL, signs with Cowboys

TAKE/TANGENT:
Kelce passes Gonzales for most receiving yards in chiefs history
Tom Brady to advise Mark Davis on new head coach search
Texans RB Dare Ogunbowale channels inner wes welker, kicks 29 yard field goal after kicker is hurt (is the punter that bad?)
Dobbs + Mayfield evidence of simple textbook football still effective in league?
AFC North best division in football?
JC Jackson not expected to travel with Patriots
FAIR/FADE:
McDaniel’s pressed about interim raiders HC randomly citing Pat’s sb loss to patriots when referencing raider’s poor team culture
Raiders light up cigars to celebrate first team win after McDaniel’s immediate departure
Rodgers: I was joking when I said I’d return in a few weeks

LTAI:
TNF
Week 8 Highlights: Broncos beat Chiefs, Cowboys bludgeon Rams,
Week 9 Preview: dolphins/chiefs, bills/bengals, cowboys/eagles
Injuries:
Kirk Cousins tears achilles, out for season
Tyrod Taylor sent to hospital with rib cage injury (this mf got a glass chest lmao)
Patriots’ Bourne out for season with torn ACL
Kenny pickett suffers rib injury in loss to Jags, game time call tonight UPDATE THIS
Stafford leaves cowboys game with thumb injury
Falcons’ Jerrett out for season with torn ACL
Daniel jones on track for return week 9
MNF: Chargers (-3) @ Jets O/U 41.5
Jimmy G benched, McDaniels and Ziegler fired
Texas rangers win Dallas’ first title since 2011 Mavericks
Harden to Clippers

CFB:
Week 9 Highlights:
Oklahoma shits the bed
Arizona beats oregon state
Usc survives Cal for two years in a row
Oregon routs utah
Week 10 Preview:
25 K state vs. 7 UT
Notre dame vs. Clemson
Bedlam
Usc vs. washington
Lsu vs alabama
Locker room burglar
Michigan cancels new harbaugh contract

TD/TURNOVER:
Falcons benching Ridder, starting Heinicke vs. vikings
Seahawks acquire Leonard williams from giants for 2 picks
Fournette signing with Bills’ practice squad
Commanders trade sweat to bears for 2nd round pick
Lions land Peoples-Jones in deal with Browns
49ers acquire Chase Young from Commanders
Packers sending douglas, 5th round pick to bills in exchange for 3rd rounder

TAKE/TANGENT:
AJ Brown sets NFL record with 6th straight 125 yard receiving game
Mayo boy throws 4 TD replacing Tannehill
Hurts throws for 4 TD on weak knee against commanders
Brock Purdy exposed?
Davante Adams frustrated after 1 catch game
Vikings acquire Dobbs from Cards to compensate for Kirk loss

FAIR/FADE:
Browns’ Garrett: ‘It’s a load of crap’ MVP became QB only award
Kelce: Mahomes will overtake Brady in all categories
Steelers’ Johnson outwardly blames refs for loss to Jags: ‘Must have got paid good’
Valdes-Scantling: it sucks having a game in germany

Let’s Talk About It:
TNF
NBA opening day
Rangers vs. Diamondbacks World Series
Week 7 highlights:
49ers drop two in a row and Cousins finally succeeds in primetime
Belichick reaches 300th win milestone in stunner against Bills
Jackson throws 4TD against lions
Titans starting Levis vs. Falcons with Tannehill out
Week 8 preview: Bengals @ 49ers, Rams @ Cowboys
MNF Picks: Raiders @ Lions (+8.5), O/U 46, Goff: 272.5
Injuries:
Anthony Richardson unlikely to return this season
Deebo missing at least two games
Watson out vs. seahawks after reports of starting week 8
CFB:
Week 8 Highlights:
USC loses two in a row due to last minute Utah FG
Iowa loses against Minnesota after refs horribly call back kick return TD
Ewers exits game with shoulder injury as texas squeezes past houston, out indefinitely (AC Joint Sprain)
Alabama back in top 10, North Carolina plummets
Week 9 Preview
8 Oregon @ 13 Utah
24 USC @ CAL
20 Duke @ 18 Louisville
Arkansas fires OC Enos
Jury finds Baylor negligent in Title IX lawsuit all the way back from 2014
Michigan accused of stealing signs, investigation has began

TD Or Turnover
Eagles pick up Julio Jones
Raiders refusing to trade Adams
Cousins expected to stay with vikings in 2023 despite trade rumors
Belichick signed to multi-year extension amidst tumultuous start to season
Titans trading safety Byard to Eagles

Take or Tangent:
Flag football added to the 2028 Olympics; many athletes, both current and retired, show interest in participating
Viral Chargers fan accused of being an industry plant, proves she’s a season ticket holder at SoFi stadium to prove doubters wrong
Broncos’ Jackson suspended 4 games after 2nd ejection for illegal hit (reduced to 2 games)
Lions release Marvin Jones; WR dealing with ‘family matter’
Fair or Fade:
Kittle fined over 13,000 for t-shirt taunt versus cowboys; says he’d do it again
Williams wants partial ownership of whatever team that drafts him
Deion downplays Michigan’s sign stealing scandal: “I don’t know how accurate that stuff is,” “I mean, everybody’s trying to get an edge”

Let’s Talk About It:
TNF
NBA opening day
Rangers vs. Diamondbacks World Series
Week 7 highlights:
49ers drop two in a row and Cousins finally succeeds in primetime
Belichick reaches 300th win milestone in stunner against Bills
Jackson throws 4TD against lions
Titans starting Levis vs. Falcons with Tannehill out
Week 8 preview: Bengals @ 49ers, Rams @ Cowboys
MNF Picks: Raiders @ Lions (+8.5), O/U 46, Goff: 272.5
Injuries:
Anthony Richardson unlikely to return this season
Deebo missing at least two games
Watson out vs. seahawks after reports of starting week 8
CFB:
Week 8 Highlights:
USC loses two in a row due to last minute Utah FG
Iowa loses against Minnesota after refs horribly call back kick return TD
Ewers exits game with shoulder injury as texas squeezes past houston, out indefinitely (AC Joint Sprain)
Alabama back in top 10, North Carolina plummets
Week 9 Preview
8 Oregon @ 13 Utah
24 USC @ CAL
20 Duke @ 18 Louisville
Arkansas fires OC Enos
Jury finds Baylor negligent in Title IX lawsuit all the way back from 2014
Michigan accused of stealing signs, investigation has began

TD Or Turnover
Eagles pick up Julio Jones
Raiders refusing to trade Adams
Cousins expected to stay with vikings in 2023 despite trade rumors
Belichick signed to multi-year extension amidst tumultuous start to season
Titans trading safety Byard to Eagles

Take or Tangent:
Flag football added to the 2028 Olympics; many athletes, both current and retired, show interest in participating
Viral Chargers fan accused of being an industry plant, proves she’s a season ticket holder at SoFi stadium to prove doubters wrong
Broncos’ Jackson suspended 4 games after 2nd ejection for illegal hit (reduced to 2 games)
Lions release Marvin Jones; WR dealing with ‘family matter’
Fair or Fade:
Kittle fined over 13,000 for t-shirt taunt versus cowboys; says he’d do it again
Williams wants partial ownership of whatever team that drafts him
Deion downplays Michigan’s sign stealing scandal: “I don’t know how accurate that stuff is,” “I mean, everybody’s trying to get an edge”