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With the Panthers, Eagles, and Redskins all currently a half game back of the Vikings, it could easily be a win and you're in scenario for them.
Bears / NFL Thread 2018-2019
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With the Panthers, Eagles, and Redskins all currently a half game back of the Vikings, it could easily be a win and you're in scenario for them.
Compare schedules.
The Eagles play the Rams, Texans and Skins
The Skins play Jags, Titans and Eagles. (And are down to their 4th string qb.)
The Panthers play Saints, Falcons and Saints.
The Vikings play Dolphins, Lions and Bears.
The Vikings will be favored to win their next two, although the Dolphins are a bizarre team and who really knows with them. The other three should lose at least one of their next two. If that happens, the Vikes will have clinched at least the #6 spot before the Bears game.
Although, if the Seahawks split the 9ers and Chiefs, the Vikings could be playing for the #5. They’d need to beat the Bears and the Seahawks to lose to the Cardinals. But if that’s the case, I don’t really see the Bears gaining a whole bunch by possibly keeping the Vikings out of the #5 in the unlikely event the Seahawks lose to the Cardinals.
Fun little predictor tool: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/upshot/minnesota-vikings-nfl-playoff-picture.html#&
I'm reading it that the Vikings next three games are all pretty equal in importance. If they split the next two, they will be pretty close to a win and in, lose and go home game against the Bears (76% chance if they win, 10% if they lose).
Bears win out gets basically a 50/50 bye.
I'm reading it that the Vikings next three games are all pretty equal in importance. If they split the next two, they will be pretty close to a win and in, lose and go home game against the Bears (76% chance if they win, 10% if they lose).
Bears win out gets basically a 50/50 bye.
Nickelback Bryce Callahan, who was having a Pro Bowl worthy season, broke the fifth metatarsal in his left foot and his timetable to return is unknown. Sherrick McManis will replace him at nickelback.
Bryce Callahan placed on IR and will miss the remainder of the season.
Too bad. He was having a fantastic season.
Chargers take down the Chiefs. Fun game.
Didn't know where to put this, but I will go here, because I will include a Bears player's name.
Just noticed lately how the Florida Gators have had so much talent at the QB positions and really been a pretty average team most years, and it seems didn't use or know how to use the talent.
Florida QB names that I have seen pop up either reading about sports or watching ESPN.
-Jeff Driskel - transferred...now in NFL
-Jacoby Brisset - transferred...now in NFL
-Trey Burton - multi-positional at UF...now in NFL
-Will Grier - transferred...will be NFL
-Cam Newton - transferred...now in NFL
Just kind of weird all the talent they have had at QB and really didn't do anything for them (Burton is kind of an exception, as he was a good player for them.)
Just noticed lately how the Florida Gators have had so much talent at the QB positions and really been a pretty average team most years, and it seems didn't use or know how to use the talent.
Florida QB names that I have seen pop up either reading about sports or watching ESPN.
-Jeff Driskel - transferred...now in NFL
-Jacoby Brisset - transferred...now in NFL
-Trey Burton - multi-positional at UF...now in NFL
-Will Grier - transferred...will be NFL
-Cam Newton - transferred...now in NFL
Just kind of weird all the talent they have had at QB and really didn't do anything for them (Burton is kind of an exception, as he was a good player for them.)
One thing to note for Bears fans this weekend is that even if they don't clinch the division, they can still clinch a playoff berth if the Washington NFL Franchise loses at Jacksonville tomorrow.
Will Grier might end up the best of that bunch. Muschamp ran him off after Grier tested positive for a banned supplement.
My understanding is that Muschamp was a real piece of work and may have set that program back a long ways.
Oh Eddie, please be okay.
Ope, Ron Zook sighting
KBLEE
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Did anyone else notice the clock issue at the end of the game? When the Bears sacked Rodgers with :15 left, the refs stopped the clock because there was a holding call on GB (which was declined). The clock should have started as soon as the ball was ready for play. But, it did not start until GB snapped the ball for the field goal. So - if there was no penalty on the offense, the clock never would have stopped when Rodgers was sacked. But the holding call allowed them to get their FG unit on the field with the clock stopped. I was prepared to be very annoyed if they had recovered the onside kick.
Looking online, it appears that the clock stops in the last 2 minutes of the first half and last 5 minutes of the game if a foul is called on either team (whether accepted or declined) and does not start again until the snap of the ball on the next play.
Was at B-Dubs watching the game so I haven't had the chance to post most of the day.
So all I gotta say is this...
NFC NORTH CHAMPS SON!!!
CLUB DUB IS OPEN!!!!
Gonna be so great to have January football in Chicago for the first time in awhile.
Win next week in San Fran or have Dallas lose at home to Tampa next week and the Bears will be no worse than the 3 seed in the NFC which likely avoids a wild card match-up with Seattle, who is a much better team now than when the Bears beat them in Week 2.
So all I gotta say is this...
NFC NORTH CHAMPS SON!!!
CLUB DUB IS OPEN!!!!
Gonna be so great to have January football in Chicago for the first time in awhile.
Win next week in San Fran or have Dallas lose at home to Tampa next week and the Bears will be no worse than the 3 seed in the NFC which likely avoids a wild card match-up with Seattle, who is a much better team now than when the Bears beat them in Week 2.
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There was also their play near the end of the game where our receiver ran out of bounds trying to stop the clock and the refs let it roll. It was a blatant miss.
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Well, they lost today. They are hot and cold.
True. Though I chalk that up to playing a division opponent whose out of playoff contention and has nothing to lose. Seattle won at Carolina and beat Minnesota at home. They also were within one score of beating the Rams in both games this year.
I think a lot of the "avoid the Seahawks" talk is less the Seahawks and more whoever the 6th seed ends up being.
Options:
Vikings - were 1-3 in last four entering today
Washington - 0-4 entering today
Panthers 0-5 entering today
Eagles 2-3 entering today
None of those teams have looked like a playoff team at any point in the last month.
It is possible that one of them turns it around and starts to look good and peak for the playoffs, but at the moment WC2 clearly looks to be a step behind the Seahawks.
Options:
Vikings - were 1-3 in last four entering today
Washington - 0-4 entering today
Panthers 0-5 entering today
Eagles 2-3 entering today
None of those teams have looked like a playoff team at any point in the last month.
It is possible that one of them turns it around and starts to look good and peak for the playoffs, but at the moment WC2 clearly looks to be a step behind the Seahawks.
Agree. It’s about playing a mediocre team in the first game before having to go on the road against NO or LAR.
Although if the Bears win out and the Rams keep playing like they have these last 2 1/2 games, the point might become moot.
Precisely.
That sound you heard at the end of the Sunday night game was the window cracking ever so slightly for the Bears getting a first round bye in the NFC Playoffs.
Won't be easy as the Bears would have to go 2-0 their final two games (@San Fran and Minnesota) and Rams would have to split their final two games (@ Arizona and home vs. San Fran). Obviously Bears would have head to head tiebreaker if they tied with the Rams.
If the Saints lose tomorrow night in Carolina (which I don't think will happen given how much of a tailspin the Panthers are in right now), then that could make things interesting as well as the Saints would still have home games against Pittsburgh and Carolina left to play. If the Bears win out and the Saints go 1-2 (including tomorrow night), then the Bears would have them beat on the record in conference games tiebreaker.
I am so happy about winning the north, but i am worried about Nagy three play calls that could have cost us the game
Every game has a handful of plays that could potentially swing it.
I had no issues with any of the calls yesterday. Sometimes they didn't work (fake punt), but they were all in line with the team's strategy of being aggressive and winning the game. It was a much better called game than week 1.
I had no issues with any of the calls yesterday. Sometimes they didn't work (fake punt), but they were all in line with the team's strategy of being aggressive and winning the game. It was a much better called game than week 1.
Friend of mine was at the game yesterday and was able to get video of the atmosphere at the end of the game:
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Seems quiet because everyone is holding their phones up.
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