2025-2026 NFL Season Thread

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by nolfoc

ha yea they are enjoying the Skins failure for sure



didn't spencer have 8 plus sacks last season? he will only bring more pressure



yeah they were outright embarrassed today

Spencer had 11 sacks last year but it's the common thinking in Dallas that his knee injury is going to plague him all year so he won't be the player he was last year. Selvie is definitely surprising me, he's playing like I expected Crawford to be playing but that guy's out for the season with a torn Achilles. 10-6 is definitely possible, we haven't won double digit games in a season since 2009.

[nashcameronn]

And Bradford definitely gained targets with Tavon Austin and Jared Cook. Now it's up to our bum of an offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer to get them involved.

[Beta Man]

Classless Steelers Keeping it Classless.

[walruswarrior]

Originally Posted by nashcameronn

And Bradford definitely gained targets with Tavon Austin and Jared Cook. Now it's up to our bum of an offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer to get them involved.

. I understand your pain there

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

Classless Steelers Keeping it Classless.

What did they do now?

Frank Gore reportedly had some "choice words" for coach Jim Harbaugh near the end of Sunday's loss to the Colts.
Perhaps Gore was angry because of his meager workload. He touched the ball just five times after halftime Sunday even though the Niners were in striking distance and he averaged 7.5 yards per carry. Through three games, Gore is averaging just 13.6 carries a game. Expect Harbaugh to ride his feature back harder in a Thursday night game against the Rams in Week 4.

Source - https://twitter.com/klynch49
Drama brewing in 1-2 San Francisco.

[nashcameronn]

49ers sound like a mess. Aldon and Willis are both out Thursday night too. As bad as the Rams were today, they might have a chance Thursday. Plus, They tend to play better in division games than non-division games.

[Beta Man]

Originally Posted by Darth Anakin

What did they do now?

End of the game, Rothlisberger picked for the 4th (?) time. Defender returns it 10-20 yards or so, slides down... Antonio Brown blatantly came in very late, and hit him while he was on the ground.

Flagged for it, then Brown had some words with other players.


Brown is on my Fantasy team though.... so no suspension, so it's all good!

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

End of the game, Rothlisberger picked for the 4th (?) time. Defender returns it 10-20 yards or so, slides down... Antonio Brown blatantly came in very late, and hit him while he was on the ground.

Flagged for it, then Brown had some words with other players.


Brown is on my Fantasy team though.... so no suspension, so it's all good!

Eh, they've always been dirty, now they suck so it will probably only be worse this year. I hope for Vikings' fans' sake they get back from London without any significant injuries due to dirty Squealer tactics.

[Britbuffguy]

Packers lost. YEAH! Bears won. YEAH! I benched Antonio Brown in Fantasy Football.....ARGHHH!!!!!!!!

I am down 42 points with Thomas and Manning left, other dude has Moreno. I have a slim chance if Peyton goes pass happy.

My other league I lead by 9 points and he has Welker. Ouch.

My Bears may be 3-0, but I'm looking at 0-3 in both leagues.

[Britbuffguy]

Originally Posted by nolfoc

Week 3 power Rankings

1. Broncos- Despite missing Von Miller their D is still top notch and Peyton has too many weapons to ever have a bad game
2. Seahawks- Continue dominating teams on both sides of the ball
3. Patriots- Continue to find ways to win without their top 2 WRs (Amendola, Gronk)
4. Chiefs- Smith plays very smart football, and the Defensive is becoming one of the best in the NFL
5. Dolphins- Tannehill is proving a lot of haters wrong, this kid has a ton of talent and with a lack of running game he has stepped up, D is fantastic
6. Cowboys- Rams had the top 6 best rush D coming into the game, the boys finally ran the ball and it paid off big
7. Saints- Just throw the ball to Jimmy Graham and you will get a first down every time
8. Bengals- High Powered offense with a decent defense, got in Rodgers head bigtime this past week
9. Bears- If Cutler can stay healthy this team is going to the NFC championship
10. 49ers- Teams are starting to figure out that the WR are just to hold for Kaep's speed, Defense can only keep them in games for so long
11. Colts- not known for their D, they shut down the 49ers offense this past week
12. Falcons- Snelling stepped up big but lack of Roddy White is the key piece for Ryan. D is banged up bad with injuries (tough break so far)
13. Packers- Horrible D will continue to make them lose games, only if Rodgers can play corner
14. Texans- Extremely inconsistent thus far, this team is to talented to be letting teams get ahead to early in games
15. Eagles- To many mistakes are costing them games, they eliminate those and they will win more games
16. Rams- Played a very good Dallas D and it showed today
17. Titans- Team has heart, Locker got his chance to lead and actually did it
18. Detroit- Most unusual team in the NFL, i just can't figure out what their game plan is.
19. Jets- Probably the best front 4 group in all of football, secondary is inconsistent and offense will struggle during games
20. Chargers- They are in every game they play but just continue to fall short
21. Panthers- Known to play bad in September, they embarrassed the giants today on both sides of the ball
22. Ravens- Managed to win without their best player, injuries will hurt them in the long run.
23. Cardinals- Palmer will continue to have his good and bad games throughout the year
24. Steelers- Once Bell comes back the offense should look very different
25. Raiders- will have a rough day tomorrow, but McFadden is showing why we should sign him long term
26. Bills- Rookies will be Rookies and both Woods and Manuel looked it today, D is good but offense has been lacking; Spiller needs to wake up
27. Vikings- A.P. won't get the ball because they will always be down in games
28. Redskins- At least they are scoring points, too bad they don't know to prevent them
29. Browns- No Weeden and Richardson and they looked the best they have all year. hello Cameron and Gordon
30. Giants- Embarrassing
31. Bucs- Should ask the league if they can play some NCAA teams to bring some confidences back for them
32. Jags- Still lost on how this is actually a real football team

Bears beat the Bengals...so how are they better?

[VictoryAtNight]

Congratulations Cleveland on your first win of the season!
Although I am not a huge NFL fan, I do cheer for the Cleveland Browns.
Good luck against the Cincinnati Bengals next week!

[Steel Panther]

Originally Posted by Darth Anakin

Spencer had 11 sacks last year but it's the common thinking in Dallas that his knee injury is going to plague him all year so he won't be the player he was last year. Selvie is definitely surprising me, he's playing like I expected Crawford to be playing but that guy's out for the season with a torn Achilles. 10-6 is definitely possible, we haven't won double digit games in a season since 2009.

Aww Yeah..> Crawford.. a Local Boy!

[walruswarrior]

Man MF that's a nice avatar you got there

[emac213]

Originally Posted by Darth Anakin

Eh, they've always been dirty, now they suck so it will probably only be worse this year. I hope for Vikings' fans' sake they get back from London without any significant injuries due to dirty Squealer tactics.

What's your deal with the Steelers bro? I've been holding my Tong for a while now, with you taking cheap shots at the Steelers.

[nolfoc]

Originally Posted by Britbuffguy

Bears beat the Bengals...so how are they better?

Power Rankings don't mean best teams thus far.. if you look at any "experts" list they sometimes have teams with better records under teams with worse

[walruswarrior]

Originally Posted by nolfoc

Power Rankings don't mean best teams thus far.. if you look at any "experts" list they sometimes have teams with better records under teams with worse

To be fair to Spiller, Hackett's playcalling was atrocious. How many times did he call for a run right up the gut? Run a stretch or a sweep every once in awhile. Throw a screen here and there.

Man I really like our run D. CJ2YPC is up next.

[TitansFan4Life]

Originally Posted by nolfoc

Week 3 power Rankings

1. Broncos- Despite missing Von Miller their D is still top notch and Peyton has too many weapons to ever have a bad game
2. Seahawks- Continue dominating teams on both sides of the ball
3. Patriots- Continue to find ways to win without their top 2 WRs (Amendola, Gronk)
4. Chiefs- Smith plays very smart football, and the Defensive is becoming one of the best in the NFL
5. Dolphins- Tannehill is proving a lot of haters wrong, this kid has a ton of talent and with a lack of running game he has stepped up, D is fantastic
6. Cowboys- Rams had the top 6 best rush D coming into the game, the boys finally ran the ball and it paid off big
7. Saints- Just throw the ball to Jimmy Graham and you will get a first down every time
8. Bengals- High Powered offense with a decent defense, got in Rodgers head bigtime this past week
9. Bears- If Cutler can stay healthy this team is going to the NFC championship
10. 49ers- Teams are starting to figure out that the WR are just to hold for Kaep's speed, Defense can only keep them in games for so long
11. Colts- not known for their D, they shut down the 49ers offense this past week
12. Falcons- Snelling stepped up big but lack of Roddy White is the key piece for Ryan. D is banged up bad with injuries (tough break so far)
13. Packers- Horrible D will continue to make them lose games, only if Rodgers can play corner
14. Texans- Extremely inconsistent thus far, this team is to talented to be letting teams get ahead to early in games
15. Eagles- To many mistakes are costing them games, they eliminate those and they will win more games
16. Rams- Played a very good Dallas D and it showed today
17. Titans- Team has heart, Locker got his chance to lead and actually did it
18. Detroit- Most unusual team in the NFL, i just can't figure out what their game plan is.
19. Jets- Probably the best front 4 group in all of football, secondary is inconsistent and offense will struggle during games
20. Chargers- They are in every game they play but just continue to fall short
21. Panthers- Known to play bad in September, they embarrassed the giants today on both sides of the ball
22. Ravens- Managed to win without their best player, injuries will hurt them in the long run.
23. Cardinals- Palmer will continue to have his good and bad games throughout the year
24. Steelers- Once Bell comes back the offense should look very different
25. Raiders- will have a rough day tomorrow, but McFadden is showing why we should sign him long term
26. Bills- Rookies will be Rookies and both Woods and Manuel looked it today, D is good but offense has been lacking; Spiller needs to wake up
27. Vikings- A.P. won't get the ball because they will always be down in games
28. Redskins- At least they are scoring points, too bad they don't know to prevent them
29. Browns- No Weeden and Richardson and they looked the best they have all year. hello Cameron and Gordon
30. Giants- Embarrassing
31. Bucs- Should ask the league if they can play some NCAA teams to bring some confidences back for them
32. Jags- Still lost on how this is actually a real football team

Thank you for giving us some love, but damn... Eagles and Rams ahead of us? F that noise. lol

Chargers had that game absolutely gift-wrapped for them... they got away with two no-call defensive PI's in the endzone earlier in the game (we got a combined 3 points on those two drives, rather than what would have 14 points), and we muffed a punt at our own 30. And all I'm hearing... "Justin Hunter pushed off on that TD and the Titans got lucky." **** anyone who says that. Just **** 'em. They didn't watch the game.

This was one of the best finishes I've been a part of at LP Field... and I've been to all our games, so that's saying something. I gave us no chance on that final drive, but Jake delivered on a 95 yard drive in 2 minutes with no timeouts. That's big time. However, I still have a lot of complaints... he missed like four wide open TDs today alone.

Rivers is a c*nt, and I enjoyed yelling at him all day (I sit pretty close).

I have Cameron and Gordon in basically all my leagues. Unfortunately, Gordon was on my bench and so was Cameron in some leagues in which I have Julius Thomas starting instead. Who would've thought starting two Browns players would've been a good idea, especially after the Richardson trade.

[TitansFan4Life]

Originally Posted by walruswarrior

To be fair to Spiller, Hackett's playcalling was atrocious. How many times did he call for a run right up the gut? Run a stretch or a sweep every once in awhile. Throw a screen here and there.

Man I really like our run D. CJ2YPC is up next.

CJ 94 yard TD last time he faced the Jets? Yea... you guys better bring it because LP Field will be rocking. I see us sacking Geno at least four times and forcing three turnovers.

CJ has been playing pretty well this season IMO... 6th in the league in rushing yards actually. I'll take that. The second half of the year, he will explode. Our matchups haven't been great for CJ so far, and they're not going to get any better until after our bye.

Early prediction... Titans 27 Jets 13. FWIW I have been relatively close on my score predictions for all three of our games so far, so... doesn't bode well for you guys.

[Tony208]

NFC East has 3 wins and only one of those outside the division
AFC East 9 wins

love the start to the season with my 2 most hated teams Giants and Steelers 0-3

[walruswarrior]

Originally Posted by TitansFan4Life

CJ 94 yard TD last time he faced the Jets? Yea... you guys better bring it because LP Field will be rocking. I see us sacking Geno at least four times and forcing three turnovers.

CJ has been playing pretty well this season IMO... 6th in the league in rushing yards actually. I'll take that. The second half of the year, he will explode. Our matchups haven't been great for CJ so far, and they're not going to get any better until after our bye.

Early prediction... Titans 27 Jets 13. FWIW I have been relatively close on my score predictions for all three of our games so far, so... doesn't bode well for you guys.

I'm not going to come out with boastful predictions but you're not going to put 27 on us unless we commit another 20 penalties. Our D is legit and the front is stout 3rd best rushing D in the league and we've played against some good backs. Hopefully Geno keeps putting a foot forward and progresses.