2025-2026 NFL Season Thread

[Moviefan1203]

Originally Posted by Waboman

Former Bills (and now Viking Skol) Harrison Phillips picks up tab for dinner at UC Medical for his former teammate Damar Hamlin’s family, Bills staff, doctors and nurses at the ICU unit. Stuff like that warms my cockles.

Love this!

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by Waboman

Former Bills (and now Viking Skol) Harrison Phillips picks up tab for dinner at UC Medical for his former teammate Damar Hamlin’s family, Bills staff, doctors and nurses at the ICU unit. Stuff like that warms my cockles.

[BizCat]

Call the game a tie/no contest

Random seeding by random generator for AFC.

I’m down with that.

[Eye Candy]

Originally Posted by Batman1980

That's probably why, insensitive as it was, the NFL tried to get them to resume play.

Either the NFL is lying or ESPN is lying...or maybe they're just "mis-remembering".... about the 5 minute warm-up...
The sin is the coverup, from Professionals at the Highest Level...

https://twitter.com/jeffphowe/status...50311088046080

https://twitter.com/bubbaprog/status...52295107072000

[dcowboy7]

Originally Posted by BizCat

Call the game a tie/no contest

Random seeding by random generator for AFC.

I’m down with that.

[BizCat]

I’m inclined to believe the NFL told them five minutes before resuming.

[BizCat]

Originally Posted by dcowboy7

[El Rey]

WAS to start rookie QB Howell in finale

Murray likely to miss start of next season for ARI

Fields out this Sunday for CHI, ending his quest for QB rushing mark 64 yds shy of Lamar Jackson's 1206 mark set in 2019

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by El Rey

I don't disagree with the question in general, I am sure it was a thought in peoples minds but like I said, his timing - to post it minutes after this happened, to his millions of followers on Twitter, add in his rep as a troll - it was dumb, even by his standards.

I wouldn't say dumb. Completely legitimate question and not insensitive or trollish in the least. This is just a few media personalities trying to create a story out of a complete non-story Tweet because they have nothing better to talk about. Frankly, I find Shannon Sharpe's massive overreaction more embarrassing than anything else. Shannon made a fool of himself when he "confronted" Skip on TV, where he outright admitted Skip's Tweet was legitimate.

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by BizCat

I’m inclined to believe the NFL told them five minutes before resuming.

I think 5 minutes would have been too little, but I would get why they'd want to pick up and resume. There are a lot of potential problems with turning loose tens of thousands of fans onto the streets, with large number drunk very abruptly. There's also a potential snowball effect with setting this kind of precedent. Guarantee next time a broken leg or some other less life threatening injury happens, there will be calls to stop games.

[KManX89]

Originally Posted by RageATL

Why not, ties figure into playoff seedings/eliminations. It's an incomplete game and therefore couldn't be awarded to CIN.

But wouldn't KC have the #1 seed by virtue of having a higher winning percentage? 13 wins to Buffalo's 12 and a tie would go to KC methinks even if they have the head-to-head advantage since Buffalo beat them earlier on in the year.

They can postpone the game to Friday and flex Buffalo's and Cincinnati's week 18 games to later on next week, but would they even be ready/willing to play by then without knowing if Hamlin's (gonna be?) alright?

[Tony208]

Originally Posted by Eye Candy

Either the NFL is lying or ESPN is lying...or maybe they're just "mis-remembering".... about the 5 minute warm-up...
The sin is the coverup, from Professionals at the Highest Level...

https://twitter.com/jeffphowe/status...50311088046080

https://twitter.com/bubbaprog/status...52295107072000

Feel like skip bayless is also catching a stray bullet for what happened here. This is the point in the game where they were figuring out what to do next is when he tweeted the league is thinking about postponing the game and stuff.

I don't believe ESPN would make something like that up so now the NFL is trying to lie to make itself look better.

[Batman1980]

Momentum is currently pointing toward Bills-Bengals not being resumed, with AFC playoff seeding based on winning percentage following the outcome of the Week 18 games.

Source- pft on Twitter

[Tony208]

HoF finalists revealed.

Jared Allen, DE – 2004-2007 Kansas City Chiefs, 2008-2013 Minnesota Vikings, 2014-2015 Chicago Bears, 2015 Carolina Panthers
Willie Anderson, OT -- 1996-2007 Cincinnati Bengals, 2008 Baltimore Ravens
Ronde Barber, DB – 1997-2012 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Dwight Freeney, DE -- 2002-2012 Indianapolis Colts, 2013-14 San Diego Chargers, 2015 Arizona Cardinals, 2016 Atlanta Falcons, 2017 Detroit Lions, 2017 Seattle Seahawks
Devin Hester, PR/KR/WR -- 2006-2013 Chicago Bears, 2014-2015 Atlanta Falcons, 2016 Baltimore Ravens, 2016 Seattle Seahawks
Torry Holt, WR -- 1999-2008 St. Louis Rams, 2009 Jacksonville Jaguars
Andre Johnson, WR -- 2003-2014 Houston Texans, 2015 Indianapolis Colts, 2016 Tennessee Titans
Albert Lewis, CB -- 1983-1993 Kansas City Chiefs, 1994-1998 Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders
Darrelle Revis, CB -- 2007-2012/2015-16 New York Jets, 2013 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2014 New England Patriots, 2017 Kansas City Chiefs
Joe Thomas, LT -- 2007-2017 Cleveland Browns
Zach Thomas, LB -- 1996-2007 Miami Dolphins, 2008 Dallas Cowboys
DeMarcus Ware, LB -- 2005-2013 Dallas Cowboys, 2014-2016 Denver Broncos
Reggie Wayne, WR -- 2001-2014 Indianapolis Colts
Patrick Willis, LB -- 2007-2014 San Francisco 49ers
Darren Woodson, S -- 1992-2003 Dallas Cowboys

https://www.nfl.com/news/finalists-f...-2023-revealed

[Batman1980]

Picking 5 is impossible

[Tony208]

Originally Posted by Batman1980

Picking 5 is impossible

Hester
Revis
Ware
Thomas
Willis

That's the group I'd like to see get in this year. There's 3 pass rushers on the list that are all getting in at one point or another.

[Batman1980]

Woodson is a top 5 all time safety zhe needs to get in.

[dcowboy7]

Originally Posted by Batman1980

Source- pft on Twitter

No solution is perfect so this is the easiest.

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by KManX89

But wouldn't KC have the #1 seed by virtue of having a higher winning percentage? 13 wins to Buffalo's 12 and a tie would go to KC methinks even if they have the head-to-head advantage since Buffalo beat them earlier on in the year.

They can postpone the game to Friday and flex Buffalo's and Cincinnati's week 18 games to later on next week, but would they even be ready/willing to play by then without knowing if Hamlin's (gonna be?) alright?

Yes, and that's the problem. Win% with the Cincy-Buffalo game being scrapped would give KC the clear path to the #1 seed and a playoff bye. If the game Cincy game were completed, Buffalo would be on track for the #1 seed and bye.

I do think it's silly not finishing the game, when there are avenues to get it done. Like you say, we're likely to have no idea whether Hamlin is going to really recover for many weeks, if not months. The Bills are going to have to play again this season regardless. Hell, if they don't finish the game vs. Cincy, they're going to have to play an extra playoff game.

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by Tony208

Hester
Revis
Ware
Thomas
Willis

That's the group I'd like to see get in this year. There's 3 pass rushers on the list that are all getting in at one point or another.

Yeah, I think Thomas, Hester, Revis are almost certain. I think Ware makes it as well. A little less sure about the 5th spot, but probably Willis, Steve Smith, or Holt.

Poor Joe Thomas. Easily one of the best OT's of all-time, didn't miss a single game in 10 years, but his teams were 48-119 with zero playoff appearances during his time with Cleveland.