2025-2026 NFL Season Thread

[fatediesel]

Originally Posted by SleeperAgent

141.1? That's it? Doesn't it max out at 159?

Manning's passer rating was hurt by his completion percentage and yards per attempt. To have a perfect passer rating you must complete 77.5% of passes, and Manning completed 64%, and must have at least 12.5 yards per attempt, and Manning had 11 yards per attempt.

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by fatediesel

Manning's passer rating was hurt by his completion percentage and yards per attempt. To have a perfect passer rating you must complete 77.5% of passes, and Manning completed 64%, and must have at least 12.5 yards per attempt, and Manning had 11 yards per attempt.

So...how bout that Wes Welker?

[jd_from_da_80s]

Originally Posted by MaCruz

Damn fumble by Welker costs me a few points, but made up for the 2 TD's in my money league.

I have Manning as my QB in a separate free league so I'm off to a fantastic start on that one.

Ditto, & I freaking sat J. Thomas in favor of Tony Gonzalez. If he gives me half of what Thomas would have, I'll be happy.

Originally Posted by nolfoc

he has been the most reliable wr for the past 6 years, everybody drops passes, even the greatest wr. just because he dropped that pass against the Giants in the superbowl doesn't mean he drops the ball repeatedly. got to give credit when credit is due. the dude is a beast.

That was more Brady than Wes.

That is probably the Buffalo Bill fan in me.

[fatediesel]

Originally Posted by Darth Anakin

So...how bout that Wes Welker?

I'm a fan of Welker and have him on my fantasy team. I understand why New England let Welker go, as they wanted to go with someone younger and his personality clashed with Belichick, but I wish him nothing but the best except when he faces the Pats. Still have no idea what he was doing on that punt though, trying to fair catch a ball at the 2.

[red_5ive]

Originally Posted by fatediesel

I'm a fan of Welker and have him on my fantasy team. I understand why New England let Welker go, as they wanted to go with someone younger and his personality clashed with Belichick, but I wish him nothing but the best except when he faces the Pats. Still have no idea what he was doing on that punt though, trying to fair catch a ball at the 2.

I like Welker, too, but yeah he shouldn't have tried to field that one. But maybe new team, first game, so trying to overachieve?

On another note, for you guys with the Madden NFL Sunday Ticket, looks like it's operational now. I just logged in, and Sunday's games are listed and clickable, though obviously nothing is playing so it just gives a message that the feed will start an hour before the respective game. You can navigate around different options, change to full screen and resolution, etc. There's a video that plays which I tested out at "High" resolution setting. The meter says I'm getting full quality, but at best it's Standard Def or a DVD with mid-quality encoding, and there's noticeable compression. I don't know if that's necessarily an indicator of how games will actually look, but if it is it's not a deal breaker for me as I'll be watching on a 27" monitor from my PC which is also equipped with Dolby Digital Live for 5.1 upconversion.

If Sunday couldn't come any sooner before, I'm gonna have to keep myself even more busy now until then!

[TitansFan4Life]

Originally Posted by SleeperAgent

141.1? That's it? Doesn't it max out at 159?

Seriously though, Worst possible outcome for my Ravens. Not only losing on the road. But losing Oher and Jacoby Jones. Gonan be a rough year having already lost Pitta.

It was already too much to overcome the loss of Lewis, Reed, Ellerbe, Kruger, Pollard, Williams, Birk, and Boldin. That's eight starters from the Super Bowl team. Am I missing someone else? Either way, that's too many good players gone for the Ravens to be good. How the hell all these " experts" didn't see this one coming is beyond me. Some of them said the Ravens would be even better and win their division again. I wonder if they're still that stupid after last night.

You can't expect to lose that many players and still be a good team. Yea, they added Canty, Dumervil, Huff, and drafted Elam. But outside of Dumervil, they don't really have a better player coming in to fill the voids.

Flacco just isn't very good. I don't care what he did in the playoffs... He doesn't do that consistently enough.

[sycro]

Originally Posted by red_5ive

I like Welker, too, but yeah he shouldn't have tried to field that one. But maybe new team, first game, so trying to overachieve?

On another note, for you guys with the Madden NFL Sunday Ticket, looks like it's operational now. I just logged in, and Sunday's games are listed and clickable, though obviously nothing is playing so it just gives a message that the feed will start an hour before the respective game. You can navigate around different options, change to full screen and resolution, etc. There's a video that plays which I tested out at "High" resolution setting. The meter says I'm getting full quality, but at best it's Standard Def or a DVD with mid-quality encoding, and there's noticeable compression. I don't know if that's necessarily an indicator of how games will actually look, but if it is it's not a deal breaker for me as I'll be watching on a 27" monitor from my PC which is also equipped with Dolby Digital Live for 5.1 upconversion.

If Sunday couldn't come any sooner before, I'm gonna have to keep myself even more busy now until then!

Sweet! I'll need to setup my Player Tracker when I get home from work

[Bizdady]

Originally Posted by red_5ive

I like Welker, too, but yeah he shouldn't have tried to field that one. But maybe new team, first game, so trying to overachieve?

On another note, for you guys with the Madden NFL Sunday Ticket, looks like it's operational now. I just logged in, and Sunday's games are listed and clickable, though obviously nothing is playing so it just gives a message that the feed will start an hour before the respective game. You can navigate around different options, change to full screen and resolution, etc. There's a video that plays which I tested out at "High" resolution setting. The meter says I'm getting full quality, but at best it's Standard Def or a DVD with mid-quality encoding, and there's noticeable compression. I don't know if that's necessarily an indicator of how games will actually look, but if it is it's not a deal breaker for me as I'll be watching on a 27" monitor from my PC which is also equipped with Dolby Digital Live for 5.1 upconversion.

If Sunday couldn't come any sooner before, I'm gonna have to keep myself even more busy now until then!

Ya I heard their PQ isnt all that great but hell it can be any worse than those shady online european streams

I'll probably just use it for Red Zone on my phone while I watch a game on Tv or If I ever need to step out of the house on Sunday.

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by red_5ive

I like Welker, too, but yeah he shouldn't have tried to field that one. But maybe new team, first game, so trying to overachieve?

On another note, for you guys with the Madden NFL Sunday Ticket, looks like it's operational now. I just logged in, and Sunday's games are listed and clickable, though obviously nothing is playing so it just gives a message that the feed will start an hour before the respective game. You can navigate around different options, change to full screen and resolution, etc. There's a video that plays which I tested out at "High" resolution setting. The meter says I'm getting full quality, but at best it's Standard Def or a DVD with mid-quality encoding, and there's noticeable compression. I don't know if that's necessarily an indicator of how games will actually look, but if it is it's not a deal breaker for me as I'll be watching on a 27" monitor from my PC which is also equipped with Dolby Digital Live for 5.1 upconversion.

If Sunday couldn't come any sooner before, I'm gonna have to keep myself even more busy now until then!

At least your team's not playing Sunday night, wish they'd stop doing SNF but I know they won't due to the ratings.

[jd_from_da_80s]

Originally Posted by TitansFan4Life

It was already too much to overcome the loss of Lewis, Reed, Ellerbe, Kruger, Pollard, Williams, Birk, and Boldin. That's eight starters from the Super Bowl team. Am I missing someone else? Either way, that's too many good players gone for the Ravens to be good. How the hell all these " experts" didn't see this one coming is beyond me. Some of them said the Ravens would be even better and win their division again. I wonder if they're still that stupid after last night.

You can't expect to lose that many players and still be a good team. Yea, they added Canty, Dumervil, Huff, and drafted Elam. But outside of Dumervil, they don't really have a better player coming in to fill the voids.

Flacco just isn't very good. I don't care what he did in the playoffs... He doesn't do that consistently enough.

The Swami predicted a rematch of last year's Superbowl

[supersix4]

lol glad I didn't play manning the guy who had him also had D. Thomas

65 points in my league manning earned

[Navster]

I feel bad for anyone who played Manning, Walrus, Moviefan.. Not

[sycro]

Deadspin has a bit of levity to get us all past this tough week.

http://deadspin.com/six-sports-gifs-...nit-1264874685

[supersix4]

Originally Posted by sycro

Deadspin has a bit of levity to get us all past this tough week.

http://deadspin.com/six-sports-gifs-...nit-1264874685

I wonder what the tv ratings were for the game with the rain out and s*. I Know I missed the first half cause I was like f this.

[walruswarrior]

Originally Posted by Navster

I feel bad for anyone who played Manning, Walrus, Moviefan.. Not

. You are an evil commish. I call collusion in making me play FM the master drafter the first week. I will laugh so hard if I make the most impossible of comebacks lol.

[ChadFL]

Columbus Dispatch headline today: "Elway throws 7 Touchdown Passes."

http://network.yardbarker.com/nfl/ar...asses/14470999

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by supersix4

I wonder what the tv ratings were for the game with the rain out and s*. I Know I missed the first half cause I was like f this.

Weather matters little. It's the NFL, so of course it still managed to get huge numbers.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/broncos...1026--nfl.html

NBC got a 16.2 overnight Nielsen rating for Thursday night's NFL opener in which the Denver Broncos routed the Baltimore Ravens 49-27, according to Sports Business Daily.

The rating was down two percent from last year's Dallas Cowboys-New York Giants matchup that kicked off the 2012 season. That game aired on a Wednesday night because of a conflict with the Democratic National Convention.

Thursday's game was also down six percent from the 2011 season opener between the New Orleans Saints and Green Bay Packers. That game, which picked up a 17.2 overnight, was also aired on a Thursday.

Despite that, NBC still won the primetime ratings battle for the night. The game received the best Thursday primetime overnight for any program on any network since the 2012 Olympics.

The game earned a 43.9 local rating in Denver and a 37.6 rating in Baltimore.

[supersix4]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

Weather matters little. It's the NFL, so of course it still managed to get huge numbers.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/broncos...1026--nfl.html

Ok so it did matter. I figured people were like f* that I've got work, not going to stay up for two rando teams lol.

[Brady_2_Moss]

how did it get a 37 in balt? The O's were playing

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by supersix4

Ok so it did matter. I figured people were like f* that I've got work, not going to stay up for two rando teams lol.

The small dropoff in ratings from the 2012 opener probably had to do with the teams playing more than the weather/delays. The Cowboys and Giants have larger fan bases.