Komeback Kenny!

EMitch
Pure luck! If Pickett doesn't soon learn to look off his primary receiver, he's goin' nowhere. Even with the facemask, the defense can see his eyes and the tilt of his head, and they flock right to his intended. I saw several busted plays where from the time he had the ball he watched and waited for the designated receiver to get open, all the while leading the defensive backs right to him. There are times when that works, though. As the defensive backs move to where they think the ball is going, the receiver they were supposed to be covering at times comes open. But the QB gotta be lookin' over the whole field. Still, it was a biggie, considerin' the cold and the fact that neither team was excelling at anything whether running or passing. The Raiders never got their running game on track against the Steelers. Can't do much against the pickoffs, but the missed field goals weren't too cool considering very little pressure.

I dunno about the field goals tbh. Hardest Stadium to kick in, in an absolutely freezing environment. Especially the 50+ yarder. 
I have nothing scientific to back this up, but im pretty sure the cold does have an effect on the ball, and the way it travels/curves, etc. 

Then again, a kicker should know this so, who knows. 

It was a fun game to watch on the holiday, but man, some of the play calling. The sweep they ran on 3&2 had me dying with laughter. 
It's honestly like Canada is just a child new to video games, picking random plays in Madden. 

It's to the point where we can reliably guess his next play, like you said. 

I just can't imagine the mindset. Like what does he think is gonna happen? Dionte Johnson is gonna catch the ball - then run 15 yards for a first? 

Last play call faked everyone out. I'd like to see Robinson play more. Raw or not that guy likes to hit.

2 x B1G semi finalist = 0 finalists. Anyone want to say who the most overrated conference is? Michigan was lucky to even make it close. OVER RATED.

OH YEAH, he knew.

Was a classic game. 

Kenny seems to be showing some primetime blood. Can't be taught. Good news for Steelers fans

Prayers to Damar Hamlin.

What a tragic situation...praying for the best outcome for Damar.  

I'm bringin' up equipment again, seein' as how we're seein' concussions up the wazoo. If you're old enough to remember, players shoulder pads were huge and the chest protector part covered the sternum and nearly to the bottom of the rib cage. I am not sayin' a different chest protector would have made any difference. Impact is impact even through the protector. Now the shoulder pads are very small, to the point where the jersey just hooks over the ends of them with elastic, and terminate right in the armpit. There may be different styles that players can wear 'cause looking at the imprint under the jersey it appears that the chest protectors may have a long and a short, depending on players' preference? Hip pads and knee pads are tiny compared to years back, and I think we're seein' more concussions with the new helmets than the old, but that just may be me. So that means the players are all somewhat lighter, which means that massive bodies can move faster, which means more ooomph on impact. After Tua's 3rd concussion and Kenny's second, plus a few other QBs that had to enter concussion protocol, the NFL will have to look much harder at players concussion protocols, and I doubt if an equipment change would be coming. More'n likely some new rules, which I really don't think they would help.
 
PS to DeadGator. Just like the tires on your car, if the football pressure is set indoors @ 70 degrees and you take them outside to +10, the pressure will be at least 1-2 psi less. If you set your tire pressure in the heated garage then leave the car outside @ -10, you're liable to get a tire light on 'til you drive a while and the tires warm up a bit. I watched all the games on Sunday and saw some missed FGs from guys who are extremely reliable, so I'm sayin' super cold does have an effect, but I also have no scientific evidence.

EMitch
I'm bringin' up equipment again, seein' as how we're seein' concussions up the wazoo. If you're old enough to remember, players shoulder pads were huge and the chest protector part covered the sternum and nearly to the bottom of the rib cage. I am not sayin' a different chest protector would have made any difference. Impact is impact even through the protector. Now the shoulder pads are very small, to the point where the jersey just hooks over the ends of them with elastic, and terminate right in the armpit. There may be different styles that players can wear 'cause looking at the imprint under the jersey it appears that the chest protectors may have a long and a short, depending on players' preference? Hip pads and knee pads are tiny compared to years back, and I think we're seein' more concussions with the new helmets than the old, but that just may be me. So that means the players are all somewhat lighter, which means that massive bodies can move faster, which means more ooomph on impact. After Tua's 3rd concussion and Kenny's second, plus a few other QBs that had to enter concussion protocol, the NFL will have to look much harder at players concussion protocols, and I doubt if an equipment change would be coming. More'n likely some new rules, which I really don't think they would help.
 
PS to DeadGator. Just like the tires on your car, if the football pressure is set indoors @ 70 degrees and you take them outside to +10, the pressure will be at least 1-2 psi less. If you set your tire pressure in the heated garage then leave the car outside @ -10, you're liable to get a tire light on 'til you drive a while and the tires warm up a bit. I watched all the games on Sunday and saw some missed FGs from guys who are extremely reliable, so I'm sayin' super cold does have an effect, but I also have no scientific evidence.

Interesting. The doink Boswell hit was pretty crappy - shoulda made that, but i doubt weather was any issue, it was like 50 something in Baltimore.

Also, this same type of injury that happened to Hamlin happened to Chris Pronger in the 90's. Blocked a slapshot with his chest in game 2 of a playoff series - was cleared to play in game 3.  

^ I think you're right. The radio stations here had a segment talking about 2018 being a same kinda year, turned out he was fighting nagging injuries all year.
Maybe the case here. 

Hell, who knows, maybe he'll kick the game winner in the Super Bowl this year?

Damar Hamlin is "responsive and neurologically intact" as per a statement from the Bills!  Amazing news...keep working #3!

Seein' as how it was a long shot going back at least to week 10 to have any shot at all, they came on well in the second half of the season. Led the league in interceptions, turned out a pretty darn good run defense, and not too shoddy of a pass defense. Offensively, I think they finished last in the league in touchdowns scored, and they'll need to tighten up in the Red Zone and quit relying on FGs, but overall showed some pretty good building blocks for next season, but it's never a good thing to have to rely on other teams to achieve your destiny. And Tomlin gets another season without a losing record. All things considered, I'd say congrats are in order.

What do you guys think of Cam Heyward being spurned by the All Pro committee? The two top guys had 15 & 12 sacks, between 14 and 20 stops behind the line of scrimmage, and like 20 to 30 tackles, a few fumble recoveries or forced fumbles on the QB or running back. The two lower guys had 7.5 sacks each, not nearly as many forced fumbles or tackles behind the line. Heyward had 14.5 sacks, 15 tackles behind the line, several forced fumbles, (two with recoveries), one or two interceptions, and 70 solo tackles and some assists, and he don't qualify as All Pro? Somebody's got their heads up their azzes. But then again, Heinz Ward still hasn't made to the Hall of Fame, either.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/.../13977/cameron-heyward