The Frankish Reich

And that's technically another Eagles turnover. That turnover ratio isn't looking so extreme anymore. Philly, your luck has officially run out.

Don't we need to kick the point! What about the over/under!!!!

Haha Philly.

Oh, I see....

Griese looks damn good for what, 80? https://pro32.ap.org/article/50-years-later-72-dolphins-remain-unmatched-perfection

And we have to suffer through a "surviving '72 Dolphins pop open champagne bottles" story for the 50th straight year ....

This is an interesting point. Ordinarily an uptick in mortality wouldn't matter in an election. But given how close some elections were, and given the strong Republican skew of older voters in a place like Arizona ... it could be a significant contributing factor.

Yep.

Turnovers (particularly fumble giveaways) are more luck than skill. So ... things tend to even out. Sorry bout that, Philly ...

I think the idea is that if you allow penalties to be called upon review, on virtually every review a penalty will be spotted. It will never end. Could you make an exception for a penalty that wasn't called that appears to have caused a fumble/dropped reception, etc? I suppose so, but it's still another replay can of worms they don't want to open.

Hahahaha. Just got back from Arizona - signs all over the place with Kari Lake and Trump pics next to each other saying TRUMP ENDORSED. I guess the Trump-Lake ticket ain't happening after all.

Time of possession after that drive: WASH 32:12 PHIL 7:35 Don't know that I've ever seen anything that skewed before. But a 2-score game ...

I wasn't planning to watch this game - I don't have a dog in this NFC East fight - but I'm loving this so far.

Are you allowed to do that? Run on 3rd and 1? Someone get that new strategy to Ken Dorsey right away.

But thank God we're not Philly. Bills fans are loud, ready to gripe at a moments notice, but not obnoxious and mean spirited. Philly sucks. The most repellent fan base of any city.

And some ridiculous luck leading to their +15 turnover ratio leading into this game.

Gardner Minshew time, baby!

Do they have any players coming off IR who are currently in a bathtub full of hundred dollar bills? If so, that guy better watch out.

If Heinecke wins this game he's 10-9 as a Washington starter. So, yeah ... certainly competent, and capable of having a big game.

You know, Moss and a Fifth = a kick returner? I love it! That's our Philly.

And now, the immortal Taylor Heinecke, who is making them look pretty vulnerable.

Interesting. I don't remember it being a thing in the NFL until this year. I still hate it. I realize there will be judgement calls - was that really pushing the runner forward or trying to come in on an angle and throw a block? - but the NFL lived with that rule until 2005. Given that the QB sneak is - let's face it - a pretty dull play (did he make it? I don't know, maybe his forward progress broke the plane with the ball, but I'm not sure there's clear and convincing evidence to overturn the call on the field" blah, blah blah), pushing the QB will sooner or later result in injury, and I'd rather incentivize offenses to run more exciting plays anyway ... the Florio article I linked above makes the same argument about injury and ultimately outlawing it.

Answering my own question (yep, google is indeed my friend): since 2005. https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/11/04/teams-could-take-full-advantage-of-rule-that-permits-pushing-the-runner/ As I said, I liked the old rule just fine. How long until we see a Jordan Philips reporting as eligible and slamming into Josh? Is that a good idea for the NFL in general?

Why is pushing legal? A long time ago, wasn't this flagged as Aiding the Runner? I don't see any value in allowing it, and it seems to add to the potential for injury as increasingly big players are used as pushers.

Of the many possible reasons for Josh's subpar performance these last few games, I think this is the least likely explanation.