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It's a delicious dilemma, but years of Chiefs hatred asserts itself, and I want them to lose and lose very badly to the Ravens. Then we beat them and their playoff hopes are in question, heh. Plus, there's no question the Ravens will win their division; it's just a matter of staying ahead or even with them, which shouldn't be too hard given the two respective schedules.

Yeah, credit all around: Kromer, the players, Beane, Brady. It looks like we're seeing that a rare synergy of five players all in or just reaching their prime in a system they've had three years to learn from a first-rate coach--just when the team has the best quarterback and one of the best running backs it ever had. It's all coming together (he says, fighting the impulse to list concerns).

Micah's strengths weren't confined to the mental game. When he intercepted Mac Jones in the playoff game against New England, he covered 21.4 yards in 2.9 seconds.

Forgot about old Jeff Saturday.

I don't understand why any team would play Wilson at this point, or even last year. He'll thrown the pretty bomb once a game, but he's just so ineffective otherwise. Just saw the highlights: First and goal at the four-yard line, needing a TD, he throws it out of the end zone--not chance for the receiver--three times, and scrambles for a loss the other time. Would Dart really do worse?

Not worried about this game, but the prospect of a walkover just before a divisional game against a hungry team that keeps losing games it should win does give me pause.

Missed all the games yesterday. 😕 But I gather "Indiana Jones" had another very good/great game. I'm surprised no one is saying Daboll and Shoen blew it by not keeping him, along with Saquon, of course. Dart might ultimately be the answer, but with Jones in place, they could have used that 25th pick on a player that could have helped them right away.

A 4-3 with Milano, Bernard, and Thompson might be a better answer to balanced teams than having Taron always on the field. He does a good job against the run, but these three can cover also and bring more muscle. Maybe keep Taron for third and long, especially since he's getting older. Of course, so is Milano and Thompson. I'm with those who advocate drafting a linebacker early next year.

That may not be fair. The Athletic writer mentioned that he's playing with a bone bruise on his knee. I've had one myself for months, and I haven't been able to do anything but walk for short distances. No hiking, no tennis, no running, no nothing. If his injury is similar, he's playing through some serious pain.

Outside the Pantheon figures, Hawes, Moore, Walker, and Kincaid all contributed a lot, and I bet Torrence and others on the O-line did, too. Lots of no-shows, though (pending the all-22): Epenesa, Sanders, Knox, Rousseau...Benford, Rapp and Bishop weren't exactly stars, either. White's performance was a mixed bag.

You don't expect such a monstrous frame to be so nimble. He's light as a dancer. Who is Epenesa? 😕

Not sure it was fluky. Bernard saw the pattern Tua was repeating and that had been working up to then. I wonder if the coaches noticed it first.

Miami is getting pressure AND covering downfield.

Rousseau (and of course Epenesa) a no-show again. We're missing Oliver up the middle.

Exposed on national TV.

How many cornerbacks are they missing? And Brady has Allen throwing short every time? What is up with that?

Rapp doesn't seem to have an proprioception, no sense of where he is in space. He just seems to close his eyes and hurl himself at anybody in front of him, friend or foe.

Exactly. McD's defense is built for a middling quarterback, not a superstar. He's fine with bend to don't break, long drives as long as they end in a punt or field goal, leaving the best player in the league on the bench. He...just...doesn't...get...it.

I'm keying on Hawes this season!

Right, it's time to retire. He's too tired to call games. He makes the most exciting games sound like boring blowouts.

Al Michaels sounds like a funeral home director. "And they score. Jackson Hawes. How about that." Really makes the game exciting, doesn't he?

Right. Then you cancel.

He's got a lot of ingredients to work with.

Let's see how Tua does with a shorter field. (ST: please give him a short field!)

Wonder how Samuel feels being such an expensive inactive.