2025-26 NFL Thread

[GB Warrior]

The Chiefs are headed across state lines to build a $3 billion stadium in Kansas. You're up, Gary Bears!

Just like the Chiefs, Bears evaluating a move to safer jurisdictions (not Arlington - too many dentists)

[BM1090]

Kinda lost in the GB-Chi result: Malik Willis played great.

That was not an easy situation, and he performed above and beyond what I think most would have expected. His pass to Doubs was a thing of beauty, he made great decisions and accurate passes, and his running ability flummoxed the Bears.

Had Doubs recovered that onside kick, Willis would have been one of the stars of the weekend.

He looked like a starter-level NFL quarterback.

Yep. He's excelled whenever given the chance. Will miss him but he's earned the shot to start somewhere. By all accounts he's a great dude too.

[JWags85]

Kinda lost in the GB-Chi result: Malik Willis played great.

That was not an easy situation, and he performed above and beyond what I think most would have expected. His pass to Doubs was a thing of beauty, he made great decisions and accurate passes, and his running ability flummoxed the Bears.

Had Doubs recovered that onside kick, Willis would have been one of the stars of the weekend.

He looked like a starter-level NFL quarterback.

It's easy to forget that he was really highly thought of as a prospect, lot of people had him as a first round grade, that fell cause of accuracy concerns.  But he was a stud in college and a higher character dude.  Then ended up in a messy situation in Tennessee, where they already had $100MM+ QB in addition to front office dysfunction. He was a steal for a 7th.

He was also in a perfect situation where he's a much more mobile QB than Love, so it was an element that the Bears hadn't game planned for. He's been amazing seizing the moment every time he gets the chance in GB.  Major props to him

[Billy Hoyle]

I watched enough angles today that I am now annoyed, too.

If only he was engaged to a pop star with a cult following, then no flag would have been thrown.   

[WhiteTrash]

I watched enough angles today that I am now annoyed, too.

Good lord! $3 billion in Kansas??? Does it come with its own airport and a Nvidia manufacturing plant?

[jesmu84]

The Chiefs are headed across state lines to build a $3 billion stadium in Kansas. You're up, Gary Bears!

Nothing more American than cities/states bidding against each other to the benefit of politicians and the already wealthy!

[CreightonWarrior]

The Chiefs are headed across state lines to build a $3 billion stadium in Kansas. You're up, Gary Bears!

wow first Minshew's injury, now this? Rough month for Missouri.

[tower912]

If only he was engaged to a pop star with a cult following, then no flag would have been thrown.   

To be honest, having the Lions lose in a way no one has ever seen before kind of feels like order has been restored.

[WhiteTrash]

Nothing more American than cities/states bidding against each other to the benefit of politicians and the already wealthy!

I'm willing to bet that at some point the citizens of Kansas will regret this.

Here in Colorado, where the Broncos are worshipped, there was some hard feelings about the sales tax for the new Mike High. The new owners are privately financing the brand new stadium.

[Shaka Shart]

I'm willing to bet that at some point the citizens of Kansas will regret this.

Here in Colorado, where the Broncos are worshipped, there was some hard feelings about the sales tax for the new Mike High. The new owners are privately financing the brand new stadium.

Drugs are bad, I hope Mike turns his life around

[Billy Hoyle]

There are few great QB's and even fewer decent back ups.

It's intentional though:

https://x.com/i/status/2001445020348387808

[JWags85]

For all the jokes about it the last few weeks, pretty incredible for old man Rivers to come out and put up those kind of stats against one of the better teams in the league.

[Billy Hoyle]

For all the jokes about it the last few weeks, pretty incredible for old man Rivers to come out and put up those kind of stats against one of the better teams in the league.

It was obvious his arm strength was poor, but he still had the accuracy. That second TD pass to Pierce was put right where only Pierce could catch it.

[MU82]

Happy Immaculate Reception Day!

Franco Harris pulled off arguably the most famous play in NFL history 53 years ago today.

[Pakuni]

Happy Immaculate Reception Day!

Franco Harris pulled off arguably the most famous play in NFL history 53 years ago today.

Hot take: It was an illegal play and the refs were afraid to call it because they'd have never made it out of Three Rivers alive.

[GB Warrior]

If the fed would slash rates to 0, billionaires could afford their own stadiums

[Jockey]

Hot take: It was an illegal play and the refs were afraid to call it because they'd have never made it out of Three Rivers alive.

Maybe?

Maybe Tatum touched it. Maybe he didn't. No high def - hard to tell.

[MU82]

Hot take: It was an illegal play and the refs were afraid to call it because they'd have never made it out of Three Rivers alive.

That's actually a pretty cold take; plenty of NFL conspiracy theorists have theorized about that conspiracy since the day of the play. We'll never know.

Little-known fact: After winning that game, the Steelers actually got to host the AFC championship the following week even though their opponent, the Miami Dolphins, were 15-0. Back then, home field in conference championships was determined not by the teams' records but by a rotating schedule, similar to how baseball did it for decades. The Dolphins ended up winning a close game in Pittsburgh anyway, though, and went on to win their first Super Bowl to complete the only perfect championship season in the history of major North American professional sports.

[JWags85]

Why haven't we included the Pats in the lucky fraud discussion with the Seahawks and Bears?

https://x.com/nfloncbs/status/2003487335414129129?s=46

[Shaka Shart]

Why haven't we included the Pats in the lucky fraud discussion with the Seahawks and Bears?

https://x.com/nfloncbs/status/2003487335414129129?s=46

Because Drake Maye doesn't paint his fingernails

[GB Warrior]

Why haven't we included the Pats in the lucky fraud discussion with the Seahawks and Bears?

https://x.com/nfloncbs/status/2003487335414129129?s=46

We established that they played in the AFC East a long time ago. It's like citing well-known sources.

[MU82]

Why haven't we included the Pats in the lucky fraud discussion with the Seahawks and Bears?

https://x.com/nfloncbs/status/2003487335414129129?s=46

Because Scoop's resident obsessive (and highly objective ) Bears and Seahawks hater doesn't hate the Patriots?