2025-26 NFL Thread

[muwarrior69]

Except the Seahawks won the Super Bowl.

Consolation prize for the Mariners losing the WS.

[tower912]

I like the Supersonics chances of returning.

[MuggsyB]

It is good to see Muggsy celebrating the accomplishments of an MSU Spartan.

I don't really have an issue with Spartan football. 

[wadesworld]

I don't really have an issue with Spartan football. 

Really? That's somewhere between their basketball and gymnastics programs.

[Pakuni]

Really? That's somewhere between their basketball and gymnastics programs.

Pat Fitzgerald will clean that right up.

[MU82]

After throwing 10 interceptions and losing 4 fumbles in the first 10 games of the season, Sam Darnold had only 4 INTs and 2 lost fumbles over the final 10 games, all Seattle victories.

The turnaround coincided with teammate Ernest Jones strongly sticking up for his QB, publicly stating: "If you got anything to say, quite frankly, f— you."

Darnold, who infamously choked in the final regular-season game and playoff game for the Vikings last season, had zero turnovers this year in the final regular-season game and three playoff games.

Again, thanks Minnesota!

[WhiteTrash]

Pat Fitzgerald will clean that right up.

Who knows, he could be the next Joe Paterno.

[Billy Hoyle]

It is good to see Muggsy celebrating the accomplishments of an MSU Spartan.

I would bet this month's paycheck that Walker has never set foot in an MSU classroom (or logged in for a class) in the five months he was there. I was asmused when a Detroit columnist congratulated Walker on being the first Wake Forest alumni to win the Super Bowl MVP and MSU fans melted down.

[tower912]

Which hardly makes him unique.

[Billy Hoyle]

14 pressures allowed by Will Campbell tonight. Most allowed by any player this season.

Campbell declined to talk to the media postgame.

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/patriots-will-campbell-injury-2025-season/

Less than 48 hours after Super Bowl LX, Campbell revealed to reporters that he played with a torn ligament in his knee during the season and was not 100% during the playoffs.

[MU82]

From Yahoo Sports:

It didn't quite set a record, but almost 125 million people tuned in to watch the Seattle Seahawks defeat the New England Patriots on Sunday in Super Bowl LX.

NBC announced on Tuesday night that this year's Super Bowl averaged 124.9 million viewers on their network, which made it the second-most-watched Super Bowl ever. That trails only last year's Super Bowl — when the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Kansas City Chiefs — which averaged 127.7 million viewers on Fox.

The halftime show caused a slight surge in viewership, too. NBC said Bad Bunny's performance at Levi's Stadium averaged 128.2 million viewers over the 15 minute window. That's down slightly from the more than 133 million that tuned in for Kendrick Lamar's halftime show at the Super Bowl last year in New Orleans.

By comparison, Turning Point USA's "All-American Halftime Show" drew about 6.1 million concurrent viewers on YouTube on Sunday, according to The Athletic. That alternative halftime show, which was pre-recorded, featured Kid Rock, Brantley Gilbert, Lee Brice and Gabby Barrett.

While the game didn't set a viewership record in total, the game did set an all-time record for its peak viewership. About 137.8 million viewers tuned in during the second quarter of the contest.

Telemundo also averaged 3.3 million viewers for its broadcast of the game in Spanish, which made it the most-watched Super Bowl in Spanish-language history. Telemundo's audience also peaked during Bad Bunny's halftime show with about 4.8 million viewers, which also set a Spanish-language viewership record.

[The Sultan]

No one seriously thought that TP's halftime show was going to do much. It's just another hook for grievances.

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

No one seriously thought that TP's halftime show was going to do much. It's just another hook for grievances.

And grift.

[WhiteTrash]

No one seriously thought that TP's halftime show was going to do much. It's just another hook for grievances.

I had no incentive to watch nor any idea where to watch, but 6.1M ain't too bad.

Honestly I barely watch Bad Bunny, not my vibe or language, but the NFL has a plan to grow outside the US, so I'm sure it was successful as most NFL business decision are. The NFL does things for one reason..... $. I advertise in Spanish for my business for the same reason.

[JWags85]

I had no incentive to watch nor any idea where to watch, but 6.1M ain't too bad.

It was a joke and I don't know anyone, personally or via friend of a friend, that watched it, but if that number is accurate, that's surprisingly high.  Depressingly high if you want to be real with it.  Spite drives ratings apparently.

[tower912]

Add in that the thing was to watch it on as many platforms as possible at the same time to drive the numbers.   I have several jokes about that I will avoid, bit I think it likely 6.1 skews high.

[WhiteTrash]

It was a joke and I don't know anyone, personally or via friend of a friend, that watched it, but if that number is accurate, that's surprisingly high. Depressingly high if you want to be real with it.  Spite drives ratings apparently.

Nothing to get depressed about. This is a country of 350M people. It would be depressing if we all were in some lock step agreement about everything. The beauty of a free republic is different ideas.

Best for all of us to move on from the sideshow and forget it happened, which I guaranty 99% of Americans will do.

[BM1090]

Nothing to get depressed about. This is a country of 350M people. It would be depressing if we all were in some lock step agreement about everything. The beauty of a free republic is different ideas.

Best for all of us to move on from the sideshow and forget it happened, which I guaranty 99% of Americans will do.

No beauty in fascism and racism, my man.

[WhiteTrash]

Soo anyways, thoughts on the NFC Central for next season?

[jesmu84]

Add in that the thing was to watch it on as many platforms as possible at the same time to drive the numbers.   I have several jokes about that I will avoid, bit I think it likely 6.1 skews high.

How many bots?

[JWags85]

Nothing to get depressed about. This is a country of 350M people. It would be depressing if we all were in some lock step agreement about everything. The beauty of a free republic is different ideas.

Best for all of us to move on from the sideshow and forget it happened, which I guaranty 99% of Americans will do.

Oh I was making no commentary on politics.  Rather it was depressing that many people took time out of their Sunday nights to tune into such a weak lineup of artists, even for fans of country music.

One of my good friends is a huge country fan, still attends multiple country concerts/festivals a year, and actually saw Lee Brice multiple times when he was an objective very popular and successful artist in the early/mid 2010s.  He said "I'm sure Lee Brice had name recognition but I wonder what State Fair performance he had to miss out on to be there on Sunday"

[The Sultan]

Oh I was making no commentary on politics.  Rather it was depressing that many people took time out of their Sunday nights to tune into such a weak lineup of artists, even for fans of country music.

One of my good friends is a huge country fan, still attends multiple country concerts/festivals a year, and actually saw Lee Brice multiple times when he was an objective very popular and successful artist in the early/mid 2010s.  He said "I'm sure Lee Brice had name recognition but I wonder what State Fair performance he had to miss out on to be there on Sunday"

Since it's still winter, very likely a casino performance instead of a state fair.

[WhiteTrash]

Oh I was making no commentary on politics.  Rather it was depressing that many people took time out of their Sunday nights to tune into such a weak lineup of artists, even for fans of country music.

One of my good friends is a huge country fan, still attends multiple country concerts/festivals a year, and actually saw Lee Brice multiple times when he was an objective very popular and successful artist in the early/mid 2010s.  He said "I'm sure Lee Brice had name recognition but I wonder what State Fair performance he had to miss out on to be there on Sunday"

Got it.

I didn't even know who was the performer. Could have been Taylor Swift for all I knew, but It sounds like they couldn't even land REO Speedwagon.