On the Thanksgiving Day game, FOX was showing commercials in between plays. They aren't even waiting for a time out now. Joe Buck said between plays, "Here's a word from You Tube" and then they had a split screen for a ten second spot. I guess they are trying to find ways to make us watch commercials instead of flipping the channel.

I hate the Cowboys so I wanted to hate Romo in the booth but he is a lot better than Phil Simms (and I am a Giants fan). He is a student of the game and doesn't filter out much of what he is thinking which I find refreshing. Now if Nantz would just retire.

Eli is definitely not the same qb he was but he is not the problem. They lost all their receivers in the Chargers game and the O line is atrocious. Geno Smith was terrible with the Jets so I don't see things improving except that Smith can scramble better than Eli, which he will need to do a lot of.

Seattle showed their lack of class once again with multiple fights and two ejections when the Jags were in victory formation. Bennett was involved in it just like he was in the Super Bowl loss to the Pats. Somehow, Bennett did not get tossed. Then the Jags fans showed their lack of class by tossing drinks on one of the ejected players. It was almost a repeat of The Malice at the Palace.

The NFC is up for grabs. I could see any one of 6 or 7 teams go to the Super Bowl. The AFC looks like it will either be the Pats or Steelers going.

It should have been 5 appearances. The Vikings best team ever blew a 10 point lead to the Falcons in the NFC Championship game 20 years ago or so.

Earl Morrill filled in for Bob Griese in the Dolphins' 1972 undefeated Super Bowl season.

Trent Dilfer was the QB for a Super Bowl winner. But the Ravens that year had one of the greatest defenses ever.

I don't know how the refs missed the Jags defender falling and pulling the Hawks receiver to the ground.

Wilson had a 2 play drive and a 1 play drive to make the game closer than it should have been. No doubt Wilson is the MVP this year, and doing it with no running game (except his) and a poor offensive line.

The Megatron rule is bogus. When Calvin Johnson's TD was ruled an incompletion, he didn't lose control until after he was out of bounds. In any other league, Jesse James would have had a TD. The refs called it right the way the rule is written. It is just a horrible rule.

There is no Thursday night game this week but there are 2 Saturday games and 2 Monday games.

How does Hue Jackson still have a job in Cleveland?

I'd like to see Tony Boselli make it in the Hall. One of the good guys in the league. He does a lot for the community here.

It will be interesting to see if Lewis gets in with his prior murder charges. He definitely deserves to get in if you look just at his performance on the field.

Not convicted but he plea bargained.

Fournette looks tired. Yeldon was inactive for the Buffalo game and Ivory got only one carry. They need to give Fournette more breathers. Pittsbugh will do the same thing the Bills did and stack the line and force Bortles to beat them. The only good thing about Bortles is he had a career day running the ball. The Steelers want revenge after being humiliated at home by the Jags earlier this year.

The Jags mixed up the play calling well and caught the Steelers off balance. That game was a lot more fun to watch than last week's punt fest against the Bills.

Dree Brees showed how classy he is congratulating the Vikings after their win.

It's doubtful but maybe the Jags do to Brady what they did to Marino in his last game.

The Jags defense has been very inconsistent all year. They were fighting amongst themselves on the sidelines in the loss against SF. Good point about Coughlin. Hopefully he can do his magic again.

Leonard Marshall knocked Joe Montana into next week in a 1990 playoff game. That play would probably get him 15 yards and a fine these days.

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The Pats were big favorites last time they played Philly in the Super Bowl. The Pats of course won but it was a much closer game than anticipated.

As Wilt Chamberlain once said, no one roots for Goliath.

The NFC had 3 great coaches back in the day in Gibbs, Jimmy Johnson, and Parcels. Oh, and the Eagles had Rich Kotite.

Pete Rose?

Philly is a better team than people give them credit. I don't think I have ever seen a #1 seed be the underdog for two home playoff games. It would be interesting to see what happens to Foles if the Eagles win the Super Bowl. Wentz is the obvious starter but Foles would deserve to start somewhere.

I thought about going to the Pro Bowl this weekend as it is nearby and the tickets aren't too expensive (probably cheap if getting them from a scalper). Then I remembered it's the Pro Bowl: probably the worst sports all-star game.

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The Clippers will always be the Buffalo Braves to me. Bob McAdoo and Ernie D.

By that logic then San Diego's real team is the Rockets as they were in San Diego before the Clippers moved there.

What a great game from start to finish. Brady is ageless and Foles looked calm like it was any other game.

Steelers fans have to be pissed that neither TD was reversed. Change the rule already.

The Eli/Odell dancing commercial was creepy.

Time to eliminate the half-time show if they aren't going to have musicians that most football fans like.

Brady is amazing. Favre and Peyton hit the wall in their final year, same with Marino. Elway got out before he completely lost it. I thought Brady should have retired after winning the Super Bowl against the Seahawks but he has been back to the big dance twice since that game.

No sexy ads from Doritos or Go Daddy or the like this year.

Apparently, Malcolm Butler didn't play any defensive snaps because of weed and women. The Pats could have used him.

I always felt the Eagles were the doormat in the NFC East but not any more. I think the NFC East is now the only division where every team has won a Super Bowl.

Belichick failed as a coach in Cleveland. It didn't stop the Jets or Pats from pursuing him.

Bart Starr is the only qb to win 3 consecutive NFL titles and he won a total of 5 titles. As far as dynasties go, they don't call Green Bay "Titletown" for nothing.

Still undefeated!

Certainly the people in San Diego don't care since they are in L.A. now.

When are the Giants going to give up on Erik Flowers? He was bad on the left side of the line and now he is bad on the right side.

I drafted Bell #2 overall but handcuffed him with Conner so I am fine (so far).

Pats are in town for their re-match this week. Knowing Jacksonville, there will be as many Patriots fans in the stadium as there are for the home team.

Break up the Bengals, 2-0! Andy Dalton shining in prime time.

Stupid stat of the day was how Brady has only won one game when it is around 90 degrees. It was 97 here yesterday. I don't know how anyone can play football in that weather.

If Gordon can stay clean that is a good gamble for New England. However, that is a big "if".

I thought that was Antonio Brown. Oh wait, he is not blonde.

It can't be worse than the neighborhood Yankee Stadium is in.

I complain about the horrible drivers in Florida but there is nothing like the traffic in the L.A. area. Everyone owns a car and they all seem to be driving them at the same time.

Exactly. Khan has invested a lot into the local community so I doubt he would move the team, but you never know.

I hate the London and Mexico games. Do the Bills still play one game in Toronto? They used to have the NFL Europe. If they want to play overseas, revive that league.

I wish the NFL would put a ban on gloves. Thee gloves must be made out of flypaper with the number of one-handed grabs each week. They made Lester Hayes stop wearing stick um. It's time to give the defensive players a break.

There is another 9:30am Eastern game this Sunday. It's time for Bortles to lay another turd. I completely forgot about last Sunday's Chargers/Titans morning game

I have never seen so many wide receivers traded just before the deadline. D. Thomas gets an upgrade in qb with him going to Houston. The Jags wasted a third rounder on Carlos Hyde. Fournette comes back after the break and half the team got arrested in London anyway.

The Thursday game is a snoozer tonight: Raiders at Niners

The Rams vs. Saints game should be a good one.

One of the officials was terminated recently. I don't recall that ever happening during the season.

Last night was the first Raiders game I watched this season. They really gutted the team and even made the Niners look good with a qb I never heard of. I guess they don't want the good people in Oakland to miss them when they move to Las Vegas.

I don't mind ties and think the current 10 minute overtime should stay. We already had two teams, the Colts and Titans, try going for the win instead of overtime or a tie. That was more exciting than watching them play it safe, even though in both cases it backfired.

FitzMagic was benched again. Having a revolving door at qb can't be good for a team. How the hell did the Bucs beat the Saints in week 1?

I have to give the edge to win the Super Bowl to the Saints over the Rams and Chiefs because of Drew Brees. He has only thrown two interceptions all season. The Saints defense has improved.

I hate the Cowboys but I really enjoyed watching them play last night. They are a better team than I gave them credit. They just need to straighten out Randy Gregory who tried to lose the game for them.

I hate when the Jags are home and that is the only game on TV. The Colts/Jags game might have been the worst game I ever watched.

Good to see the Jags were able to show the whole country last night just how bad they are. The funniest thing was Mike Pereira talking about the refs being behind in their quota of holding calls this year.

The Skins should bounce back when they play the Jags on Sunday.

It is so different in Florida. The fans make little noise and at Jags games half of the fans wear the opposing teams' jerseys, not to mention all the empty seats.

The old Megatron rule. Same thing happened with Jesse James in a Steelers game against the Pats last year.

Didn't they do something like that with the NFL Europe? I miss the Rhein Fire.

Are the Raiders playing in Oakland for one more season? Last I heard they did not have a home.

Yeah getting Keenum was a good deal for the skins. Pretty soon, the Jags will be overpaying for Foles.

As a Giants fan, I hate seeing Landon Collins sign with the Skins.

Gettleman should have never signed OBJ and then trade him less than a year later. Now the Giants are on the hook for a ton of dead money. OBJ is a tremendous talent but also has a lot of baggage. It is a great trade for the Browns but they better be prepared for his antics.

Full disclosure: Dave Gettleman was the baseball coach in my high school in the mid 70's (we didn't have a football team). He cut me from the team, rightly so. He was also an entertaining driver ed. instructor.

Yeah play action to Barkley is not effective when the QB can't/won't throw it down field any longer. Watch the Giants pick up Bortles now that he was released.

Yep, it already takes several minutes to overturn obvious calls. Pass interference is not always clear cut like the missed call in the playoffs.

It reminds me of when the Bills picked EJ Manuel in the first round.

Absolutely correct. Haskins was pissed that he was not drafted higher.

The NFL in their infinite wisdom told the city of Nashville to remove many cherry trees from downtown so they could hold the draft there, outside in the rain.

The AFC South winner will have an 8-8 record.

The Rams now have 3 Jaguars who were top 10 first round picks (Ramsey, Dante Fowler, and Blake Bortles). At least the Jags got some value in the Ramsey trade. They only a got a third rounder for Fowler and nothing for Bortles. Ramsey is a far superior talent than the other 2 former Jags.

The Bengals/Dolphins game later this season should be a doozy.

Coaches need to stop challenging pass interference calls. I have yet to see one get reversed no matter how much a defender grabs or pushes.

Seatgeek has tickets for as low as $4.00 for the Skins/Lions game. Driskel/Haskins anyone?

The Pats also signed Belichick when he had already signed to coach the Jets.

The Rams have 3 former first round picks of the Jaguars (Dante Fowler, Jalen Ramsey, and Blake Bortles). They are cursed.

The Cowboys lost to the Jets so anyone can potentially beat them.

That's what happened to the Jags. Blake Bortles sucked his first 3 years. The Jags then somehow made it to the championship game. The Jags gave him a big contract and then finally dumped him. Now they will try to unload Foles.

Not Vontaze Burfict

It's still a better announcing crew than when MNF had Frank Gifford, Joe Namath, and OJ Simpson in the booth.

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Bell has to use a different mouth guard. I won't say what that pink thing looks like.

The Falcons turned it around since their bye. It looks like Dan Quinn saved his job when it looked like he was going to get canned prior to their bye.

They answered the question how many blondes can fit in a luxury box?

The Saints were one of the few teams willing to give Brees a chance after the injuries he had in San Diego. It's also amazing that he can see over the defensive lineman as he is short by QB standards.

There were no Dolphins or Giants selected to the Pro Bowl.

That, and defenses posing in the endzone after making a play, are annoying.

T.O. knew how to celebrate a touchdown in Big D.

Damn NFL and their rules...

Jerry Jones might keep Jason Garrett because the Giants might be dumb enough to hire him.

The Rams had one of the best logos. The new one is horrible.

I am so glad I subscribed to NFL Redzone so I am not stuck watching the Jags/Bangles game Sunday.