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NFL Open Thread

by John Cole|  October 24, 201012:52 pm| 173 Comments

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  1. 1.

    Perry Como

    October 24, 2010 at 12:54 pm

    Go Dolphins! (not my fault, my wife is wearing her Dolphins jersey)

  2. 2.

    morzer

    October 24, 2010 at 12:55 pm

    Steelers? Pah! They are the krill in the great NFL ocean ruled by the Dolphins!

    Also too, Go Chargers! Put Goldilocks on his back!

    I’d say Go Bills.. but let’s be realistic here.

  3. 3.

    fucen tarmal

    October 24, 2010 at 12:55 pm

    when the steelers play the dolphins bet on the rain and the over.

  4. 4.

    Maude

    October 24, 2010 at 12:56 pm

    morzer, happy now?
    Enjoy the game.

  5. 5.

    morzer

    October 24, 2010 at 12:57 pm

    @Perry Como:

    Please, no more Christmas specials! And your wife has superior judgment.

  6. 6.

    Omnes Omnibus

    October 24, 2010 at 12:58 pm

    Fvck the Vikings. That is all.

  7. 7.

    morzer

    October 24, 2010 at 12:59 pm

    @Maude:

    Moderately so. But I still think a picture of Tunch ought to be required on fundraising appeals!

  8. 8.

    debit

    October 24, 2010 at 1:03 pm

    Steelers/Dolphins or Redskins/Bears?

    Oh, Miami gets the ball on a fumble. Guess I’ll have to flip between the two.

  9. 9.

    Just Some Fuckhead

    October 24, 2010 at 1:03 pm

    Good start.

  10. 10.

    morzer

    October 24, 2010 at 1:03 pm

    And a fumble! Yes, go Dolphins!

  11. 11.

    Omnes Omnibus

    October 24, 2010 at 1:03 pm

    I can’t believe I will be cheering for the DC Racially Insensitive Nicknames today, but I guess I can view simply as cheering for the Bears to lose.

  12. 12.

    morzer

    October 24, 2010 at 1:06 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    Jay Cutler is a powerful motivating force, isn’t he?

  13. 13.

    Omnes Omnibus

    October 24, 2010 at 1:10 pm

    @morzer: Packer fan here. Rooting against the Bears is easy. Cutler is like a cherry on top.

  14. 14.

    Bret

    October 24, 2010 at 1:11 pm

    Sucks.

  15. 15.

    John Cole

    October 24, 2010 at 1:12 pm

    Really hadn’t planned on drinking today.

  16. 16.

    Bubblegum Tate

    October 24, 2010 at 1:12 pm

    Well, we’re not even 3 minutes into this game, and I’m already royally pissed off. WTFSTEELERS?

  17. 17.

    fucen tarmal

    October 24, 2010 at 1:14 pm

    @John Cole:

    ben needs that first turnover to get into rhythm.

  18. 18.

    New Yorker

    October 24, 2010 at 1:19 pm

    Since this is the sports thread, I’d like to comment on the overwhelming schadenfreude I’ve enjoyed over the past 48 hours after Alex Rodriguez and Ryan Howard, all $400 million worth of them, watched strike three fly by. Not only will there not be a rematch of the 2009 World Series (aka the Worst Thing Ever), both teams from that series will be golfing. Wonderful.

    Also, go San Francisco Giants. You know somewhere, some teabagger blogger’s head will explode if the team from the fakest city in Fake America beats George W. Bush’s team.

  19. 19.

    morzer

    October 24, 2010 at 1:20 pm

    Has Jay Cutler been sacked three times yet?

  20. 20.

    Maude

    October 24, 2010 at 1:22 pm

    @morzer:
    We can start asking for Tunch on the next 10 threads.

  21. 21.

    fasteddie9318

    October 24, 2010 at 1:22 pm

    @John Cole:

    Really hadn’t planned on drinking today.

    There goes that plan.

  22. 22.

    morzer

    October 24, 2010 at 1:30 pm

    Bills leading the Ravens!

  23. 23.

    debit

    October 24, 2010 at 1:31 pm

    Neither one of these games are going the way I’d expected. I think it’s safe for me to go do some chores without fear of missing anything awesome.

  24. 24.

    Jewish Steel

    October 24, 2010 at 1:31 pm

    Sweet tipped ball run-back for the Bears defense.

    Is that going to be all the offense we see?

  25. 25.

    BGinCHI

    October 24, 2010 at 1:33 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus: Clean out your locker.

  26. 26.

    Eric Shaw

    October 24, 2010 at 1:35 pm

    Go Bears!

  27. 27.

    BGinCHI

    October 24, 2010 at 1:35 pm

    @John Cole: That’s a terrible plan.

    Does WV have any good microbreweries?

  28. 28.

    JPL

    October 24, 2010 at 1:41 pm

    This is the most shocking headline of the day

    Brett Favre admits voice mails, denies photos

    His wife was talking about her faith so all is well. I’m sure God has forgiven him.
    Edit: according to MSNBC sports

  29. 29.

    fasteddie9318

    October 24, 2010 at 1:43 pm

    @JPL:

    Reports are coming in that the photos were meant for Brett’s wife, but they were intercepted.

  30. 30.

    morzer

    October 24, 2010 at 1:45 pm

    @fasteddie9318:

    I foresee jokes about getting into the endzone….

  31. 31.

    BGinCHI

    October 24, 2010 at 1:45 pm

    @fasteddie9318: That’s what happens when you force texts into coverage.

  32. 32.

    Jewish Steel

    October 24, 2010 at 1:45 pm

    @JPL:

    Aren’t those photos, uh, out there? Deadspin has copies I think.

    Will this lead to a line up? A wang line up? A dong up?

  33. 33.

    JPL

    October 24, 2010 at 1:45 pm

    @fasteddie9318: We’ll assume that Deanna Favre could recognize the real thing..

  34. 34.

    morzer

    October 24, 2010 at 1:47 pm

    @Jewish Steel:

    Jim DeMint to lead calls for impeaching Favre?

  35. 35.

    BGinCHI

    October 24, 2010 at 1:50 pm

    @morzer: I thought Favre was replacing Juan Williams on NPR?

    He does not fear garb.

  36. 36.

    Jewish Steel

    October 24, 2010 at 1:50 pm

    @morzer:

    Get Ken Starr on the horn. Unless he’s relaled to Bart. Conflict of interest there.

  37. 37.

    morzer

    October 24, 2010 at 1:51 pm

    @BGinCHI:

    Doubtless Favre will repent his sins before revealing that God wants him to run for the Senate/presidency/governorship of Alaska….

  38. 38.

    stuckinred

    October 24, 2010 at 1:51 pm

    Go Bears
    Go Falcons!

  39. 39.

    JPL

    October 24, 2010 at 1:56 pm

    @stuckinred: The refs robbed the Falcons of a touchdown.

  40. 40.

    Omnes Omnibus

    October 24, 2010 at 1:58 pm

    @BGinCHI: I have been informed that Deanna issued a press statement earlier today. She said the texts were sent to her, but, since it was Brett, they were intercepted.

  41. 41.

    stuckinred

    October 24, 2010 at 2:01 pm

    Wait till you see this touchdown catch by Roddy White. TO Ocho WHO?

  42. 42.

    stuckinred

    October 24, 2010 at 2:02 pm

    @JPL: Overcome!

  43. 43.

    stuckinred

    October 24, 2010 at 2:04 pm

    @BGinCHI: Pretty strange. I hadn’t seen John, the Ga Theater bartender or Duck, Kyle’s partners in years. After talking with you I ran into them this morning.
    I vant to be Jung again!

  44. 44.

    stuckinred

    October 24, 2010 at 2:05 pm

    @BGinCHI: Pretty strange. I hadn’t seen John, the Ga Theater bartender or Duck, Kyle’s partner in years. After talking with you I ran into them this morning.
    I vant to be Jung again!

  45. 45.

    morzer

    October 24, 2010 at 2:06 pm

    Bills 17 Ravens 3… whodathunkit?

  46. 46.

    kth

    October 24, 2010 at 2:14 pm

    Nice Favre/Wrangler jeans ad parody on snl last night:

    I put my jeans on one leg at a time. And when they’re on, I like to take out my penis. Sometimes I take a picture of it.

  47. 47.

    Bill Murray

    October 24, 2010 at 2:19 pm

    @BGinCHI: I think this makes Brett eligible for the next Supreme Court vacancy during a Republican presidency.

  48. 48.

    Yutsano

    October 24, 2010 at 2:22 pm

    Seachickens don’t start breaking my heart for a couple hours yet. I’ll just sit back and enjoy your schadenfreude until I’m a victim of my own.

  49. 49.

    BGinCHI

    October 24, 2010 at 2:24 pm

    @Bill Murray: You know he’d go naked under the robe.

  50. 50.

    Maxwel

    October 24, 2010 at 2:27 pm

    Browns 20 Saints 3… whodathunkit?

  51. 51.

    BGinCHI

    October 24, 2010 at 2:27 pm

    @stuckinred: John who has been there forever? My god, I can picture him like it was Bush the Elder years…. He used to be a dick, but we was all youngsters then.

    The GA Bar. I still have my t-shirt. Also have a great Aaron Bonding t-shirt, with the saying on the back “Where It’s Always Springtime.”

  52. 52.

    Omnes Omnibus

    October 24, 2010 at 2:30 pm

    @Maxwel: Brees has 3 INTs already.

  53. 53.

    Bill Murray

    October 24, 2010 at 2:31 pm

    @BGinCHI: he may be contractually obligated to wear Wranglers and play some touch football with the other justices

  54. 54.

    BGinCHI

    October 24, 2010 at 2:33 pm

    @Bill Murray: I would pay cash money to see him drill Scalia with the ball.

    Brett would have to be careful though. You know Thomas is gonna be putting pubes on his coke can.

  55. 55.

    morzer

    October 24, 2010 at 2:34 pm

    @Bill Murray:

    I wouldn’t want to play touch anything with Clarence Thomas.

  56. 56.

    stuckinred

    October 24, 2010 at 2:34 pm

    @BGinCHI: John Elliot owns Aaron Bonding. Your average Vietnam Vet right wing teabagger who I manage to be friends with in spite of our differences. We used to have a bar softball league that played at the intramural fields on Sunday. The Georgia Bar team wore dresses to one of their games, a real riot. We’re you here that wild summer that the open container law lapsed and it was chaos and anarchy downtown? It ended with the bales of hay in front of the Theater being set on fire.

    John was pretty hard on the fans but that could be a tough crowd. Remember Steve Fleming, the tall one-armed dude that worked the door?

  57. 57.

    Omnes Omnibus

    October 24, 2010 at 2:34 pm

    @Bill Murray: I hear Ginsburg is a real threat as a blitzer.

  58. 58.

    fbihop

    October 24, 2010 at 2:36 pm

    There are few things in this world as good as the NFL Red Zone channel.

  59. 59.

    gbear

    October 24, 2010 at 2:42 pm

    @Bill Murray: If any Viking is going to be on the Supreme Court, they’d better pick MN Supreme Court justice Alan Page first. I’d like to see him take on Scalia and Thomas.

  60. 60.

    Eric Shaw

    October 24, 2010 at 2:45 pm

    Troy Aikman is a child molester.

  61. 61.

    gbear

    October 24, 2010 at 2:45 pm

    Edit: deleted due to wrongness.

  62. 62.

    loon juice

    October 24, 2010 at 2:48 pm

    I hear a lot of cheering when the Steelers do something good. I bet the local fanns hate that.

  63. 63.

    morzer

    October 24, 2010 at 2:50 pm

    @loon juice:

    It’s not really unusual for visiting fans to cheer for their team, you know.

  64. 64.

    Bill Murray

    October 24, 2010 at 2:50 pm

    @gbear: Page would break through that double team faster than he ever did through an NFL double team

  65. 65.

    BGinCHI

    October 24, 2010 at 2:51 pm

    @stuckinred: I do remember Fleming! You ever play darts there?

    Don’t think I was there for the lapse of the open container. Sounds scary.

    I also lived there the summer of ’93 (in grad school in Toronto at the time, couldn’t afford my rent, so waited tables and slept on a friend’s couch). Was involved with, and moved in with, a certain woman who half owns a certain club and who was just getting divorced from her famous Rickenbacker rock star husband. Got pretty deep into the music scene and got to meet lots of famous musicians and so on. Almost dropped out of school to stay but went back to my life and moved on. What times those were….

  66. 66.

    BGinCHI

    October 24, 2010 at 2:53 pm

    @Eric Shaw: Show me on the doll where Jerry Jones touched himself.

  67. 67.

    BGinCHI

    October 24, 2010 at 2:55 pm

    This fucking Bears game is fucking crazy.

    Jay Cutler is a maroon. Can’t we just kidnap Donovan?

  68. 68.

    Omnes Omnibus

    October 24, 2010 at 2:56 pm

    Semi OT: I am seeing a lot of Feingold commercials. Pretty good ones with real people speaking about how Feingold has fought for them. Vets, nurses, etc.

  69. 69.

    stuckinred

    October 24, 2010 at 2:59 pm

    @BGinCHI: We live about three blocks from there over on Hiawassee. Did you get to know Margie across the street? She may have been seeing Armstead from Love Tractor then. Course her sister was married to Ted at the Grit. I almost became Panic’s road manager about that time. Didn’t do it because it would have been harmful to my marriage that ended anyway. Don’t look back, they might be gainin on ya! Btw, John was working some at the Watt after the GT burned down.

  70. 70.

    Bill Murray

    October 24, 2010 at 2:59 pm

    @BGinCHI: But he sure looked like he scored on the sneak before he fumbled. Had Lovie not just challenged the spot they would have likely had a TD

  71. 71.

    morzer

    October 24, 2010 at 3:00 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    I think you mean Black Panther SEIU Soc.ial.ist East Coast Elites, comrade.

  72. 72.

    Omnes Omnibus

    October 24, 2010 at 3:02 pm

    @morzer: I said nurses; did you miss the dogwhistle?

  73. 73.

    BGinCHI

    October 24, 2010 at 3:02 pm

    @Bill Murray: Agreed, but then that interception called back? Bummer. D is looking good.

  74. 74.

    trollhattan

    October 24, 2010 at 3:02 pm

    Yet again, due to the NFL’s bizarre home market teevee rules, I’m stuck with the Raiders and Niners even though they’re in a completely different media market. The only relief we get is Raiders home games, which are blacked out ’cause they’re never sold out. Al Davis: still a genius.

    Way to reward your fan base folks. DIAF NFL rulemakerz.

  75. 75.

    stuckinred

    October 24, 2010 at 3:03 pm

    @BGinCHI: I was never a darts player but I hung out in the alley outside the door. Couple of years ago the guitar tech from that band got married and the band played 7 songs in this tiny bowling alley up the street. For your enjoyment.

  76. 76.

    morzer

    October 24, 2010 at 3:03 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    I just don’t want you to give in to political correctness, comrade.

  77. 77.

    J.

    October 24, 2010 at 3:03 pm

    Jets fans for Steelers!

  78. 78.

    Ash Can

    October 24, 2010 at 3:07 pm

    @BGinCHI:

    Jay Cutler is a maroon.

    That’s putting it mildly. He’s trying to jump over a pile of guys who are all twice his size, and he’s holding the ball straight out away from him. Sheer genius. The only thing keeping da Bears in this game is the fact that McNabb is doing a headless-wonder act too.

  79. 79.

    BGinCHI

    October 24, 2010 at 3:07 pm

    @stuckinred: Dude, I bet we’ve met.

    Ever come over to swim at her house? LOTS of late night swimming. Lots of, umm, stuff going on. Fun as hell.

    All his stuff was still in the house at the time (I got the divorce papers out of the mailbox one day; awkward). Yes, I played his guitars and his records. I didn’t steal anything, but I’ll tell you, it was tempting. And just for the record, the other guys in the band, and especially you-know-who the singer, were incredibly nice to me and glad she met someone who was good to her.

    That’s a nice part of town you live in. Also lived on Hill St right where it curves a couple blocks from the Berrys house. Not sure you ever saw Mary Berry in her little BMW. Yowza.

  80. 80.

    morzer

    October 24, 2010 at 3:11 pm

    @Ash Can:

    Cutler-McNabb: the new NFL Laurel and Hardy.

  81. 81.

    BGinCHI

    October 24, 2010 at 3:12 pm

    @stuckinred: Thank you for that. Awesome.

    They so soooo growed up!

    Bill B doing ok healthwise?

    You get up to Chi we are getting together.

  82. 82.

    stuckinred

    October 24, 2010 at 3:13 pm

    @BGinCHI: We had to have run into each other. Actually my wife was closer to that scene than I was. She moved here in the late 80’s and got to know Tony from the apartment she lived in. We see Bert and Katherine all the time and know most of the people who work for the band. We have always said they must interview them for niceness. I think the band and everything about them has been great for this community (except when the singer got mad about speed bumps on Boulevard). Whenever they play Atlanta they do a special sale for Athens people. They support all kinds of great causes and are just generally good people. The bass player played on the Ga Bar softball team I was talking about. He pitched!

  83. 83.

    stuckinred

    October 24, 2010 at 3:15 pm

    @BGinCHI: Yea, he seemed good at that party but it was a while back. Did you know the bands accountant? We used to meditate after she left the band and became a massage therapist. There is a little cafe right across the street from us and the singers family comes there quite a bit.

  84. 84.

    Andy K

    October 24, 2010 at 3:16 pm

    Upon further review: The Bears still suck!

  85. 85.

    JCJ

    October 24, 2010 at 3:17 pm

    Nice pass, Cutler. Personal foul on Chicago on the return. Orton might not have been great, but Cutler is supposed to be better?

  86. 86.

    Svensker

    October 24, 2010 at 3:18 pm

    @J.:

    Jets fans for Steelers!

    Nah, still too pissed off about Ben “Scuzzbag” Roethlsberger and I like Chad Henne, even if he does have a funny looking head.

    What happened to the Saints? Did someone kidnap the real ones and substitute Zombie Saints in the off season?

  87. 87.

    JPL

    October 24, 2010 at 3:21 pm

    I’m shocked by the turn of events in the Atlanta game.

  88. 88.

    stuckinred

    October 24, 2010 at 3:22 pm

    @JPL: No shit, and wasting this challenge is not smart.

  89. 89.

    BGinCHI

    October 24, 2010 at 3:24 pm

    @stuckinred: Heading out for a while but will check back in. Second all your thoughts on how they impact the community there.

    My friend Catherine used to cook for J Holt. When we lived on Hill St she’d bring us his leftovers.

    Find some makework for the Regents and get up here. Bring the wife. Mrs. BG is a fluent Welsh speaker, so that’s always entertaining.

  90. 90.

    mistermix

    October 24, 2010 at 3:35 pm

    Why did I pick today to watch a Bills game?

  91. 91.

    Omnes Omnibus

    October 24, 2010 at 3:35 pm

    @Andy K: That never gets old, does it?

  92. 92.

    Yutsano

    October 24, 2010 at 3:36 pm

    And now it’s back. Methinks our esteemed blog host is messing with our gourds.

  93. 93.

    Andy K

    October 24, 2010 at 3:37 pm

    John Cole: +10

  94. 94.

    Andy K

    October 24, 2010 at 3:37 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    NEVAH!

  95. 95.

    Omnes Omnibus

    October 24, 2010 at 3:37 pm

    Last five Bears possessions have ended in turnovers.

    ETA: Possibly the sloppiest game ever.

  96. 96.

    Ash Can

    October 24, 2010 at 3:37 pm

    The Bears and the Redskins aren’t just trying to give each other the game, they’re begging each other to take it.

  97. 97.

    Andy K

    October 24, 2010 at 3:38 pm

    Seven turnovers in the half? Seven?

  98. 98.

    Ash Can

    October 24, 2010 at 3:41 pm

    CLANK

  99. 99.

    Yutsano

    October 24, 2010 at 3:44 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus: Jay must have forgotten his insulin shot this morning. Or overdid it, one of the two.

  100. 100.

    Svensker

    October 24, 2010 at 3:44 pm

    @Andy K:

    Seven turnovers in the half? Seven?

    They’re just trying to match the 9 sacks number.

  101. 101.

    Svensker

    October 24, 2010 at 3:48 pm

    Challenge that sucker! Challenge it, Tony!

  102. 102.

    Andy K

    October 24, 2010 at 3:50 pm

    Michigan State up to #5 in the AP poll…Oklahoma down to #11…Mizzou up eleven spots to #7….Weird year in college football.

  103. 103.

    morzer

    October 24, 2010 at 3:50 pm

    @Svensker:

    I shall feel obliged to support Rex Ryan’s next challenge at this rate.

  104. 104.

    Jewish Steel

    October 24, 2010 at 3:50 pm

    Hey, Rex Grossman’s in the house!

  105. 105.

    Omnes Omnibus

    October 24, 2010 at 3:51 pm

    @Svensker: Greased pigskin?

  106. 106.

    Svensker

    October 24, 2010 at 3:53 pm

    @morzer:

    Hells yeah. :)

  107. 107.

    Perry Como

    October 24, 2010 at 3:54 pm

    NO TOUCHDOWN!

  108. 108.

    morzer

    October 24, 2010 at 3:55 pm

    I can’t believe that wasn’t a Miami recovery.

  109. 109.

    AxelFoley

    October 24, 2010 at 3:57 pm

    I know I’m a little late for this. I generally like the Steelers, but not when they play my Dolphins. So for today, fuck the Steelers.

    Go Dolphins!

  110. 110.

    Omnes Omnibus

    October 24, 2010 at 3:58 pm

    4 INTs for DeAngelo Hall.

  111. 111.

    morzer

    October 24, 2010 at 3:58 pm

    @Svensker:

    All this detente between Jets and Dolphins fans is really rather heartwarming, isn’t it? The Steelers have performed their first, admittedly accidental, service to humanity.

  112. 112.

    Perry Como

    October 24, 2010 at 3:58 pm

    @morzer: Yeah, that was a bullshit call.

  113. 113.

    Bill Murray

    October 24, 2010 at 3:58 pm

    What a cop out by the referee in the Dolphins-Steelers game. Just because one of the guys that jumped on the ball came out of the pile with it, is no reason to assume that he actually recovered it. What a pile of doo

  114. 114.

    tim serbo

    October 24, 2010 at 3:58 pm

    is Cole bellowing at the TV screen? are the livestock cowering under the furniture? lo, verily, chez Cole must be a House of Wrath today.

    go Pats, also, too.

  115. 115.

    JCJ

    October 24, 2010 at 4:00 pm

    I think Cutler is the MVP for the ‘Skins

  116. 116.

    Ash Can

    October 24, 2010 at 4:00 pm

    Wait, TO Bears? Did I see that right? Is it just me, or is burning a TO with 12 seconds to go till the two-minute warning just plain goofy?

  117. 117.

    General Stuck

    October 24, 2010 at 4:01 pm

    How bout dem Browns!!

  118. 118.

    Andy K

    October 24, 2010 at 4:01 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    4 INTs for DeAngelo Hall.

    Any time I see that someone picks four in a game, I get warm and fuzzy about Willie Buchanan against the Chargers.

  119. 119.

    morzer

    October 24, 2010 at 4:01 pm

    @JCJ:

    Is it time for the NFL to create a new MVP award?

    The Season MVP for Teams Other Than His Own for 2010 is….

    Jay Cutler.

  120. 120.

    tim serbo

    October 24, 2010 at 4:04 pm

    ah, perhaps the Wrath is but a passing squall.

  121. 121.

    Studly Pantload

    October 24, 2010 at 4:05 pm

    Since when the Hell has who came up with the ball after a fumble been subject to review? You just unstack the bodies and see who’s clutching it, right? Now, what, a ref needs a note from Mommy saying whether it’s OK to make a ruling on the field?

  122. 122.

    Omnes Omnibus

    October 24, 2010 at 4:05 pm

    Always nice to see the Bears lose. Now, I just need to not develop an ulcer before tonight’s game.

  123. 123.

    Andy K

    October 24, 2010 at 4:06 pm

    @Ash Can:

    I wasn’t paying attention, but it depends upon down and distance. If you think you can stop ’em before they pick up the first down or make ’em throw incomplete, you end up looking like a genius.

  124. 124.

    morzer

    October 24, 2010 at 4:06 pm

    Well, the Steelers win this because the refs fucked up the recovery call.

  125. 125.

    Bill Murray

    October 24, 2010 at 4:06 pm

    Did Big Ben promise Gene Steratore a BJ from one of his floozies? I think that’s the most likely explanation for that call

  126. 126.

    Ash Can

    October 24, 2010 at 4:07 pm

    @morzer: At the end of the season the area around Cutler’s locker is going to be piled high with fruit baskets from half the NFC.

  127. 127.

    JCJ

    October 24, 2010 at 4:07 pm

    @morzer:

    Definitely. Cutler would have that award wrapped up already.

    I think the NFL should have a new award for Favre – MVPenis

  128. 128.

    morzer

    October 24, 2010 at 4:07 pm

    @Ash Can:

    More like 3/4 of the NFL.

  129. 129.

    Perry Como

    October 24, 2010 at 4:10 pm

    @morzer: Moar like Stealers, amirite?

  130. 130.

    morzer

    October 24, 2010 at 4:16 pm

    @Perry Como:

    To be scrupulously fair, the refs fucked it up without any apparent transfers from the Rooney Friendship Fund, and with no apparent ACORN involvement.

  131. 131.

    Andy K

    October 24, 2010 at 4:20 pm

    I would like to thank Fox for the bonus coverage of the Panthers-Niners game. Not that the game was worth watching, but anything that cuts into my local affiliate’s airing of 2 1/2 Men and/or Everybody Loves Raymond is cool by me.

  132. 132.

    morzer

    October 24, 2010 at 4:21 pm

    Damn, Bills take it into overtime. 50 yard field goal.

  133. 133.

    Andy K

    October 24, 2010 at 4:30 pm

    The commissioner’s office needs to seriously consider fining and/or suspending DeAngelo Hall for his blatant misrepresentation of the truth during his post-game interview. “We knew Jay Cutler is a good quarterback,” my ass!

  134. 134.

    morzer

    October 24, 2010 at 4:36 pm

    @Andy K:

    Well, he does have the Voices In My Head defense available…

  135. 135.

    MoeLarryAndJesus

    October 24, 2010 at 4:38 pm

    I’m no Dolphins fan, but Miami was ROBBED. On that play an official MUST determine who recovered the ball, regardless of what the initial call was. The officials have to be cognizant of replay possibilities.

    The Steelers got a huge gift.

  136. 136.

    Yutsano

    October 24, 2010 at 4:52 pm

    Dammit. It’s gonna be a score 3 and be done kind of a Sunday for the Seachickens again. And it’s even pouring outside too.

  137. 137.

    Just Some Fuckhead

    October 24, 2010 at 4:54 pm

    @morzer:

    Well, the Steelers win this because the refs fucked up the recovery call

    Weird how the Steelers can maintain possession of a live ball in the endzone and not get 6 points for it.

  138. 138.

    Bill Murray

    October 24, 2010 at 4:59 pm

    @Just Some Fuckhead: well the call was, the officials did not know who recovered it, so possession reverts back to the last known point of possession — Linda Blair Roethliesberger just short of the end zone — notwithstanding the Dolphin that came out of the pile with the ball.

  139. 139.

    billgerat

    October 24, 2010 at 5:01 pm

    When the Raiders are up 24-0 against anyone, you know you’re in Bizaaroland.

  140. 140.

    Just Some Fuckhead

    October 24, 2010 at 5:03 pm

    @Bill Murray: Logically, if the Dolphins did not recover it, it was Steeler recovery which is a touchdown. No one did not recover it.

  141. 141.

    morzer

    October 24, 2010 at 5:03 pm

    @Just Some Fuckhead:

    Only if you are too blind to see the ball coming out before Roethlisberger crosses the goal line, and then being recovered by around FOUR Dolphins before a Steeler got anywhere near it. But I assume that being so frequently head-fucked has affected your eyesight.

  142. 142.

    S. cerevisiae

    October 24, 2010 at 5:03 pm

    Orton is trying to out-Cutler Cutler – down by 24 already.

  143. 143.

    Just Some Fuckhead

    October 24, 2010 at 5:08 pm

    @morzer: I agree the Dolphins recovered it. But by saying the Dolphins did not recover it, and turn possession over to Miami, they are tacitly saying the Steelers did recover it and yet didn’t award them 6 points.

  144. 144.

    J.

    October 24, 2010 at 5:08 pm

    @Svensker: I hear you, Svensker. The spouse and I feel the same way about Roethlisberger, and I too have a soft spot for the Chads, but business first. We needed the Phins to lose.

  145. 145.

    morzer

    October 24, 2010 at 5:08 pm

    @S. cerevisiae:

    One of the great NFL rivalries of our time. One of these proud men must inherit the Clown Shoes left behind by Master JaMarcus before he left for the west….

  146. 146.

    morzer

    October 24, 2010 at 5:09 pm

    @Just Some Fuckhead:

    For a fuck-head, you make a lot of sense, as I have always said.

  147. 147.

    morzer

    October 24, 2010 at 5:14 pm

    The Chargers are really shooting themselves in the feet with remarkable consistency.

  148. 148.

    MoeLarryAndJesus

    October 24, 2010 at 5:30 pm

    @morzer:

    It’s called Norv Turner Disease.

    How he’s still an NFL head coach is one of the mysteries of our age.

  149. 149.

    Yutsano

    October 24, 2010 at 5:48 pm

    Somehow the Seachickens are up by 10 going into halftime. I’m still awaiting the inevitable meltdown.

  150. 150.

    Just Some Fuckhead

    October 24, 2010 at 5:57 pm

    @morzer: Well, at any rate, kudos to the Steelers for creating an entirely new strategy heretofore unknown in the NFL. When there is a live ball on the field, just have everyone jump on the pile to make it too difficult to figure out who got possession.

  151. 151.

    Bill Murray

    October 24, 2010 at 6:10 pm

    @Just Some Fuckhead: again, they did not say the Dolphins did not recover the ball. They did not say the Steelers did not recover the ball. They said they could not tell who recovered the ball — 1. because the play was ruled a TD, the officials did not check at the time, and 2. the replay, despite one of the Dolphins emerging with the ball, was inconclusive as to recovery. Once this is determined the ball must go back to the last point of possession

  152. 152.

    p mac

    October 24, 2010 at 6:22 pm

    @BillMurray
    They didn’t have to see who recovered the fumble–that’s what the replay is for. And it was pretty obvious to all but the most biased observer that a Dolphins player recovered it. What more do you have to do than fall directly on the ball and grabbing it to your chest with both hands?

  153. 153.

    Just Some Fuckhead

    October 24, 2010 at 6:41 pm

    @Just Some Fuckhead: In 35 years of watching football, I’ve never seen such a thing. If that’s the case, and they can’t review the tape to see who recovered, then they simply need to announce they were too invested in rubberstamping a Steelers touchdown to do their fucking job.

  154. 154.

    Admiral_Komack

    October 24, 2010 at 6:58 pm

    Raiders: 59
    Broncos: 14

    SWEET!

  155. 155.

    Bill Murray

    October 24, 2010 at 7:09 pm

    @p mac: right and they said they couldn’t tell from the replay. So they go back to last possession.

    In other news, the Patriots go for it on 4th and 1 from about mid-field, miss and give the Chargers a short field to tie the game up.

  156. 156.

    Bill Murray

    October 24, 2010 at 7:11 pm

    @Just Some Fuckhead: I would agree it was very weird, but they did review the tape, and could not determine definitive possession.

    Chargers hit the upright from 51 so the Patriots will likely win

  157. 157.

    fbihop

    October 24, 2010 at 7:17 pm

    As a Chiefs fan, I’m conflicted. I love that the Broncos are getting beat down. But I hate that the Raiders are playing really well.

  158. 158.

    Svensker

    October 24, 2010 at 7:28 pm

    @Bill Murray:

    In other news, the Patriots go for it on 4th and 1 from about mid-field, miss and give the Chargers a short field to tie the game up.

    No Chargers’ fan, but I hate the stupid Patriots. Hate them. Why do they always have to friggin win? I mean, you can’t even have their players break their legs or have strokes — they fugging overcome having strokes and breaking legs and come back to play even better than before. Bellicheck is the Devil. It’s the only explanation.

  159. 159.

    Just Some Fuckhead

    October 24, 2010 at 7:43 pm

    @Bill Murray: If you can’t determine possession from the video showing two Dolphins jumping on the ball first, followed by a Dolphin emerging trimphantly with the ball then I would suggest charitably you find another line of work that doesn’t require senses or sense, uncharitably that you be investigated for corruption.

  160. 160.

    MoeLarryAndJesus

    October 24, 2010 at 7:45 pm

    @Svensker:

    Yeah, it’s a real shock when a team coached by Belichick (one of the best coaches ever) beats a team coached by Norv Turner (the most Norv Turner coach ever) in a close game.

    Sheesh.

    Meanwhile, did anyone else catch Ben Rapistburger claiming that he had his arm wrapped around that ball at the bottom of the pile?

    I think he’s drinking again. During the game.

    Bad news for Steelers fans.

  161. 161.

    MoeLarryAndJesus

    October 24, 2010 at 7:46 pm

    @Just Some Fuckhead:

    Plus I’ll bet he isn’t even the real Bill Murray.

  162. 162.

    Geoduck

    October 24, 2010 at 7:55 pm

    @Yutsano:

    The Seahacks won, and now lead the division. The commentators were saying that Hasselbeck is the best quarterback in the division. How sad is that for just about everyone concerned?

  163. 163.

    Svensker

    October 24, 2010 at 8:00 pm

    @MoeLarryAndJesus:

    Meanwhile, did anyone else catch Ben Rapistburger claiming that he had his arm wrapped around that ball at the bottom of the pile?

    Yeah, Ben obviously didn’t watch the replay cuz it was a big ole lie. Odd.

    And, yes, Belichick (how do you spell his name? who cares) is a really good coach, but I’d argue that his powers are derived from the dark side. Demonic.

  164. 164.

    John Cole

    October 24, 2010 at 8:32 pm

    On that play an official MUST determine who recovered the ball, regardless of what the initial call was.

    Not when they signal touchdown. I’d be pissed if I were a Miami fan, too, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen refs sort out a pile for possession when a touchdown has been called.

  165. 165.

    John Cole

    October 24, 2010 at 8:33 pm

    LOL. Figures JSF would be the one whining the most.

  166. 166.

    Andy K

    October 24, 2010 at 8:55 pm

    Woohoo! Packers up 7-0!

    Where’d everyone go?

  167. 167.

    BGinCHI

    October 24, 2010 at 8:55 pm

    Cole sounds sober. I hope he didn’t run afoul of the WV blue laws.

    OK, now, who wants Jay Cutler? Any offer considered.

  168. 168.

    Omnes Omnibus

    October 24, 2010 at 10:27 pm

    @Andy K: 21-17!

  169. 169.

    Ron

    October 24, 2010 at 11:02 pm

    I just finally got a chance to see the replay. The officials actually did the right thing. It’s clear that Ben fumbled short of the goal line. There isn’t “indisputable evidence” that Miami recovered the ball.

  170. 170.

    MoeLarryAndJesus

    October 24, 2010 at 11:33 pm

    @John Cole:

    I’ve definitely seen it. Remember, on these plays refs have different responsibilities. I just can’t believe none of them were looking to see who had possession, just in case.

    Never mind that the tape seemed to show FOUR Dolphins all over the ball.

    This was one shitty call. I’m just glad I didn’t have money on the game.

  171. 171.

    MoeLarryAndJesus

    October 24, 2010 at 11:35 pm

    @Ron:

    Another one. The reason there isn’t “indisputable evidence” is that the officials fell asleep and fucked up big time.

  172. 172.

    fucen tarmal

    October 25, 2010 at 12:12 am

    @MoeLarryAndJesus:

    ok…this isn’t difficult. once the referees signalled touchdown, it is a dead ball….if even for a split second, the steeler players lapsed in their effort to recover the ball, assuming the play was dead(remember, players in the game aren’t by definition watching it on tv, they don’t know whether or not the ball crossed the plane before or after the ball came loose…they rely on signals for that) so, if by the touchdown signal and the resulting dead ball, the steelers hesitated to recover, or stopped amidst the effort to recover it, then picking up a ball the other team is no longer fighting for, after the refs have convinced one side there is no need to fight further, proves nothing…

    its about the entire sequence. not some imaginary world where you get to pretend everyone had perfect information.

  173. 173.

    MoeLarryAndJesus

    October 25, 2010 at 2:23 pm

    @fucen tarmal:

    That’s just silly. In the actual game no one “stopped fighting” for the ball, and the refs were right there to see what was happening.

    They just fucked up, and any impartial observers who were watching that game realized it.

    I saw the entire sequence. It doesn’t sound like you did.

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