THE... OFFICIAL 2015 NFL SEASON Thread

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Continuing on with Week 13..
The Bills take on the Texans.. Toss-up 

Falcons @ Bucs: I think the Bucs can upset
Seahags @ Vikings: Tossup, but if the Vikings can beat the hags, then Seattle could be knocked out of the playoff picture

And FINALLY: My Panthers should go to 12-0 over the Aints, Clinch a playoff spot and Win the NFC South for the 3rd straight year

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 I'm guessing the Patriots are going to be pissed off after their loss last week, and there's no evidence the Eagles have anything left to fight for, doesn't even seem like the players care about their jobs.

Worst thing that came out this week is Kelly pretty much admitted he doesn't yell at the team or players, saying it isn't efficient (he used that word a lot this week).  I hope this sports science, maximize efficiency, culture at the expense of talent experiment ends real soon here.

So it's shaping up to be an ugly game this afternoon, I'm thinking 58 to 17....   If a rookie QB can get 5 TDs against us I'm thinking Brady can get 7 easy.

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And I read somewhere that Chip isn't going anywhere..
That's gotta piss off the fan base

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Well the Bucs took care of the Falcons and are both 6-6..
The Seahags stomped the Vikings in Minnesota 38-7
And the Bills hold off the Texicans in Buffalo to go 6-6

Now on to the Panthers game

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The Panthers are playing pretty sloppy so far against the Saints.. 
Down 16-13 at the half
Time to regroup..

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WTF?  The Eagles are winning?

Crazy scoring:

A blocked punt for a TD.
A 100 yard interception for a TD.
And now an 80+ yard punt return for a TD.

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WTF?  The Eagles are winning?

Crazy scoring:

A blocked punt for a TD.
A 100 yard interception for a TD.
And now an 80+ yard punt return for a TD.

BWAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
GO EAGLES!!!

[MartyS (Gromit)]

Another interception by the Eagles and they are burning time off the clock...

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 Unbelievable Eagles win...

Got to see the end of the Panthers game, that was a nail biter...

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WHAT A GAME!!! PANTHERS GO TO 12 - 0
CONGRATS TO THE EAGLES!!

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I've got a stress headache after that game!
Yes we won the NFC South for the 3rd straight year but now we're perusing perfection.
The next 4 games will determine that destiny

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Deja vu: Stats from Panthers win over Saints should seem eerily familiar

CBS Sports
December 7, 2015 12:48 am ET

Powered by their high-flying offense, the Panthers won their 16th regular-season game in a row on Sunday by knocking off the Saints in New Orleans. Really, it's a remarkable streak, mainly because no one saw it coming before the Panthers won their first game of the streak last December, which, interestingly enough, also came against the Saints in New Orleans.

It's also remarkable for an entirely different reason, which someone on Reddit discovered on Sunday night.

The statistics and circumstances of the Panthers' 16th straight win on Sunday are eerily similiar to the statistics and circumstances of the Panthers' first win of the streak. In fact, they're identical.

In that first win over the Saints, the Panthers scored 41 points. On Sunday, the Panthers scored ... 41 points.

In that first win, the Panthers racked up 497 total yards. On Sunday, the Panthers racked up... 497 total yards.

In that first win, the Panthers controlled the ball for exactly 36 minutes. On Sunday, the Panthers controlled the ball for ... 36 minutes and 34 seconds (so close!).

So, almost exactly a calendar year after the Panthers' winning streak began (Game No. 1 was played on Dec. 7, 2014, while Game No. 16 was played on Dec. 6, 2015), the Panthers offense nearly replicated its exact performance from the game that started it all -- in the exact same location, against the exact same team!

Just bonkers.

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Rob Ryan spotted at Bills practice in team gear

NBC Sports
December 9, 2015, 2:18 PM EST


When Rob Ryan was fired as Saints defensive coordinator earlier this year, his twin brother Rex said it "would be fun" for the two men to work together at some point in the future.

Since Rex is the head coach of the Bills, there were more than a few people who wondered whether he might find a place on his staff for his brother. The sight of Rob in Bills gear at a Bills practice is the sort of thing that would probably lead even more people to wonder about that possibility.

That's just where Rob was on Wednesday. Multiple reporters passed along word that he was at practice dressed in team garb with Mike Rodak of ESPN.com passing along a photo. Alex Marvez of FOX Sports reports that he was just visiting his twin and has not joined the staff in Buffalo.

If that were to change, it wouldn't be their first time working together in the NFL. The two brothers worked together on their father Buddy's staff with the Cardinals in 1994 and 1995.

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Alright-Alright-Alright!!!
Week 14 and the last regular season games I'll get to see before we go to Mexico Dec. 16
Panthers go to 13-0
Bills @ Eagles ... Gotta go with my home team (sorry Marty)

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Bills @ Eagles ... Gotta go with my home team (sorry Marty)

There's just no way to predict if a good or bad Eagles team will show up.
And Shady coming back into town should be interesting.

I'll be driving by the stadium a little after 2 o'clock.