NFL 2017-18 season

[Cavey007]

Ah. Apparently lowest scoring overtime tie in history. Won't let me modify that previous one for some reason.

[TightEnd]

All star receiver struggles to comes to terms with a draw

US Sports don't do draws....

Larry Fitzgerald: "It feels like you lost... You didn’t win, but you didn’t lose. A perplexing feeling.”

a remarkable match really, 27 and 24 yard FGs missed by Haushka and Catanzaro in overtime!

[Evilpengwinz]

Ari Sea did they both forget there offenses?


has there ever been a 3-0 game at full time ?

Yes - There was a game between Miami and Pittsburgh on MNF a few years back. It was insanely wet, there was a field goal with about 20 seconds left in regulation to break the 0-0 tie.

EDIT - Vid won't play when embedded because the NFL blocks it being viewed unless you're watching on YouTube's website. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7DTNEa2E7w

Here is a list of all the games in NFL history that have finished 3-0; there's been 6 since the 1970 merger. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_scores_find.cgi?pts_win=3&pts_lose=0

[Ironside]

Ari Sea did they both forget there offenses?


has there ever been a 3-0 game at full time ?

Yes - There was a game between Miami and Pittsburgh on MNF a few years back. It was insanely wet, there was a field goal with about 20 seconds left in regulation to break the 0-0 tie.

EDIT - Vid won't play when embedded because the NFL blocks it being viewed unless you're watching on YouTube's website. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7DTNEa2E7w

Here is a list of all the games in NFL history that have finished 3-0; there's been 6 since the 1970 merger. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_scores_find.cgi?pts_win=3&pts_lose=0

wow 4 games in history have finished 2-0  wonder if thats same scoring system and games were won with a safety
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_scores_find.cgi?pts_win=2&pts_lose=0

[Evilpengwinz]

Ari Sea did they both forget there offenses?


has there ever been a 3-0 game at full time ?

Yes - There was a game between Miami and Pittsburgh on MNF a few years back. It was insanely wet, there was a field goal with about 20 seconds left in regulation to break the 0-0 tie.

EDIT - Vid won't play when embedded because the NFL blocks it being viewed unless you're watching on YouTube's website. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7DTNEa2E7w

Here is a list of all the games in NFL history that have finished 3-0; there's been 6 since the 1970 merger. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_scores_find.cgi?pts_win=3&pts_lose=0

wow 4 games in history have finished 2-0  wonder if thats same scoring system and games were won with a safety
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_scores_find.cgi?pts_win=2&pts_lose=0

Yeah, all these games would've been won with a safety. There's actually far more 0-0 draws from this era, before they used to have overtime. Unfortunately, their database search thing freaks out if you try to search for 0-0 results

The game favoured defence far more in that era - Teams were still working out how to take advantage of forward passes being legal, a rule change that came in for safety reasons to reduce player fatalities because the alternative was banning the sport altogether.

On 3rd & 4, running the ball would've still been the norm, rather than trying to throw the ball to pick up a 1st down, such was the simplicity and ineffectiveness of the 1930s passing game. For most teams, passing would've been reserved for 3rd and long. Throwing the ball on 1st down would've been almost unheard of.

Also think how much harder it would be to score points having no specialist kicker - you'd simply have the best kicker/punter out of the players on your team kicking field goals and/or being responsible for punting.

The more you think about the way the game was played at that time, you can see how a lot of games would've been incredibly low scoring.

[AndrewT]

The main reason for the early running game was that until 1934 they essentially played with a rugby ball (wider with more rounded ends).

When the ball got its current shape it became more throwable (and also effectively eliminated the drop goal from the game, which is still legal)

[Evilpengwinz]

The main reason for the early running game was that until 1934 they essentially played with a rugby ball (wider with more rounded ends).

When the ball got its current shape it became more throwable (and also effectively eliminated the drop goal from the game, which is still legal)

Yeah, the last drop goal (before Doug Flutie) was 1941 I believe, so the dropkick stuck around for a few years after the rule change, but soon disappeared out of the game altogether.

[TightEnd]

Of the teams yet to play in the International Series who would you like to see the most next year?

give me a top 3


Packers
Cardinals
Eagles
Ravens
Browns
Seahawks
Panthers
Titans

.....

[Marky147]

Packers
Cardinals
Seahawks

[TightEnd]

Packers (history, Aaron, cheeseheads at Wembley)
Eagles (to anti-rail)
Seahawks (Wilson and that defense)

for me

[Cavey007]

Cardinals
Packers
Seahawks

Could solve 2 in 1 go and bring the Seahawks v Cards over here. But that's the biggest game in their division. I doubt they'd do that. Also both West coast they tend to do at least one East coast don't they?

[Horneris]

About time they gave us some decent teams I think so Packers, Eagles and Panthers.

Not sure about Cardinals and Seahawks, although quality defences, I'd kill myself if I went all the way to Wembley and it was 6-6.

[the sicilian]

I'm having a real problem figuring where Carolina are a 3 point favourite over Arizona..

I know Carolina are coming off the bye and are at home but they have horrific issues with their D this year especially in the secondary and Cam looks a shadow of himself.

They have only managed to beat the woeful 49'ers..

Arizona have misfired a bit but are solid in defense and have enough offense to compete and win..

Thoughts ?

[Cavey007]

My thoughts would be that I'm avoiding that game. Cardinals aren't playing well enough to give me confidence in them at all. Panthers aren't as bad a team as their record. Yes their secondary is pretty poor. But they have enough on offence that I wouldn't be touching that match

Atlanta match for me is badly handicapped. I think they could well stuff the Packers. However the loss of Coleman (assuming he's out) might mess that a bit.

Saying that I got 5/15 on the picker last week which was pretty poor and shows how random this league is

[Cavey007]

I am however keeping an eye on jj nelsons odds. If they're 6/1 or above I'll have a little dabble