NFL 2015 season Thread

[Sheriff Fatman]

Wishing the regular season could end right now so that Eagles@Rams would be a reality for Twickenham!

[The Camel]

Out of interest, how and why did you pick teams to follow?

I love American Football, it is probably my favourite sport, but have never had a team and never will.

My team is whoever I've bet on.

[Ironside]

picked the eagles after watching them play on sky, think fred had a bet on the match and i just fell in love with there offence that game

think it was the first and only time the offence purred in the 3 seasons i have been supporting them

[AdamM]

Im the same. I love watching the game but don't have a team. I put a few bets on every week to give me someone to support that day, and come super bowl, the team who's done the best for me in the season is my super bowl team.

Screen wipe at the start of the next season.

Fwiw I'm already on Panthers for SB this year

[TightEnd]

i watched a programme on the cowboys in 1982, aged 15. about tom landry and the history of the team

had never watched the sport, but that was it

then saw them pre-season at wembley in 86, which cemented it

been some good and bad times since, to say the least

[arbboy]

No team at all for me.  Don't even have a team i would even consider my fav team.  Don't bet on the nfl a lot either.  I have really got into watching it in the last 3 years or so.  Usually watch all 5 tv games on sky most weeks now.  Never been to a live game in UK either. 

Is it just me or are live tv games on sky sailing under week after week this year?

[Stopsleyhatter]

Mum worked in reception at a private jet company in 1985.One of the pilots used to give me Cincinnati Bengals souvenirs if I was in the office,hooked on them since then.

[KarmaDope]

First learnt properly about the sport when I was in school, and the kid who knew the most was a Raiders fan.

It helped that they made the Superbowl that year, so it looked like they were good and as they were the only team mentioned really, everybody jumped on the bandwagon.

Today I prefer the Raiders and will always watch them over anybody else, but I'l watch whatever's on.

Except the Patriots. Fuck those scumbags 

[Marky147]

Should be a Colts fan really, because I remember my first game... I Stayed at Flushy's during a Rendezvous festival 5/6 years back, and came back on Sunday for day of main. I think I bubbled the FT, so was going home.

Flushy convinced me to hang about for the NFL, as he had his biggest every bet on the Colts and they were a good thing against whoever they were playing.

Easily led, as I am. Having never even seen a game, nevermind bet on one, I whacked a couple hundred on the Colts.

He spoke to Keith about his bet, who said he was strongly against them, so he wasn't best pleased, given how much he had on.

Thankfully the Colts won, we got paid, and I was hooked!

As for supporting teams, I watched Blindside a week or so later, which led me to the Ravens.

[vegaslover]

Got into it aged about 9 when channel 4 showed it. Saw the Bears on tv so started following/supporting them.

[arbboy]

Should be a Colts fan really, because I remember my first game... I Stayed at Flushy's during a Rendezvous festival 5/6 years back, and came back on Sunday for day of main. I think I bubbled the FT, so was going home.

Flushy convinced me to hang about for the NFL, as he had his biggest every bet on the Colts and they were a good thing against whoever they were playing.

Easily led, as I am. Having never even seen a game, nevermind bet on one, I whacked a couple hundred on the Colts.

He spoke to Keith about his bet, who said he was strongly against them, so he wasn't best pleased, given how much he had on.

Thankfully the Colts won, we got paid, and I was hooked!

As for supporting teams, I watched Blindside a week or so later, which led me to the Ravens.

I remember that festival and flushy being bullish as fuck about the Colts in that game.

[fatcatstu]

I just kind of fell into being a chargers fan really, watched a few games, and loved Tomlinson and after that it just kind of stuck!

Of the games announced, I think that Jags v Colts is the one to go and see.

Redskins v Bengals has the opportunity to be god awful, and I dont think the Rams have ever been involved in an exciting game!

[Sheriff Fatman]

Out of interest, how and why did you pick teams to follow?

I love American Football, it is probably my favourite sport, but have never had a team and never will.

My team is whoever I've bet on.

On holiday in Florida in October 1981.  MNF on TV was Eagles vs Falcons.  I picked the Eagles as the team I wanted to win, and they did.  I didn't have a clue about the game, but liked the helmets, shoulder pads, etc.

The next day, my parents bought me an Eagles T-shirt and a couple of other Eagles logo stuff and I've followed them ever since.

When the TV coverage came to Channel 4 a few years later, most people picked their teams based on that.  I was one of the few who already had a team to support.  It was all Redskins, 49ers, Bears, etc in those days and I'd wait patiently for the 5 seconds of footage the Eagles got during the other games round-up (see also Football League TV coverage of Barnsley FC!)

So I've been following the Eagles for 34 years now, despite never having set foot in Philadelphia as yet!  It makes me laugh when I catch myself referring to them as "we" when I talk about them.

#bleedgreen

[Marky147]

Should be a Colts fan really, because I remember my first game... I Stayed at Flushy's during a Rendezvous festival 5/6 years back, and came back on Sunday for day of main. I think I bubbled the FT, so was going home.

Flushy convinced me to hang about for the NFL, as he had his biggest every bet on the Colts and they were a good thing against whoever they were playing.

Easily led, as I am. Having never even seen a game, nevermind bet on one, I whacked a couple hundred on the Colts.

He spoke to Keith about his bet, who said he was strongly against them, so he wasn't best pleased, given how much he had on.

Thankfully the Colts won, we got paid, and I was hooked!

As for supporting teams, I watched Blindside a week or so later, which led me to the Ravens.

I remember that festival and flushy being bullish as fuck about the Colts in that game.

Yeah, and then Keith did his nut in, completely by saying he felt strongly the other way.

Think it might have been the Titans they were playing, but can't be 100%.

[Longy]

Dan Marino and therefore the Dolphins.

I was into it pretty young as my dad is a massive fan (his favourite sport) and I would pretty much watch any sport. The first game I can vividly remember is the Chicago Bears 85' teams only defeat which was a Monday night loss to the Dolphins, who's QB at the time was a young Marino.

I always feel more engaged in a sport if I have someone to root for.