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Lazuli  11d ago (text post)   196 thread views

Weekly NFL Thread: Week 15

Let's chat about the National Football League. This week's schedule (all times Eastern):

Thu 2024-12-12 8:15PM Los Angeles Rams @ San Francisco 49ers
Sun 2024-12-15 1:00PM Cincinnati Bengals @ Tennessee Titans
Sun 2024-12-15 1:00PM Dallas Cowboys @ Carolina Panthers
Sun 2024-12-15 1:00PM Kansas City Chiefs @ Cleveland Browns
Sun 2024-12-15 1:00PM Miami Dolphins @ Houston Texans
Sun 2024-12-15 1:00PM New York Jets @ Jacksonville Jaguars
Sun 2024-12-15 1:00PM Baltimore Ravens @ New York Giants
Sun 2024-12-15 1:00PM Washington Commanders @ New Orleans Saints
Sun 2024-12-15 4:25PM Buffalo Bills @ Detroit Lions
Sun 2024-12-15 4:25PM Indianapolis Colts @ Denver Broncos
Sun 2024-12-15 4:25PM New England Patriots @ Arizona Cardinals
Sun 2024-12-15 4:25PM Pittsburgh Steelers @ Philadelphia Eagles
Sun 2024-12-15 4:25PM Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Los Angeles Chargers
Sun 2024-12-15 8:20PM Green Bay Packers @ Seattle Seahawks
Mon 2024-12-16 8:00PM Chicago Bears @ Minnesota Vikings
Mon 2024-12-16 8:30PM Atlanta Falcons @ Las Vegas Raiders
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They may be a trap game but have been playing their best ball of the season lately.

That's exactly what makes them a trap game.

As for MVP, even with the loss it feels to me like it's Allen's to lose at this point.

Allen absolutely should win, but if he doesn't I'll be pissed if it doesn't go to Saquon.

In my mind, a player should not win multiple MVPs unless he is the best beyond a reasonable doubt. Not just a tie breaker, a higher standard for previous winners. So applying a higher standard, Lamar and Mahomes are out. That leaves Goff, Hurts, Darnold, Love in the running. Hurts and Love don't have the stats. Goff and Darnold have had great years by the stats, but lack the je ne sais quoi to carry an MVP. I do think Watt on the Steelers should be getting more MVP love, he's the heart of that team.

Allen is the clear favorite, and he deserves it. By any standard, he deserves it more than Saquon. But Saquon is the clear second place and I don't think it's particularly close.

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