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Lazuli  5d ago (text post)   269 thread views

NFL Weekly Thread: Week 18

Let's chat about the National Football League. This week's schedule, all times Eastern, is the final week of the regular season.

The next post will be a single, post-season thread that'll include discussions about the playoffs and the Super Bowl.

Sun 2025-01-05 1:00PM Buffalo Bills @ New England Patriots
Sun 2025-01-05 1:00PM Carolina Panthers @ Atlanta Falcons
Sun 2025-01-05 1:00PM Chicago Bears @ Green Bay Packers
Sun 2025-01-05 1:00PM Cincinnati Bengals @ Pittsburgh Steelers
Sun 2025-01-05 1:00PM Cleveland Browns @ Baltimore Ravens
Sun 2025-01-05 1:00PM Houston Texans @ Tennessee Titans
Sun 2025-01-05 1:00PM Jacksonville Jaguars @ Indianapolis Colts
Sun 2025-01-05 1:00PM Kansas City Chiefs @ Denver Broncos
Sun 2025-01-05 1:00PM Miami Dolphins @ New York Jets
Sun 2025-01-05 1:00PM Minnesota Vikings @ Detroit Lions
Sun 2025-01-05 1:00PM New Orleans Saints @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Sun 2025-01-05 1:00PM New York Giants @ Philadelphia Eagles
Sun 2025-01-05 1:00PM Los Angeles Chargers @ Las Vegas Raiders
Sun 2025-01-05 1:00PM Seattle Seahawks @ Los Angeles Rams
Sun 2025-01-05 1:00PM San Francisco 49ers @ Arizona Cardinals
Sun 2025-01-05 1:00PM Washington Commanders @ Dallas Cowboys
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I'd be interested if there is something sufficiently interesting happening.

I don't mean that facetiously. Like I'm not against football. I just don't want to follow the day to day. But if something like deflategate, or some amazing string of wins, or some new way of playing that shakes things up happens I want to know.

If someone had to sum up each season and describe the interesting things that happened within one paragraph, I'd totally read that.

I do like the amazing feats of athleticism and the close strategic calls. I know about 99% of the rules (and I'm interested in learning how those rules change season to season, and why they changed).

I feel like people are sometimes all in on football or totally anti football, and y'all are maybe grouping me in anti football. That's not where I'm at. I'm partially interested.

I'd be interested if there is something sufficiently interesting happening.

There's not one interesting thing happening each week; there are multiple storylines happening at once. You pick these up by keeping up with NFL news, watching the games, reading weekly discussions on a place like /r/nfl.

Thankfully, it's easy to figure out the ongoing storylines right now because we're approaching the end of the season. For example, the Detroit Lions are on an outstanding 13-2 run going into the playoffs. They have historically been a bad team, but they're looking better than ever and could be a potential challenger to the Kansas City Chiefs, the reigning two-time Super Bowl champions.

Speaking of the Chiefs, another storyline to watch is their current run to be the first team in NFL history to get win three Super Bowl in a row, a feat not even the New England Patriots of the Brady-Belichick era, a dynasty many consider to be one of the greatest of all time, could accomplish.

y'all are maybe grouping me in anti football. That's not where I'm at. I'm partially interested.

No one is putting you into a group. You've barely posted in these threads enough for anyone to think that.

If you're partially interested in the sport and want to follow the stories, read news coverage that summarizes the games each week. Words can only go so far, though. Weekly highlight reels will really give you a sense of the athleticism and tactics used in each game. But, honestly, the best way is to put in the time watching the games (and listening to the commentators). You see the action in real time, and, if you're consistent, you start to pick up patterns and story lines. You don't have to watch all the games, but a good chunk of them on Sunday is your best bet. Monday Night Football is usually the "game of the week."

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