Some ugly football this weekend

[Mr. Scot]

Late in the season, it's not unusual to see games on the schedule that make you wanna hold your nose.  Games between teams that have proven to be mediocre and/or just plain awful are inevitable by this point in the year.  Some contests feature teams that have been bad all year and others teams that have stumbled as the season went on.  It's really just a quirk of scheduling that this happens.

 

But even with that in mind, this weekend's schedule...well, check these out:

 

- Titans vs Jaguars

- Vikings vs Dolphins

- Bills vs Raiders

- Giants vs Rams

- Falcons vs Saints

 

Sadly yes, Panthers vs Browns probably falls into this category too.

 

The Tennessee-Jacksonville game is actually tonight.  Both teams are 2-12.  Florio pointed out that this may well be the worst prime time matchup in the history of the league.  I may watch just for the sheer comedy of it.

 

Then on the other hand, you've got probable blowout games like these:

 

- Eagles vs Redskins

- Ravens vs Texans

- Lions vs Bears

- Patriots vs Jets

- Packers vs Buccaneers

 

Green Bay and Philly have the potential to make their games ridiculously lopsided.

 

So yeah, this is one ugly weekend of football we've got coming up.

[Cary Kollins]

At least the Falcons-Saints game has playoff implications.

 

And our game will at least be interesting on a national level because of Manziel and the possible matchup against Cam.

[jtm]

Games that appear on paper to be blow outs, rarely turn out to be in the NFL.

[Jangler]

enough beer and they are doable.

[Mr. Scot]

I remember back in 2005 the Texans and 49ers were both absolutely awful and wound up playing each other on Week 17 with the loser expected to get the #1 pick in the draft.

 

San Fran won and wound up picking 6th where they took Vernon Davis.  The Texans took Mario Williams at the top, famously passing on Reggie Bush.

[Jeremy Igo]

One thing is certain, Mr Scot knows ugly. I would listen.

[Mr. Scot]

One thing is certain, Mr Scot knows ugly. I would listen.

 

Insert joke here

 

 

Games that appear on paper to be blow outs, rarely turn out to be in the NFL.

 

Often true, but I'd say the Packers-Bucs and Eagles-Redskins games are ones with very real blowout potential.

 

Titans-Jags on the other hand might set the game of football back a decade or more.

[London Loves Luke]

Officially the Titans and Jags game is the worst of the Super bowl era, both teams having a 2-12 record. 

[davos]

Titans/Jags is really the only unwatchable.

 

My silver linings for the lower tiered games: 

 

-You've got OBJ in the Giants game

 

-Vikings/Dolphins could actually be good (Both mediocre teams w/ good defenses)

 

-The crappiest team that has a QB in place (Raiders) versus the strongest team without a QB in place (Bills)

 

-Falcons/Aints has playoff implications

 

 

[davos]

Insert joke here

 

 

 

Often true, but I'd say the Packers-Bucs and Eagles-Redskins games are ones with very real blowout potential.

 

Titans-Jags on the other hand might set the game of football back a decade or more.

 

I actually think RG3 beats Sanchez in one last hoorah in Skinsville.  That's my sleeper.  

[Mr. Scot]

I actually think RG3 beats Sanchez in one last hoorah in Skinsville.  That's my sleeper.  

 

Even that game has the potential to showcase two awful QB performances.

[hepcat]

Texans vs Ravens could have been a good game is Fitzpatrick was still at QB.  Almost made me gag typing that.

[bababoey]

enough beer and they are doable.

 

That's what they say about Hayden, Jangler.

[Jangler]

That's what they say about Hayden, Jangler.