MFN: Packers vs. Vikings

[kungfoodude]

Just now, Mr. Scot said:

Side Note, LG: What's MFN? 

IT'S MONDAY fuging NIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Mr. Scot]

Just watching the highlights. Boy, that Emmanuel Sanders trade sure as heck worked out for the 49ers.

Shame there was nothing to the rumor of us being interested.

[kungfoodude]

2. New Orleans Saints (12-3) - y

The Saints temporarily took over the No. 2 spot after Sunday's victory over the Titans. They'll stay there if the Packers lose Monday night to the Vikings. If the Packers win, the Saints will be back down to No. 3. The Packers would hold the tiebreaker at the moment because of a better conference record. As part of any effort to ascend to the No. 1 seed, New Orleans will need to root for a Packers loss or a Seahawks win over the 49ers in Week 17. According to FPI, the Saints' likeliest landing spot is the No. 2 seed (42.5%).

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/28348833/2019-nfl-playoff-picture-afc-nfc-standings-seeds-scenarios-outlook-week-16

[Mr. Scot]

1 minute ago, kungfoodude said:

IT'S MONDAY fuging NIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can roll with that 

[MHS831]

If the Packers lose, the Packers and the Vikings are 11-4.  If the Saints lose to us and the Packers and Vikings win week 17, then there are three teams at 11-5.  How does that wrap up a first round bye for the Saints?

16 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

If Green Bay loses, the Saints get a first round bye. So get your damn cheesehats in place and fug the motherfuging Saints.

You are not saying the Saints can rest starters next week---you are saying, "if they beat Carolina, the Saints get a bye"---correct?

[pantherj]

2 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

Quit worrying about them resting the starters. Their damn backup QB and 2nd stringers can still beat us.

That's what Panthers fans said last season.

[kungfoodude]

Just now, pantherj said:

That's what Panthers fans said last season.

Well we are a worse team than last season. Pretty hard to argue that.

[pantherj]

Just now, kungfoodude said:

Well we are a worse team than last season. Pretty hard to argue that.

I want as certain a loss as possible.

[MHS831]

1 minute ago, pantherj said:

That's what Panthers fans said last season.

Not only that, Payton knows that we are a division rival.  If losing to us hurts us and impacts the Saints in no negative way, he would do it--he did it last year.

[kungfoodude]

Just now, MHS831 said:

Not only that, Payton knows that we are a division rival.  If losing to us hurts us and impacts the Saints in no negative way, he would do it--he did it last year.

Ya'll overplay that card a bit much. All he has to do to hurt us is keep doing what he is doing. The Panthers haven't needed any help fuging themselves. 

[Mr. Scot]

Here's the worst part for me about the end of this season.

Earlier in the year, we were talking about the Dolphins deliberately tanking.

We're set to finish just one game ahead of them, conceivably even if the Patriots were to rest their starters (which doesn't sound likely at the moment).

We were making fun of them, but now we'll finish in the same territory.

That... just... sucks.

[MHS831]

1 minute ago, kungfoodude said:

Ya'll overplay that card a bit much. All he has to do to hurt us is keep doing what he is doing. The Panthers haven't needed any help fuging themselves. 

Your opinion does not matter when you are looking at mathematical possibilities.  If I knew losing impacted the Panthers in no way but I could drop a division rival by resting starters and faking injuries (like they did last year) I would do it.  So what you think---OK, I will consider your opinion as well as other possibilities.  How can you say others are wrong?  You can't.

[pantherj]

The injury bug destroyed what might have been a middle of the road team. Take away any team's starting QB, and decimate their d-line and that team will be where we are as well.

[kungfoodude]

Just now, Mr. Scot said:

Here's the worst part for me about the end of this season.

Earlier in the year, we were talking about the Dolphins deliberately tanking.

We're set to finish just one game ahead of them, conceivably even if the Patriots were to rest their starters (which doesn't sound likely at the moment).

Yeah but they weren't deliberately tanking. It is legitimately difficult to convince 53 players and an entire coaching staff of ultra competitive people to lay down and die for 16 games. Tanking is a front office thing in the NFL, not an on the field thing. 

They also looked like poo because Rosen was starting.