Football 2025-26 - And we are underway! 🏈

[Wingnut]

In response to ND... Someone said, "I thought Catholics didn't pull-out!"

[DCPatriot]

https://www.facebook.com/reel/2290957588091065

 

[GrouchoTex]

In response to ND... Someone said, "I thought Catholics didn't pull-out!"

 

[Wingnut]

Phillip Rivers, Comes out of retirement at 44... signs with the Colts.

Colin Kappernickle groupies are all up in their racist arms!  Cam Newton too.

[mountaineer]

Phillip Rivers, Comes out of retirement at 44... signs with the Colts.
Colin Kappernickle groupies are all up in their racist arms!  Cam Newton too.

Someone on ESPN said this just shows the Colts are desperate. What would it indicate if they'd signed Kaepernick - that they're absolute morons, perhaps?

[DCPatriot]

Someone on ESPN said this just shows the Colts are desperate. What would it indicate if they'd signed Kaepernick - that they're absolute morons, perhaps?

I'm surprised they didn't approach Tom Brady? 

[mountaineer]

One of the college players who didn't win the Heisman goes off on those who didn't vote for him. Classless.

https://twitter.com/JonnyRoot_/status/2000280710972952829

[IsailedawayfromFR]

One of the college players who didn't win the Heisman goes off on those who didn't vote for him. Classless.

https://twitter.com/JonnyRoot_/status/2000280710972952829

His rant tells one all they need to know about him.

He is not grateful at all for being elevated to such a level.

He is fun to watch, but I have my doubts he will make it big in the pros, aka Johnny Manziel.  Johnny Football dazzled us in college.

[jmyrlefuller]

44-year-old Philip Rivers comes out of retirement

[Luis Gonzalez]

This is possibly the greatest thing that I have ever learned about professional football in general, and the Super Bowl specifically.

Best time to EVER buy a TV from Best Buy is the week after the Super Bowl. Go look for the open-box returns.

 

[Canuck Conservative]

Chiefs out of the playoffs for the first time in 11 years, Mahomes out for the next 9-12 months, with an ACL tear

Did he jinx it with that State Farm Meaghan Trainor knee-brace commercial? (Left leg even!!) Take a look -


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQ-uPgFvRrs

(plus Roger Goodell panicking, now that they can't show Taylor Swift at the playoffs ...)

[Luis Gonzalez]

Chiefs out of the playoffs for the first time in 11 years, Mahomes out for the next 9-12 months, with an ACL tear

First time since 1998 that we haven't seen one of these guys in the playoffs.

[catfish1957]

First time since 1998 that we haven't seen one of these guys in the playoffs.

No 24/7 Taylor Swift?   Christmas did come early this year....

[mountaineer]

No 24/7 Taylor Swift?   Christmas did come early this year....

Amen to that. Some network is going to rush to produce a "Taylor and Travis at Home for the Holidays" special, though, I just know it.

[Canuck Conservative]

No 24/7 Taylor Swift?   Christmas did come early this year....

Kelsey may retire this year, he's 36 and played this year like he was really old, so you won't see TS at many more football games

The NFL's Great Taylor Swift Experiment, with its constant booth-shots after every KC play, is winding down ... and how many new 12-16 year old teen girls did it permanently turn on to football?

None ... they were only there to see their pop idol, not the football ...

[jmyrlefuller]

No 24/7 Taylor Swift?   Christmas did come early this year....

Prediction: she'll slide in as the "guest artist" at the halftime show with Bad Bunny, to save face for the league choosing Bad Bunny to begin with.

It'll probably be a wrong prediction, but I wouldn't be surprised if I were right.

[mountaineer]

Make it make sense. This guy might have a higher passer rating if he spiked the ball on every down. 

Shedeur Sanders getting more Pro Bowl votes than Jalen Hurts, Lamar Jackson, Joe Burrow and other top QBs
Sanders has played in just five games
By Jackson Thompson Fox News
Published December 16, 2025 4:46pm EST

Shedeur Sanders is currently 10th in Pro Bowl voting among quarterbacks.

Sanders has played in just five games for the 3-11 Cleveland Browns, throwing for five touchdowns with six interceptions, and just 946 total yards. He 1-3 as a starter.

The Pro Bowl players are determined by a vote of fans, coaches and fellow players, with each group's vote counting as one-third toward determining the selections. By these criteria, Sanders ranks ahead of established NFL superstar quarterbacks Lamar Jackson, Joe Burrow and reigning Super Bowl MVP Jalen Hurts.  ...

Sanders' QBR is 16.9.
Yes, 16.9.

[bigheadfred]

Make it make sense. This guy might have a higher passer rating if he spiked the ball on every down.  :laugh:Sanders' QBR is 16.9.
Yes, 16.9.

 

[Sighlass]

Well I thought just my Auburn team sucked (and they did). But now I am pretty sure the whole SEC sucks.

OUCH ~

[mountaineer]

The Mississippi-Georgia game was nuts. Both QBs were very impressive.

[Hoodat]

Well I thought just my Auburn team sucked (and they did). But now I am pretty sure the whole SEC sucks.

OUCH ~

I would love to see Ole Miss win it all, just to rub it in Lane Kiffin's face.

[mountaineer]

I like Indiana, just because the sports media seem to be against them.

[mountaineer]

 
Graham Coffey
@GrahamCoffeyDC
Notre Dame fans told us they were going to cost ESPN $50 million by not playing in the bowl game
In the end, the Pop-Tarts Bowl drew more viewers than all but one Notre Dame game this season (ND-Miami, 10.8 mil on Labor Day night)
4:18 PM · Jan 2, 2026

https://twitter.com/ESPNPR/status/2007173920303067512

[jmyrlefuller]

Yesterday was the first Saturday without football since summer.

[Canuck Conservative]

Yesterday was the first Saturday without football since summer

Huh? There were 2 NFL games on yesterday (not very good ones, but still ...)

[jmyrlefuller]

Huh? There were 2 NFL games on yesterday (not very good ones, but still ...)

Yesterday? Are you sure? I was of the understanding that all of Week 18's games were on Sunday.

No matter anyway. Correct my previous statement to "college football" and it's still true.

[jmyrlefuller]

Speaking of the NFL's survival Sunday...

The Jets set a rather embarrassing record today. They went an entire season without intercepting a single pass from the other team, something that has not happened since at least 1932. (And that's only because we have no records of interceptions from 1932 and prior, which wouldn't even have been as impressive given seasons were around 11 games long compared to 17 now.)

Pair that with the four fumble recoveries, and their four turnovers are also an NFL record low, the previous record being 7 set back in 2018 by the 49ers.

[mountaineer]

Yes, there were two NFL games on Sat., for some reason.
Speaking of mediocre football teams, the Steelers-Ravens game last night was ridiculous. Came down to Pgh missing an extra point, but it was okay, because Baltimore missed a field goal. The word hapless came to mind - and I'm a Stillers fan.

[DCPatriot]

Yes, there were two NFL games on Sat., for some reason.
Speaking of mediocre football teams, the Steelers-Ravens game last night was ridiculous. Came down to Pgh missing an extra point, but it was okay, because Baltimore missed a field goal. The word hapless came to mind - and I'm a Stillers fan.

My, my, my...how they must wish they still had Justin Tucker for their kicker.

But NOOOO...he was a serial groper of massage therapists.

...reminds me of Ty Cobb's teammates.  Couldn't leave him in the same room with your wife/girlfriend...but the sucker hit over .500 with RISP.  So they looked the other way.

Virtual signaling seems to be more importante. 

[Luis Gonzalez]

Had this made pre-season while in Dallas for my son's wedding.

The guy who made it did get the "the" in and it's off center.

That's kind of ironic considering the team's performance these past few decades.

 

[berdie]

Had this made pre-season while in Dallas for my son's wedding.

The guy who made it did get the "the" in and it's off center.

That's kind of ironic considering the team's performance these past few decades.

Until Jerry dies or sells....

[GrouchoTex]

I am a Texans fan, but I haven't been impressed, even though they have a 12-5 record.
Defense is great, which is why they are 12-5.
Offense, not so much.

[jmyrlefuller]

And... the NFL bracket:


6.BUF.....
3.JAX....:····:
7.LAC.....    :.....
2.NE.....:·····    :
5.HOU.....         :.....
4.PIT....:····:    :    :
         1.DEN:·····    :
6.SF......              :
3.PHI....:····:         :.....
7.GB......    :.....    :
2.CHI....:·····    :    :
5.LAR.....         :....:
4.CAR....:····:    :
         1.SEA······
  WC     DIV  CCG  SBLX  CHMP

[jmyrlefuller]

Some of the ugliest football games are also some of the most fun. Case in point: the Division I championship (FCS) last night. A blocked extra point (the second blocked kick of the night after a field goal was blocked near the end of regulation) proved the difference as Montana State edged out Illinois State 35-34 in overtime.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/47522008/montana-state-tops-illinois-state-wild-fcs-title-game

[bigheadfred]

Marco Rubio
@marcorubio
I do not normally respond to online rumors but feel the need to do so at this moment

I will not be a candidate for the currently vacant HC and GM positions with the Miami Dolphins. 

While you never know what the future may bring right now my focus must remain on global events and also the precious archives of the United States of America.

Thank you