NFL week 8

[Lenny]

The Raiders are ... good?

 

Goodish, I think. I mean, there are so many bad teams in the NFL this year that a 4-3 team looks pretty great

 

20 teams are .500 or lower right now. The NFL is a [expletive] show

 

Carr, Cooper, Crabtree. A solid line and a decent pass rush. If Denver's D starts to falter, the west is theirs.

[Lenny]

 

Look at Torrey and Simpson waiving manically, before the ball was even hiked.

 

And people bitch about Cutler.

[Careless]

I haven't seen Manning this year before tonight. I was not expecting him to look this good.

[Guest]

The Raiders are ... good?

 

Goodish, I think. I mean, there are so many bad teams in the NFL this year that a 4-3 team looks pretty great

 

20 teams are .500 or lower right now. The NFL is a [expletive] show

 

Yeah, that's where I'd put them. Dropping 451 yards (333 pass/118 rush) and 34 points on a team that was allowing 283 yards (212 pass/71 rush) and 17.5 ppg, each of which was top-4 in the league makes me feel quite a bit better about them.

 

Was hoping for 6-8 wins this year and now I'm looking at the higher end of that while competing for a playoff spot. If they can win in Pittsburgh next week - which I'm certainly not expecting - then I'll really believe, especially since they'll have the tiebreaker over two of the teams they'll be competing with.

[UMFan83]

When is the last time the Packers have been held to 137 yards or less in a game? Or Aaron Rodgers have less than 100 yards passing in a game he completed?

 

Broncos D is legit

[Andy]

Really wish Green Bay would've picked a week other than right before they face Carolina to struggle. Next week's matchup will be very interesting.

[Guest]

When is the last time the Packers have been held to 137 yards or less in a game? Or Aaron Rodgers have less than 100 yards passing in a game he completed?

 

Broncos D is legit

 

For the Packers stat, it's Nov 28. 2013, though that was Matt Flynn at QB. Before that it was Nov 19, 2006. Here is the full list.

 

As for Rodgers, he's never been under 100 yards while playing a full game before. His previous low was 142 against Minnesota in 2008.

[Flames24Rulz]

Denver's defense is definitely legit, but I have no idea why the Packers were working deep passing patterns so much. They really should've been looking at more WR screens, slants, and easy passing patterns against that defense. Jones has been obviously a big addition this year, but he gets shut down against good corners. Jordy was really missed last night and that'll continue to become more prevalent against defenses like Carolina, Minnesota, Arizona, etc.

 

Packers schedule the second half of the season is pretty tough. All of the road games (minus Detroit, which is always a tough place to win at for the Packers) are against decent teams.

[CubInOK]

Is Andrew Luck undergoing chemotherapy along with his other injuries?