**OFFICIAL Week 16 Game Thread

[Ghazi]

Chiefs actually have to win next week if they lose this game :O

[Spurtacular]

With a Seahawks win, the worst possible playoff scenario taking shape for Vikes. Having to win at Soldier Field to get in the playoffs and then having to win at Soldier Field the week after that.

[Darth_Pelican]

With a Seahawks win, the worst possible playoff scenario taking shape for Vikes. Having to win at Soldier Field to get in the playoffs and then having to win at Soldier Field the week after that.

Game is in Minny

[spurraider21]

- watson was ing incredible yesterday, tbh
- wilson was a monster in the 4th

so much great quarterbacking yesterday. rodgers, luck, foles too. mahomes had great moments but wasn't as sharp as we've seen

[Millennial_Messiah]

- watson was ing incredible yesterday, tbh
- wilson was a monster in the 4th

so much great quarterbacking yesterday. rodgers, luck, foles too. mahomes had great moments but wasn't as sharp as we've seen

yes, gotta love Rodgers' heart even though he plays half-injured on a crappy team with a crappy defense and is currently playing for absolutely zero. And a loss would mean a better draft pick and more help for him too smh.

Watson was incredible, but their "godly" pass rushers were pretty much shut out all game except for a few RTP penalties, lol.


Playoff Russell Wilson is back, and they're the 5-seed which means they basically get a first round bye by going to _allas where the 12th Man will make it "Century Link South".

Luck was awful in the first half, I think Mahomes will be fine as long as they stay at home throughout the AFC picture.

[Millennial_Messiah]

Game is in Minny

Next week yes, but I think the Bears play their starters and get the W and send the Vikings to Cancun for the winter. Still fighting for that playoff bye. Lambs are a game ahead and play SF, which has played well lately, and likely without Gurley.

[Millennial_Messiah]

Chargers are going to kick themselves for laying that egg yesterday if the Chiefs wind up losing this game.

It wasn't laying an egg. Ravens are scary because they're basically the 2012 Redskins on offense and the 2000 Ravens on defense.

[Pelicans78]

Next week yes, but I think the Bears play their starters and get the W and send the Vikings to Cancun for the winter. Still fighting for that playoff bye. Lambs are a game ahead and play SF, which has played well lately, and likely without Gurley.

I would be shocked if the Bears won that game. I think Minny wins at home fairly easily.

[Millennial_Messiah]

I would be shocked if the Bears won that game. I think Minny wins at home fairly easily.

I just don't think Minnesota is very good. I've been reading Eagles blogs and they argue how the Vikings' defense just isn't what it was last year (true), they didn't upgrade at QB despite spending a lot of money, their OL is one of the worst in the league, and they have a borderline top 10 tight end and two superstars at WR. I think all that is true.

[Pelicans78]

I just don't think Minnesota is very good. I've been reading Eagles blogs and they argue how the Vikings' defense just isn't what it was last year (true), they didn't upgrade at QB despite spending a lot of money, their OL is one of the worst in the league, and they have a borderline top 10 tight end and two superstars at WR. I think all that is true.

I agree with most of it, but they’ve looked a lot better offensively the last two weeks after firing the OC and the Bears just haven’t been that great on the road. Plus the Vikings will be the more desperate team.

[Millennial_Messiah]

I agree with most of it, but they’ve looked a lot better offensively the last two weeks after firing the OC and the Bears just haven’t been that great on the road. Plus the Vikings will be the more desperate team.

I think the Bears are just fine on the road... defense and running travels on the road in December/January far better than pass happy offenses, which is why HFA is far more important for say the Saints, Rams, Chiefs or Patriots than the Bears, Ravens or even Dallas. Though Dallas home/away splits this year have been somewhat of an anomaly for the franchise that is typically consistently the same home and away.

[Will Hunting]

I agree with most of it, but they’ve looked a lot better offensively the last two weeks after firing the OC and the Bears just haven’t been that great on the road. Plus the Vikings will be the more desperate team.

I'm not sure why, but I have a weird hunch the Vikings are going to implode against the Bears. The Bears play at the same time as the Rams so I'd be surprised if they bench their starters and concede a shot at the #2 seed (even if the chances of LA losing are remote), and Minnesota just seems like a dysfunctional mess of a team that's ready to fold. They haven't passed the eye test all year and I think the "improvements" they've made on offense since firing DeFilippo have more to do with who they've played since firing him and less about the offense getting better. It was obvious that Zimmer timed firing him to be after a tough stretch of games and right before the final 3 games of the season that included 2 easily winnable games as a way to create a scapegoat for a disappointing season (e.g. "We won 2 of 3 after I made a coaching change to run the offense I wanted to run, no reason for me to be on the hot seat!")

Their most impressive win this season was probably the road game against Philly but even that was when Philly was playing like , I don't see them beating Chicago unless Chicago rests its starters.

[Millennial_Messiah]

I'm not sure why, but I have a weird hunch the Vikings are going to implode against the Bears. The Bears play at the same time as the Rams so I'd be surprised if they bench their starters and concede a shot at the #2 seed (even if the chances of LA losing are remote), and Minnesota just seems like a dysfunctional mess of a team that's ready to fold. They haven't passed the eye test all year and I think the "improvements" they've made on offense since firing DeFilippo have more to do with who they've played since firing him and less about the offense getting better. It was obvious that Zimmer timed firing him to be after a tough stretch of games and right before the final 3 games of the season that included 2 easily winnable games as a way to create a scapegoat for a disappointing season (e.g. "We won 2 of 3 after I made a coaching change to run the offense I wanted to run, no reason for me to be on the hot seat!")

Their most impressive win this season was probably the road game against Philly but even that was when Philly was playing like , I don't see them beating Chicago unless Chicago rests its starters.

I agree with this post. I also don't think the chances of LA losing are really that remote, as SF has been pretty darn good lately with Mullens and that budding superstar tight end.