2021 NFL season - Week 16 Thread

49ers tonight. Do the rest later!

How do you become a ref in the NFL, do you just collect corn flakes tokens or what's the craic?

Deebo Samuel deserves a better team around him. The guy is the best player in the NFL right now I think.

139-85 coming in:

49ers @ Titans

Browns @ Packers

Colts @ Cardinals

Ravens @ Bengals

Chargers @ Texans

Lions @ Falcons

Jaguars @ Jets

Buccaneers @ Panthers

Bills @ Patriots

Rams @ Vikings

Giants @ Eagles

Bears @ Seahawks

Steelers @ Chiefs

Broncos @ Raiders

Washington @ Cowboys

Dolphins @ Saints

143 - 81 overall.

49ers @ Titans 

Browns @ Packers 

Colts @ Cardinals 

Ravens @ Bengals 

Chargers @ Texans 

Lions @ Falcons 

Jaguars @ Jets 

Buccaneers @ Panthers 

Bills @ Patriots 

Rams @ Vikings 

Giants @ Eagles 

Bears @ Seahawks 

Steelers @ Chiefs 

Broncos @ Raiders 

Washington @ Cowboys 

Dolphins @ Saints

The Packers getting ridiculous calls in their favour has gone way beyond normality at this stage. With notable exceptions in the other direction obviously but consistently on a ratio of about 3-1. They've fan ownership, so no strong internal NFL pressure. It's difficult to fathom but it has striking similarly to Real Madrid in Spain in the 80s and somewhat thereafter

Yeah Mayfield isn't up to much, been clear for quite a while for me.

Packers well capable of winning ugly though which is what you want to see from your team heading into the playoffs.

Colts offensive line in real bad shape but they are still ahead, and have the ball, coming to halftime in Arizona.

I wouldn't go as far as comparing them to Madrid, but it has been obvious for years the refs favour them mostly unconsciously but occasionally you see some seriously blatant ones. Ask any NFC North team in particular and you'll get a dozen examples from each fanbase from throughout the years.

My favourite tonight was the Packers committing a neutral zone infraction by one if not two rushers only for the refs to completely make up a false start penalty against the Browns. It was so pointless given the 4th down situation but they still did it.

Bears/Packers had some outstanding ones in the game at Soldier Field. Justin Fields calling for a timeout with around 5 seconds left on the play clock because they were late getting out of the huddle, but the referee "didn't see it" and then called him for delay of game when the clock hit 0.

Also an amazing one where the ref deadass gave them a first down for this defensive stop. Games with them are littered with small decisions like this which go their way but their fans always put it down to other fans being sore losers.

That first half between the giants and eagles won’t win any awards. Woeful shite altogether.

Such a clear difference between a game changing QB like him and the QBs who are generally passengers in their systems

10 - 6 which brings me to 153 - 87

10-6 takes me to 149-91 for the year.