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NFL Week 11 Recap, Fraudulent Bills, and the Near Death of PMT
NFL Week 11 was a pure gauntlet that featured everything from the Colts absolutely waxing the Bills in Western New York to the Lions somehow still being the Lions. But the biggest story of the night wasn't even on the field. It was the absolute civil war that broke out in the studio during the Sunday Night Football game. While Big Cat and PFT were riding with the Steelers as a team, Hank decided to go rogue with a secret parlay that hedged against the collective. The vibes were at an all-time low as the guys navigated a weekend that felt like it was breaking their brains.
The Bills Problem and the Colts Surge
Buffalo has hit a wall, and it's not the fun kind you jump through. Jonathan Taylor put on a clinic, scoring five touchdowns and making the Bills' defense look like they were playing in slow motion. Big Cat is sounding the alarm on a team that many picked to win the AFC, noting that they seem to be losing their identity at the worst possible time.
Big CatThe Buffalo Bills are fraudulent right now
The bills have a issue, a fundamental issue that I'm worried about for bills fans. I'm trying very, very hard not to say the F word, but they seem fraudulent right now because they got, we talked about tough teams and man football teams. The culture that the bills are not right now.
On the flip side, the Colts are officially the team that nobody in the AFC wants to see on their schedule. With Carson Wentz doing just enough to stay out of the way and Jonathan Taylor playing like an MVP candidate, Frank Reich has this team humming. PFT thinks they've ascended to the top of the "do not play" rankings.
PFT CommenterThe Colts are the team that nobody wants to play right now
I would say the Colts are the team that nobody wants to play right out officially. Like they're number one. If I'm looking at my rankings of teams that you don't want to play, I put, it's usually a team like the Colts.
Kirk Cousins Drops a Big Dong on Green Bay
Minnesota found a way to win a game of inches against the Packers in a classic NFC North shootout. Justin Jefferson was the best player on the field, and it wasn't particularly close. He surpassed 100 yards in the first quarter and looked entirely unguardable, leading Big Cat to make a definitive claim about where the young star sits in the league hierarchy.
Big CatJustin Jefferson is a top five wide receiver in the NFL
Kirk cousins played well, Justin Jefferson, I don't know where you want to rank him, but he, if you don't have him in your top five wide receivers, then you're just not watching football anymore because he's incredible.
While Kirk Cousins was busy out-dueling a hobbled Aaron Rodgers, the Washington Football Team was busy bullying the Panthers. Taylor Heinicke looked like Brett Favre with a chip on his shoulder, and PFT is officially back in on the Heinicke experience for the long haul.
PFT CommenterTaylor Heinicke will be the Washington Football Team starter in Week 1 next year
I'm starting to talk myself into Taylor Heinicke being the guy again... I've got three straws now. And I feel like he's probably going to be the starting quarterback going into next year, regardless of what happens in the draft. Let's just say that we took Kenny Pickett or somebody like that in the draft. I still think that Taylor would be starting week one next year.
The Quarterback Graveyard and Thanksgiving Stakes
The Saints are in a free fall, and the Trevor Siemian experiment has reached its logical, painful conclusion. After a pick-six that basically handed the game to the Eagles, the calls for anyone else to take snaps in New Orleans are getting louder.
PFT CommenterThe Saints need to call Philip Rivers or start Taysom Hill because Trevor Siemian stinks
I don't know what Sean Payton's waiting for. Call Philip Rivers right now. Trevor Siemian is not the guy... at the very least get [Taysom] back there and do the Taysom Hill/Tebow duo... Siemian stinks.
This leads directly into a massive Thanksgiving matchup between the Bills and the Saints. Both teams are reeling, and Big Cat has declared it a high-stakes survival game for both franchises.
Big CatThe Bills vs. Saints Thanksgiving game is 'Loser Leaves Town' for their seasons
I'm declaring Thursday night, Thanksgiving night, loser leaves, town Saints, Bills. Loser if you lose that game and you're, if you're the bills and you lose that game to a hobbled saints team, it's over. And if you're the saints and you lose that game, it's probably over it.
Meanwhile, in Jacksonville, the Trevor Lawrence era is off to a rocky start. While the Jags' offensive line isn't doing him any favors, PFT is starting to smell something concerning coming off the former number-one pick.
PFT CommenterTrevor Lawrence has 'bust smells' coming from him
This is just, it's becoming a situation where it's impossible to evaluate them. I'm going to need at least three years of tape on Trevor Lawrence before I make a definitive declaration. But he's, there's some bus smells coming from him.
Broken Bears and Battered Browns
Matt Nagy's return from the bye week went exactly how every Bears fan feared it would. Facing a Ravens team without Lamar Jackson, the Bears still found a way to lose in the final minute. The stat is staggering: the Bears haven't won after a bye since 2013, mostly because their head coach seems to get in his own way when he has too much time to think.
Big CatThe Bears haven't won a game off the bye since 2013 because Matt Nagy overthinks everything
The bears haven't won a game off of the buy since 2013... Matt Nagy is 0-4 off the buy... I think he just overthinks things. You want Matt Nagy to be playing on as little rest as possible.
Things are so bad in Chicago that Big Cat is already bracing for the ultimate humiliation on Thanksgiving Day against the winless Lions.
Big CatThe Lions will get their first win of the season against the Bears on Thanksgiving
I have thought for the entire [season]... it's actually like disgusting that I keep saying it because it's an obsessive compulsive disorder that I think that the lions are going to get their first win against the bears on Thanksgiving day.
In Cleveland, the Browns got a win over those Lions, but Baker Mayfield looks like he's held together by tape and grit. Between the labrum, the knee, and the heel, Baker is barely moving out there, and Big Cat thinks it's time for the team to protect the player from himself.
Big CatBaker Mayfield is severely injured and needs to sit down for his own good
At what point can, is anyone going to step in and be like, yo baker Mayfield is really injured... He's got a torn labrum, he's got a deep bruise on his knee and a heel injury... baker Mayfield, you gotta sit down and get healthy. Your money's at stake now.
The Seattle Dumpster Fire
Finally, we have to talk about the Seahawks. Russell Wilson is back, but the offense is completely non-existent. They look boring, they look stagnant, and Big Cat is officially turning his back on Pete Carroll's squad for the rest of the 2021 season.
Big CatI am officially done with the Seattle Seahawks
Cardinals, Seahawks. I am officially done with the Seahawks. I spent the majority of this game yelling at the TV, yelling at the Seahawks. Just do something, do something, do something, play football. Yeah. Get yards. Do something on offense. They do nothing on offense.
It was a weekend of betrayals, injuries, and statement games that left the PMT crew questioning their friendships and their futures. Hopefully, a little Turkey Day football can heal the wounds, but if the Lions beat the Bears, all bets are off.
At least we still have Tiger Woods swinging a club to keep us sane.
