PMT DB
PMT DB
NFL Week 15: Vikings Record Comeback, Patriots Lateral Disaster, and World Cup Final
Week 15 might have been the greatest single weekend of sports in the history of this program. We had a record-breaking 33-point comeback in Minnesota, the most embarrassing lateral in the history of the sport in Las Vegas, and the greatest soccer match ever played all packed into forty-eight hours. Big Cat and PFT Commenter sat down to record right as the Raiders were returning a Jacobi Meyers lateral for a walk-off touchdown, and the energy in the room was somewhere between pure shock and Hank being on the verge of a total meltdown.
Saturday Chaos: Vikings and the Fraud Alert
Jeff Saturday's honeymoon phase in Indy is officially over after blowing a 33-0 halftime lead. While it was a historic day for Kirk Cousins, Big Cat isn't ready to fully buy into the Vikings as a championship threat just yet, even if he's willing to play nice for a week.
Big CatThe Vikings will be 'frauds' in January, but fans should enjoy the ride now
I wanna fess up to Vikings fans... at the end of the day we will be right [about them being frauds], but we don't have to keep talking about how we will be right... I need to just let you guys enjoy the ride. They're a fun team. Very fun. We can just leave [the fraud talk] aside and bring it back up in the playoffs.
PFT Commenter was equally stunned by the collapse, noting that while Jeff Saturday seems like a great guy, the coaching performance was a disaster of historic proportions.
PFT CommenterJeff Saturday should be fired as the Colts interim head coach
Jeff Saturday, I like Jeff Saturday, seems like a good guy, he should probably be fired as interim head coach.
The Lions are Real and the Jets are... Zack
The Detroit Lions went into New Jersey and proved that Dan Campbell has officially turned the corner with this franchise. Jared Goff is playing like a top-tier quarterback, and the defense came up with a massive stop when it mattered most. Big Cat is officially ready to call them a good team, while the Jets have to deal with the reality of Zack Wilson being back under center.
Big CatThe Detroit Lions are officially a good football team
Lions 20, Jets 17. The Lions are good. The Lions are good. They're winning games all types of ways. They've covered six straight games for the first time since the Super Bowl was invented. They are a fun team.
Billy Football tried to bridge the gap between Jets and Panthers fans by suggesting that the quarterback talent in both rooms isn't that different, even if Mike White has the locker room's heart.
Billy FootballSam Darnold and Mike White are on the same talent tier
I would say Mike White and Sam Darnold are on the same sort of echelon. Mike White, Sam Darnold, then a big drop off to Zachary [Wilson].
AFC South and the 'Bummer' Titans
The Jaguars are surging while the Titans are falling off a cliff. Trevor Lawrence is finally looking like the generational prospect he was billed to be, and the division is suddenly wide open. PFT Commenter thinks the Week 18 matchup between these two is going to be the game of the year for the AFC South.
PFT CommenterThe Jaguars will win the AFC South if they run the table
Week 18, that's gonna be an awesome one. Yes, it could—that might be for all the marbles for the division. If the Jaguars run the table, they're gonna be in the playoffs.
On the flip side, the Titans have become almost unwatchable. Between the injuries and the lack of explosive plays outside of Derrick Henry, the vibe in Nashville has shifted from contender to a team that needs a hard reset.
Big CatThe Tennessee Titans are officially a 'bummer' team that needs to change everything
The Titans, it feels like they just need to change everything. Change everything except a few pieces and Mike Vrabel and start fresh... the Titans are a bummer at this point. They've lost four in a row. It just feels like the wheels [are off].
The Patriots Lateral and Mac Jones' Luck
We have to talk about the Raiders-Patriots ending. Jacobi Meyers throwing a ball to Chandler Jones instead of just going to overtime is a play that will live in infamy. Hank was speechless as he watched Mac Jones get stiff-armed into the turf. Big Cat actually felt for the Patriots quarterback, who has had a nightmare sophomore season.
Big CatNo quarterback has been screwed over more than Mac Jones this year
I actually think in a wild twist of fate, last year was all about Mac Jones being in the perfect setting. I don't think there's been a quarterback who's been screwed over more than Mac Jones this year. He's been fucked.
The NFL is Rigged and Messi is the GOAT
PFT Commenter is officially a conspiracy theorist after the Commanders-Giants game on Sunday night. Between a questionable illegal formation call on Terry McLaurin and a blatant non-call on pass interference in the end zone, he's ready to hang it up until Monday night.
PFT CommenterThe NFL is officially rigged after the Commanders-Giants game
The NFL is rigged. I'm boycotting the NFL. Clear as day, the NFL is a rigged league. That's why they classify it as entertainment and not as a sport, so they can fake all of it. There's a script. The NFL is out to screw over owners like [Robert] Kraft and [Dan] Snyder.
Finally, the World Cup wrapped up with Lionel Messi finally getting his trophy. Big Cat was glowing about the performance, declaring the GOAT debate officially over after the wildest final any of us have ever seen.
Big CatLionel Messi is the undisputed GOAT after winning the World Cup
Messi is the goat. I mean, Ronaldo, I mean, there's nothing left. Messi has literally won it all. That game was fucking incredible... I'm happy for Messi. I, he's always been my goat and this was literally the last thing he had to win.
Between the NFL madness and the World Cup, our brains are completely fried, but at least we don't have to watch Matt Ryan protect a lead anymore this season.
