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NFL Week 16: The Iceman Cometh, Eagles Clinch, and the Raven's Weirdness
NFL Week 16 was absolute chaos, and we’re starting to see the playoff picture come into focus while other teams are already looking at Cancun flights. The Saturday slate delivered in a big way, starting with the Eagles clinching the NFC East by taking down the Commanders. Despite the win, Max isn't exactly doing backflips over the team's performance, especially after trailing in the third quarter to a team starting Josh Johnson.
MaxThe Eagles might still stink despite clinching the NFC East
I think this team might still stink. They were losing to the Commanders... we were losing with three minutes to go in the third quarter. I'm not very confident in this team, if we're being completely honest.
Big Cat, however, sees the vision for Philadelphia. He’s looking at the return of Jalen Carter and Lane Johnson and thinking the rest of the league might be in trouble once the postseason starts.
Big CatThe Eagles will be the team that everyone wrote off who ends up winning the Super Bowl
I feel like the Eagles are one of those teams that, because they had a little hiccup there in the middle of the season, they're now getting healthier. I feel like the Eagles are gonna be the team that everyone has written off and they're the Super Bowl champs.
Over in Chicago, the Bears pulled off a miracle against the Packers that had Big Cat nearly passing out in the cave. Jordan Love being knocked out of the game led to the Malik Willis experience, and for a while, it looked like the Packers were going to steal one on the road. PFT noted that the Packers' offense actually seemed more creative with their backs against the wall.
PFT CommenterMatt LaFleur calls a better offensive game when Malik Willis is the quarterback
I think that Matt LaFleur calls a much better game with Malik Willis as quarterback. I'm not saying that he's a better quarterback than Jordan Love because he is not. But I think that the Packers' offense, LaFleur gets his back against the wall and he gets deeper into his bag with Malik Willis in the game.
But you can’t ice the Iceman. Caleb Williams proved once again that he is the most dangerous quarterback in the league when the clock is winding down in the fourth quarter.
Big CatCaleb Williams is the clutchest quarterback in the NFL this season
I'm fully in on the Iceman nickname because that's what he is. That's what Caleb Williams is. He's the clutchest quarterback in the NFL this season. Him doing the cold [celebration] after hitting the DJ Moore in for the touchdown game winning touchdown was insane.
The AFC Power Shift and the Sunday Night Thriller
The Jacksonville Jaguars might be the scariest team in the AFC right now. Trevor Lawrence went into Denver and absolutely diced up a Broncos defense that hadn't lost at home all year. Big Cat is ready to give Trevor Lawrence his flowers, noting that the combination of Liam Coen and Lawrence's growth has turned the Jags into a legitimate contender.
Big CatTrevor Lawrence is playing the best football of his professional career right now
Trevor Lawrence is just dicing him up. They're just a really good football team... Trevor Lawrence, this is another coaching matters where Liam Cohen has completely changed the trajectory of a franchise... getting him playing the best football, at least since 2022. But probably ever as a pro.
Meanwhile, the Sunday Night game between the Patriots and Ravens felt like the end of an era in Baltimore. Drake May finally cleared the 300-yard hurdle—and then some—throwing for 380 in a come-from-behind win. The real story, though, is the palpable "weirdness" surrounding the Ravens. Between Lamar Jackson’s mysterious injuries and John Harbaugh’s pointed comments about Snoop Huntley, it feels like a divorce is imminent.
Big CatJohn Harbaugh or Lamar Jackson won't be with the Ravens next season
If I had to guess, it does not feel like next year both those guys [Harbaugh and Lamar Jackson] are gonna be there... there's just enough weirdness around the Ravens that it feels like they're gonna make a change.
Memes is already trying to manifest a scenario where the Jets capitalize on the Ravens' dysfunction by bringing Lamar to New York.
MemesThe Ravens will trade Lamar Jackson to the Jets this offseason
I spoke it into existence... Good organization, they think their guy's over the hump might have injuries. Send him to a bad organization who's needy, haven't made the playoffs in 15 years, has a lot of draft capital. Oh my God, that'd be so sick.
Coaching Hot Seats and College Football Madness
The Buccaneers are in a tailspin, having lost six of their last seven games, yet they still somehow control their own destiny in the abysmal NFC South. Zac and the rest of the crew are reaching their breaking point with Todd Bowles’ game management and his "thinking coaches."
ZacTodd Bowles should resign as Buccaneers head coach
I don't think there's anything he can do from here except maybe resign... Respectfully, maybe get out of town. Go retire, find a beach somewhere. Because you can't just keep delegating the thinking to other people. We need a guy who's down to think.
In the college football world, the first round of the playoffs gave us plenty to talk about. PFT was proud of his JMU Dukes for covering the spread against Oregon in the second half, while Alabama looked like a dangerous out after handling Oklahoma. Looking ahead to the next round, the guys are keeping a close eye on the Hoosiers.
PFT CommenterIndiana is a wagon in college football
I still like Indiana. I might even like them with the points. Indiana is a fucking wagon in Alabama's issues this year.
We wrapped things up with Who's Back, featuring a breakdown of the Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua fight. While it was a massive spectacle, it left a sour taste in the mouths of boxing purists like PFT, who thinks the sport might have finally hit rock bottom.
PFT CommenterBoxing is officially dead as a sport
Boxing's dead. It's currently dead. It might get brought back to life bad, but it's a bad spot. But boxing, boxing as we know is dead.
Hopefully, the Bears can keep this luck streak alive long enough to get Big Cat a Super Bowl ring without a heart attack.
