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NFL Week 18 Recap on Raiders-Chargers Chaos and a Clown Out in Jacksonville
The final week of the NFL regular season delivered a script that even Hollywood would have rejected for being too unrealistic. Between the Raiders and Chargers nearly tying their way into the playoffs and the Colts getting absolutely dismantled by a team of literal clowns, Big Cat and PFT were left questioning if the league is actually a WWE production.
The Prisoner's Dilemma in Las Vegas
The Sunday Night finale was pure chaos. With a tie sending both teams to the postseason and the Steelers home, Brandon Staley decided to play like a madman. His decision-making process continues to be an enigma wrapped in an analytics sheet, especially after he went for it on fourth down in his own territory while trailing by only three.
Big CatBrandon Staley's decision to go for it on 4th and 1 from his own 18-yard line was absolutely insane
Brandon Staley living and dying by going forward on fourth down... the Raiders were up three and Brandon Staley went forward on fourth and one on his own 20... It was 17-14. They went for it on fourth and one at their own 18 with 8:57 left in the third quarter. That's how crazy he is guys. Fucking crazy.
After the Chargers staged a miraculous fourth-quarter comeback to force overtime, the world sat on the edge of its seat waiting for a kneel-down. Instead, the Raiders decided they'd rather take their chances in the win column. Big Cat thinks the logic holds up when you look at the bracket.
Big CatThe Raiders were smart to win rather than tie because they have a better chance against the Bengals than the Chiefs
On just a level for the Raiders, it was smart to go for the win. Once they're in that spot at the end of the game... if you let the Chargers in, you have to go play the Chiefs, right? Where now you get to go play the Bengals. I mean, the Bengals are better than the Raiders, but they have a lot better of a chance against the Bengals than they have against the Chiefs who has had their number and kick their ass this year.
PFT was quick to credit Roger Goodell for the scheduling masterpiece that kept the entire country glued to a game that felt like it would never end.
PFT CommenterThis was the best Week 18 in the history of the NFL
I'm just going to say that was the best Week 18 in the history of the NFL. It came right down to the last game of the last week. Congratulations, Roger Goodell. You've done it again.
Clown Show in Jacksonville
While the Raiders and Chargers were battling in Vegas, the Colts were busy having a historic meltdown in Florida. Facing a Jaguars team that had just fired its coach and a stadium filled with fans wearing clown makeup, Carson Wentz proved exactly why he is a polarizing figure in Indianapolis. PFT thinks it's time to officially crown him.
PFT CommenterCarson Wentz is the king of making bad plays worse
Carson Wentz is still the king of making bad plays worse. And he'll always be that guy. [He'll] always be that guy that, you know what, I'm going to add the Colts to the list of teams that I think if Kirk Cousins was on, they could win a Super Bowl.
The Jaguars, despite clinching the number one overall pick, looked like a competent football team for exactly sixty minutes. PFT suggested that maybe the makeup was the secret sauce all along.
PFT CommenterJaguars fans should keep wearing clown outfits because they are undefeated as clowns
You also got to keep wearing clown outfits. I think if you're Jags fans, right? You're undefeated as the clowns. Yes. You are the clowns. Change the team name to the clowns.
Big Ben's Last Ride and Playoff Matchups
Thanks to the Colts' collapse and the Raiders' field goal, the Steelers have stumbled into the postseason. While Pittsburgh fans are celebrating, PFT thinks opposing defensive coordinators are salivating at the prospect of facing a quarterback who moves with the agility of a redwood tree.
PFT CommenterThe Steelers are the team you want to face in the playoffs because their quarterback is immobile
No one wants to see the Steelers in the playoffs. I think the Steelers are the team that you want, if you were to circle a team that you would really want to see without a doubt. I really want to see the Steelers in the playoffs. They can't run the ball, they have a quarterback that doesn't have legs. His face got so fat that he can't physically remove his helmet.
Looking ahead to the Wild Card round, the guys are bracing for some classic matchups. Hank is surprisingly confident about his Patriots heading into Buffalo, despite the Bills looking like they've finally regained their early-season form.
HankThe Patriots are ready to face the Bills and should face them head-on
I've never been more ready for anything in my life... why wait? You know, the bills are the better team they're favored all that shit. They're at home, but this is what you want. Why run? Why not just face it head on.
PFT CommenterThe Bills can beat the Chiefs in Kansas City
I think the Bills have quietly put together—like they put themselves back together to being one of those teams that's contending in the AFC. I'm telling you, I think the Bills could beat the Chiefs in Kansas City.
One game everyone has circled is Niners-Cowboys. While Big Cat is sweating his Cowboys future, PFT is looking forward to the Nickelodeon broadcast, where a certain tight end is already the favorite for the most coveted individual trophy in sports.
Big CatGeorge Kittle is the lock for the Nickelodeon MVP (NVP)
It's gotta be Kittle. We gotta keep it in the family. Kittle would be nice. You have to keep it in the, I think that's the only answer. It's Kittle. I'm just saying if there is a fan vote, he has won MVP. All right, Greg, although anymore losing.
Coaching Carousels and Game of the Year
As the regular season ends, Black Monday looms. Joe Judge seems to be trying to break a world record for the most intentional ways to lose a job, highlighted by his decision to run back-to-back quarterback sneaks on second and third-and-long.
Big CatJoe Judge has done everything in his power to get himself fired since being told he was staying
Joe Judge was told that he was going to keep his job on December 26... after that moment, he lost a combined 85 to 20 in the three games... he did a QB sneak from the three yard line and the four yard line on second and 10 and third and nine because he was too scared about giving up a safety. I have never seen someone be told that they're going to get to keep their job and done everything in their power to try to have them reverse that decision.
To wrap things up, the focus shifted to the National Championship. PFT had a vivid, pill-induced dream about the final score, while Big Cat is putting his reputation on the line with another massive wager.
Big CatGeorgia -2.5 is my Game of the Year for the National Championship
2022 is going to be the year of game of the years. I'm just saying it right now. Georgia minus two and a half. I've decided this breaking news game of the year.
PFT CommenterAlabama will beat Georgia 30-21 in the National Championship
The final score was 30 to 21, Alabama. So I'm going to bet that exact same. I'm going to bet that kind of the spread at an alternate line... I feel good about it. I don't know if I can trust my own brain sometimes, but I feel like when I turned my brain off, that's when I do my best thinking.
We’ve officially survived 18 weeks of the NFL, and now the real season begins.
