By using this site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. Close

Forums - Sports Discussion - The NFL Thread 2015: Denver Broncos win Super Bowl 50

 

Who will win Super Bowl 50?

Patriots 116 25.00%
 
Seahawks 41 8.84%
 
Colts 7 1.51%
 
Packers 42 9.05%
 
Broncos 85 18.32%
 
Ravens 8 1.72%
 
Cowboys 18 3.88%
 
Panthers 56 12.07%
 
Other 74 15.95%
 
Scoreboard 17 3.66%
 
Total:464
NobleTeam360 on 11 September 2015

Welp that was a great game. Knew i should of changed my pick to the Patriots xD



Around the Network
Chris Hu on 11 September 2015

Good game by Brady great game by Gronk. Pittsburgh could have only lost by one if they actually had a decent kicker.



Chris Hu on 11 September 2015
RolStoppable said:

Booyah, the NFL is back on free-TV! Two games each Sunday.

I am still going to use streams to watch most of the Packers games though. I am not interested in watching Sucksucks@Lambs. Second game this Sunday is Ravens@Broncos.


That is pretty good wouldn't think there is enough interest in the NFL in Austria for them to show two games per week.



Chris Hu on 11 September 2015
RolStoppable said:
Chris Hu said:

That is pretty good wouldn't think there is enough interest in the NFL in Austria for them to show two games per week.

Technically, it's German free-TV. They are broadcasting for Austria and Switzerland as well, it's the same language, after all. The big networks even offer Austrian and Swiss versions of their channels, but that's first and foremost about providing commercials for the specific countries, so that they can collect more ad money. Occasionally the news are their own thing too.

Makes sense American Football is somewhat popular in Germany when NFL Europe was still arround the Frankfurt Galaxy always had pretty good attendance plus there are semi pro leagues in Germany.  Speaking of NFL Europe they kinda gave up on that a bit too early. 



noname2200 on 11 September 2015
Chris Hu said:
Good game by Brady great game by Gronk. Pittsburgh could have only lost by one if they actually had a decent kicker.

Or won if their red zone offense wasn't largely abysmal. Overall, the Steelers looked better than expected on offense, but both teams often looked bad on defense.



Around the Network
Kenology on 11 September 2015
RolStoppable said:
PIT-NE :( GB-CHI 1 KC-HOU 2 CLE-NYJ 2
IND-BUF 2 MIA-WAS 1 CAR-JAC 1 SEA-STL 1
NO-ARI 1 DET-SD 2 TEN-TB 1 CIN-OAK 2
BAL-DEN 1 NYG-DAL 2 PHI-ATL 1 MIN-SF 2 by X 7

My obligatory miss the Thursday game aside...



burninmylight on 11 September 2015
noname2200 said:
burninmylight said:
noname2200 said:

I have to imagine some of those teams' fake plays would have worked better than the real thing.


Worked pretty well for the Giants.

Nah, that was pure Eli selling his soul and his brother's health in exchange for postseason fuckery. No amount of cheating can overcome a Downs Syndrome victim whose been touched by the devil himself.

This post makes me wish there was a Like button!



NobleTeam360 on 11 September 2015

Ah man, can't wait until Sunday. Feels like it's been forever since I've watched the Cowboys play.



noname2200 on 12 September 2015

Aldon Smith signed with the Raiders. Within an hour of the announcement, Smith is charged with misdemeanor DUI, hit and run, and vandalism. Pride and Poise!



MTZehvor on 12 September 2015
noname2200 said:
Chris Hu said:
Good game by Brady great game by Gronk. Pittsburgh could have only lost by one if they actually had a decent kicker.

Or won if their red zone offense wasn't largely abysmal. Overall, the Steelers looked better than expected on offense, but both teams often looked bad on defense.

I think the Patriots' defense genuinely started to look better as time went on. Definitely didn't look good on the first drive, at least up until the trick play, but after that they really started to gel. There were a couple of not so great drives, particularly the one that stalled after a penalty from the one yard line, but overall I thought it was a decent start. This tends to get lost in the offense's early struggles, but it took a while for the Patriots defense to come together last year as well.

All that to say I think calling it bad's a bit harsh. Not great, by any means, but not particularly bad either, especially for the unit's first game together.