Sorry this is late. Sunday was busy (but fun) and yesterday was a travel day.
Anyway, NFL teams that still have a chance to go 0-16:
Oakland.
And in other news, Philadelphia is the only team that has a chance to finish the NBA season 0-82. (Currently, the 76ers are 0-7.)
Authentic games. Voting. Space: not a frontier, at least for man. All this and more in this week’s TMQ, after the jump…
Didn’t pay much attention to today’s games because reasons.
NFL teams that still have a chance to go 0-16:
Oakland
Musical interlude that has nothing to do with this week’s TMQ. We just needed a musical interlude right about now, and we find this particular version of the song haunting. Yes, we’re in a mood.
This week’s column after the jump.
For various uninteresting reasons, we actually caught the last few minutes of the London game featuring loser favorites, the Detroit Lions. Rarely has “clown shoes” been a more accurate description.
TMQ’s football gods will be insufferable this week.
Tell us how you really feel, Steve.
Sounds like the Texans played well. And the Browns somehow managed not to be a factory of sadness this week. As much as I hate Buffalo, the game against the Jets filled me with glee, mostly because watching them struggle makes me even happier than watching Buffalo lose.
NFL teams that still have a chance to go 0-16:
Oakland
I like the Raiders’ chances. Their next three games are against Seattle, Denver, and San Diego, none of whom should lose to Oakland.
Edited to add:
Detroit held 3 time outs and didnt use any at end of half — game only half over and already the Lions are phoning in.
— Gregg Easterbrook (@EasterbrookG) October 26, 2014
Heh. Heh. Heh.
Pete and Repeat walk into bar in this week’s TMQ, after the jump…
Oh, Cleveland, how could you?
NFL teams that still have a chance to go 0-16:
Oakland
Not really feeling it this week. Sorry. Let’s just get started and see where this goes. This week’s TMQ, after the jump…
It was a near thing, but Jacksonville managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Likewise Oakland.
So, six weeks in, NFL teams that still have a chance to go 0-16:
Jacksonville
Oakland
Now that we’ve finished banging our heads against the wall (for reasons that will become apparent shortly), let’s jump into this week’s TMQ…
NFL teams that still have a chance to go 0-16:
Jacksonville
Oakland (bye week)
Oddly, this week’s TMQ gets a link on the FARK sports tab. We can’t remember the last time FARK bothered to link to TMQ.
And what does the collective hive mind of the Daily Kos FARK have to say? That, and this week’s TMQ, after the jump…
I love this time of year. The leaves are changing, if you live in one of those places. Around here, the temperature is getting to the point where you can consider doing stuff outdoors, or even dining on a patio if that’s your thing. The NFL season is picking up.
And we have our first NFL coach firing: Dennis Allen of the Oakland Raiders.
Allen also has the distinction of being the first coach hired and fired in the Mark Davis era.
I have a great deal of confidence in the Raiders ability to remain winless this coming week. The question I have is: what happens the following week? Do they get the dead cat bounce against the Chargers? I wouldn’t put it past them. Perhaps I should keep an eye on the line…
So much for it being Tampa Bay’s year. But that sounds like it was a wild game. (I missed it, being out and about and all that.)
Elsewhere in the world, Gregg Easterbrook is chomping at the bit.
NFL teams that still have a chance to go 0-16:
Jacksonville
Oakland
Original hattip on this to Jason Snell at Six Colors.
This is getting a great deal of attention, but there’s one aspect I want to point out: the ESPN Ombudsman’s page has disappeared from the site. Attempts to access it, either from the “ESPN Ombudsman” link (under “ESPN Feedback”, bottom left corner of the ESPN homepage) or direct links to columns (such as the one linked by Romenesko today) redirect to a generic “ESPN Blogs” page.
I’m not sure if this should be ascribed to malice or stupidity, but it is an interesting coincidence.
Edited to add, 9/24/2014 9:17 PM: Probably stupidity, since the Ombudsman’s page is back now. In that vein, this makes for interesting reading.