NFL Week 17 - Sunday Games

[Easy 6]

Needs a thread, some decent matchups today

Currently switching between Jets @ Bills and Cowboys @ Eagles

[KC_Connection]

And if Darnold has “arm talent” what does Love have?

[jerryaldini]

Get out of bounds!

[KC_Connection]

Huge mistake not to go out of bounds, moron

[KC_Connection]

You can’t run the ball there

[Megatron96]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

I wonder what stats Jordan Love would have with Jefferson

JC, stop trying to change the subject. Love has all the advantages here. He has a top-10 team, a top-10 HC/OC, he's had 4 years in the system with said coaches, system and teammates. He may have more potential, but in reality, he's just not as good as Darnold in 2024, by nearly every metric imaginable.

[jerryaldini]

Great drive! There's time!

[smithandrew051]

Why run the ball? You have to score or stop the clock only.

[Azide22]

Originally Posted by mr. tegu

This Vikings win (assuming they hold on) means that the Sunday night game next week is pretty much guaranteed to be the Vikings vs Lions. Also, as near as I can tell, the Eagles and Vikings lose a three way tie with the Lions, so the Lions might actually decide to treat tomorrow’s game like a preseason game. It appears to have zero impact on their potential seeding. No matter what they have to beat the Vikings next week.

Lions win the division with a win next week regardless. Assuming Minnesota hangs on (getting tight!), they lose the Division if they lose - tomorrow's game has.no impact unless Minnesota loses somehow today.

It will be a 2 way tie - cant be 3 way tie.

The Lions would win tiebreaker over Eagles with better conference record. So... you're correct, tomorrow's game doesn't matter, UNLESS Vikings blow today's game.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by Megatron96

JC, stop trying to change the subject. Love has all the advantages here. He has a top-10 team, a top-10 HC/OC, he's had 4 years in the system with said coaches, system and teammates. He may have more potential, but in reality, he's just not as good as Darnold in 2024, by nearly every metric imaginable.

He’s better by QBR and he’s better by the eye test

[Rain Man]

Blow that stupid horn now, Vikings stadium guy.

[Bearcat]

It is amusing the argument is going on while the QB with 110 yards passing all of 10 minutes ago drives his team down for a couple of touchdowns, heh.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by smithandrew051

Why run the ball? You have to score or stop the clock only.

Coaches are bad at their jobs

[RINGLEADER]

Will the Vikes blow it?

[rfaulk34]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

Well, if anyone actually read the numbers...

PAA (points contributed)
Love - 21.4
Darnold 21.7

Plays with a non-zero contribution (anything that's not just handing it off)
Love - 451
Darnold - 605

EPA
Love - 51.9
Darnold - 70.3

Pass (epa with an emphasis on bigger plays)
Love - 41.7
Darnold - 58

Run (clutch-weighted runs)
Love - 3.7
Darnold - 5.9

Sack (Darnold's been sacked 45 times, Love 11)
Love - -5
Darnold - -18.7

Yep. I was going to point out that those numbers show Darnold to be a better passer.

It's a dumb stat because it gives too much weight to running QBs and sacks.

Burrow blows everyone out of the water on the passing metrics but gets hugely dinged in the sack which brings his total score down significantly.

[jerryaldini]

How much trust will OConnell show here