HappyDays

The NFL didn't plan it this way but this has turned into an awesome game because two great teams are desperately trying not to fall to 1-2.

Ben Johnson left but they kept his playbook. What a call.

The Ravens front is weak to begin with, when you subtract Nnamdi Madubuike they just don't have enough there.

Lmao that hot mic was not very Disney friendly

This game is living up to the hype

Getting to a point where I want to split the tier 1 QB group in half, there's a pretty clear drop off from the top 2 as of right now.

Can't drop 2 INTs on one drive against this offense, you're guaranteed to get punished for it

If you're still not calling Lamar Jackson an elite QB, you're not paying attention. It's him and Allen and then it's everyone else.

That's what I'd like to see happen but I really doubt it will. I think Tre is giving them exactly what they want from the CB2 - hit your landmarks and keep everything in front of you. He is giving up catches but no explosive plays which is what McDermott wants from that position. His limitations do become a problem when matched up against legit WRs, and we saw him totally wash himself out of the play on a CB blitz against Tua who is not exactly an athletic QB. So I would prefer to get the player with athletic upside out there ASAP and let him get his feet wet before the playoffs. But nothing this coaching staff has ever done makes you think Hairston is going to suddenly supplant Tre unless he gets injured.

Joe Buscaglia brought up a pretty crazy stat from the Dolphins game - we allowed just 3.4 yards per play on 1st and 2nd down, but 7 yards per play on 3rd down. That is where the defensive improvement needs to come from, which unfortunately is the same story from last year. It's hard to pin down the exact reasons behind the 3rd down issues, feels like it's a bit of everything. Some of the play calls were bad. Sometimes the coverage breaks down right away or fails to make a tackle short of the sticks. Sometimes the pass rush takes too long to make an impact or lets the QB break contain. They just need to get it figured out because being good on 1st/2nd down but poor on 3rd down has the added downside of letting the other team control time of possession. There are some reasons to be optimistic about improvement there. Oliver will come back so him next to Bosa could make our pass rush potentially a legit impact unit. Ditto but less so for when Hoecht gets back. Benford hasn't been playing his best so there's reason to think he could get back to his level of play from last year. As far as Babich's issues, we're going on 2 years now where 3rd downs have been a problem under his leadership so it's hard to find reasons to feel optimistic about him. We'll see where it goes.

I know it is the NFL and you have to respect your opponent etc. etc., but the Saints are a level of bad that you just don't see anymore. There is no one on defense that you really have to worry about. Their special teams has been abysmal. They have okay offensive talent relative to the rest of the league but it's spearheaded by a QB who wouldn't even considered to be one of the better backups in the league. I honesty think we could run our preseason offense and defense and come away with a win in this one. I'd rest anyone who is even a little bit banged up and get some reps in for Landon Jackson and Jordan Hancock.

Lmao incredible goal to go sequence. 10/10

From the very first drive it felt like Daboll had already decided this was a loss. At no point did he show any confidence that his team could win, and that attitude has filtered down to his players.

Just a horribly coached team. Slayton turns away from the sideline to pick up 1 extra yard when the clock is the only thing the offense should be thinking about.

Chiefs have made it a point to get their vertical passing offense back on the menu. In a game where very little has gone right for their offense, those explosive passes downfield have been the one thing getting them on the scoreboard.

#22 is not going to have a good week in the film room

Good thing they ran a give up 3rd down play and then trotted their injured kicker out there

Can't wait for a reporter to ask Daboll in the post game presser why he didn't consider putting Dart in, and Daboll will reply in perfect deadpan "what do you mean, I did put him in."

Lucked out by a weak DPI but that is unbelievably poor awareness from Robinson. Yeah the guy that was covering you didn't vanish into thin air, he's still right there behind you and he's gonna go for the ball.

For real though, you're hanging onto your job by a thread and you pull a stunt that seems deliberately designed to piss off the people who will basically decide your fate.

I seriously cannot believe they're trotting Russ back out there. They gave Dart one random snap, for what?

Daboll just teasing his team's fans for no reason

It's a testament to Josh Allen that he survived 4 years of this guy's coaching and it didn't ruin him.

Andy Reid's still got it. The coaching staff is the only reason I still expect them to make the playoffs.

By the way this game is the perfect cap to what has been a terrible day of NFL football. Saw so many teams today making laughably bad mistakes, felt like very few teams were actively trying to win.