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Where are you getting your information and what is your expertise in medicine?

Exactly. Medical people aren't allowed to provide details to some local hack reporter who is acting like a vulture. That said, while they're not supposed to, other hospital staff workers have been known to leak things to the press. I'm not talking about doctors and nurses, I'm talking about maintenance and desk workers. So it is possible, but as I said, take these reports for what they are.

Take these "I'm being told" reports with a heaping helping of salt, but if it's true and he has been intubated, it's really bad.

They can do whatever they want.

They have to set all that bull- aside and do what's right and whatever works. If that means playing on the same day as the NCG then that's what happens. Play the game Wednesday and move both team's last game to next Monday if that's what it takes.

According to some reports on Twitter, (take these with a generous helping of salt) the ambulance was stopped in the parking lot outside the stadium so Hamlin's Mom could get there to ride to the hospital with him. If true, and the accompanying video suggests it could be, that could mean they had revived and stabilized him or it could mean the worst.

This is bad, fellas.

There is such a thing as some teams being much better draws than others. Sure, NBC will get decent ratings no matter which teams are playing, but if you're NBC, would you rather have 15 million viewers or 25 million viewers for a game?

Agreed, but that's not how it works.

They're thinking about their bottom line. The Packers have a national following and are guaranteed ratings. Detroit is the #15 TV market, Nashville is #29, and Jacksonville is #43. It's as simple as that.

I think a lot of you have forgotten what drives TV. It's not the best match up. It's the best match up that will get the most viewers. NBC knows that the only people tuning in for Titans-Jags will be people in Nashville, Jacksonville, and dorks like us. The Packers could televise their practice and get higher ratings than a Titans-Jags game. Add in the "feel good story" Lions (who just happen to play in a top 20 TV market) and the only real surprise here is why it took as long as it did for NBC to make the announcement.

It depends on what happens tonight. If the Bengals beat Buffalo, they clinch the division. If not, the Baltimore game becomes a winner takes the division match up.

If going over the top of the upright counts then hitting it should count too. I'm sure Bears fans are with me on this.

Hitting the uprights should count as a field goal like hitting the foul pole counts as a HR in baseball.

So getting that team to the playoffs isn't exactly a "BS accomplishment" as much as it is an example of Tomlin being a really great coach.

I could swear JaMarcus Russell threw a pass that went what seemed like 90 yards when he was at LSU. I'm sure it wasn't close to that, but however far it went, it was damned impressive. Turns out a strong arm was the only thing he had.

How would that be a "BS accomplishment?"

Who had Stidham vs. Purdy being the QB battle of the day?

Jeff George, the perfect example of "a million dollar arm with a five cent brain."

Jarrett Stidham looking like Daryle Lamonica* out there slinging it around for the Raiders. *Look him up, young folk

Should be interesting. The Giants are in the playoffs so they'll have nothing to play for. You'd think the Eagles should be able to win that one without Hurts, but they looked awful at home against the Saints today so who knows?

I'd argue we got all we needed to know about Nathaniel Hackett as a head coach by week two. The rest was just bonus.

Why is that?

Having Artis Gilmore on that team was a big help.