The Third Act.

[Soapy]

This off-season is going to be lit, knowing how much of a maestro you are. But first, we need some playoffs

I love this big board and got a lot more cash ($50m) than i expected post re-signing J.C. since the CPU did it for me.

[djp73]

Steelers cut Joe Haden? Trash ass game.

[Soapy]

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NE (8-6) | 0 | 10 | 3 | 13 || 26
IND (6-8) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 || 7
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Defense leads the way for Patriots as they blanket Wentz, Colts
It's December, Bill Belichick has a good defense and the New England Patriots are on a winning streak. A tale as old as time.

New England held the Indianapolis Colts offense to just seven points, all in the first quarter, and intercepted Carson Wentz twice in the fourth quarter to beat the Indianapolis Colts 26-7.

The Colts hung around until two fourth quarter interceptions helped set up a 23-yard touchdown pass from Mac Jones to Kendrick Bourne and then Wentz was picked off once more in the final minute on a pass that Kyle Dugger returned for a touchdown.

Jonathan Taylor was held to just 3.9 yards per carry with his longest run being a 15-yard scamper up the left sideline. With the running game neutralized, the Colts offense were forced to rely on a passing attack that has been pedestrian at best this season.

Wentz finished the game with 195 yards passing and no touchdowns while being sacked three times. Jones overcame some misfires to finish 20 of 33 for 220 yards and two long touchdowns to Bourne and Hunter Henry who won jump balls for their quarterback.
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Scoring Summary
Quarter 1
[IND] J. Taylor, 3 Yd run (5:00)

Quarter 2
[NE] H. Henry 24 Yd pass from M. Jones (12:56)
[NE] N. Folk, 26 Yd FG (1:59)

Quarter 3
[NE] N. Folk, 51 Yd FG (8:37)

Quarter 4
[NE] K. Bourne 23 Yd pass from M. Jones -- 2pt failed (5:52)
[NE] K. Dugger, returned interception 20 Yds (0:19)
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New England Patriots
QB Mac Jones: 20 of 33, 220 yards, 2 touchdowns, sacked 2 times.
HB Damien Harris: 23 caries, 78 yards.
HB Rhamondre Stevenson: 4 carries, 15 yards.
WR Kendrick Bourne: 7 receptions, 99 yards, touchdown.
TE Hunter Henry: 5 receptions, 62 yards, touchdown.
LT Wynn: 77.6 PFF grade | LG Onwenu: 73.3 PFF grade | C Andrews: 61.9 PFF grade | RG Mason: 65.2 PFF grade | RT Brown: 45.4 PFF grade
S Devin McCourty: 7 tackles, interception.
S Kyle Dugger: 4 tackles, interception, touchdown.
IDL Lawrence Guy: 3 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, sack.
EDGE Matthew Judon: 2 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, sack.
EDGE Josh Uche: 2 tackles, tackle for loss, sack.

Indianapolis Colts
QB Carson Wentz: 21 of 35, 195 yards, 2 interceptions, sacked 3 times, 5 carries, 36 yards.
HB Jonathan Taylor: 14 carries, 54 yards, touchdown, 5 receptions, 26 yards.
WR Zach Pascal: 7 receptions, 80 yards.
TE Jack Doyle: 3 receptions, 36 yards.
LB Darius Leonard: 13 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, sack.
LB Bobby Okereke: 11 tackles.
DT DeForest Buckner: 6 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, sack.

[Soapy]

Week 15 NFL Results
KC 38 - LAC 35 | WAS 31 - PHI 17 | LV 34 - CLE 24 | MIA 35 - NYJ 10
BUF 10 - CAR 7 | NE 26 - IND 7 | DAL 12 - NYG 0 | JAX 31 - HOU 28
PIT 24 - TEN 17 | BAL 35 - GB 29 | ARI 35 - DET 28 | CIN 42 - DEN 28
SF 36 - ATL 28 | LAR 26 - SEA 21 | TB 35 - NO 21 | CHI 28 - MIN 20
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NFL Playoff Standings
AFC
1. Tennessee, 11-3 (clinched division)
2. Baltimore, 10-4
3. Las Vegas, 9-5
4. Buffalo, 9-5
5. Pittsburgh, 9-5
6. New England, 8-6
7. LA Chargers, 8-6
-- Kansas City, 7-7
-- Cleveland, 7-7
-- Cincinnati, 7-7

NFC
1. Green Bay, 11-3 (clinched division)
2. Dallas, 10-4 (clinched playoff)
3. Arizona, 10-4 (clinched playoff)
4. Tampa, 9-5
5. LA Rams, 10-4 (clinched playoff)
6. Atlanta, 8-6
7. New Orleans, 7-7
-- Washington, 6-8
-- San Francisco, 6-8
-- Philadelphia, 6-8
-- Carolina, 6-8
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Players of the Week
QB Joe Burrow (CIN): 23 of 33, 286 yards, 4 touchdowns.
LB Darius Leonard (IND): 13 tackles, sack.
QB Tom Brady (TB): 33 of 48, 348 yards, 4 touchdowns.
DE Montez Sweat (WAS): 10 tackles, 3 sacks.
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MVP Race
QB Josh Allen (BUF): 3912 yds, 30 TD, 8 INT
QB Justin Herbert (LAC): 4227 yds, 31 TD, 9 INT
QB Lamar Jackson (BAL): 3671 yds, 23 TD, 11 INT, 695 rush yds, 5 rush TD
QB Matthew Stafford (LAR): 3943 yds, 31 TD, 9 INT
QB Tom Brady (TB): 4770 yds, 42 TD, 14 INT
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Notable Injuries
DT D.J. Reader (CIN): Season (leg)
CB Bryce Callahan (DEN): Season (knee)
OLB Bradley Chubb (DEN): Season (ankle)
OLB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah (CLE): Season (ankle)
DE J.J. Watt (ARI): Season (shoulder)
HB Clyde Edwards-Helaire (KC): Season (knee)
DE Brandon Graham (PHI): Season (ankle)
HB Saquon Barkley (NYG): Season (ankle)
WR Calvin Ridley (ATL): Season (personal)
HB Raheem Mostert (SF): Season (knee)
CB Jason Verrett (SF): Season (knee)
CB Jaire Alexander (GB): Season (shoulder)
QB Sam Darnold (CAR): Season (shoulder)
CB Jonathan Jones (NE): Season (shoulder)
HB James White (NE): Season (hip)
HB Cam Akers (LAR): Season (ankle)
LT Ronnie Stanley (BAL): Season (ankle)
WR Michael Thomas (NO): Season (ankle)
QB Jameis Winston (NO): Season (knee)
HB Derrick Henry (TEN): Season (foot)
DE Danielle Hunter (MIN): Season (shoulder)
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Notable Transactions
None

[Soapy]

Week 16 Preview: vs. Buffalo Bills
Record: 9-5, 1st AFC East

Team Leaders
Passing: Josh Allen (65% completion, 3912 yards, 30 TD, 8 INT, 102.0 rating)
Rushing: Devin Singletary (790 yards, 4.2 ypc, 4 TD)
Receiving: Stefon Diggs (83 receptions, 1160 yards, 7 TD)
Defense: Jordan Poyer (77 tackles, 5 TFL, 3 INT, 7 PBU)

Team Rankings
Scoring Offense: 29.2 PPG | 2nd
Total Offense: 452 YPG | 6th
Passing Offense: 271 YPG | 6th
Rushing Offense: 118 YPG | 11th
Scoring Defense: 18.4 PAPG | 1st
Total Defense: 290 YAPG | 1st
Passing Defense: 191 YAPG | 2nd
Rushing Defense: 99 YAPG | 10th

Injuries
BUF LG Jon Feliciano (leg)
BUF DT Harrison Phillips (knee)
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NE HB James White (hip)
NE CB Jonathan Jones (shoulder)
NE DE Chase Winovich (groin)
NE DE Henry Anderson (chest)

Buffalo Bills Projected Starters
QB #17 Josh Allen | 6'5", 237lbs | 89 ovr, 86 spd, 88 acc, 86 awr, 99 thp, 87 sac, 86 mac, 86 dac
HB #26 Devin Singletary | 5'7", 203lbs | 80 ovr, 86 spd, 90 acc, 84 car, 83 btk, 78 trk
WR #14 Stefon Diggs | 6'0", 191lbs | 97 ovr, 92 spd, 94 acc, 94 cth
WR #11 Cole Beasley | 5'8", 174lbs | 86 ovr, 86 spd, 88 acc, 98 cth
WR #1 Emmanuel Sanders | 5'11", 180lbs | 84 ovr, 88 spd, 90 acc, 92 cth
TE #88 Dawson Knox | 6'4", 257lbs | 81 ovr, 87 spd, 90 acc, 87 cth, 67 rbk
LT #73 Dion Dawkins | 6'5", 320lbs | 82 ovr, 89 str, 84 pbk, 80 rbk
LG #75 Daryl Williams | 6'6", 330lbs | 78 ovr, 87 str, 78 pbk, 80 rbk
C #60 Mitch Morse | 6'6", 305lbs | 81 ovr, 92 str, 81 pbk, 78 rbk
RG #74 Cody Ford | 6'3", 329lbs | 73 ovr, 88 str, 72 pbk, 75 rbk
RT #79 Spencer Brown | 6'8", 314lbs | 66 ovr, 91 str, 64 pbk, 68 rbk
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DE #50 Greg Rosseau | 6'7", 266lbs | 72 ovr, 83 spd, 89 acc, 78 str, 74 pmv, 67 fmv, 68 bsh
DE #55 Jerry Hughes | 6'2", 254lbs | 76 ovr, 81 spd, 85 acc, 76 str, 72 pmv, 86 fmv, 77 bsh
DT #91 Ed Oliver | 6'1", 287lbs | 81 ovr, 83 spd, 87 acc, 89 str, 80 pmv, 72 fmv, 74 bsh
DT #61 Justin Zimmer | 6'3", 300lbs | 73 ovr, 74 spd, 84 acc, 90 str, 85 pmv, 69 fmv, 71 bsh
LB #58 Matt Milano | 6'0", 223lbs | 80 ovr, 83 spd, 87 acc, 88 awr, 87 tkl, 79 bsh
LB #49 Tremaine Edmunds | 6'5", 250lbs | 78 ovr, 87 spd, 87 acc, 85 ar, 85 tkl, 83 bsh
CB #27 Tre'Davious White | 5'11", 192lbs | 93 ovr, 91 spd, 93 acc, 95 awr, 95 mcv, 93 zcv, 93 press
CB #24 Taron Johnson | 5'11", 192lbs | 80 ovr, 90 spd, 92 acc, 83 awr, 82 mcv, 79 zcv, 73 press
NB #39 Levi Wallace | 6'0", 179lbs | 74 ovr, 90 spd, 93 acc, 74 awr, 79 mcv, 75 zcv, 80 press
S #23 Micah Hyde | 6'0", 197lbs | 88 ovr, 89 spd, 89 acc, 91 awr, 81 mcv, 91 zcv, 73 tkl
S #21 Jordan Poyer | 6'0", 191lbs | 89 ovr, 88 spd, 91 acc, 90 awr, 84 mcv, 89 zcv, 76 tkl
K #2 Tyler Bass | 5'10", 185lbs | 77 ovr, 97 kpw, 78 kac
P #3 Matt Haack | 6'0", 205lbs | 72 ovr, 95 kpw, 78 kac

[Agent]

toss up between who wins your win match. Go bills

[Soapy]

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BUF (10-5) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 6 || 24
NE (8-7) | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 || 18
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Diggs' overtime performance lead Bills past Patriots to retain control of AFC East
For three and a half quarters, the New England defense grounded the Buffalo Bills offense and made Stefon Diggs an after thought.

Diggs and the Bills would reappear from the dead twice, once in regulation to take the lead and again in overtime to beat the New England Patriots 24-18 and take control of the AFC East on Saturday.

A snowy Foxborough helped slow down the Bills aerial attack while New England continued to lean on its running game which kept getting them into the endzone before the offense eventually ran out of gas and relied on Nick Folk, who finished the game with all of New England's eighteen points.

New England scoring three instead of six allowed for the Bills to eventually creep back into the game with Josh Allen starting to push the ball down the field after ending the first quarter with not a single completion and entered the fourth quarter with less than 80 yards passing.

Allen would throw his first touchdown pass of the night to Isiah McKenzie in the endzone with 1:52 left to take a three point lead, setting the stage for Mac Jones to have a Tom Brady-esque moment with plenty of time and his timeouts to pull off the comeback victory.

Jones was once again able to lead the offense into the redzone but failed to get them into the endzone, resulting in Folk's sixth field goal of the game to force overtime. New England had possession first and went three and out.

The Patriots defense sacked Allen early in the drive but Allen was able to convert several third downs, including the game-winning touchdown to Diggs who was being covered by Jalen Mills.

J.C. Jackson had held Diggs to zero receptions when covering him but when Diggs matched up with Mills, he was able to beat him twice in overtime for big catches, none bigger than the walk-off touchdown.
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Scoring Summary
Quarter 1
[NE] N. Folk, 50 Yd FG (11:56)

Quarter 2
[NE] N. Folk, 22 Yd FG (14:11)
[BUF] T. Bass, 53 Yd FG (11:58)
[NE] N. Folk, 18 Yd FG (4:15)

Quarter 3
[NE] N. Folk, 35 Yd FG (4:08)

Quarter 4
[BUF] D. Singletary, 1 Yd run (14:15)
[NE] N. Folk, 48 Yd FG (10:45)
[BUF] I. McKenzie 20 Yd pass from J. Allen (1:52)
[NE] N. Folk, 22 Yd FG (0:08)

Overtime
[BUF] S. Diggs 21 Yd pass from J. Allen (6:27)
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New England Patriots
QB Mac Jones: 29 of 53, 315 yards, sacked 0 times.
HB Damien Harris: 22 carries, 94 yards.
HB Rhamondre Stevenson: 7 carries, 19 yards.
HB Brandon Bolden: 3 carries, 22 yards, 9 receptions, 62 yards.
TE Hunter Henry: 7 receptions, 101 yards.
WR Jakobi Meyers: 6 receptions, 89 yards.
LT Wynn: 83.1 PFF grade | LG Onwenu: 76.9 PFF grade | C Andrews: 67.5 PFF grade | RG Mason: 80.0 PFF grade | RT Brown: 70.6 PFF grade
LB Dont'a Hightower: 8 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 3 sacks.
EDGE Josh Uche: 5 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, sack.

Buffalo Bills
QB Josh Allen: 17 of 27, 285 yards, 2 touchdowns, sacked 2 times, 2 carries, 23 yards.
HB Devin Singletary: 19 carries, 45 yards, touchdown, 4 receptions, 53 yards.
WR Cole Beasley: 5 receptions, 99 yards.
WR Stefon Diggs: 3 receptions, 70 yards, touchdown.
TE Dawson Knox: 3 receptions, 42 yards.
S Micah Hyde: 14 tackles, tackle for loss.
LB Tremaine Edmunds: 11 tackles, tackle for loss.
CB Levi Wallace: 10 tackles.
S Jordan Poyer: 9 tackles.
LB Matt Milano: 9 tackles.

[Captain Canada]

Got to get into the end zone, king That's a tough pill to swallow.

[djp73]

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BUF (10-5) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 || 24
NE (8-7) | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 || 18
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New England holds off Allen, Bills comeback effort to take control of AFC East

[Soapy]

Got to get into the end zone, king That's a tough pill to swallow.

I just didn't want to turn the ball over and sort of messed up the clock a bit towards the end, having only one timeout. Should have done more outbreaking routes but the Pats offense doesn't have a ton of those nor do I have man-beaters at receiver or a strong armed QB to avoid those out routes turning into an easy pick six like in the Titans game.

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BUF (10-5) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 || 24
NE (8-7) | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 || 18
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New England holds off Allen, Bills comeback effort to take control of AFC East

fixed. thanks.