I just don't understand how Peyton Barber runs for 171 yards against my defense but whatever

Ugh, I waited all that time for that disappointment.

Back to the drawing board.

Yuck - ugly loss.

Hard to pinpoint any specific problem - everyone just kinda sucked. 3rd down rate cratered again, but we couldn't run the ball, couldn't push the ball downfield, couldn't generate turnovers, couldn't get 'em off the field. 15 carries for 48 yards from Johnson is probably what really set me up for failure.

Ultimately it probably shoulda been worse than 28-21. Just never did get anything working apart from a nice punt return from Kirk. Probably also not a great idea to get butt-****ed by Eric Ebron (c'mon, Derwin - that's your job brah).

That's a Chiefs v. Colts game right there. The team just didn't come ready to play and was flat against a squad it probably shoulda beat. Damn.

This needs fixing. Should have got 3 points here. Could have cost me the game.


Otherwise, my amazing team remains in the thick of the wild card hunt. Offense soared back to life this week.

Yikes - the moment that game came apart:

Get the ball at the 20 of a tie game, immediately tank the drive w/ a couple of completely ineffective running plays while behind the sticks, then duff the hell out of the punt.

Blue Springs immediately drives down on the short field to take the 21-14 lead and put us behind the 8-ball.

In the first quarter, Vail lost a safety against our opponent because of a neutral zone infraction. We then avoided a safety a few minutes later because our opponent had a neutral zone infraction. Then we took a safety for real three plays later, which was the eventual margin of victory.

The defenses came to play in this game for the first 58 minutes. Then they both collapsed.

Hey, ThaVirus, you got a turnover!

Denver
3rd Q 0:45 Ryan Succop kicks 70 yards. No return. Touchback
3rd Q 0:45 1st and 10 Denver 25 Matthew Stafford (pressured) passes 7 yards intercepted by Kamu Grugier-Hill and returned 6 yards.
Denver 40, Miami 21

Miami
3rd Q 0:33 1st and 10 Denver 26 Mitchell Trubisky passes incomplete to Ryan Switzer. PENALTY. Neutral Zone Infraction on Thomas Davis. 5 yards.
3rd Q 0:25 1st and 5 Denver 21 Mitchell Trubisky passes 17 yards intercepted by Charvarius Ward and returned 0 yards.

Haha. That helped you for 23 seconds.

LOL I was like “Oh, man. This is it! Comeback starts now.”..... Aaaand it’s gone.

This game was all on me. I completely changed the game plan to test some things out and paid for it dearly. I figured I’d try to jack up the blitz rates to create more turnovers and it worked, but at the cost of allowing huge plays nearly every snap. So I need to find balance.

What was up with the free kick in our game? Midway through the 3rd quarter.

I’ve got 2nd and 13 and eat a 5 yard sack which should set me up with a 3rd and 18. Then I free kick it?

Wow. Lost the turnover battle 2-0, but eeked out an OT win. That was a fun game.

You were on your 3 when you took the sack. Did you not see Maurice Hurst dancing and making the safety sign? (Maurice is a Raider, so you have to excuse the lack of class.)

Ah, OK. I wasn’t paying attention to our position on the field.

Apparently neither was Trubisky.

**** yes shut out! Chase Young gonna be mine

But if you look at his highlight reel, it looks a lot like Patrick Mahomes'.

You're winning the long game.