NFL teams that still have a chance to go 0-16:
Cleveland
This isn’t working out too too badly. The Browns lost. The New York Football Giants lost again, and sit at 2-12. San Francisco won, and is now 4-10.
Cleveland’s next game is on the road at Chicago. da Bears are also 4-10: I’m concerned about this game, but Chicago will be playing at home, with an extra day of rest (they played Saturday) and has something to play for. Even a moral victory is still a victory.
And let us not forget the Colts, who are at 3-11, but don’t play Cleveland or New York or SF the rest of this season, so who cares? (Their last two games are Baltimore on the road and Houston at home.)
In “not exactly a firing, but…” news: Jerry Richardson is selling the Carolina Panthers.
“Why?” you may ask.
The announcement came just hours after a Sports Illustrated report outlined allegations of sexual and racial misconduct by Richardson toward former Panthers employees.
The team announced an investigation into the alleged misconduct on Friday evening. The NFL said Sunday that it would take over the investigation.
This is still a developing story. Does Richardson selling the team cut off the NFL investigation? Could the Panthers move if they were sold? If so, where? And should I ask for a Magic 8-Ball for Christmas?
I heard an interesting factoid. During the span of the last three Star Wars movies, Cleveland has won exactly 1 game.
I thought I read that in Easterbrook’s stat roundup, but I don’t see it there: it must have been a memory implanted by aliens.
But it sounds right: they haven’t won a game in 2017, in 2016 they won one (beat San Diego 20-17 on Christmas Eve) and in 2015 they beat San Francisco on December 13th (24-10) and lost the three games after that.
I disremember when the Star Wars movie came out in 2015.
I love it when my Giants lose! Of course now that we have fired our GM we might actually make a good draft pick.