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Never really got into NFL but have a trip to the US early next month to Chicago for a conference. Staying around for an extra two days and one night there is Bears vs Panthers. Two shit teams by the sounds of things but given I supported the warriors in the nrl since day dot that shouldn't be an issue to handle.
Looking to make the most out of the experience. What's the deal with tailgating? Can you just rock up to where one is and have a look? Does everyone keep to themselves or what?
Will likely be going alone which im not worried about and google says best way to get better tickets is last minute on stubhub etc. Is there a huge drop off in experience from the most bleeds section to the middle tier section? I'm thinking in places like suncorp stadium there aren't many bad seats in the stadium for viewing experience.
Sincerely the bears newest fan.
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no idea, i am just jealous
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lo scoring league this year. Teams are not giving up the deep ball, so offence has turned in to a slog. Unless you are the Dolphins, but even a lot of their yards are catch and run.
QBs are having to earn their money. O-lines are under pressure as QBs need more and more time. Lots of short yardage plays. Lots of run.
Sport always finds a way to swing back if you give it time.
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@Magpie_in_aus I would recommend going on a Bears internet forum or their Reddit page and asking - they will be more than helpful. Typically tailgating they are very welcoming to new people. Given Soldier Field's location so close to the city i'm not sure how big tailgating scene is but definitely worth asking. You could also ask them about tickets. Soldier field is on the smaller side of NFL stadiums so I reckon you would be fine with waiting until later on (i.e. even the nosebleeds aren't that far away - particularly with Panthers being a non-rival and relatively bad team.
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Interesting weekend of results. 49ers lose again to slip to 5-2. Purdy struggling again when the 49ers are behind and he's forced to try and create.
Meanwhile, the dolphins lose to the eagles to drop to 5-2. Notably, they're 0-2 against teams with a winning record - are they as good as they've looked or are they a mirage propped up by a soft early schedule? I think they're not as good as they've looked early on, but are genuine contenders. AFC East is suddenly wide open with the bills dropping a game against the pats as well.
The AFC north might be the best division in Football. Bengals are last with. 3-3 record. Browns might have the best defence in the league if only they could get some consistent QB play to go with it.
Broncos even got a win. Jordan Love came storming out of the blocks but is falling back. After 40 years of HOF calibre QB play will the Packers finally feel the pain of a QB hunt?
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@Cyclops said in NFL Season 2020/21/22/23:
Broncos even got a win
God it was just an awful game, make no mistake, we fucking suck.
Niners losing today to Prime Time Kirk a pretty big shock.
The Bills dropping a game to the Patriots is the other shock you missed.
Oh, and the previously flying Lions getting smacked by the RavensI feel like it's the Chiefs' to lose. They have a better defence than last year, and still have Mahomes.
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@mariner4life Cousins made some seriously good throws.
How the Vikes have no running game astonishes me. They sucked.
Pats played well - I saw most of redzone, was good fun. NFL is great to watch this year I reckon
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week to week league.
Denver beat the Chiefs
Bengals smack the NinersEagles now alone with the best record in the league
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@mariner4life said in NFL Season 2020/21/22/23:
week to week league.
Denver beat the Chiefs
Bengals smack the NinersEagles now alone with the best record in the league
We are playing some high risk stuff at times but man we look good. Hurts is leading well, but our rush game has been a scoring weapon. The loss against the Jets a few weeks ago has some quite outlier stats to how the rest of the season has gone.
Keep on keeping on.
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@mariner4life said in NFL Season 2020/21/22/23:
Eagles now alone with the best record in the league
Eagles tush push is an absolute weapon. Gets them clutch 3rd/4th downs most weeks, and it's so hard to stop.
All that said, and it didn't work this morning
This is apex entertainment at the moment, am really enjoying watching
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Red zone really does a fantastic job of presenting the sport in its best light - none of the faffing about with ads, just non stop action.
Jets - Giants was on tvnv sport this morning and I wasn't able to watch it live, so watched it delayed. Fantastic experience (although a dreadful game) because I could just fast forward through the breaks.
Jets Giants game was described as 'the best ugly game'. Two offenses stunk. Not a single third down conversion in the first half and only 3 (I think, maybe there was an extra couple late) in the second. Headline stat: Giants had -9 passing yards for the game. No that's not a typo. Taylor went down early and the third string QB wasn't up to running the game plan. Next time we dump on a low end starter or a back up, go watch the poor kid (NFL debut probably without even having taken a snap with the starters) struggle and realise just how good a bad QB is and how ridiculous a good one is.
Anyway, I was sure -9 would be a record (at least post merger) but nope. In 2021 there was a game with -21 passing yards. Who by? The giants. Crazy coincidence.
As a Jets fan I've got used to us contriving idiotic ways to lose a game (see last year's 10-3 loss to the pats on a 70ish yard punt return), so it's a nice surprise that for once we managed to pull out a win in unlikely circumstances - at one point ESPN gave the giants a 99.9% chance to win.
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I was worried about Wilks as a defensive coordinator hire by the 49ers and the fears are being realised
His coaching history is a lot of short stints - and not that many as a dedicated defensive coordinator - and not that much success.
49ers defense is underperforming given the talent they have.
It will be telling how the 49ers play after the bye with Deebo and Trent Williams back.
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@KiwiMurph said in NFL Season 2020/21/22/23:
I was worried about Wilks as a defensive coordinator hire by the 49ers and the fears are being realised
His coaching history is a lot of short stints - and not that many as a dedicated defensive coordinator - and not that much success.
49ers defense is underperforming given the talent they have.
It will be telling how the 49ers play after the bye with Deebo and Trent Williams back.
We need a new DC
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@Cyclops said in NFL Season 2020/21/22/23:
Josh McDaniel the first head coaching casualty. His second HC job (not counting the brief flirtation with the Colts) and ends the same way - sacked, mid season year 2.
Obviously a far better assistant than HC
