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Ugh, I can not take anymore of those close games but a win is a win!

Good win today. I'll give our OL credit they opened the holes for the TD runs. It always starts at the LOS. Our D did what they had to. Held them to FGs and made the pick at the end. Even Kirk had a first down run and took the shots. Many have said the guy can't move. That Jet team has a solid D. I'm not looking it up but we swept an AFC division and that don't happen very often. Nice catch by Reagor coming back for the ball.

Another close game that didnt have to be. We just cant have that dominate win. Wilson outscored our entire offense. This about that.

Geez, I don’t know how much more of this I can take.

Phenomenal first half. High blood pressure in the second.

I’m getting too old for this sh*t.

We got out played on both sides of the ball, but still got the win.
Cousins didn’t really have a great game today and
the offense just disappeared in the 3rd quarter.

In my opinion, that was the most stressful game we've had all season. It felt like a game from last year, when we were up big, played conservatively and let the opponent back into the game. I had little faith that our D would hold up on either of the final two drives, but glad to be wrong.

Kirk was just off for much of the day today. Seemed like he was panicking or not on the same page with his WRs, not sure what the issue was. It felt like Dalvin Tomlinson's return helped our run D early on. I think Akayleb Evans got his bell rung by friendly fire (Smith), and Shelly stepped in pretty admirably. Thank goodness it didn't come down to "G Money" having to hit a FG for the game; my heart couldn't have taken that.

10-2. That's all that matters.

halfgiz wrote: ↑Sun Dec 04, 2022 5:02 pm We got out played on both sides of the ball, but still got the win.
Cousins didn’t really have a great game today and
the offense just disappeared in the 3rd quarter.

When you can win when your QB is off shows others picked it up. Like Reagor coming back for that ball ect... Usually when your QB is off you don't win.

I am worried about the Lions game next week, Vikings had to make a come back 2 years in a row to win against the Lions, even though Lions have been bad for a long time, Lions always play the Vikings tough no matter what

Here’s the one thing good I can say about the defense.

The Jets were 3-for-16 on third down and 1-for-6 in the red zone.

And the Vikings had two picks.

That’s all I can think of. I’ll leave the bad to everybody else. It’s too depressing for me to type.

10-2. Never in a million years would I have thunk.

CharVike wrote: ↑Sun Dec 04, 2022 5:13 pm

halfgiz wrote: ↑Sun Dec 04, 2022 5:02 pm We got out played on both sides of the ball, but still got the win.
Cousins didn’t really have a great game today and
the offense just disappeared in the 3rd quarter.

When you can win when your QB is off shows others picked it up. Like Reagor coming back for that ball ect... Usually when your QB is off you don't win.

We’re playing as a team this year. And that helps win some games.
Don’t feel the last couple years with Zimmer we had team play.

J. Kapp 11 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 04, 2022 5:50 pm Here’s the one thing good I can say about the defense.

The Jets were 3-for-16 on third down and 1-for-6 in the red zone.

And the Vikings had two picks.

That’s all I can think of. I’ll leave the bad to everybody else. It’s too depressing for me to type.

10-2. Never in a million years would I have thunk.

Thanks for pointing out the good thing for the D. 3 for 16 on 3rd downs and 1 for 6 in the red zone are very good numbers. Actually they are excellent numbers. We have to tighten up a little on D to prepare for the playoffs. Cause teams in the playoff will win against bad D and bad tackling. 10 wins is AWESOME. Im a pessimist and I am stoked right now. I figured 9 games won best all season and we have more games to go. If only the Eagles would lose a few more games.

All right guys - happy with the win. A win is still a win.

I don't think anyone thought we'd have a 10-2 team at this point in the season - surely not me. It's been a 3 year drought since this team has been to the playoffs, so trying to make the most of the ride (bumpy as it's felt!).

At the same time, based on the play I have seen on the field thus far, I just don't see this team winning more than 1 playoff game come January yet again. A number of reasons why I feel this way.

• OL not protecting Cousins consistently well - been taking a lot of hits after throws, and worse - sacks. The run game helped compensate Kirk's lackluster performance today, but I can't believe it will always be that way, and other playoff teams will force Kirk to try to beat them. Is he and the OL truly up to the task?

• DL not consistently getting pressure on the opposing quarterback, often benefiting from opposition mistakes than making in my mind, good anticipation and defensive plays on the ball.

• Game management / conservative play. We were up 20-3 at one point today. To me, a championship caliber team can let the opposition back in the game a bit, but then are able to execute when needed to snuff out any oppositional momentum before it gets too close. There were plenty of chances for the offense to fire the kill shot and put the game away today, and they quite frankly should have.

I would love to truly be wrong, and see this team go to a Super Bowl perhaps. I've just seen so much over the years to not set my hopes too high. So we'll say I am cautiously optimistic. But keyword: cautious.

I think the Jets are a tough team. They beat the Bills too. I'll take a hard fought win. I also think this team can go far in the playoffs if they block and tackle. Too many missed tackles and I'm not sold on the interior offensive line. Jimmy G is out for the season so that's probably one less team to worry about. We need the NFC East to beat up on each other.

Maelstrom88 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 04, 2022 11:17 pm I think the Jets are a tough team. They beat the Bills too. I'll take a hard fought win. I also think this team can go far in the playoffs if they block and tackle. Too many missed tackles and I'm not sold on the interior offensive line. Jimmy G is out for the season so that's probably one less team to worry about. We need the NFC East to beat up on each other.

We're done with the NFC east and went 2-2. If we get the Iggles or Cowpukes in the playoffs we will beat them the next time around.

VikingsVictorious wrote: ↑Sun Dec 04, 2022 11:21 pm

Maelstrom88 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 04, 2022 11:17 pm I think the Jets are a tough team. They beat the Bills too. I'll take a hard fought win. I also think this team can go far in the playoffs if they block and tackle. Too many missed tackles and I'm not sold on the interior offensive line. Jimmy G is out for the season so that's probably one less team to worry about. We need the NFC East to beat up on each other.

We're done with the NFC east and went 2-2. If we get the Iggles or Cowpukes in the playoffs we will beat them the next time around.

You have too much confidence in this team, this team have too many flaws like bad offensive line and bad defense to defeat Eagles or Cowboys in the playoffs so it is not going to happen