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Billups' arrest is related to mafia poker. Although, Billups was fighting hard to preserve the Blazers' half-point cover last night ?

And in fairness, OKC is not the best barometer. There is not a team I would want to play less from a ball pressure standpoint. J-Dub was out, which probably made things a little easier, but when you have Caruso, Dort, Shai, et al. attacking you, it's not going to end well.

Lil rocky tonight for Reed. He played 28 minutes, but that’s probably 15 more than Udoka wanted to play him. I thought he was going to punch Sheppard after his last turnover. You can tell they don’t trust him to run the point, which isn’t good. Hopefully he finds a groove.

After the FVF injury, many thought he would be thrust into the role. But Udoka is about 2 things. 1) Creating the most havoc possible on defense; 2) Rebounding. Reed is great at jumping in passing lanes and collecting steals, but until his on-ball defense is to his liking, Reed will come off the bench. At some point though, that line of thinking is a diminishing return. Amen is an athletic freak. So, let him be that with Shepperd in the facilitator role.

That is a massive lineup, btw. Amen Thompson playing PG at 6'7" is crazy. I could see Udoka tweaking lineups quite a bit, and I expect Reed to play a lot, including being in the starting lineup through the season. During the preseason, he was letting it fly much more, which is what the Rockets want him to do.

Where did you see this? Yesterday, Houston announced their starting lineup for tonight. It did not include Reed. Thompson, Durant, Sengun, Smith Jr., and Adams are who Udoka said were starting.

Holy smokes!

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MNF, easily. For reference, the Lions/Raves matchup a few weeks ago drew 22-23 Million. The Dodgers/Yankees in the World Series didn't come close to touching that. Granted, tonight is a double-header for the NFL, so who knows how that is calculated.

No fault of their own, but it is crazy how Ohio State's schedule has aged so poorly as the season has gone along.

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It was odd-looking. When he threw it, I would have bet the ball would land at least 10 yards short of the endzone. Crazy how good a throw it was.

Those two weird wins the Bengals pulled off early in the season could end up being a blessing by the time it’s all said and done.

Butker has lost it. He was as clutch of a kicker you’d find, but it’s been off ever since his injury last season.

$20K a day. Bonkers.

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The Jets seemed poorly coached, but can we collectively acknowledge that Fields is not an NFL QB? I’ve never seen someone have a higher approval rating for being putrid at his job. On the BS Podcast they had the most remarkable stat: Justin Fields is 0-26 if the opposing team scores 21 points.

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Not trying to be hyperbolic here, but is Cam Skattebo already a top 10 RB of all time?

Philadelphia ran four straight “tush push” plays. What are we doing here? The NFL can’t outlaw it fast enough.

And long-term, the NFL has shown this is not a recipe for success. Bone-head plays and taking drill shots as a QB catch up to you in no time.

Correct. Everyone and their mother knew that KC was incredibly flawed last year; they just kept finding a way to win games. The offense has performed at a much higher clip this season, but the defense does appear to have slipped.

Nah. Who in the AFC should they be scared of? They have some warts, but who doesn’t? Had they won tonight they’d been in a three-way tie for first in their division.