TDT Live Week 14.5 2023

Touchdowns and Tangents

LTAI:
Messi named TIME’s Athlete of the Year for 2023
NBA in season tourney semis
packers/bucks
pelicans/lakers
TNF: Patriots vs. Steelers (kill myself)
Week 13 Highlights:
49ers annihilate eagles at home
Geno falls short of win vs. cowboys despite amazing performance
patriots somehow conjure an even MORE boring game than last
packers beat chiefs in controversial ending
Week 14 Preview: Bills/chiefs, eagles/cowboys, vikings/raiders
Injuries:
Cowboys HC McCarthy has appendix surgery, anticipates being healthy to coach vs. eagles
TLAW out with high ankle sprain in loss to Bengals
Rham Stevenson out with high ankle sprain
MNF: Titans @ Dolphins O/U 46.5
CFB:
CFP Final four announced: 1 michigan, 2 washington, 3 texas, 4 bama; undefeated fsu first out
Week 14 Highlights:
Texas spanks OkState in B12 champ 49-21
Alabama overcomes #1 GA in SEC champ 27-24
Washington beats oregon 24-31 in P12 champ
Michigan takes care of Iowa 26-0 in B10 champ
Florida State’s defense shines in ACC champ win over louisville 16-6
Jayden Daniels named AP College football player of the year
Heisman: Penix, Daniels, Nix, Harrison Jr?
NCAA Pres calls for new tier of D1 where schools can pay athletes
Bama qb Buchner enters portal for lacrosse; OU qb Gabriel “exploring transfer” – Draft, MSU potential future; ohiost qb McCord enters portal
Caleb williams not playing in holiday bowl
TD/TURNOVER:
Jets going back to Wilson as starting QB vs. Texans
49ers sign DB Logan Ryan
Eagles, Leonard agree to 1 year deal
TAKE/TANGENT:
Titans Vrabel says Henry not in concussion protocol despite report, opens up further questions on validity of team reporting
Refs defend mahomes’ hit penalty, PI no call penalty at end of chiefs vs. packers game
FAIR/FADE:
Bills GM encourages Miller to play against Chiefs despite DV charges; “No one wants their name associated with any accusation like that…I'm sure he's disappointed…But things happen sometimes…we have to give them their fair due process…That can happen to anyone in this room. And I would hope we would all wait and let that play out before we rush to judgment”.
Steelers DC says opposing teams are using “Hack-a-Shaq” strategy against TJ Watt; Watt expresses frustration that no one is getting called for holding him “The NFL Has something going against me…I don’t know what I did.”
Rodgers calls NFL Media “chickenshit” and accuses recent reports of trying to “assassinate (zach wilson’s) character”