2025 Week 13 Kayfabe and Political Rankings

Well, I think we have a definitive front-runner for the Super Bowl title.  New England.

Yes, they've beaten a bunch of shit teams, but the fact is that they check the boxes for what it appears the people who want to make the decisions, including Herr Orange Fatfuck, want.

Yeah, it's beginning to look like Super Bowl XXXVI, all over again...

NFC:

Kayfabe:

1) Chicago (9-3, conference tiebreaker over the Rams)

Yes, as of today, the Chicago Bears are the #1 seed in the NFC.  No sane person can actually believe they are the best team, but a win over the Packers on Sunday will do a lot.

2) Los Angeles Rams (9-3, loses conference tiebreaker to the Bears)

Spoiler alert:  They are the #1 Political in the NFC.  Not quite sure why everyone is pimping the Rams, but it does appear that they are the team the media, etc. is pimping out of the NFC.

3) Philadelphia (8-4)

4) Tampa Bay (7-5)

5) Seattle (9-3)

6) Green Bay (8-3-1)

7) San Francisco (9-4)

Political:

1) LA Rams

As I said, I'm not sure why they're being pimped (I can come up with two better choices for MAGA from teams out of the playoffs (Carolina and Dallas), and one far below them in them (Green Bay)!).  This would definitely be a "lose to the AFC Champion" scenario.

Not really much to separate the rest, it's just clear that there's a definitely top of the litter as far as who's being pimped.

AFC: 

Kayfabe:

1) New England (11-2)

Finally into their bye week...

The two weakest schedules in the NFL right now are the Patriots and Bears.  Yes, this is bias due to their own records, but they are also at the bottom of Strength of Victory as well.

That said, all the checkmarks are there, and with Bad Bunny scheduled at halftime, you know the "Great" Orange Fatfuck wants his mitts in determining who wins.

2) Denver (10-2)

Probably far and away the 1 and 2 for the Politicals as well.

3) Jacksonville (8-4, common games over Indianapolis)

4) Baltimore (6-6, common games over Pittsburgh)

Both pairs have their first meeting on Sunday in the early slot.

5) LA Chargers (8-4, conference tiebreak over Buffalo and Indianapolis)

6) Indianapolis (8-4, loses conference tiebreak to the Chargers, wins it over the Bills)

7) Buffalo (8-4, loses conference tiebreakers to the Chargers and Colts)

Politicals:

1) New England

2) Denver

and from there...  maybe Baltimore at least to get them up if Lamar can stay healthy... 

And our first LOLCows:  Yep, no less than four teams didn't even make it to December before elimination:  The Giants, Saints, Titans, and Raiders.  The Titans, the only team with one win, have the #1 draft pick right now. 

2025 NFL Week 12 Discipline Blotter

A little too late for Political/Kayfabe, with Green Bay, Detroit, Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas, Kansas City, Baltimore... already in the book.

But we can get the weekly Gameday Accountability file up:  (Scroll to Week 12)

Sounds like the league office also had a short week.  13 fines to go with the earlier-mentioned suspension.

And, for the post-game punch-up, Jauan Jennings was fined only the standard $12,172.

Biggest fine of the week was Brian Branch of the Lions, $23,186 for a defenseless player foul.  Should've been more:  That's number FIVE for the season on Branch.

After Further Review, College Edition: I want the ref fired, I want the player expelled.

How does Jaishawn Barham not get ejected for this?

 

That is a clear deliberate headbutt of the official.  The player was NOT ejected.

He should be immediately brought up on disciplinary charges for expulsion from the University of Michigan for the assault.

And, at least in 21 states, according to the National Association of Sports Officials, he would and should be arrested. 

After Further Review: The NFL has officially abandoned Detroit...

THIS was a fourth-down second-quarter touchdown to Dontayvion Wicks on the Packers in the Thanksgiving opener today.

Second foot clearly out.

Packers won by that touchdown. 

And here's another one!  4th and goal from the 1.  Clear false start on the Packers, but the referees claimed a timeout was called first!

And sorry to Tom Grossi, but, under the present rules, that sack by Micah Parsons wasn't RTP? 

Keeping the multi-disciplinary blotter going and asking the question again...

When are we just going to investigate combat sports, as a means of shutting them down?

Another New York City UFC PPV, another black eye that it sounds like outside authorities are going to address.

Outgoing Mayor Eric Adams wants a piece of Dillon Danis and several teammates of Islam Makhachev, who had a physical altercation before the beginning of the UFC 322 card in Madison Square Garden.

Danis has been banned from all promotion events for a record of trying to rile shit up like this -- both with altercations and social media.

What is in the water this season?

Monday Night Football appears to be headed for a couple of possible supplemental discipline suspension-level situations, involving the 49ers' Jauan Jennings and the Panthers' Tre'von Moehrig.

Some point during the game, Moerhig low-blowed Jennings, and after the game, Jennings didn't forget about it and decked Moehrig, having to be tackled to the ground by team security to reduce a larger skirmish.

Edit to Add 4:20 PM PST 11/25:  Moehrig has been suspended one game for the nut punch.  Jennings will probably be fined for his post-game strike, but Moehrig's actions made him the clear aggressor in the eyes of the league.

Edit to Add 8:00 PM PST 11/26:  Upheld, and correctly.

Multi-Disciplinary Blotter

• First, college football.

Colorado State has suspended it's quarterback, Darius Curry, and lineman Liam Wortmann for one game for spitting on Boise State players in the second half of a game Boise won 49-21.

Curry's first start, Wortmann had started all season.

The conference already has affirmed the school's decision.

Let's hope that's the last game either suits up for -- at any level.  In fact, it would be nice to find student disciplinary procedures against the pair to remove them from Colorado State University entirely.

• The unthinkable in college football, Saturday in Birmingham, AL.

At the UAB football complex on Saturday, Daniel Mincey, a transfer to the UAB program this season, was arrested for allegedly attempting to murder two of his teammates on Senior Day.

No further details have been released. 

• Hockey...

An ugly boarding incident earlier this week involving Dallas' Miko Rantanen.

Rantenan boarded Alexander Romanov of the Islanders and was ejected from the game, in a hit I truly believed merited an in-person meeting for a significant suspension.  DoPS declined.  Word is that Romanov is out the season with an injury as a result of the hit.

They have also declined a second Rantanen boarding incident against Matt Coronato, instead opting to defer to NHL rules -- receiving two physical game misconducts within a half season is an automatic one-game suspension.  Any further adds a game to the suspension.  He must play half a season worth of games or lapse two years before they wipe.

He should've gotten five or more just for the Romanov hit! 

• And we might as well just do the NFL weekly Gameday Accountability Report here...  (Scroll to Week 11...)

So what do we have here?

• 23, so a fairly consistent week.
• Seven unsportsmanlike fines this week.
• Jalen Ramsay got a regular $14,491 fine for his punch to JaMarr Chase.
• George Pickens of the Cowboys drew the biggest fine of the week, $26,085 for repeat offender illegal touchdown celebration -- use of a prop.  His FIFTH Unsportsmanlike Conduct fine of the year.