NFL | What’s the point of continuing?

So here we are, halfway there or almost, with two teams that look like powers, with two teams that no one will want to face, neither now nor ever.

On the one hand, in the American Conference, there are these still solid Kansas City Chiefs, who have not lost a single game in eight outings. Their last defeat dates back to December 25, and since then, they have not given anyone any gifts. Do you grab it?

On the other hand, in the National Conference, there are the Detroit Lions who are roaring with a 7-1 record, and who have four games of at least 30 points on their hunt. Only the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were able to beat them, in the second week of play. Jared Goff, their quarterback, looks like a guy who could push for the MVP award this season.

In the face of so much excellence, what’s the point of continuing? Shouldn’t we end this season right away and give these two clubs a Super Bowl berth?

After all, our time is precious, and there are so many things to do, such as starting abacus simulations in preparation for the Canadiens’ next draft.

But that would be to forget the essential message of Simone de Beauvoir, who wrote in For a morality of ambiguity (chapter 7) words of wisdom that remain relevant to this day: “It’s on the ground that it’s played out. »

Voilà.

Should we recall that on this date a year ago, or thereabouts, the Miami Dolphins and the Philadelphia Eagles were each eyeing a place in the Super Bowl, the Eagles in particular, who were prancing at the zenith with a record 7-1? But the Eagles, like all green clubs in American football, ended up collapsing, and their time at the top of the charts was as brief as that of the Austrian group Opus, whose success Live Is Life remains to this day one of the greatest crimes against music.

The return of the Chiefs to the top was undoubtedly to be expected, but that of the Lions a little less, even more so since the injury to defensive winger Aidan Hutchinson, lost for the season. In response, the Lions recently acquired another defensive end, Za’Darius Smith, from the Cleveland Browns, which will add luster to an already solid roster, which boasts a +110 differential, the best in American football.

So, who’s ready for a Chiefs-Lions Super Bowl, with cameras trained on Taylor Swift and Eminem all night? It would be entertaining, and then also, after almost 100 years of history, it would be about time that the Lions finally won something.

It’s gone a little under the radar because recently, there’s been a lot of nonsense said, and then at some point, it’s hard to keep up, but did you know that Aaron Rodgers claimed to have found the fountain of youth? But yes. It was even written in full on the official NFL website: “Rodgers finds the fountain of youth in a new drink made from water and cayenne pepper. »

Isn’t that fabulous? For centuries, the world’s greatest scientists have been unable to solve the mystery of eternal youth, but the New York Jets’ quarterback has succeeded.

We will now eagerly await the results of his research in the fight against baldness.

Elsewhere, Malachi Corley, a Jets receiver, took advantage of a rare victory for his club last week to celebrate by fumbling the ball while crossing the end zone, which canceled the touchdown. After verification, this embarrassing moment is not even found in our top 100 of the most embarrassing moments in Jets history.

On the Jacksonville side, quarterback Trevor Lawrence is injured in his left shoulder, and is expected to miss Sunday’s game against the Vikings. This very first pick of the 2021 draft, previously seen as a prodigy of the caliber of Mozart, Matisse or Muriel Millard, is struggling to lead his team on the path to success, and the Jaguars, with their 2-7 record, will continue missing the playoffs, after an interesting breakthrough two years ago.

It takes patience in this league, as Jets fans have seen every week since 1970.

Time flies, and this week, we are only going to remember this email from a reader, a certain Bob Watson, who wrote among other things this: “I have my doubts. »

What more can I say?

So this will be another AAA quality menu on Sunday, with a few gems throughout, and hopefully even more.

The Pittsburgh Steelers will want to forget their humiliating October 6 defeat against the Dallas Cowboys by visiting the Commanders in Washington, the 49^ers and the Bucs will cross helmets in Tampa while trying to save their season, and then finally, Sunday evening, the Lions will be in Houston to face the Texans who must recover after a defeat against the Jets.

Which is unacceptable, as everyone knows.