NFL Week 15 Recap: Brandon Staley FIRED! + Chicago Playoffs Hopes GONE: Choker Returns // Jags Throttled // Cowboys Fraudulent // Baker's Saganaki //

Jam packed week 15. Buckle Up! Chicago CHOKES another game to the Browns, setting an NFL record of choki-ness. The Choker weighs in. Thursday night thunders the week off, with a thumping of the Chargers by the thaumaturge Antonio Pierce and Raiders. This is the second-biggest beatdown of the year, 63-21, and gets Brandon Staley fired. We move on to Saturday, where the Vikings travel to Cincinnati. The Bengals emerge victorious in an overtime battle of backups, with Bengals QB Jake Browning reminding Minnesota they should not have cut him. Cinci wins 27-24. In the second part of the Saturday triple-header, the Colts host the Steelers. Trubisky sucks, and the Colts capitalize. Indianapolis wins 30-13, and finds themselves in a three-way tie for first place in the AFC South at 8-6.  The Broncos go to Detroit to wrap things up for the day. Jared Goff shakes off the goof allegations and dominates the horsies, 42-17. Sean Payton rips into his quarterback after a bungled red-zone opportunity, and Lions look to lay claim to the coveted three seed.  Arthur Smith, head coach of the Atlanta Falcons is likely not long for this job. The Carolina Panthers beat the Dirty Birds on a walk-off field goal, winning 9-7 in a downpour. There were no fans in the stands to witness this. Joe Flacco putzes around for three quarters before turning it on against the Bears. Flacco lights up Chicago for 212 yards in the fourth, capping it off with a go-ahead touchdown toss to Amari Cooper. Fields and the Bears nearly recover, but Darnell Mooney can’t hang on to a ball in the end zone. Browns win 20-17.  Tampa Bay stamps the Green Bay Packers, 34-20. Quarterback Baker Mayfield posts a 158.3 perfect QB rating, the first visiting QB to ever do so in Lambeau Field. If the Bucs can keep this up, they may be feeling dangerous going into the playoffs. The Fins blank the Jets, 30-0. Zach Wilson exits the game with a head injury, Trevor Siemian enters and continues to suck. Miami was without Tyreek, but it was no problem as Jaylen Waddle filled in amicably.  Those dirty Saints knocked our boy Tommy Gun out of the game. Derek Carr and the New Orleans offense posts an efficient day, putting up 24-6 on a worthy Giants defense. NOLA wins 24-6. No CJ Stroud on the road in a division game? Don’t worry about it. The Texans defense steps up against the Titans, keeping Derrick Henry below 10 yards on the day. They win in overtime of a Fairbanks field goal, 19-16. Along with the Colts and Jags, Houston is in a three-way tie for first place in their division. Mahomes does what he can with a terrible receiving corps against New England, and it was more than enough. Chiefs win 27-17, despite Kadarius Toney doing Toney things.  Niners continue their dominant stretch with a 45-29 drubbing of Arizona. Brock Purdy asserts himself as the MVP frontrunner and San Fran continues their careening train toward the one seed. Stafford and the Rams topple Howell and the Commanders, 28-20. Cooper Kupp had a much-welcome big play, as Washington is left soul searching. The Bills make a statement against the red-hot Cowboys, 31-10. This is the first time in the Josh Allen era this podcaster can recall Buffalo running the ball as well as they did, and Dak is still his hot-and-cold self. And finally, on Monday night, the Ravens drag the Jags, 23-7. Jacksonville is riddled with self-inflicted wounds, including bad kicks, redzone turnovers, and blown coverages to let Baltimore wrap this one up pretty early. And that is your NFL week 15 recap!