Today's Updates, 11/25/2018

Today's UPDATES

We're almost at the end of Thanksgiving Weekend, and we still have plenty of NFL Games going on today to determine who's going to the playoffs in January. Starting today, we are going to take an Max Sports inside-look at the NFL Playoff Picture, all the way through the very last post of 2018. So with all of that being said, let's dive right into it starting with the AFC Conference, now despite their loss last Monday, the Kansas City Chiefs still remain top of their conference and their own division with a record 9-2 and today they have a bye but will take on the Raiders next week. The Pittsburgh Steelers are right behind them in the AFC's #2 Seed with their record so far 7-2-1, as they face the Broncos in Denver this afternoon, we must note that it's very important that they have that tie with the Browns from Week 1. This is because the tie has kept the #3 Seed New England Patriots at 7-3 from claiming the #2 Seed for themselves and they before can meets with the Steelers next month, the Patriots will take on New York Jets at MetLife in order to bounce back from an embarrassing loss to the Titans from two weeks ago. The Houston Texans sit very conformable where they are with a record of 7-3, the #4 Seed in the AFC and first place in their AFC South division, we'll be able to see them in action tomorrow in Monday Night Football against the Titans, the Los Angeles Chargers have the very same record and hold one of two AFC Wild Card spots in the #5 Seed, and the #6 Seed is in a tight battle being fought being between the Ravens, Bengals, Dolphins, Colts and Titans who are share the same of record of 5-5. The NFC Conference has changed a lot after last Thursday's three Thanksgiving games, all of which featured NFC teams, namely the New Orleans Saints who are 10-1 this season and currently own the #1 Seed in the Conference after another dominant victory, this time against the Falcons. The Los Angeles Rams were victorious last Monday and are also 10-1, but a loss to New Orleans means that they are the #2 Seed in the NFC, tiebreakers can be leave a real thorn in the side of some teams who are trying to get ahead of others. The Chicago Bears hold the #3 Seed after are 8-3 after a nice win over the Lions last Thursday, plus, the Dallas Cowboys are 6-5 and #4 in the NFC after beating the now 6-5 Washington Redskins last Thursday, and by virtue of divisional tiebreaker in which the Cowboys have the best win percentage in division games over the Redskins, they are in first place in their NFC East division which has always been the most curious one over the years. The Carolina Panthers are 6-4 and are #5 in the NFC meaning that they hold a wild card spot, their game against the Seattle Seahawks is very important for they can extend their lead over others teams who are trying to grab a wild card spot, and if the Seahawks lose today then the Rams will win the NFC West Division. Finally, there the #6 Seed in the NFC currently being held by the Minnesota Vikings, their record is 5-4-1 and for the second straight week, they'll be in Prime-time tonight in Sunday Night Football on NBC, their opponents are the exact same team they tied a game with in Week 2, the Green Bay Packers who could be on the brink of elimination from playoff contention if they do pull out a win tonight. So to every NFL fan in the Nation, tune in today to see what happen today and where we stand in the playoff picture which has been one of the most interesting pictures in recent memory.

NFL
Week 12 Schedule
Last Thursday
Chicago Bears 23, Detroit Lions 16
Dallas Cowboys 31, Washington Redskins 23
New Orleans Saints 31, Atlanta Falcons 17
Today
Jacksonville Jaguars vs Buffalo Bills at 1PM on CBS
Cleveland Browns vs Cincinnati Bengals at 1PM on CBS
New England Patriots vs New York Jets at 1PM on CBS
New York Giants vs Philadelphia Eagles at 1PM on FOX
San Francisco 49ers vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers at 1PM on FOX
Seattle Seahawks vs Carolina Panthers at 1PM on FOX
Oakland Raiders vs Baltimore Ravens at 1PM on CBS
Arizona Cardinals vs Los Angeles Chargers at 4:05PM on FOX
Pittsburgh Steelers vs Denver Broncos at 4:25PM on CBS
Miami Dolphins vs Indianapolis Colts at 4:25PM on CBS
Green Bay Packers vs Minnesota Vikings at 8:20PM on NBC
Tomorrow
Tennessee Titans vs Houston Texans at 8:15PM on ESPN
Bye Week
Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Rams

NFL Playoff Picture
AFC
1. Chiefs, 9-2, .818 PCT
2. Steelers, 7-2-1, .750 PCT
3. Patriots, 7-3, .700 PCT
4. Texans, 7-3, .700 PCT
5. Chargers, 7-3, .700 PCT
6. Ravens, 5-5, .500 PCT
7. Bengals, 5-5, .500 PCT
8. Dolphins, 5-5, .500 PCT
9. Colts, 5-5, .500 PCT
10. Titans, 5-5, .500 PCT
NFC

1. Saints, 10-1, .909 PCT
2. Rams, 10-1, .909 PCT
3. Bears, 8-3, .727 PCT
4. Cowboys, 6-5, .545 PCT
5. Panthers, 6-4, .600 PCT
6. Vikings, 5-4-1, .550 PCT
7. Redskins, 6-5, .545 PCT
8. Seahawks, 5-5, .500 PCT
9. Packers, 4-5-1, .450 PCT
10. Eagles, 4-6, .400 PCT

NBA

Last Friday
Timberwolves 112, Nets 102
Clippers 112, Grizzlies 107 in Overtime
Pistons 116, Rockets 111 in Overtime
Celtics 114, Hawks 96
Knicks 114, Pelicans 109
Cavaliers 121, 76ers 112
Raptors 125, Wizards 107
Spurs 111, Pacers 100
Heat 102, Bulls 96
Thunder 109, Hornets 104
Suns 116, Bucks 114
Nuggets 112, Magic
Warriors 125, Trail Blazers 97
Lakers 90, Jazz 83

Last Night

Cavaliers 117, Rockets 108

Wizards 124, Pelicans 114

Timberwolves 111, Bulls 96

Nuggets 105, Thunder 98

Mavericks 113, Celtics 104

Bucks 135, Spurs 129

Warriors 117, Kings 116

Today

Magic vs Lakers at 3:30PM

Suns vs Pistons at 4PM

Hornets vs Hawks at 6PM

76ers vs Nets at 6PM

Heat vs Raptors at 6PM

Knicks vs Grizzlies at 6PM

Jazz vs Kings at 8PM

Clippers vs Trail Blazers at 9PM

NHL

Last Friday

Flyers 4, Rangers 0

Sabres 3, Canadiens 2 in Overtime

Islanders 5, Devils 4 in Overtime

Captials 3, Red Wings 1

Wild 4, Jets 2

Ducks 2, Oilers 1 in Overtime

Golden Knights 2, Flames 0

Blue Jackets 4, Maple Leafs 2

Bruins 2, Penguins 1 in Overtime

Lightning 4, Blackhawks 2

Hurricanes 4, Panthers 1

Blues 6, Predators 2

Stars 6, Senators 4

Avalanche 5, Coyotes 1

Sharks 4, Canucks 0

Yesterday

Captials 5, Rangers 3

Maple Leafs 6, Flyers 0

Bruins 3, Canadiens 2
Sabres 3, Red Wings 2 in a Shootout

Blackhawks 5, Panthers 4 in Overtime

Islanders 4, Hurricanes 1

Penguins 4, Blue Jackets 2

Jets 8, Blues 4

Avalanche 3, Stars 2

Golden Knights 6, Sharks 0
Canucks 4, Kings 2

Today

Flames vs Coyotes at 3PM

Devils vs Lightning at 7PM on ESPN+

Ducks vs Predators at 8PM

Oilers vs Kings at 10:30PM

WWE

WWE TLC match card

- Mixed Match Challenge Final match. The winning team will get the no. 30 spots in the 2019 men's and women's Royal Rumble matches.

- Seth Rollins vs Dean Ambrose for the WWE Intercontinental Championship

- Braun Strowman vs. Baron Corbin in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match. If Strowman wins, Corbin will be stripped of all authoritative power and Strowman will receive a WWE Universal Championship match at the Royal Rumble. If Corbin wins, he will become the full-time general manager of Raw.

- Ronda Rousey vs Nia Jax for the WWE Raw Women's Championship

We all got a fantastic Thanksgiving treat last Thursday, Disney presented the very first trailer for Live-Action remake of The Lion King and everything about it is amazing. It's mostly features the opening scene from the animated verison of the movie from 1994 and when you put both of them together, you can see that they really got most of the details right. According to Disney, the teaser trailer reached a record-breaking 224.6 million global views in the first 24 hours of its debut, too bad they could not show the first trailers for Avengers 4 or Frozen 2 this weekend, but fans of those film franchises will not be disappointed once the finally debut. Moving back to The Lion King, I had already shown the trailer on this blog last Friday, but what I did not show was the reaction to said trailer and it has become insane, so today's #TwitterTrend and Web Choice playlist are both wrapped around some of the best tweets and reaction videos to come out of the aftermath of The Lion King teaser trailer. please enjoy.

Jake Ciely @allinkid

Live action Lion King trailer

Hal Rudnick @halrudnick

God damn. That Lion King trailer is majestic.

Michael Tannenbaum @iamTannenbaum

My face when The Lion King trailer showed us what baby Simba looks like:

Lights, Camera, Pod @LightsCameraPod

Pride Rock in 2019 'Lion King' vs. 1994 'Lion King'

#TheLionKing

The Man Who Sold The World @LordBalvin

#TheLionKing first poster. I don’t care if it’s a frame by frame remake. I’m there day one.

Donald Glover

Beyoncé

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Seth Rogen

Billy Eichner

John Kani

John Oliver

Alfre Woodard

Keegan-Michael Key

Eric Andre

Florence Kasumba

James Earl Jones

Teen Vogue @TeenVogue

Here's Your First Glorious Look at Disney's Live-Action "The Lion King"
http://bit.ly/2R8Qdaj

Walt Disney Studios @DisneyStudios

To our entire pride: Thank you for helping the teaser trailer for #TheLionKing become the most-viewed Disney trailer debut ever as it reached a record-breaking 224.6 million global views in 24 hours!

Church of Dave @ChurchofDave

Animators just spent spent 22 months working on the completely unnecessary "Live Action" Lion King movie. If this movie doesn't cause horrific trauma in an entire generation of children. I'm going to release prides of LIVE ACTION lions into kindergartens all over America.

Neil Cicierega @neilcic

DISNEY EXEC: Pride Rock? We always hated how striking and iconic it looked. The sun hit it too beautifully. Is there any way we could make it look more like [points to turd mood board] a couple of turds piled together on an overcast day?

TheJMAZA @TheJMAZA

The Lion King trailer for the live-action remake will debut sometime during the Cowboys v. Redskins game today. I can’t wait to see what this looks like with that all star cast!!

local bIogger @fergoe

If your household didn't come to complete silence when that Lion King promo came on........day. I can’t wait to see what this looks like with that all star cast!!

Matthew Adkins @coachmadkins

I just got blindsided by the Lion King trailer and both Child Matt and Adult Matt cant handle this in the middle of a Cowboys game.

Dante D’Angelo 🦃 @itsdantedangelo

I literally almost choked on my food when “The Lion King” trailer came on tv during tonight’s football game. OMFG THE KID IN ME JUMPED OUT 😍😂

Coach O Recruiting @simplyCoachO

Kids the new Lion King movie isn’t for you, I’ve been waiting 24 yrs for this stay at the crib 💡

James Wan @creepypuppet

Gaaaaahhh, just saw the live action trailer to my fav Disney animated movie! Favreau is legend.

Derek Mattson @Derek_Mattson

Live action Lion King? That makes as much sense as the animators from 1994 calling their Lion King live action.

Neil Cicierega @neilcic

I like Disney remaking their fruity baby cartoons. I think bands should rerecord their songs in monotone and with no drums. Supermarkets should ditch the ice cream

☀️ @sol_foxie

my thoughts on the lion king remake lie somewhere between “just bc you don’t like a thing, doesn’t mean you should be negative about it” & “this is a cynical attempt by a corporation to capitalize on nostalgia while pitching 3D animators as an upgrade over the 2D ones they fired”