# NFL 2020: Week 7 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [October 22, 2020, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2020-week-7/923552 "2020-10-22T01:37:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2020, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2020-week-7/923552/21 "2020-10-25T20:15:08Z")
Well I’ll be - the Matts (Patricia & Stafford) pulled off a win in the last seconds. Will wonders never cease. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2020, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2020-week-7/923552/22 "2020-10-25T20:30:47Z")
Sean McDermott apparently took the opportunity at half time to remind his team they were playing against the Jets. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2020, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2020-week-7/923552/23 "2020-10-25T20:58:59Z")
Inn the Lions game, the Lions made a huge pass that left them on like the 6 with under ten seconds. They were going to spike it, and when Stafford snapped the ball there was one, maybe two defensive players on the Lions side of the ball, still trying to run onto position from upfield. Why wasn’t that an offsides penalty? What obscure rule am I missing? ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2020, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2020-week-7/923552/24 "2020-10-25T21:47:25Z")
This year was/is the Patriots’ chance to tie the Cowboys’ record of most consecutive winning seasons (20.) They’re at 19 now, but look to be in jeopardy of pulling off the feat. ---
**Author:** ![borschevsky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@borschevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/borschevsky)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2020, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2020-week-7/923552/25 "2020-10-26T00:19:33Z")
Still early days I know, but Herbert is looking really good for the Chargers. ---
**Author:** ![Clawdio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d07c76/32.png) [@Clawdio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clawdio)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2020, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2020-week-7/923552/26 "2020-10-26T00:25:45Z")
Oof that hit on Andy Dalton. That guy (Jon Bostic) should be suspended for the rest of the season (at least) in my opinion. The Falcons are such a weird story this year. 1-6, but by all rights they “should be” 4-3. My Steelers were really rolling the Titans in the first half, but found a way to turn the second half into a nail biter. ---
**Author:** ![jaycat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat/32/3015_2.png) [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2020, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2020-week-7/923552/27 "2020-10-26T00:30:40Z")
> [@Clawdio](#): > > Oof that hit on Andy Dalton. That guy (Jon Bostic) should be suspended for the rest of the season (at least) in my opinion. It takes a lot to spoil a Washington win over the Cowboys, but that did it for me. ---
**Author:** ![borschevsky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@borschevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/borschevsky)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2020, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2020-week-7/923552/28 "2020-10-26T01:38:04Z")
> [@Clawdio](#): > > The Falcons are such a weird story this year. 1-6, but by all rights they “should be” 4-3. The Chargers are like this too (aren’t they always). They’re 2-4, and in the four losses: - They were up 11 on KC, then lost in OT when Butker hit a 58-yard field goal (three times 🙂) - Against the Panthers, Ekeler dropped a lateral on the last play that would have won the game - They were up 17 on Tampa Bay - They were up 17 on New Orleans, doinked the game-winning FG, then lost in OT Of course they could’ve lost the two games they won too. Chargers gonna charge. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![borschevsky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@borschevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/borschevsky)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2020, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2020-week-7/923552/29 "2020-10-26T04:08:28Z")
Why the hell is Arizona kicking that FG on second down? 41 yards isn’t a gimme, and anyway they should be running the clock, no? ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2020, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2020-week-7/923552/30 "2020-10-26T04:17:24Z")
Well, that was one of the most exciting games I’ve seen in a long time. Nice win for the Cards. As awful as the NFC east is, the NFC West is going to be pure fun all season. ---
**Author:** ![Precambrianmollusc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/precambrianmollusc/32/63_2.png) [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2020, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2020-week-7/923552/31 "2020-10-26T04:17:28Z")
I guess it was a warm up for the second one ---
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2020, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2020-week-7/923552/32 "2020-10-26T09:04:29Z")
What a weird course of events for Atlanta and Todd Gurley. Imagine losing a game because you scored a touch down! ---
**Author:** ![zimaane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a3d4f5/32.png) [@zimaane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zimaane)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2020, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2020-week-7/923552/33 "2020-10-26T13:29:52Z")
> [@Clawdio](#): > > Oof that hit on Andy Dalton. That guy (Jon Bostic) should be suspended for the rest of the season (at least) in my opinion. Yeah, that was bad. It looks like he won’t get a sanction: [https://sports.yahoo.com/report-suspension-unlikely-jon-bostic-131222491.html?guccounter=1&guce\_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce\_referrer\_sig=AQAAANnUSias2MWfoi1JvWVadtx5XvZB01X41bH-eIYAiH4Jua-C9asXhE8vR49Tuci8RuiOtsi040o4ijRnNHgiJqLj6stLCOcZKGC5LGgAYYH4pIjZapXQeqgAR2N4nocgO5vT13H2IYcNM\_Eav\_4tsD6PFIhyqlXcbEM7mdwHgUrZ](https://sports.yahoo.com/report-suspension-unlikely-jon-bostic-131222491.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAANnUSias2MWfoi1JvWVadtx5XvZB01X41bH-eIYAiH4Jua-C9asXhE8vR49Tuci8RuiOtsi040o4ijRnNHgiJqLj6stLCOcZKGC5LGgAYYH4pIjZapXQeqgAR2N4nocgO5vT13H2IYcNM_Eav_4tsD6PFIhyqlXcbEM7mdwHgUrZ) ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2020, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2020-week-7/923552/34 "2020-10-26T20:13:11Z")
It was still a helmet to shoulder hit. He can’t stop in full motion like it’s a video game. He will get whacked with a fine but no suspension ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2020, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2020-week-7/923552/35 "2020-10-26T22:28:34Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > In the Lions game, the Lions made a huge pass that left them on like the 6 with under ten seconds. They were going to spike it, and when Stafford snapped the ball there was one, maybe two defensive players on the Lions side of the ball, still trying to run onto position from upfield. > > Why wasn’t that an offsides penalty? What obscure rule am I missing? Apparently, I’m nearly the only one to notice. This article mentions it in passing (with no further comment) but does point out how the ball got moved back 3 yards for no reason and with no explaination. Some officiating! ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2020, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2020-week-7/923552/36 "2020-10-26T22:47:10Z")
Officially, the snap never occurred, so no Atlanta players were offsides (and no Lions were false starting). The officials decided to review the play before the snap occurred, so that play never actually happened. Yes, the ball was snapped, but the officials had decided before then to review the catch. So, no play. The 3 yard difference though. Probably just a mistake. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2020, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2020-week-7/923552/37 "2020-10-26T22:56:36Z")
> [@pkbites](#): > > What a weird course of events for Atlanta and Todd Gurley. > > Imagine losing a game because you scored a touch down! What baffles me is the Lions defender who at first grasped and tackled Gurley, but then celebrated when he scored the TD. If you want the opposing ballcarrier to score so badly, why are you tackling him in the first place? You should be rolling out the red carpet in front of him, or perhaps even seizing him and dragging him into the end zone. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2020, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2020-week-7/923552/38 "2020-10-26T23:26:00Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > Officially, the snap never occurred, so no Atlanta players were offsides (and no Lions were false starting). OK that makes sense. Wish the announcers had said that. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2020, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2020-week-7/923552/39 "2020-10-26T23:58:05Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > 80-yard run by Daniel Jones. Too bad he couldn’t stay on his feet for the last few yards. They laughed at me when I started the 20 yard line in my fantasy team. ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2020, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2020-week-7/923552/40 "2020-10-27T01:40:17Z")
This _yawn_ Bears/Rams game has _yawn_ had some _yawn_ nice defensive _yawn_ plays, but _yawn_ how many 6 yard _yawn_ passes and 2 yard runs can _yawn_ these teams _yawn_ have? I’m surprised the Rams arent running the ball more and neither of these QBs have been impressive. Andrew Whitworth, Aaron Donald, and Khalil Mack are fun to watch though. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2020-week-7/923552.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2020-week-7/923552.md?page=3)