NFL 2021: Week Ten-donitis

@Hamlet normally starts these threads, but it’s getting late and I assume he’s off helping mount a play or digging up skulls, so here’s this week’s schedule.

Thursday Night Football:
Baltimore Ravens at Miami Dolphins - 8:20 p.m. FOX, NFL Network, Prime

Sunday Daytime:
Buffalo Bills at New York Jets - 1 p.m. on CBS
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Washington Football Team - 1 p.m. on FOX
Atlanta Falcons at Dallas Cowboys - 1 p.m. on FOX
New Orleans Saints at Tennessee Titans - 1 p.m. on CBS
Jacksonville Jaguars at Indianapolis Colts - 1 p.m. on CBS
Detroit Lions at Pittsburgh Steelers - 1 p.m. on FOX
Cleveland Browns at New England Patriots - 1 p.m. on CBS

Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Chargers - 4:05 p.m. on FOX
Carolina Panthers at Arizona Cardinals - 4:05 p.m. on FOX
Philadelphia Eagles at Denver Broncos - 4:25 p.m. on CBS
Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packers - 4:25 p.m. on CBS

Sunday Night Football:
Kansas City Chiefs at Las Vegas Raiders - 8:20 p.m. on NBC

Monday Night Football:
Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco 49ers

Time is a flat circle:
https://theathletic.com/news/carolina-panthers-meeting-with-cam-newton-hope-to-sign-him-source/mRKl93uy4IkB/?source=twitterhq

They closed the deal about an hour after you posted.

As I told my wife earlier, I anticipate a circus in Carolina.

Who else would like to see the Lions win this week?:face_with_hand_over_mouth::football:

Me, and I bet they can given the Stealers are on a short week against a scrappy team playing almost every single team super tough and have zero to lose. They won’t go winless. Why not this week? There’s no unbeatable teams this season no matter how “crappy” the opponent may seem.

This one has been making the rounds.

Not me. 1-16 or 2-15 are boring. The potential for an 0-17 record in the first 17 game season at least adds some excitement to a league obsessed with parity.

Scrappy or just crappy?

Pulling this over from the week 9 thread: is OBJ really that divisive? I think he’s a prima donna and I don’t think he’s a positive addition for the Rams, but I can’t see him creating the same passion among fans that Rodgers is right now.

As a mostly neutral Rams observer, I kind of like the possibility of a train wreck. Is he enough to turn a Rams fan into an anti-fan?

I tend to agree; I think that OBJ could well be more of an issue in the clubhouse than in the PR department.

I don’t know how someone equates OBJ being a diva with Rodgers being a lying sack of shit. I’m a Giants fan and I have zero animosity towards OBJ.

Yeah, OBJ is a diva but he’s a WR. Stafford ain’t Baker Mayfield. If OBJ can’t hack it, he’s not going to get thrown to. Simple as that. It’s a one year deal for likely not much money, so it’s low risk with potential high upside.

Can’t compare that with a prima donna QB whose ego is writing checks he expects other bodies to cash and who can’t stand not playing Mr Preening Alpha Male

Meanwhile, the Dolphins defense is putting on a show. It’s not easy to contain Lamar Jackson, and they’re doing a helluva job.

Anyone remember when “Tank for Tua” was a big thing?

Yup!

Speaking of OBJ, isn’t it true that wide receiver is considered to be the easiest position on offense to play?

Not that anyone can do it, but isn’t it generally the simplest and bears the least amount of responsibility?

the sad thing is he wasn’t worth the effort …

I think that depends on how much blocking you are expected to do. It varies from offense to offense.

I have a rules question relevant to the Ravens/Dolphins game, so figured this might be the spot to ask. I’m only going of the highlights package on Youtube, so this was probably related in the full broadcast. In the 4th Quarter the ball was passed to one of the Dolphins lineman, who as far as I could see broke the plane. but was not awarded the TD. I’m presuming he is not an eligible receiver for a pass for some reason. Can someone enlighten me?

He didn’t report as an eligible receiver, so no reception.