# NFL 2021: Week Ten-donitis **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** football-nfl\ **Created:** [November 11, 2021, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-ten-donitis/954193 "2021-11-11T16:39:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2021, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-ten-donitis/954193/1 "2021-11-11T16:39:18Z")
@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 ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2021, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-ten-donitis/954193/2 "2021-11-11T17:09:01Z")
Time is a flat circle: [https://theathletic.com/news/carolina-panthers-meeting-with-cam-newton-hope-to-sign-him-source/mRKl93uy4IkB/?source=twitterhq](https://theathletic.com/news/carolina-panthers-meeting-with-cam-newton-hope-to-sign-him-source/mRKl93uy4IkB/?source=twitterhq) ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2021, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-ten-donitis/954193/3 "2021-11-11T21:07:29Z")
They closed the deal about an hour after you posted. > **[Superman returns: Cam rejoins QB-thin Panthers](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/32606809/cam-newton-carolina-panthers-agree-deal)** > > Veteran quarterback Cam Newton has signed with the Carolina Panthers, returning to the team that he entered the NFL with as the first overall pick in 2011 and then led to the Super Bowl in 2015. As I told my wife earlier, I anticipate a circus in Carolina. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2021, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-ten-donitis/954193/4 "2021-11-11T21:35:31Z")
Who else would like to see the Lions win this week?🤭🏈 ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2021, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-ten-donitis/954193/5 "2021-11-11T21:48:50Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2021, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-ten-donitis/954193/6 "2021-11-11T23:41:56Z")
This one has been making the rounds. [![](https://img.ifunny.co/images/19d4aa363ff24ec7d0f7b969f9d1d8d96c6aaa372d8c3b7bb823bf2d956e3c38_1.jpg) ](https://img.ifunny.co/images/19d4aa363ff24ec7d0f7b969f9d1d8d96c6aaa372d8c3b7bb823bf2d956e3c38_1.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![FlikTheBlue](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fliktheblue/32/10972_2.png) [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2021, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-ten-donitis/954193/7 "2021-11-11T23:52:20Z")
> [@SuntanLotion](#): > > Who else would like to see the Lions win this week? 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. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2021, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-ten-donitis/954193/8 "2021-11-12T00:10:49Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > scrappy team Scrappy or just crappy? ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2021, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-ten-donitis/954193/9 "2021-11-12T00:24:42Z")
> [@NFL 2021: Week Nine Lives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-nine-lives/953804/94): > > ESPN is calling OBJ as a “low risk, high reward” pickup for the Rams. Should’ve added “high maintenance”. > > Just think of how many anti-fans the Rams and Packers have added in the past week. 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? ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2021, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-ten-donitis/954193/10 "2021-11-12T00:26:26Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > 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. I tend to agree; I think that OBJ could well be more of an issue in the clubhouse than in the PR department. ---
**Author:** ![LoneRhino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lonerhino/32/1311_2.png) [@LoneRhino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LoneRhino)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2021, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-ten-donitis/954193/11 "2021-11-12T03:11:29Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2021, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-ten-donitis/954193/12 "2021-11-12T03:23:05Z")
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 ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2021, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-ten-donitis/954193/13 "2021-11-12T03:26:54Z")
Meanwhile, the Dolphins defense is putting on a show. It’s not easy to contain Lamar Jackson, and they’re doing a helluva job. ---
**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:** [November 12, 2021, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-ten-donitis/954193/14 "2021-11-12T03:31:37Z")
Anyone remember when “Tank for Tua” was a big thing? ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2021, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-ten-donitis/954193/15 "2021-11-12T03:56:43Z")
Yup! > [@"Tank for Tua" OR The 0-16 NFL Season Thread (2019 ed.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tank-for-tua-or-the-0-16-nfl-season-thread-2019-ed/840066): > > Come one, come all, welcome to the thread where we celebrate the losingest losers in the NFL. Which team can match the epic ineptitude of the 1976 Buccaneers and 2008 Lions? Who will fire the coach and GM to, ultimately, no avail? Who will get their choice of QBs in an [apparently loaded 2020 class](https://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2019/story/_/id/26625441/the-2020-nfl-draft-qb-class-five-names-know-plus-potential-landing-spots)? Will a team really dedicate themselves, snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, and go down down down in history with the infamous 0-16? The Miami Dolphins really do seem like they’re a solid candida… ---
**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:** [November 12, 2021, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-ten-donitis/954193/16 "2021-11-12T04:39:39Z")
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? ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2021, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-ten-donitis/954193/17 "2021-11-12T04:58:36Z")
the sad thing is he wasn’t worth the effort … ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2021, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-ten-donitis/954193/18 "2021-11-12T06:06:51Z")
I think that depends on how much blocking you are expected to do. It varies from offense to offense. ---
**Author:** ![GreedySmurf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a698b9/32.png) [@GreedySmurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreedySmurf)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2021, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-ten-donitis/954193/19 "2021-11-12T09:24:16Z")
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? ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2021, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-ten-donitis/954193/20 "2021-11-12T12:13:43Z")
He didn’t report as an eligible receiver, so no reception. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-ten-donitis/954193.md?page=2)