# NFL 2026-2027: Week 7 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** football-nfl\ **Created:** [October 20, 2026, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-7/1033999 "2026-10-20T15:21:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**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:** [October 22, 2026, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-7/1033999/21 "2026-10-22T01:27:09Z")
Also, division games seem to have more variance. A division game where the home team is favored by 3? Smart money is staying away from that game ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2026, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-7/1033999/22 "2026-10-22T06:04:49Z")
Thanks much for the insight. Have you watched many Giants games this season? Jameis Winston has to be the most inaccurate quarterback I’ve ever witnessed. So when I hear that McCarthy has accuracy issues, my immediate thought is “Can’t be worse than Winston.” ---
**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:** [October 22, 2026, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-7/1033999/23 "2026-10-22T11:53:21Z")
> [@EllisDee](#): > > So when I hear that McCarthy has accuracy issues, my immediate thought is “Can’t be worse than Winston.” Oh…well, hope springs eternal. Winston isn’t too bad for a backup QB, though his averages are slightly down compared to his career numbers. McCarthy doesn’t have a full season’s worth of games yet to compare and has been injury riddled but his accuracy numbers so far aren’t so encouraging if that’s what you are looking at. The consensus seems to be that the benefit he provides is he’s more of a running threat than Winston rather than a significantly better passer, thus allowing them to open more of the playbook they had for Dart. ---
**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:** [October 22, 2026, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-7/1033999/24 "2026-10-22T12:22:00Z")
> [@ShadowFacts](#): > > and this Pats fan is pessimistic of their chances on the short week Me too, but hope springs eternal. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2026, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-7/1033999/25 "2026-10-22T12:34:02Z")
The Patriots are well coached and disciplined, so we’d better be ready to play. The weather is supposed to be absolutely beautiful with little or no wind and a kickoff temperature of 58 degrees. Bear down! 💯 ---
**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:** [October 22, 2026, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-7/1033999/26 "2026-10-22T19:00:20Z")
JJ Watt has been named as the full-time lead analyst for CBS’s NFL broadcasts, replacing Tony Romo. Watt had joined CBS as a studio analyst in 2023, shortly after retiring from playing, and moved to the broadcast booth last year. He’d been filling in as the lead analyst this season, with Romo on personal leave after his DUI arrest in July; Romo and CBS officially parted ways a few weeks ago. > **[JJ Watt lands new deal as full-time CBS lead analyst replacement for Tony Romo](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/50248820/jj-watt-gets-deal-full-cbs-replacement-tony-romo)** > > J.J. Watt will be the full-time lead NFL game analyst for CBS Sports, filling the role previously held by Tony Romo. ---
**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 22, 2026, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-7/1033999/27 "2026-10-22T19:44:08Z")
JJ McCarthy is like Winston without the “Fuck It, I’ll just chuck it downfield and hope.” While Winston’s Intended Air Yards per attempt is, for his career, right at 10. McCarthy’s with the Vikings was 8.9. McCarthy does add value with his legs, which was never a Winston thing. So if Jaxson Dart his and Jameis Winston had a kid, it could be very much J.J. McCarthy. The meatball “RahRah attitude” and running skills of Dart combined with the inaccuracy of Winston. Plus a little of the “What the hell is going on in Winston’s head?” with McCarthy’s alter-ego he’s named Nine. Now I’m picturing Winston and Dart on a date and I do not like that at all. ---
**Author:** ![Chisquirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@Chisquirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chisquirrel)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2026, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-7/1033999/28 "2026-10-22T22:52:55Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > Plus a little of the “What the hell is going on in Winston’s head?” with McCarthy’s alter-ego he’s named Nine. Hold up. I thought that was just an internet meme. He’s actually about that? ---
**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 22, 2026, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-7/1033999/29 "2026-10-22T23:45:02Z")
> **[Minnesota Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy reveals gameday alter ego "Nine": "I love...](https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/minnesota-vikings-jj-mccarthy-gameday-alter-ego-nine/)** > > McCarthy's intense gameday demeanor has been celebrated in Vikings postgame locker room videos and mocked on social media ---
**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:** [October 22, 2026, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-7/1033999/30 "2026-10-22T23:58:10Z")
I’ve seen him in interviews where he has talked about an alter ego called “9” that controls him or something. Here is a YouTube short posted by Sports Illustrated showing where he first talked about it in an NFL press conference. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/yNwnm-gjaKA/maxresdefault.jpg "J.J. McCarthy Gives His Alter Ego a Nickname: "Nine" 😬") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNwnm-gjaKA) ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2026, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-7/1033999/31 "2026-10-23T01:41:40Z")
Yeah, I’ll sign up for that. Anything’s better than an utterly ruined season. I don’t think there’s any way Winston can lead the Giants such that the last game they play is meaningful. With JJ, who knows. Maybe they could steal a wild card, or at least be competing for one in the final week of the season. Worth a shot, you know? EDIT: The 9 thing is cringe as hell. ---
**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 23, 2026, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-7/1033999/32 "2026-10-23T01:42:54Z")
Not a great half of football for the Patriots. Maye’s red zone int, holding penalty on 3rd down gives the Bears a first down, and they let a screen play go for a TD. Ugly. ---
**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 23, 2026, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-7/1033999/33 "2026-10-23T01:45:45Z")
And then the Bears give up a td with 9 seconds left. Double plus ungood. ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Mouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mighty_mouse/32/7776_2.png) [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2026, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-7/1033999/34 "2026-10-23T03:45:12Z")
Quite an exciting game, I thought. ---
**Author:** ![Clawdio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d07c76/32.png) [@Clawdio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clawdio)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2026, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-7/1033999/35 "2026-10-23T12:01:32Z")
Chicago off to a decent 5-2 start, but fell a little further behind their coach’s stated goal of beating the single season scoring record. The record is 37.9 points per game. Through 7 games they are averaging 25.7 ppg, so they will need to average 46.4 ppg in their remaining 10 games. ---
**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:** [October 23, 2026, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-7/1033999/36 "2026-10-23T12:03:03Z")
One begins to suspect they might just miss out on that record. /s ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2026, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-7/1033999/37 "2026-10-23T13:09:57Z")
Boy those parabolic mics really pick up that clanging sound when a field goal doinks. ---
**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:** [October 23, 2026, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-7/1033999/38 "2026-10-23T20:43:12Z")
I love that the announcers immediately pointed out that at least it wasn’t a double doink this time, which was my first thought seeing it as well. ---
**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:** [October 23, 2026, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-7/1033999/39 "2026-10-23T20:56:35Z")
Too bad it didn’t make history as another [quad doink](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBOT-oWKJWU), which would be a first at the professional level ---
**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:** [October 23, 2026, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-7/1033999/40 "2026-10-23T21:00:44Z")
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