# NFL Division Weekend **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [January 13, 2018, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-division-weekend/806534 "2018-01-13T13:54:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2018, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-division-weekend/806534/21 "2018-01-14T16:04:03Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > …I thought ATL’s coaching botched what should have been a TD in the red zone. They’ve had an entire season to work on Red Zone problems and they just never got better. Firing last year’s OC was the emotional decision but perhaps not the best decision. > … ATL’s OC last year didn’t get fired, he left on his own to become a head coach for another team. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2018, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-division-weekend/806534/22 "2018-01-14T16:34:08Z")
The Steelers have been talking a lot about a team they hope to play next week, not the one they’re playing today, who beat them at home by 3 TD’s earlier this year. It always surprises me how pros can keep making the most elementary mental mistake in sports. I have to go with the Jags today, because of that as well as their run defense and Antonio Brown’s injury, and not because I live a few hundred yards from Blake Bortles’ high school field. Oh, btw, the Pats beat the Titans because they can make adjustments on the fly, and surprisingly few opponents can. _Not_ because of the reffing. But, I know, haters etc. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2018, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-division-weekend/806534/23 "2018-01-14T17:19:48Z")
People are blaming the refs in a blowout? Mkay. Eagles game is different. The Falcons were on the goal line with the go-ahead score a few yards away. Hard to pass for a TD when the defenders can body slam the receivers. ---
**Author:** ![Fleetwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fleetwood/32/271_2.png) [@Fleetwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fleetwood)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2018, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-division-weekend/806534/24 "2018-01-14T17:57:23Z")
> [@UltraVires](#): > > And a missed facemask call and 1 second stays on the clock for 4 seconds. > [@Johnny\_Ace](#): > > Yeah, that was the longest second I’ve ever seen… Clock stops on a timeout. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2018, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-division-weekend/806534/25 "2018-01-14T18:17:48Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > The Steelers have been talking a lot about a team they hope to play next week, not the one they’re playing today, who beat them at home by 3 TD’s earlier this year. It always surprises me how pros can keep making the most elementary mental mistake in sports. > > I have to go with the Jags today, because of that as well as their run defense and Antonio Brown’s injury, and not because I live a few hundred yards from Blake Bortles’ high school field. > > Oh, btw, the Pats beat the Titans because they can make adjustments on the fly, and surprisingly few opponents can. _Not_ because of the reffing. But, I know, haters etc. The refs were stopping Titans drives at every opportunity, and at least once extended a Pats drive that turned into a TD. Them’s the facts. Decker PI. Missed facemask. Offside that wasn’t. False start that wasn’t. And, Chiefs game notwithstanding, the Titans aren’t built for comebacks, as was said during the season. And even NY got into the act: > [@Fleetwood](#): > > Clock stops on a timeout. Clock stops when the whistle is blown…and blown…and blown…and blown. They tried to give the Pats a few more points, but Gostkowski blew it. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2018, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-division-weekend/806534/26 "2018-01-14T18:26:55Z")
Man, if that was Ben ‘laughing off’ his terrible play against the Jags the first time, I’d hate to see him depressed. And here we go again…Myles Jack INT. ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2018, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-division-weekend/806534/27 "2018-01-14T18:43:44Z")
> [@tnetennba](#): > > People are blaming the refs in a blowout? Mkay. > > Eagles game is different. The Falcons were on the goal line with the go-ahead score a few yards away. Hard to pass for a TD when the defenders can body slam the receivers. On NFL Tonight, they showed how ATL receiver slipped and called it tight defense. Where was the body slam? ION, JAX is killing Steelers. Could the Jaguars be the team to finally beat NE?? ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2018, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-division-weekend/806534/28 "2018-01-14T18:56:03Z")
I’m loving seeing Jacksonville kick the Steelers’ butts! ---
**Author:** ![UltraVires](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecccb3/32.png) [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2018, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-division-weekend/806534/29 "2018-01-14T19:06:09Z")
> [@Fleetwood](#): > > Clock stops on a timeout. The human delay has been part of the game for 130 years. Player signals for timeout, referee sees the signal, blows his whistle, and clock operator reacts to stop the clock. Replay was not mean to change the rules or the game. You shouldn’t go back, see that a player calls a timeout and rule that the clock stops that very millisecond. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2018, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-division-weekend/806534/30 "2018-01-14T19:13:26Z")
> [@Locrian](#): > > On NFL Tonight, they showed how ATL receiver slipped and called it tight defense. Where was the body slam? > > ION, JAX is killing Steelers. Could the Jaguars be the team to finally beat NE?? You mean the defender pushing Jones to the ground? You know, like hands on helping him there? Did you miss that part? I didn’t. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2018, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-division-weekend/806534/31 "2018-01-14T19:28:20Z")
I’d have to find the video but it sure as hell looked like he was pushed. ---
**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:** [January 14, 2018, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-division-weekend/806534/32 "2018-01-14T19:28:25Z")
> [@Johnny\_Ace](#): > > You mean the defender pushing Jones to the ground? You know, like hands on helping him there? Did you miss that part? I didn’t. Julio slipped, which is why he went down, not because he was pushed down. It’s the NFL playoffs and Julio is a big boy. I’d rather plays be decided by the players, not be a tricky tack, questionable call by the refs. ---
**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:** [January 14, 2018, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-division-weekend/806534/33 "2018-01-14T19:39:17Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > I’m loving seeing Jacksonville kick the Steelers’ butts! It’s still a game. But I’m thrilled Raplisberger is responsible for two turnovers leading to 14 points for the Jags so far. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2018, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-division-weekend/806534/34 "2018-01-14T19:43:08Z")
The play is right here. The receiver is knocked to the ground. [https://twitter.com/NFL/status/952340289850523648](https://twitter.com/NFL/status/952340289850523648)? ---
**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:** [January 14, 2018, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-division-weekend/806534/35 "2018-01-14T19:45:25Z")
I want a Jaguars vs. Vikings Super Bowl. Enough with Patriots; we need a WTF-how-did-that-pairing-happen Super Bowl for once. ---
**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:** [January 14, 2018, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-division-weekend/806534/36 "2018-01-14T19:50:23Z")
> [@tnetennba](#): > > The play is right here. The receiver is knocked to the ground. [x.com](https://twitter.com/NFL/status/952340289850523648)? He slips with Mills hand on his back. You can clearly see his right foot sliding and causing him to go to the ground. But whining about officiating in the NFL is as much a part of the game as fantasy football and second guessing coaches, so have at it. ---
**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:** [January 14, 2018, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-division-weekend/806534/37 "2018-01-14T19:54:29Z")
Refs know which team they’re obligated to help. They shall do their duty. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2018, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-division-weekend/806534/38 "2018-01-14T19:54:32Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > He slips with Mills hand on his back. LOL ---
**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:** [January 14, 2018, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-division-weekend/806534/39 "2018-01-14T19:58:55Z")
> [@tnetennba](#): > > LOL Trenchant analysis there. About what I expected. Meanwhile, the Steelers will not go quietly. Interesting game. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2018, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-division-weekend/806534/40 "2018-01-14T20:02:37Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > He slips with Mills hand on his back. You can clearly see his right foot sliding and causing him to go to the ground. I agree. He went down on his own. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-division-weekend/806534.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-division-weekend/806534.md?page=3)