# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2018, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-division-weekend/806534/61 "2018-01-14T23:43:34Z")
> [@Johnny\_Ace](#): > > Brady sucks when he’s pressured (one of my two principal objections to people naming him GOAT. I think Russell Wilson is better than Brady, let alone Joe Montana. The other is that he has BB and a lot of damn good personnel behind him. If he weren’t on the Pats, he’d be Eli at best). Brady’s QBR under pressure is the highest in the NFL, by a significant margin. What games have you been watching? > **[Patriots face old nemesis Tom Coughlin in AFC Championship Game](https://247sports.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/Bolt/New-England-Patriots-face-old-nemesis-Tom-Coughlin-in-AFC-Championship-Game-113709097)** > > Patriots in yet another showdown with Tom Coughlin-led team ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2018, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-division-weekend/806534/62 "2018-01-14T23:47:09Z")
> [@Johnny\_Ace](#): > > Regardless of who wins, Kamara’s a beast. As a Saints fan, despite our poor showing so far today, I’m warmed by the fact that most of our best players aside from Brees are quite young, and will likely be even better next year. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2018, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-division-weekend/806534/63 "2018-01-14T23:48:48Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > Umm, why, what’s the significance? You add up the ages of the first three and they exactly equal the age of the fourth one. ---
**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:** [January 14, 2018, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-division-weekend/806534/64 "2018-01-14T23:50:05Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > PIT needed to recover the onsides kick _ **and** _ advance the ball into the end zone — an onsides kick recovery and TD on the same play. Do teams even have a play for that? Has it ever succeeded? I’ve never heard of it. The kicking team cannot advance the ball after recovering the onside kick. However, if the kick travels to the end zone and is not downed by the receiving team, I believe it’s still a live ball and could therefore be recovered by the kicking team for a touchdown. ---
**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, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-division-weekend/806534/65 "2018-01-14T23:52:08Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > Umm, why, what’s the significance? Outside of Brady, not one of them is successful “Franchise QB”. And, if the Vikings win, the rankings of the remaining teams scoring defenses are: Vikings #1, Jags #2, Eagles #4, Patriots #5. ---
**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:** [January 15, 2018, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-division-weekend/806534/66 "2018-01-15T00:03:06Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > The kicking team cannot advance the ball after recovering the onside kick. However, if the kick travels to the end zone and is not downed by the receiving team, I believe it’s still a live ball and could therefore be recovered by the kicking team for a touchdown. Adding this: [http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highlights/0ap3000000767158/Jets-recover-own-kickoff-in-Bills-end-zone-for-touchdown](http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highlights/0ap3000000767158/Jets-recover-own-kickoff-in-Bills-end-zone-for-touchdown) ---
**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 15, 2018, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-division-weekend/806534/67 "2018-01-15T00:09:32Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > Brady’s QBR under pressure is the highest in the NFL, by a significant margin. What games have you been watching? > > [Patriots face old nemesis Tom Coughlin in AFC Championship Game](https://247sports.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/Bolt/New-England-Patriots-face-old-nemesis-Tom-Coughlin-in-AFC-Championship-Game-113709097) If you’re going to cite something, I’d suggest a direct link. I’m not searching through an ever-growing group of articles to figure out where it is. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2018, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-division-weekend/806534/68 "2018-01-15T00:12:23Z")
Saints are making this a game! Go Saints!!! ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2018, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-division-weekend/806534/69 "2018-01-15T00:32:26Z")
> [@Johnny\_Ace](#): > > If you’re going to cite something, I’d suggest a direct link. I’m not searching through an ever-growing group of articles to figure out where it is. That was weird. Here 'tis: > **[Tom Brady is statistically the only elite QB under pressure in 2017](https://touchdownwire.usatoday.com/2017/12/27/new-england-patriots-tom-brady-is-only-elite-qb-when-pressured-this-season/)** > > When it comes to executing under pressure in the NFL, there is quite literally Tom Brady and then everyone else. That’s not news. The 40-year-old reigning Super Bowl MVP is already operating … ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2018, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-division-weekend/806534/70 "2018-01-15T01:02:54Z")
Epic collapse. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2018, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-division-weekend/806534/71 "2018-01-15T01:05:17Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > Saints are making this a game! Go Saints!!! Good day for football. ---
**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:** [January 15, 2018, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-division-weekend/806534/72 "2018-01-15T01:07:59Z")
Holy crap ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2018, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-division-weekend/806534/73 "2018-01-15T01:08:55Z")
SKOL, bitches! ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2018, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-division-weekend/806534/74 "2018-01-15T01:11:11Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > Holy crap Or to borrow from another sportscaster, “I don’t believe what I just saw” ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2018, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-division-weekend/806534/75 "2018-01-15T01:11:39Z")
Wow — Vikings Vikings Vikings !!! ---
**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 15, 2018, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-division-weekend/806534/76 "2018-01-15T01:11:52Z")
That is The Catch, folks. Not some TE who…omigod!..actually jumped off his feet to make a catch. And Thor smiled down. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2018, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-division-weekend/806534/77 "2018-01-15T01:12:32Z")
And the mandatory extra point kick…you think they would have ditched that rule, but the gamblers love it. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2018, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-division-weekend/806534/78 "2018-01-15T01:13:03Z")
> [@tnetennba](#): > > Epic collapse. Absolutely! ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2018, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-division-weekend/806534/79 "2018-01-15T01:13:50Z")
I’m said for my Saints, but what an amazing game! I’m glad they made it close after playing so bad in the 1st half. ---
**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 15, 2018, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-division-weekend/806534/80 "2018-01-15T01:18:10Z")
That made slogging through the other games worthwhile. And I’m not even a Vikings fan. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-division-weekend/806534.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-division-weekend/806534.md?page=5)