# NFL Divisional Weekend **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [January 15, 2011, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-divisional-weekend/567753 "2011-01-15T21:55:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-divisional-weekend/567753/181 "2011-01-17T01:02:55Z")
To lose to the Jets. And I’m a Jets fan. Sure a Marvin the Paranoid Android type of Jets fan. The walking-out-of-the-Chiefs-game-to-beat-the-traffic sorta fair weather Jets fan. Because, really, the Jets play well only every other third Sunday. Every other Sunday they’re just lucky. Today the Jets played well. Against the Pats. I am happy. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-divisional-weekend/567753/182 "2011-01-17T01:30:40Z")
> [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](#): > > HAHAHAHAHAHA! > > The road to the Super Bowl goes through Pittsburgh! I would love to see a Steeler - Packer Super Bowl, the team with the most Super Bowls versus the team with the most NFL Championships. ---
**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 17, 2011, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-divisional-weekend/567753/183 "2011-01-17T02:18:58Z")
> [@Gangster\_Octopus](#): > > I would love to see a Steeler - Packer Super Bowl, the team with the most Super Bowls versus the team with the most NFL Championships. If the Packers get to beat the Eagles, the Bears, and the Vikings to win the Lombardi trophy, I may just have to die, because nothing could top that. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-divisional-weekend/567753/184 "2011-01-17T02:26:47Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > If the Packers get to beat the Eagles, the Bears, and the Vikings to win the Lombardi trophy, I may just have to die, because nothing could top that. I don’t think you have to worry about suicide. ---
**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 17, 2011, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-divisional-weekend/567753/185 "2011-01-17T02:34:48Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > If the Packers get to beat the Eagles, the Bears, and the Vikings to win the Lombardi trophy, I may just have to die, because nothing could top that. Ummm, replace Vikings with Steelers. I sometimes get confused. Which will come as no surprise to anyone who has read my posts. ---
**Author:** ![Sateryn76](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Sateryn76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sateryn76)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-divisional-weekend/567753/186 "2011-01-17T02:41:06Z")
Announcer: “Rex Ryan looks like he has a hamstring problem” My Hubby: “Looks like a Ham-Sandwich Problem to me!” 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-divisional-weekend/567753/187 "2011-01-17T02:41:54Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > Ummm, replace Vikings with Steelers. I sometimes get confused. Which will come as no surprise to anyone who has read my posts. It’s ok, you’re a Packers fan. Nobody expects flawless cognition. (Is trash talk allowed on this board?) ---
**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:** [January 17, 2011, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-divisional-weekend/567753/188 "2011-01-17T02:43:05Z")
Let me be the first to say: GO PACKERS! The Bears aren’t going to beat the Packers. The Jets aren’t going to beat the Steelers. Please God, don’t let the piss and yellow horde win another one! With thanks, FGIE. PS. Aaron Rodgers kinda looks like your Son with the beard. And Ben is a rapist. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-divisional-weekend/567753/189 "2011-01-17T02:44:12Z")
> [@Snarky\_Kong](#): > > (Is trash talk allowed on this board?) If it’s not I’m in deep shit. ---
**Author:** ![Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hentor_the_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-divisional-weekend/567753/190 "2011-01-17T03:02:02Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > Please God, don’t let the piss and yellow horde win another one! Well, I am a little torn. “Sevensburgh” doesn’t have the same ring to it. I’m sure we’d manage to think of something else clever, if we were to win. ---
**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 17, 2011, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-divisional-weekend/567753/191 "2011-01-17T03:12:06Z")
> [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](#): > > Well, I am a little torn. “Sevensburgh” doesn’t have the same ring to it. I’m sure we’d manage to think of something else clever, if we were to win. Asking Steeler fans to be “clever” is like asking dogs to do calculus. ---
**Author:** ![Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hentor_the_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-divisional-weekend/567753/192 "2011-01-17T03:27:11Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > Asking Steeler fans to be “clever” is like asking dogs to do calculus. it’s certain we’d never have thought of wearing cheese on our heads, that’s for sure. ---
**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 17, 2011, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-divisional-weekend/567753/193 "2011-01-17T03:51:36Z")
> [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](#): > > it’s certain we’d never have thought of wearing cheese on our heads, that’s for sure. No kidding. Why bother with something humorous and self aware when you can go with an unimaginative swath of formless fabric used to clean dishes. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-divisional-weekend/567753/194 "2011-01-17T04:06:58Z")
> [@jrbor76](#): > > Ohhhhh boyohboyohboy… > > Well, we got the NFC championship match everyone wants. Depending on your alliance this could be either the best win or most painful loss ever. > > As a Packers fan I’m curious: Would Bears fans be more excited with a win against GB or more depressed with a loss to GB? (Put it another way, this is a high risk/high reward game for the fans, does reward outweigh risk?) I don’t think it does. It feels like there’s far more to lose than there is to gain. That said winning next weeks game is unquestionably more important than winning the Super Bowl. The apocalypse is upon us. I may not eat for a week. The Bears offense needs to tighten up a few things. It was generally a good outing today but I hope they aren’t feeling to good about themselves. They left a lot of points out on that field and the Seahawks were crap. Next week there won’t be many freebies, unless the Pack have one of their sloppy, penalties plagued games, which I doubt. The run blocking was actually pretty strong today but Forte seemed a step slow and turned a few 8-10 yard gains into 4-5 yard gains. He needs to be more decisive and they can throw that Wildcat pass option into the trash. I love the way Cutler was running though, he can kill defenses if he continues that and it seemed to open up the curl zones for him. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-divisional-weekend/567753/195 "2011-01-17T04:09:39Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > No kidding. Why bother with something humorous and self aware when you can go with an unimaginative swath of formless fabric used to clean dishes. That unimaginative swath of formless fabric costs less than half of the price of a ridiculous-looking cheese hat and does not benefit the Steelers one iota financially. All profits go to the Allegheny Valley School for autistic children located in Coraopolis, PA. It’s a triple win. We get to help other people at a low cost, show support for our team, and not look like a drunken buffoon all at the same time. ---
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-divisional-weekend/567753/196 "2011-01-17T04:18:55Z")
You crazy Yankee NFL fans. Imagine getting this fired up watching a bunch of grown men get paid to play a _game_. Now, down here in God’s own country, we watch almost grown men…ummm…get paid to…ummm…Carry on, nothing to see here. Sorry to interrupt. ---
**Author:** ![Cell\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@Cell\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cell_Guy)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-divisional-weekend/567753/197 "2011-01-17T04:20:56Z")
> [@jrbor76](#): > > Ohhhhh boyohboyohboy… > > Well, we got the NFC championship match everyone wants. Depending on your alliance this could be either the best win or most painful loss ever. > > As a Packers fan I’m curious: Would Bears fans be more excited with a win against GB or more depressed with a loss to GB? (Put it another way, this is a high risk/high reward game for the fans, does reward outweigh risk?) I’m a Bears fan, my girlfriend is a Packers fan. Either way I’m screwed. I’m a poor winner and may ruin the relationship by gloating. I’m also a poor loser so any gloating she does will not be taken well. The only way this will work is if it’s a blowout. That way the fight will begin by halftime and make-up sex will happen after the game. In all seriousness, a Bears loss is a Bears loss, no matter who they play. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-divisional-weekend/567753/198 "2011-01-17T04:24:28Z")
Who are you kidding? Losing to the Packers is always the worst. They’re nothing more insufferable than a smug, happy Packer fan. ---
**Author:** ![Cell\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@Cell\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cell_Guy)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-divisional-weekend/567753/199 "2011-01-17T04:38:12Z")
You misspelled “Vikings.” ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-divisional-weekend/567753/200 "2011-01-17T04:39:25Z")
When the hell are Vikings fans ever happy? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-divisional-weekend/567753.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-divisional-weekend/567753.md?page=11)