# NFL Week 1: The Season Is Upon Us!! **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 5, 2012, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1-the-season-is-upon-us/633751 "2012-09-05T15:01:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1-the-season-is-upon-us/633751/21 "2012-09-06T04:08:07Z")
> [@EllisDee](#): > > I heard Cris Collinsworth say two giant boners: > > First, when Coe batted the ball away in the end zone: “That could have really cost Romo. It could easily have been his first interception in 100 throws.” Really, Cris? Romo threw 100 passes since the first quarter when he was picked by Boley? Collinsworth was talking about interceptions in the red zone; Boley’s pick was at midfield. Totally agree on the other one. ---
**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:** [September 6, 2012, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1-the-season-is-upon-us/633751/22 "2012-09-06T04:11:38Z")
> [@Enginerd](#): > > Collinsworth was talking about interceptions in the red zone; Boley’s pick was at midfield. Ah, okay, that makes sense. ---
**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:** [September 6, 2012, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1-the-season-is-upon-us/633751/23 "2012-09-06T11:29:05Z")
I am surprised that the Cowboys played so well. Also surprised to see Witten out there. I had thought his injury was far more serious than it apparently was. Romo played really well and the Cowboys running attack chewed up that Giants defensive line. ---
**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:** [September 6, 2012, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1-the-season-is-upon-us/633751/24 "2012-09-06T11:43:39Z")
> [@EllisDee](#): > > Second, before the deluge of penalties ground the miserable fourth quarter to a halt: “But on the whole, the refs really haven’t affected the game in a major way.” Except for the pretty clear missed non-call on the defensive holding in the end zone, right? In his defense, shortly after saying that, he and Al made jokes about how he had jinxed it. But what was interesting was that, although there were a slew of penalties, by and large they were the correct calls. Linval Joseph was offside. Tyron Smith was holding. Dez Bryant was moving. Whatever that guy’s name is did illegally ram his hands up under the other guys facemask. They missed the holding call you’ve mentioned (repeatedly), but by and large it was a well officiated game and that call is one the regular refs may have missed too. ---
**Author:** ![kidchameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@kidchameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidchameleon)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1-the-season-is-upon-us/633751/25 "2012-09-06T12:41:46Z")
Well, Browns fans got a present. Their season looks rough, but Art Modell ran into [sudden death](http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/football/nfl/09/06/art-modell-dies.ap/index.html?sct=hp_t2_a2&eref=sihp). ---
**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:** [September 6, 2012, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1-the-season-is-upon-us/633751/26 "2012-09-06T12:47:40Z")
> [@kidchameleon](#): > > Well, Browns fans got a present. Their season looks rough, but Art Modell ran into [sudden death](http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/football/nfl/09/06/art-modell-dies.ap/index.html?sct=hp_t2_a2&eref=sihp). Couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy. Somewhere, Paul Brown is smiling. A lot. ---
**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:** [September 6, 2012, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1-the-season-is-upon-us/633751/27 "2012-09-06T13:49:56Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > They missed the holding call you’ve mentioned (repeatedly), but by and large Repeatedly? I think I only mentioned it 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:** [September 6, 2012, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1-the-season-is-upon-us/633751/28 "2012-09-06T14:36:38Z")
> [@EllisDee](#): > > Repeatedly? I think I only mentioned it once. I’ve bugged your house and your computer. I also can read minds. I stand by “repeatedly”. (Or I could have mistaken you for VarlosZ. But in that case, it would have been a mistake, which we all know I never make.) ---
**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:** [September 6, 2012, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1-the-season-is-upon-us/633751/29 "2012-09-06T18:28:40Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > In his defense, shortly after saying that, he and Al made jokes about how he had jinxed it. But what was interesting was that, although there were a slew of penalties, by and large they were the correct calls. Linval Joseph was offside. Tyron Smith was holding. Dez Bryant was moving. Whatever that guy’s name is did illegally ram his hands up under the other guys facemask. They missed the holding call you’ve mentioned (repeatedly), but by and large it was a well officiated game and that call is one the regular refs may have missed too. More heartening is the calls that the refs didn’t make. For much of the game it seemed they walked the line between calling what should be called and letting the grey area stuff go. At the end of the game they may have tightened up a little and threw too many flags, but I didn’t watch closely enough to say for sure. Early in the game there were a lot of non-holds on JPP and Tuck that they correctly let go even if the announcers called them out on it. Ditto on some of the contact in the secondary by Carr and Barron. ---
**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:** [September 6, 2012, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1-the-season-is-upon-us/633751/30 "2012-09-06T20:34:00Z")
My favorite part of Week one so far is the new ESPN commercial starring John Clayton. You can watch it [here](http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gameon/post/2012/09/john-clayton-stars-in-hilarious-this-is-sportscenter-commercial-video/1#.UEkIb7JmSyM) ---
**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:** [September 6, 2012, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1-the-season-is-upon-us/633751/31 "2012-09-06T22:04:04Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > My favorite part of Week one so far is the new ESPN commercial starring John Clayton. > > You can watch it [here](http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gameon/post/2012/09/john-clayton-stars-in-hilarious-this-is-sportscenter-commercial-video/1#.UEkIb7JmSyM) Ha! That’s great! ---
**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:** [September 6, 2012, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1-the-season-is-upon-us/633751/32 "2012-09-06T23:50:53Z")
After 1 game, the NFL season is dead to me. DEAD, I say. Bring on hockey. Go **ISLANDERS**. What lockout? ---
**Author:** ![kidchameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@kidchameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidchameleon)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2012, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1-the-season-is-upon-us/633751/33 "2012-09-07T11:57:05Z")
> [@EllisDee](#): > > Except for the pretty clear missed non-call on the defensive holding in the end zone, right? I look at as karma for them missing the illegal pick on Cruz’s 26 yard catch. 😉 ---
**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:** [September 7, 2012, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1-the-season-is-upon-us/633751/34 "2012-09-07T18:39:46Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > Ha! That’s great! Ditto - love the tear-away fake suit. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2012, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1-the-season-is-upon-us/633751/35 "2012-09-07T19:14:55Z")
Dammit - [this happened](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/07/brendon-ayanbadejo-ravens-emmett-burns-marriage_n_1863488.html), and now I’m a fan of the Ravens. (Ravens player speaks out in favor of gay marriage, Maryland congressman sends a letter to the Ravens demanding action to quell the voice of their player.) But that did cause [this to happen](http://deadspin.com/5941348/they-wont-magically-turn-you-into-a-lustful-cockmonster-chris-kluwe-explains-gay-marriage-to-the-politician-who-is-offended-by-an-nfl-player-supporting-it?popular=true) (Vikings punter writes article to attack idiot congressman). ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2012, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1-the-season-is-upon-us/633751/36 "2012-09-07T20:33:11Z")
So the Saints bounty players have all been reinstated on appeal. Will any of them play Week 1? ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2012, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1-the-season-is-upon-us/633751/37 "2012-09-07T20:47:14Z")
> [@Drain\_Bead](#): > > So the Saints bounty players have all been reinstated on appeal. Will any of them play Week 1? I bet Will Smith plays. Vilma still has knee problems, so he may not play. ---
**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:** [September 7, 2012, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1-the-season-is-upon-us/633751/38 "2012-09-07T21:24:48Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > Dammit - [this happened](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/07/brendon-ayanbadejo-ravens-emmett-burns-marriage_n_1863488.html), and now I’m a fan of the Ravens. (Ravens player speaks out in favor of gay marriage, Maryland congressman sends a letter to the Ravens demanding action to quell the voice of their player.) > > But that did cause [this to happen](http://deadspin.com/5941348/they-wont-magically-turn-you-into-a-lustful-cockmonster-chris-kluwe-explains-gay-marriage-to-the-politician-who-is-offended-by-an-nfl-player-supporting-it?popular=true) (Vikings punter writes article to attack idiot congressman). That letter from Chris Kluwe is awesome…and hilarious. ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2012, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1-the-season-is-upon-us/633751/39 "2012-09-07T23:57:11Z")
Fujita is a Brown now. He’ll play, I’d bet. ---
**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:** [September 9, 2012, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1-the-season-is-upon-us/633751/40 "2012-09-09T11:38:34Z")
Well boys and girls, this is it. Games starting at 1pm EST! Ah, a full day of football, followed by an intriguing MNF matchup in Baltimore. I am at work now, scheming as to how I can leave early to catch some of the first round of games before I have to go pick up my sons from their mom. That PIT/DEN game is going to be a pretty interesting one. Is Manning really back? I am all a flutter with anticipation. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1-the-season-is-upon-us/633751.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1-the-season-is-upon-us/633751.md?page=3)