# 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:** 5
**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, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1-the-season-is-upon-us/633751/81 "2012-09-09T21:00:15Z")
Wow. The Skins dismantle the Saints and the Eagles barely eke out a win against the Browns. So much for “lead pipe locks”. And my wonderful fantasy trio of Steven Jackson, Wes Welker and DeSean Jackson combine for a measly 16 points. And as far as the Eagles game goes: why in the hell didn’t they give the ball to McCoy more to protect Vick, especially with the picks he was throwing and the hits he was taking? McCoy ended up with 20 carries, but jeez, by the end of the third quarter they were losing by a small margin and dude was averaging 4.8 yards a carry but only had like 12-15 touches. Ride that horse while you have him! ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2012, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1-the-season-is-upon-us/633751/82 "2012-09-09T21:02:16Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > RG3 just threw his second touchdown to put the 'Skins up 17-7. Of course, it’s early, but RG3 is looking pretty good… Yeah, he had a great game. Brees, not so much. Washington secondary looked pretty decent, too. Solid win for the 'Skins. And someone explain to me, when you have 1st and goal from the 2, and a Heisman winning power back on your roster, you leave him on the bench and throw 4 times? They finally converted, but it’s almost like the Saints are afraid to run the damn ball. Saints Defense got their asses handed to them most of the game. The Refs even tried to help us out, calling a clean fumble “forward progress. Non-reviewable.” Oh well. Grats to the Skins. Way to get off to a good start. ---
**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:** [September 9, 2012, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1-the-season-is-upon-us/633751/83 "2012-09-09T21:04:43Z")
Congrats to the 'Skins, and to RGIII who played very well. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2012, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1-the-season-is-upon-us/633751/84 "2012-09-09T21:30:18Z")
I like the replacement refs. They never got the memo to screw the Lions like the regulars ;). ---
**Author:** ![Harborwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Harborwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harborwolf)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2012, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1-the-season-is-upon-us/633751/85 "2012-09-09T21:30:20Z")
> [@Miltonyz](#): > > What in the world is going on with Stafford. He is throwing nonstop picks. Yep. Figured something like that was up when his first interception was in the end zone. He pulled it out though and the Lions are picking up right about where they left off last season. It’s still best not to look away until the game ends. ---
**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:** [September 9, 2012, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1-the-season-is-upon-us/633751/86 "2012-09-09T21:36:43Z")
> [@wolfman](#): > > I like the replacement refs. They never got the memo to screw the Lions like the regulars ;). They probably got the memo to screw the Raiders, though. That comes straigth from the commissioner’s office. 😃 ---
**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:** [September 9, 2012, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1-the-season-is-upon-us/633751/87 "2012-09-09T22:02:21Z")
63! yard field goal by David Akers! Wow. 😃 ---
**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:** [September 9, 2012, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1-the-season-is-upon-us/633751/88 "2012-09-09T22:02:52Z")
Akers doinks it in!! ---
**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2012, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1-the-season-is-upon-us/633751/89 "2012-09-09T22:03:16Z")
Guess we just found out what Akers’ range is, eh? ---
**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:** [September 9, 2012, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1-the-season-is-upon-us/633751/90 "2012-09-09T22:04:24Z")
Yeah, down to the INCH. ---
**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:** [September 9, 2012, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1-the-season-is-upon-us/633751/91 "2012-09-09T22:05:33Z")
Niners are dominating time of possession, keeping Aaron Rodgers off the field. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2012, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1-the-season-is-upon-us/633751/92 "2012-09-09T22:07:10Z")
> [@Drain\_Bead](#): > > I’m pretty sure there’s nothing in sports more depressing than being a Bills fan. Testify. Bad enough that Fitzpatrick was playing poorly. But possibly losing Jackson again? On the plus side, Spiller had a great day. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2012, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1-the-season-is-upon-us/633751/93 "2012-09-09T22:18:33Z")
> [@Rysto](#): > > Guess we just found out what Akers’ range is, eh? I wonder if he could hit 65 in Denver. I’m impressed he did it at all, obviously, but even more impressed that it was in Green Bay. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2012, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1-the-season-is-upon-us/633751/94 "2012-09-09T22:23:48Z")
I require time to process what happened before commenting. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2012, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1-the-season-is-upon-us/633751/95 "2012-09-09T22:27:00Z")
Oh, I think we can imagine your comments. That’s gotta be depressing. I think Drain Bead is wrong, by the way. It clearly has to be more depressing to be a Browns fan. ---
**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:** [September 9, 2012, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1-the-season-is-upon-us/633751/96 "2012-09-09T22:39:19Z")
That’s quite a lovely score up there in Wisconsin. 😃 ---
**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:** [September 9, 2012, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1-the-season-is-upon-us/633751/97 "2012-09-09T22:40:23Z")
This Packers performance is horrific. The defense looks worse than last year, which is hard to believe. ---
**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 9, 2012, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1-the-season-is-upon-us/633751/98 "2012-09-09T22:43:18Z")
Amazingly enough, the Browns have been to a playoff game more recently than the Bills. You can insert any other team in the league in that sentence and it still works. At least Cleveland plays all its home games in the same country. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2012, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1-the-season-is-upon-us/633751/99 "2012-09-09T23:04:33Z")
I was at the game today. I’m not sure if anyone appreciates just how weird it was. ---
**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:** [September 9, 2012, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1-the-season-is-upon-us/633751/100 "2012-09-09T23:14:02Z")
They even threw a flag on an obvious block in the back, then waved it off!? This is a national game with the “best” crew? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1-the-season-is-upon-us/633751.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1-the-season-is-upon-us/633751.md?page=6)