# NFL Week 11 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [November 19, 2009, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-11/518209 "2009-11-19T22:30:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**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:** [November 22, 2009, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-11/518209/61 "2009-11-22T00:59:15Z")
I personally think GM can rebound if they practice some forward thinking and pay back their government debt in a sound fashion. Of course, that may be too much to ask, and I guess this isn’t the thread for it either. If we’re going to be depressed about Detroit in this thread, perhaps we should limit said depression to just the play of the Lions. I mean, that’s depressing enough, isn’t it? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2009, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-11/518209/62 "2009-11-22T02:18:12Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > I personally think GM can rebound if they practice some forward thinking and pay back their government debt in a sound fashion. > > Of course, that may be too much to ask, and I guess this isn’t the thread for it either. If we’re going to be depressed about Detroit in this thread, perhaps we should limit said depression to just the play of the Lions. > > I mean, that’s depressing enough, isn’t it? > > 😛 We’re used to it. Barry gets brought up because, for many of us in our lifetimes, it’s all we have. ---
**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:** [November 22, 2009, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-11/518209/63 "2009-11-22T02:32:23Z")
> [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](#): > > We’re used to it. Barry gets brought up because, for many of us in our lifetimes, it’s all we have. Well, that and he was arguably the best ever at his position. Or at least the most electrifying. ---
**Author:** ![Stuffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@Stuffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stuffy)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2009, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-11/518209/64 "2009-11-22T03:05:13Z")
I’m also taking the Niners (I’ll have you back in spirit Omni) defense to bring home one for my boys. With 10 days to work on it maybe that offense can finally put some decent drives together too. I don’t know how much following the Niners’ get on the board but they’re offense just needs time together, it’s amazing how many procedural penalties have stalled drives. ---
**Author:** ![Stuffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@Stuffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stuffy)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2009, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-11/518209/65 "2009-11-22T04:10:04Z")
Forgot to add: I’m taking the Ravens over Indy, it’s gotta happen eventually right. I’m also taking the Bears over Philly. ---
**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:** [November 22, 2009, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-11/518209/66 "2009-11-22T21:13:37Z")
Yep, nothing to talk about so far… ---
**Author:** ![kidchameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@kidchameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidchameleon)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2009, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-11/518209/67 "2009-11-22T21:27:58Z")
Holy moly. With the Viking-Seattle snoozer on broadcast, I went to the Red Zone to catch a little bit of my Cowboys playing. Well, not so much there. But the early games were crazy. Two OT games, 6 games ending within one score differential and a whole bunch of late-game heroics. What a show today. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2009, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-11/518209/68 "2009-11-22T21:44:15Z")
How bad is the Lion pass defense? Brady Quinn was 21 /32 304 yds and 4 TDs . His QB rating was 133.1. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2009, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-11/518209/69 "2009-11-22T21:48:30Z")
> [@gonzomax](#): > > How bad is the Lion pass defense? Brady Quinn was 21 /32 304 yds and 4 TDs . His QB rating was 133.1. Well, thank you, Cleveland Browns. I don’t know if the Lions could almost literally afford another number one pick. Instead. We get a 2. Maybe a 3. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2009, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-11/518209/70 "2009-11-22T21:52:20Z")
> [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](#): > > Well, thank you, Cleveland Browns. I don’t know if the Lions could almost literally afford another number one pick. You stand to have the fourth pick right now. The Bucs, Rams and Browns all have one fewer win. Plus, you might have the tiebreaker over (or under, as it were) the Raiders. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2009, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-11/518209/71 "2009-11-22T22:21:58Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > You stand to have the fourth pick right now. The Bucs, Rams and Browns all have one fewer win. Plus, you might have the tiebreaker over (or under, as it were) the Raiders. Yep. I know. That’s good. Well…“good”. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2009, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-11/518209/72 "2009-11-22T22:39:05Z")
Well the Lions took care of Washington and Cleveland. That is better than zero. It looks like Stafford hurt his shoulder in the last series. Wouldn’t that just be ducky. The attendance today was N/A. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2009, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-11/518209/73 "2009-11-22T22:51:07Z")
Kurt Warner got knocked out of the Cardinals-Rams game. These are the times when I wish you could make instant trades in fantasy football - might actually get something for Anquan Boldin that way. ---
**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:** [November 23, 2009, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-11/518209/74 "2009-11-23T00:15:51Z")
Oh those silly Bengals. ---
**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:** [November 23, 2009, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-11/518209/75 "2009-11-23T01:09:24Z")
Does anyone remember the last time you saw pass interference get called on a hail mary on pass into the endzone on the last play of the game? I’m an advocate of officials calling the game consistently throughout the game, but it almost never happens in this case. The ball probably wasn’t even catchable by the receiver who was interfered with. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2009, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-11/518209/76 "2009-11-23T01:25:14Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > The Buccaneers are going to beat the Saints. And yes, I’m sober. I could be wrong. > [@SenorBeef](#): > > Does anyone remember the last time you saw pass interference get called on a hail mary on pass into the endzone on the last play of the game? I’m an advocate of officials calling the game consistently throughout the game, but it almost never happens in this case. The ball probably wasn’t even catchable by the receiver who was interfered with. The interference was pretty blatant and I’d say the guy had a 50/50 shot of catching it. You have to call it under those circumstances. Incidentally, it’s about damn time the Texans had a primetime game. That offense is just too good to keep toiling in obscurity. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2009, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-11/518209/77 "2009-11-23T01:43:03Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > I personally think GM can rebound if they practice some forward thinking and pay back their government debt in a sound fashion. > > Of course, that may be too much to ask, and I guess this isn’t the thread for it either. If we’re going to be depressed about Detroit in this thread, perhaps we should limit said depression to just the play of the Lions. > > I mean, that’s depressing enough, isn’t it? > > 😛 [http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=Barry+sander+utube&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=G-cJS6GuNIeGMv3y7ccK&sa=X&oi=video\_result\_group&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CBAQqwQwAA#q=Barry+sander+utube&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=G-cJS6GuNIeGMv3y7ccK&sa=X&oi=video\_result\_group&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CBAQqwQwAA&qvid=Barry+sander+utube&vid=5856163192810708213](http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=Barry+sander+utube&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=G-cJS6GuNIeGMv3y7ccK&sa=X&oi=video_result_group&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CBAQqwQwAA#q=Barry+sander+utube&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=G-cJS6GuNIeGMv3y7ccK&sa=X&oi=video_result_group&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CBAQqwQwAA&qvid=Barry+sander+utube&vid=5856163192810708213) Nope, can’t say too much about barry. ---
**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:** [November 23, 2009, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-11/518209/78 "2009-11-23T01:51:33Z")
Wow, every team in the AFCN lost today. Terrible showing by all. Except maybe Baltimore. ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2009, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-11/518209/79 "2009-11-23T04:28:51Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > That the Chiefs are going to beat the Steelers? Would that they did tell him that; he might be rich tonight! 😛 ---
**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:** [November 23, 2009, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-11/518209/80 "2009-11-23T04:54:14Z")
> [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](#): > > Yep. I know. That’s good. Well…“good”. There should be some pretty good wide receivers there at 4. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-11/518209.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-11/518209.md?page=5)