# NFL Week 14 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [December 4, 2012, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-14/642984 "2012-12-04T19:21:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2012, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-14/642984/81 "2012-12-10T19:17:12Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Steady on. He only threw two passes. The two point conversion was fun to watch, but I don’t think a “hey, look slow white guy running the ball - should we tackle h… oops”-type score is anything to crow about. Nonsense! I declare a QB controversy in DC! 😃 ---
**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:** [December 10, 2012, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-14/642984/82 "2012-12-10T20:48:00Z")
As a Buccaneers fan, I’m fine with that. One less wild card contender would be nice. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2012, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-14/642984/83 "2012-12-10T21:14:25Z")
Anyone think Peterson catches Dickerson? (506 yds w/3 games left) ---
**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:** [December 10, 2012, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-14/642984/84 "2012-12-10T21:47:50Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > Anyone think Peterson catches Dickerson? (506 yds w/3 games left) I don’t think he will, I think the Texans game will kill his chances. But I wouldn’t put it past him either. ---
**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2012, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-14/642984/85 "2012-12-10T21:49:49Z")
> [@pancakes3](#): > > Skins! RGKnee _snerk_ 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2012, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-14/642984/86 "2012-12-10T22:17:39Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Quite a good day to own Marshawn Lynch and the Seattle defense in fantasy. Especially since Ryan Lindley is now in at quarterback for the Cardinals and more than capable of throwing three more picks in a half. Yeah, I think Seattle even managed to cover the spread. ---
**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:** [December 10, 2012, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-14/642984/87 "2012-12-10T23:17:26Z")
If the Browns hadn’t blown all of those close games earlier in the year where they were the better team, they’d be right in the playoff hunt in a weak AFC this year. Kind of amazing. Very few plays from 10-6. ---
**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:** [December 11, 2012, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-14/642984/88 "2012-12-11T00:11:31Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > If the Browns hadn’t blown all of those close games earlier in the year where they were the better team, they’d be right in the playoff hunt in a weak AFC this year. Kind of amazing. Very few plays from 10-6. I think it speaks volumes about NFL football that so many teams are in the playoff hunt each year and that each game can come down to 4 or 5 plays that make the difference. I think there are a few clearly very good teams (Pats, Texans, Packers, etc.), a few very bad teams (Chiefs, Jags, Cards), but a great majority of teams that are “in the hunt”. And a good draft, or a great QB, can take you from one group to the other quickly (Colts, Redskins). I think it’s one of the things that make NFL football one of the best sports in the world. ---
**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:** [December 11, 2012, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-14/642984/89 "2012-12-11T02:23:23Z")
Apparently Wes Welker is 11 feet tall. ---
**Author:** ![Speak\_to\_me\_Maddie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/58956e/32.png) [@Speak\_to\_me\_Maddie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speak_to_me_Maddie)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2012, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-14/642984/90 "2012-12-11T02:27:45Z")
Well shit. I guess I can go to bed early tonight. Waddling Wade just can’t gameplan against elite QBs. ---
**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:** [December 11, 2012, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-14/642984/91 "2012-12-11T02:31:57Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > Apparently Wes Welker is 11 feet tall. Certainly he is in the hearts of Pats fans. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2012, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-14/642984/92 "2012-12-11T03:11:40Z")
Schuab is missing a shitload of throws. But if not for that terrible pass interference call that bailed the Pats out of a third and long and allowed them to go up 21-0, we might have had a closer game. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2012, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-14/642984/93 "2012-12-11T03:16:20Z")
For pool purposes, I need 45+ tonight. C’mon Brady…you’re good for another four TDs… ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2012, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-14/642984/94 "2012-12-11T03:36:28Z")
Maybe it’s just been the games I’ve seen this weekend, but I wonder if we’re looking at yet another Patriots/Giants Super Bowl? ---
**Author:** ![Speak\_to\_me\_Maddie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/58956e/32.png) [@Speak\_to\_me\_Maddie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speak_to_me_Maddie)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2012, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-14/642984/95 "2012-12-11T03:49:36Z")
> [@MOIDALIZE](#): > > Schuab is missing a shitload of throws. > > But if not for that terrible pass interference call that bailed the Pats out of a third and long and allowed them to go up 21-0, we might have had a closer game. Maybe closer but it wouldn’t make a damn of difference. That’s two horrible PI calls in favor of NE. But Schaub and Foster look Cardinalesque tonight. I expected Brady to put up 40, but the Texans offense looks tired and scared out there. ---
**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:** [December 11, 2012, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-14/642984/96 "2012-12-11T03:55:50Z")
> [@Speak\_to\_me\_Maddie](#): > > Maybe closer but it wouldn’t make a damn of difference. That’s two horrible PI calls in favor of NE. But Schaub and Foster look Cardinalesque tonight. I expected Brady to put up 40, but the Texans offense looks tired and scared out there. How many passes have the Pats receivers dropped tonight!? I can’t imagine what the score would be if they’d held onto those. ---
**Author:** ![Speak\_to\_me\_Maddie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/58956e/32.png) [@Speak\_to\_me\_Maddie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speak_to_me_Maddie)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2012, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-14/642984/97 "2012-12-11T04:03:47Z")
Well Brady has fifteen minutes to go. Score could still stretch into the fifties. As I type another score. Make that sixties. When you lose, lose hard. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2012, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-14/642984/98 "2012-12-11T04:22:01Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > Maybe it’s just been the games I’ve seen this weekend, but I wonder if we’re looking at yet another Patriots/Giants Super Bowl? Hope not! ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2012, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-14/642984/99 "2012-12-11T14:48:09Z")
Although I love any time the Pats win, that game turned out to be much less exciting than I anticipated. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2012, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-14/642984/100 "2012-12-11T15:03:13Z")
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