# NFL Week 15 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [December 17, 2010, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-15/564529 "2010-12-17T17:27:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**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 20, 2010, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-15/564529/61 "2010-12-20T02:47:46Z")
Someone give Dan Connelly some carries in the backfield, he’s a natural. ---
**Author:** ![Implicit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Implicit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Implicit)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2010, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-15/564529/62 "2010-12-20T02:51:34Z")
Connelly was just in as a fullback, should have handed off to him. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Xan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/ac8455/32.png) [@Xan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xan)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2010, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-15/564529/63 "2010-12-20T02:51:51Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > Someone give Dan Connelly some carries in the backfield, he’s a natural. Apparently he just set an NFL record. ---
**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:** [December 20, 2010, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-15/564529/64 "2010-12-20T03:02:43Z")
You know your special teams need some work if Dan Connelly is lumbering almost all the way to the house against you. As much as I hate the Packers, I admit they’re showing up better than I (or anyone else) thought they would. I don’t think it’s going to matter in the second half. This is Belichick and Brady we’re talking about. They’ll flip the switch here in a minute, but it’s not going to be quite the blowout it was supposed to be. It kind of looked like the Pats weren’t really trying very hard in the first half, but I’m sure Belichick will chew some asses in the locker room. Belichick should start the second half with an onside kick. That’s such a douche move to pull at the start of a game, Belichick should return the favor. ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2010, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-15/564529/65 "2010-12-20T03:08:56Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > That’s such a douche move to pull at the start of a game… How is it a douche move? It’s a high risk, high reward move, and if you don’t defend against it you deserve to be burned by it. ---
**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2010, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-15/564529/66 "2010-12-20T03:09:08Z")
Douche move? WTF? This is professional fucking football. Onside kicks aren’t even exploiting loopholes. ---
**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 20, 2010, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-15/564529/67 "2010-12-20T03:09:28Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > That’s such a douche move to pull at the start of a game, Belichick should return the favor. Your astounding insights into football never ceases to bring a smile to my face. ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2010, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-15/564529/68 "2010-12-20T03:10:48Z")
Incidentally, what record did the kick return break? Yards/lb? ---
**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 20, 2010, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-15/564529/69 "2010-12-20T03:12:02Z")
Cripes, I’m torn – my wife is friends with Matt Flynn’s sister, so there’s a little bit of “hey, I’d like to see him do good for her sake”. But on the other hand, 1) Fuck the Packers simply because they’re the Packers, and 2) Fuck the Packers because them losing will help the Giants. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2010, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-15/564529/70 "2010-12-20T03:12:10Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > Belichick should start the second half with an onside kick. That’s such a douche move to pull at the start of a game, Belichick should return the favor. A douche move? It’s within the rules; it’s a fairly commonly-used move; and it worked. Not sure what could possibly be douchey about it. ---
**Author:** ![Implicit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Implicit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Implicit)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2010, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-15/564529/71 "2010-12-20T03:17:02Z")
> [@Gorsnak](#): > > Incidentally, what record did the kick return break? Yards/lb? Kinda. Longest kick return by an offensive lineman. It was 71 yards, he’s 320 pounds, so .22 yards/lb. ---
**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 20, 2010, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-15/564529/72 "2010-12-20T03:30:53Z")
I noticed that the Packers kicked away from Dan Connelly on that one. ---
**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:** [December 20, 2010, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-15/564529/73 "2010-12-20T03:31:03Z")
> [@Implicit](#): > > Kinda. Longest kick return by an offensive lineman. It was 71 yards, he’s 320 pounds, so .22 yards/lb. Now that’s the kind of meaningful statistical analysis that the SDMB is known for! On a side note, if the Packers manage to beat the Patsies, I will eat my own poop. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2010, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-15/564529/74 "2010-12-20T03:38:04Z")
I feel weird rooting for the Patriots. I don’t hate them or anything, but they’re one of those teams that it feels unnecessary to root for. ---
**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 20, 2010, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-15/564529/75 "2010-12-20T04:26:44Z")
What a shitty way to end that. Seriously, you aren’t prepared for that possibility? Maybe he wasn’t ready for Bellichick jamming his headset radio 😛 ---
**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:** [December 20, 2010, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-15/564529/76 "2010-12-20T04:28:37Z")
The Packers lose. Thuhuhuhuhuhuhu Packers lose! They should have lost by a lot more, but the Pats didn’t bother to give a fuck until the last 5 minutes or so. Congrats to the Bears on winning the division, and that will conclude any playoff hopes for the Packers, ---
**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 20, 2010, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-15/564529/77 "2010-12-20T04:30:36Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > What a shitty way to end that. Seriously, you aren’t prepared for that possibility? I feel bad for the kid. First start in the NFL, and he has to play the Patsies at their home field. He makes a couple stupid throws, but plays a pretty good game overall. And then blows in on a clock management issue at the end. It’s heartbreaking. ---
**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:** [December 20, 2010, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-15/564529/78 "2010-12-20T04:32:21Z")
Yeah, I’m crying my eyes out. ---
**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:** [December 20, 2010, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-15/564529/79 "2010-12-20T04:45:58Z")
In Belichick’s post-game press conference, he was talking like it was a loss. He was saying he should have had his team better prepared, and that he will definitely do so next week. He seemed very unhappy. Someone should tell him he won. ---
**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 20, 2010, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-15/564529/80 "2010-12-20T04:46:09Z")
Well, good effort, Flynn. Now kindly play worse next week (same goes for Rodgers if he starts). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-15/564529.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-15/564529.md?page=5)