# NFL Week 16 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [December 24, 2009, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-16/522447 "2009-12-24T15:14:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**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 27, 2009, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-16/522447/41 "2009-12-27T19:16:38Z")
Jesus, the blatant favoritism the Packers are getting from the officials is getting digusting. ---
**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 27, 2009, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-16/522447/42 "2009-12-27T19:46:31Z")
You know, that might be more convincing if you didn’t trot it out every week. How 'bout those Giants? Sebastian Janikowski just made a 61-yard field goal. ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2009, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-16/522447/43 "2009-12-27T20:14:04Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > Jesus, the blatant favoritism the Packers are getting from the officials is getting digusting. \ You really don’t believe yourself when you say these things, right? You do know that it’s for effect? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2009, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-16/522447/44 "2009-12-27T20:16:16Z")
What I want to know is: do the Panthers really have two different teams that they drag out in some bizzare rotation? How else do we account for the fact that one week this team plays like awesome winners, the next they play like the Lions? :eek: Nice to see the Brownies trying to play themselves out of a decent draft pick. 🙂 And the Ravens and Steelers are knotted up so far. I’m really, really hoping they finish tied. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2009, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-16/522447/45 "2009-12-27T20:52:04Z")
Ah, good, Bengals touchdown with 2:00 to go. With any luck, might actually win the game. What is up with the Chiefs and their play against AFC North teams?? ---
**Author:** ![HongKongFooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c4cdca/32.png) [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2009, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-16/522447/46 "2009-12-27T20:56:20Z")
> [@DSYoungEsq](#): > > What is up with the Chiefs and their play against AFC North teams?? I think our division just isn’t as good as advertised. ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2009, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-16/522447/47 "2009-12-27T21:04:48Z")
Sadly possible. Interception by the Bengals to seal the deal. 🙂 And done. ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2009, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-16/522447/48 "2009-12-27T21:24:13Z")
Matt Hasselbeck threw four interceptions against the Packers today. I’m thinking that maybe Hasselbeck isn’t that good a quarterback, he might just have been another QB who shined under direct management of Holmgren. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2009, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-16/522447/49 "2009-12-27T21:26:33Z")
**AAAAAARRRRRGGGGGGHHHHH** Saints blow a 17 point lead to lose in overtime, 20-17. Defense was as loose as an 80 year old hooker. Offense shot their wad by midway through the 2nd quarter. Somebody tell me again why we dumped John Karney for the kid that missed the game winner today? ---
**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 27, 2009, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-16/522447/50 "2009-12-27T21:32:09Z")
Ah, Bengals. Making my life miserable and my fingernails non-existent until the bitter end! **breaks out AFCN Champs hat** ---
**Author:** ![HongKongFooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c4cdca/32.png) [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2009, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-16/522447/51 "2009-12-27T21:32:36Z")
> [@DSYoungEsq](#): > > Sadly possible. > > Interception by the Bengals to seal the deal. 🙂 > > And done. I hate to admit it but the Bengals look like a legitimate playoff team. I don’t think they can beat the Colts but they are good enough to do some damage, especially if the corners make some plays. The Steelers and Ravens both are lacking in too many areas to do anything even if they do make the playoffs. ---
**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 27, 2009, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-16/522447/52 "2009-12-27T21:40:06Z")
> [@HongKongFooey](#): > > I hate to admit it but the Bengals look like a legitimate playoff team. I don’t think they can beat the Colts but they are good enough to do some damage, especially if the corners make some plays. The Steelers and Ravens both are lacking in too many areas to do anything even if they do make the playoffs. Its all going to hinge on a few things. One of the biggest factors is the return of injured starters on defense. We’ve already lost Antwan Odom and Roy Williams for the year, and now we are without Rey Maualuga (for an unknown time, depending on injury status), Chris Crocker (our other starting safety besides Williams) and Domata Peko. Peko and Crocker should be back next week (or perhaps we rest them against the Jets if no seedings are at stake), but we need Rey back for the playoffs. The other major factor is the offense’s seeming ineptitude at scoring. We can move the ball around pretty well inside the 20’s, but we have been settling for way too many FG’s lately in the redzone. I also agree about our starting corners. I think they are the best tandem in the league. ---
**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 27, 2009, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-16/522447/53 "2009-12-27T22:17:53Z")
Palmer’s numbers have been pretty anaemic of late. What’s up with that? ---
**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 27, 2009, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-16/522447/54 "2009-12-27T22:59:02Z")
Jerome Harrison got 39 carries this week. I’m ok with that. He was also playing special teams, blocking on returns and possibly other duties. I’m not cool with that. 39 carries is an abnormally huge work load - but fine. But you also give your starting RB double a normal amount of carries AND put him on special teams? I think you may be trying to break him on purpose, in a misguided attempt to try to prove you were right for letting him sit on the bench all year. Fucking stupid - he’s inactive or gets less than 5 carries a game most of the year, then he proves how good he is - so you attempt to get him killed by suddenly upping his workload by about 10 times? Fantastic coaching there dickhole. ---
**Author:** ![HongKongFooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c4cdca/32.png) [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2009, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-16/522447/55 "2009-12-27T23:02:47Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Palmer’s numbers have been pretty anaemic of late. What’s up with that? I was wondering that too. He seems to be overthrowing guys a lot. This late in the season there shouldn’t be huge timing issues with the receivers. Compensating for an undisclosed injury perhaps? Just a WAG. ---
**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 27, 2009, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-16/522447/56 "2009-12-27T23:17:37Z")
Props to the Raiders special teams unit by the way. They managed to shut Cribbs down - mostly by good direcitonal kicking away from him, but also through good coverage units. A 61 yard field goal too. ---
**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 27, 2009, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-16/522447/57 "2009-12-27T23:43:31Z")
I’m not watching the game but stat tracker has a few passes from a “C. Painter” on the Colts. Did they sit Manning on a close game? If so, fuck that franchise. They have a chance to make history and they toss it aside for no good reason. What a bunch of fucking pussies who deserve their early playoff exits year after year when they make this same mistake over and over. ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2009, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-16/522447/58 "2009-12-27T23:55:46Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > I’m not watching the game but stat tracker has a few passes from a “C. Painter” on the Colts. Did they sit Manning on a close game? > > If so, fuck that franchise. They have a chance to make history and they toss it aside for no good reason. What a bunch of fucking pussies who deserve their early playoff exits year after year when they make this same mistake over and over. [nfl.com](http://nfl.com) says starters sit after Manning hits 50,000 yds. passing milestone ---
**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 27, 2009, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-16/522447/59 "2009-12-27T23:56:46Z")
Oh, so it’s important that he hits his arbitrary record … which he’d hit next time he started anyway… but going for an extremely rare perfect season just isn’t worth the effort. Gah, what blatant cockmunchery. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2009, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-16/522447/60 "2009-12-28T00:23:23Z")
What cowardly, gutless football. More Mercury Morris. Thanks for nothing. The Steelers are not win-and-in. Fuck the Colts. Caldwell did EVERYBODY wrong this weekend. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-16/522447.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-16/522447.md?page=4)