# NFL Week 3 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 24, 2015, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-3/732397 "2015-09-24T13:31:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-3/732397/1 "2015-09-24T13:31:59Z")
Thursday, September 24th 8:25 PM EST : Washington ( 3.5 ) at NY Giants ( -3.5 ) O/U: 44 Sunday, September 27th 1:00 PM EST : Pittsburgh ( -1 ) at St Louis ( 1 ) O/U: 47 1:00 PM EST : Philadelphia ( 2.5 ) at NY Jets ( -2.5 ) O/U: 47 1:00 PM EST : Jacksonville ( 13.5 ) at New England ( -13.5 ) O/U: 47.5 1:00 PM EST : Indianapolis ( -3.5 ) at Tennessee ( 3.5 ) O/U: 45 1:00 PM EST : New Orleans ( - ) at Carolina ( - ) O/U: - 1:00 PM EST : Atlanta ( -1 ) at Dallas ( 1 ) O/U: 45 1:00 PM EST : Oakland ( 3.5 ) at Cleveland ( -3.5 ) O/U: 41.5 1:00 PM EST : San Diego ( 2.5 ) at Minnesota ( -2.5 ) O/U: 45 1:00 PM EST : Cincinnati ( 3 ) at Baltimore ( -3 ) O/U: 44.5 1:00 PM EST : Tampa Bay ( 6.5 ) at Houston ( -6.5 ) O/U: 40.5 4:05 PM EST : San Francisco ( 6.5 ) at Arizona ( -6.5 ) O/U: 44 4:25 PM EST : Buffalo ( 2.5 ) at Miami ( -2.5 ) O/U: 43.5 4:25 PM EST : Chicago ( 14.5 ) at Seattle ( -14.5 ) O/U: 44 8:30 PM EST : Denver ( -3.0 ) at Detroit ( +3.0 ) O/U: — Monday, September 28th 8:30 PM EST : Kansas City ( +6.5 ) at Green Bay ( -6.5 ) O/U: 48.0 I think Dallas is getting too much respect from Vegas. No Dez, no Romo and not much of a running game, I see their defense staying on the field a lot and getting worn down by Matty Ice and Julio. ---
**Author:** ![PSXer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/48db29/32.png) [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-3/732397/2 "2015-09-24T15:31:58Z")
Brandon Weeden is elite ---
**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:** [September 24, 2015, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-3/732397/3 "2015-09-24T15:37:32Z")
After being away from home the past two Sundays in a row, I finally get to sit and watch… Jimmy Clausen vs. the Seahawks (now with 100% Kam Chancellor). Woo. ---
**Author:** ![DadWagonDriver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/edb3f5/32.png) [@DadWagonDriver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DadWagonDriver)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-3/732397/4 "2015-09-24T15:42:56Z")
I get to watch the Lions get trounced by the Broncos on national television. Woo-effing-hoo. Maybe if Stafford gets hit enough times, he’ll mutiny and punch out the offensive coordinator? ---
**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 24, 2015, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-3/732397/5 "2015-09-24T18:18:30Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > After being away from home the past two Sundays in a row, I finally get to sit and watch… Jimmy Clausen vs. the Seahawks (now with 100% Kam Chancellor). > > Woo. Not that it will affect the ultimate outcome of the Bears game, but no way in hell Kam is “100%” coming in from a holdout like that. ---
**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:** [September 24, 2015, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-3/732397/6 "2015-09-24T19:18:13Z")
> [@garygnu](#): > > Not that it will affect the ultimate outcome of the Bears game, but no way in hell Kam is “100%” coming in from a holdout like that. I meant to write 100% _more_ Kam. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-3/732397/7 "2015-09-24T19:27:01Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > I meant to write 100% _more_ Kam. Since it is dividing by zero it is infinite more Kam. With Kam we beat St Louis and are at least within one score on that final drive in GB which changes the strategy. ---
**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-3/732397/8 "2015-09-24T20:23:25Z")
> [@DadWagonDriver](#): > > I get to watch the Lions get trounced by the Broncos on national television. Woo-effing-hoo. > > Maybe if Stafford gets hit enough times, he’ll mutiny and punch out the offensive coordinator? I don’t know, I got the Broncos on upset alert here. They’re lucky to be 2-0 and due for a letdown after last week. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-3/732397/9 "2015-09-24T22:05:42Z")
The Arizona Cardinals are firing on all cylinders and I’m excited to watch them beat San Francisco this Sunday. I’d really like to see Michael Floyd get a few targets to mix things up, but it was great to see Larry Fitzgerald light it up last week. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-3/732397/10 "2015-09-24T22:58:56Z")
Josh Brent gets hired by the Cowboys to work in their scouting department? I know Jerry Jones has money to burn but this sounds ridiculous. > **[Cowboys hire Josh Brent to work in scouting department - ProFootballTalk](https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/09/24/cowboys-hire-josh-brent-to-work-in-scouting-department/)** > > The Cowboys offered Josh Brent a chance to come back after the drunk driving wreck which killed a teammate.But even after he retired as a player, they’re continuing to support him.According to Clarence Hill of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, the... ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-3/732397/11 "2015-09-24T23:22:17Z")
> [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](#): > > I don’t know, I got the Broncos on upset alert here. They’re lucky to be 2-0 and due for a letdown after last week. Yeah, they need to play 4th quarter intensity all game long. Did Dallas luck out over a worthless Eagle O or are they strong enough to survive their current issues? ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2015, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-3/732397/12 "2015-09-25T00:27:00Z")
I’ve been wondering about this for a long time, but tonight especially, several key players are out because they haven’t recovered from the game four days ago. If they have to have Thursday games, why don’t they restrict them to teams that had a bye the previous Sunday? I know everybody played last week, but later on in the season there are weeks with four to six teams off, so they could spread that around. And what’s really baffling is that even after the bye weeks start, the Thursday night teams more often than not did not have a bye. Seems like a no-brainer to me. What am I missing? ---
**Author:** ![PSXer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/48db29/32.png) [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2015, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-3/732397/13 "2015-09-25T02:02:45Z")
I guess they care more about scheduling good marquee matchups ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2015, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-3/732397/14 "2015-09-25T02:58:38Z")
> [@PSXer](#): > > I guess they care more about scheduling good marquee matchups I thought of that, but from what I’ve been able to find, the Thursday games are set before the season starts; they don’t move them based on viewer appeal like they do the Sunday night games. So even if they have some other algorithm to determine who plays each Thursday, they could easily make sure those teams had the previous Sunday off. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2015, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-3/732397/15 "2015-09-25T05:42:14Z")
I suspect they want to make sure all the teams get at least one national broadcast game. ---
**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 26, 2015, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-3/732397/16 "2015-09-26T01:32:48Z")
I’ll be curious to see how the Bengals v Ravens game plays out. Ravens at home, smarting from an 0-2 start, Bengals playing really well and 2-0. From what little I have seen of the Ravens this season, I think Flacco is suddenly realizing the value of an elite defense, which the Rats do not have anymore with all their departures and injuries. ---
**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2015, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-3/732397/17 "2015-09-26T03:47:21Z")
I know that game is in Baltimore but I like the Bengals to win. Dalton has legit weapons with Green and Eifert healthy and a formidable 2 headed running back. The Ravens, on the other hand, are lacking offensive firepower. ---
**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 27, 2015, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-3/732397/18 "2015-09-27T03:48:56Z")
> [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](#): > > I know that game is in Baltimore but I like the Bengals to win. Dalton has legit weapons with Green and Eifert healthy and a formidable 2 headed running back. The Ravens, on the other hand, are lacking offensive firepower. The Bengals also have a really good defense on the DL and in the secondary. Their LB’s by and large blow, at least until (if?) Vontaze Burfict comes back. ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2015, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-3/732397/19 "2015-09-27T05:42:31Z")
I have given the hell up-- on the Eagles, that is. Yes, I’ll watch the games. Yes, I expect nothing. My guess for Jets/Eagles is Jets 42, Eagles. With the state of the NFC East, the winner will have 7 wins this year. How CAN you expect any more? EMWIGMT. ---
**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 27, 2015, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-3/732397/20 "2015-09-27T18:28:41Z")
Starting McCown … The worse McCown … Seems to be a decision without upside at this point. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-3/732397.md?page=2)