# NFL Week 3 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 23, 2016, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-3/766636 "2016-09-23T13:18:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2016, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-3/766636/21 "2016-09-25T05:48:52Z")
> [@kidchameleon](#): > > Hehe, that dominant Colt defense. Peyton played for the Broncos in Superbowl 50. ---
**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 25, 2016, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-3/766636/22 "2016-09-25T18:15:39Z")
Terelle Pryor is currently or was recently the Browns leading passer, rusher, and receiver. ---
**Author:** ![cg16](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@cg16](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cg16)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2016, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-3/766636/23 "2016-09-25T18:19:31Z")
Arizona appears to be overrated. ---
**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 25, 2016, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-3/766636/24 "2016-09-25T20:16:18Z")
For fucks sake. Browns kicker gets injured in a fucking walk through on Friday and the replacement has missed 3 kicks today including a game winner. ---
**Author:** ![cg16](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@cg16](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cg16)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2016, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-3/766636/25 "2016-09-25T20:18:56Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > For fucks sake. Browns kicker gets injured in a fucking walk through on Friday and the replacement has missed 3 kicks today including a game winner. I expect him to be fired by tomorrow. I thought cleveland had their 1st win ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2016, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-3/766636/26 "2016-09-25T20:22:15Z")
I’m glad the Cardinals game wasn’t shown here in Chicago. There would have been a beer bottle thrown at my TV. The Cardinals have always had problems with early games when traveling east. ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2016, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-3/766636/27 "2016-09-25T20:26:23Z")
The Vikings defense dominated the Panthers today. Ooof. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2016, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-3/766636/28 "2016-09-25T21:19:40Z")
Thed NFL must love the Raiders…5 east coast road games out of their first 8 games @NO W @TENN W @BAL @JAC @TB ---
**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:** [September 25, 2016, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-3/766636/29 "2016-09-25T21:45:13Z")
> [@Southern\_Yankee](#): > > The Vikings defense dominated the Panthers today. Ooof. Yeah, but Cam had a nice dance on his TD run. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2016, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-3/766636/30 "2016-09-25T22:10:51Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > Yeah, but Cam had a nice dance on his TD run. And since that’s that matters to Cam, he’ll consider it a successful day. Plus, he got to make a political statement with his warm up T shirt. ---
**Author:** ![Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Chitwood)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2016, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-3/766636/31 "2016-09-25T22:28:47Z")
Yup. Cam Newton – there’s a guy who doesn’t care about winning. The good cheer in this thread is incredible. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2016, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-3/766636/32 "2016-09-25T22:35:00Z")
> [@TonySinclair](#): > > I asked this last year; didn’t get any answers that met my high standards. I’ll try again. > > Why don’t they schedule Thursday night games after the bye weeks, so the teams playing Thursday have eleven days off before the game (and ten days off after it), instead of having to play two games only four days apart, and almost guaranteeing more players either playing hurt, or getting hurt? > > I realize they don’t have byes every week, but they could easily change the bye schedule so that two teams each had a bye week 16 weeks of the season, instead of 0 to 6 teams having a bye the same week. They could just not have Thursday games the other two weeks. > > Also, to head off a completely wrong answer, the Thursday games are not rewards for good performance, like the Sunday night games are. They are set in concrete at the beginning of the season. > > Seems like a no-brainer to me. The problem is that all 32 teams don’t play on Thursday night. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2016, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-3/766636/33 "2016-09-25T22:36:00Z")
Posted in wrong thread…nevermind… ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2016, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-3/766636/34 "2016-09-25T22:49:43Z")
> [@Johnny\_Ace](#): > > The problem is that all 32 teams don’t play on Thursday night. Why is that a problem? We’re talking about rescheduling, and having them all play once on Thursday would be one of the easier changes. ---
**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:** [September 25, 2016, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-3/766636/35 "2016-09-25T22:57:12Z")
> [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](#): > > Yup. Cam Newton – there’s a guy who doesn’t care about winning. The views expressed by dale42 are solely his and do not necessarily represent the views of Hamlet, the NFL, or any other people who may or may not have an opinion on Cam Newton. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2016, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-3/766636/36 "2016-09-25T23:48:34Z")
> [@TonySinclair](#): > > I realize they don’t have byes every week, but they could easily change the bye schedule so that two teams each had a bye week 16 weeks of the season, instead of 0 to 6 teams having a bye the same week. Having a bye week in the first or last 3-4 weeks of the season doesn’t make any sense. ---
**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 26, 2016, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-3/766636/37 "2016-09-26T00:00:18Z")
were the Eagles playing Pitt? ---
**Author:** ![Sinaptics](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Sinaptics](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sinaptics)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2016, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-3/766636/38 "2016-09-26T00:02:38Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > were the Eagles playing Pitt? From an Eagles fan, nobody is more surprised than us. Most of us were calling for a loss today; a reality check for Wentz. Wow. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2016, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-3/766636/39 "2016-09-26T00:07:49Z")
Thank God my Colts didn’t start off this season 0-3. ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2016, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-3/766636/40 "2016-09-26T01:02:07Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > Having a bye week in the first or last 3-4 weeks of the season doesn’t make any sense. a) it makes more sense than having to play four days apart b) the NFL already has a bye week in week 4 (Packers and Eagles) c) before the SEC cut the number of bye weeks from 2 to 1 in 2015, it was not unusual to have bye weeks in the second or penultimate weeks of the season, and nobody cared (except Bama, who accused the other teams of deliberately scheduling their byes for the week before their Bama game) d) you wouldn’t have to change much to avoid bye weeks the first two or last two weeks of the season, which is more reasonable than saying no bye weeks the first or last four weeks. All you’d have to do is make Thanksgiving (which currently has three games scheduled) and one other Thursday a doubleheader day, so there would be a couple weeks where four teams had byes the same Sunday. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-3/766636.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-3/766636.md?page=3)