# NFL Week 4 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [October 1, 2009, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-4/512195 "2009-10-01T02:17:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**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:** [October 4, 2009, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-4/512195/41 "2009-10-04T22:22:28Z")
Foreign? Oh, Giants! ---
**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:** [October 4, 2009, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-4/512195/42 "2009-10-04T22:23:18Z")
You know who I feel bad for. Stephen Jackson. The guy runs hard, doesn’t bitch and moan too much, and brings it every play. And the rest of his team sucks hard. It’s almost sad watching him fight for one or two yards because his O Line collapses on every other play. ---
**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:** [October 4, 2009, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-4/512195/43 "2009-10-04T23:11:14Z")
That was a hell of a catch and run by Brandon Marshall. ---
**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:** [October 4, 2009, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-4/512195/44 "2009-10-04T23:41:09Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > That was a hell of a catch and run by Brandon Marshall. That Monday Night game is looking to be epic. Both in terms of the play on the field as well as the imminent Favre-fellatio-fest by the media. Personally, I hope Aaron Rogers has the better game just to show the Packers that they made the right decision not kowtowing to some old, egomaniacal d-bag. No offense. I know you’re a Vikings fan, and I sort of like them for some reason, but I can’t stand Brett Favre. ---
**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:** [October 5, 2009, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-4/512195/45 "2009-10-05T00:16:42Z")
Did you see that 1 yard TD run by Marion Barber where he drove the pile for about 8 seconds straight? I’m becoming a fan. ---
**Author:** ![Shig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Shig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shig)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-4/512195/46 "2009-10-05T00:18:52Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > Did you see that 1 yard TD run by Marion Barber where he drove the pile for about 8 seconds straight? I’m becoming a fan. It was impressive, but I did not like it one bit! ---
**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:** [October 5, 2009, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-4/512195/47 "2009-10-05T00:19:32Z")
[This](http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/10166028/Restaurant-worker:-I-was-fired-over-Big-Ben%27s-beef) is an article on a story related to Ben Roethlisberger’s rape accusation. No idea if it’s true, but it really doesn’t paint Big Ben in a good light. Sounds like a douchebag, which is disappointing, because for some reason I thought he was a good guy. Pittsburgh fans, what’s his rep like, off the field? ---
**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:** [October 5, 2009, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-4/512195/48 "2009-10-05T00:19:46Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > Did you see that 1 yard TD run by Marion Barber where he drove the pile for about 8 seconds straight? I’m becoming a fan. He definitely got a push from some Cowboys who came into the scrum behind him… but since I have him on three fantasy teams I won’t complain. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-4/512195/49 "2009-10-05T00:39:01Z")
> [@Kid\_A](#): > > Let me bitch about something for a second. Up here in Toronto, we’re subjected to whatever the Fox station from Buffalo is showing. But we also have our local TV station, CTV, broadcasting games and they are free to show whatever they want. Fox is showing the Giants/Chiefs; a stinker of a game if I’ve ever seen one. So what does CTV show? The same damn game. Why couldn’t they show the Patriots/Ravens game? > > It’s going to be over in the first quarter > > And the Chiefs fumbled the opening kickoff… Ah, and we see that even Canada is punished by the NFC East cocksucking by the media. ---
**Author:** ![Kid\_A\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Kid\_A\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_A_1)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-4/512195/50 "2009-10-05T01:03:59Z")
And there was the same situation for the 4:00 game. Ended up with Broncos/Cowboys which had a great finish but why couldn’t it have been Jets/Saints? There has to be some kind of agreement that prevents the channels from having a free choice of games…or they’re just idiots who don’t follow the NFL. ---
**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:** [October 5, 2009, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-4/512195/51 "2009-10-05T01:12:55Z")
Fox has the NFC, CBS has the AFC. ---
**Author:** ![Kid\_A\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Kid\_A\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_A_1)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-4/512195/52 "2009-10-05T01:24:49Z")
Sorry, I wasn’t clear. I was referring to the Canadian channels. AFAIK, the Canadian channels have no specific contract with the conferences. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-4/512195/53 "2009-10-05T01:25:47Z")
Well, Washington won. But, how about a possible firing in Cleveland? ---
**Author:** ![Cerowyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/82dd89/32.png) [@Cerowyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cerowyn)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-4/512195/54 "2009-10-05T02:27:31Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > Ah, and we see that even Canada is punished by the NFC East cocksucking by the media. Hmmm… I’m in Toronto, and I watched the Patriots/Ravens game. ---
**Author:** ![Kid\_A\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Kid\_A\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_A_1)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-4/512195/55 "2009-10-05T02:28:55Z")
How? CBS wasn’t showing a game and FOX and CTV had the Chiefs/Giants game. Do you have digital or an additional package? ---
**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:** [October 5, 2009, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-4/512195/56 "2009-10-05T02:36:43Z")
> [@Southern\_Yankee](#): > > [This](http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/10166028/Restaurant-worker:-I-was-fired-over-Big-Ben%27s-beef) is an article on a story related to Ben Roethlisberger’s rape accusation. No idea if it’s true, but it really doesn’t paint Big Ben in a good light. Sounds like a douchebag, which is disappointing, because for some reason I thought he was a good guy. Pittsburgh fans, what’s his rep like, off the field? The guy is a fucking douchebag. Always has been, always will be. Go ride a motorcycle after you’ve been drinking, preferably without a helmet, you drama queen rapist motherfucker. Seriously. He’s a great QB and all, but he’s also a self-flagellation machine. Played with a broken thumb! What a hero! Played with a 104 degree fever (false)! What a stud! He makes up shit to bring adulation upon himself. Fuck that guy, I hate him. Seriously, I can’t stand him. Nor can I stand Whines Hard, bitching about his penalties that the NFL is FINALLY calling him on. No Hines, you CANNOT hit an opposing DB in an attempt to “pick” them to spring your teammate into being “open” before the fucking ball gets there. I know, I know, you’re used to the favorable treatment on those plays, you’ve made a living off them, but they AREN’T legal and NEVER have been, you fucking d-bag. There, I feel better. Stupid Steelers. ---
**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:** [October 5, 2009, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-4/512195/57 "2009-10-05T03:14:00Z")
With the week’s only shutout\*, the 49ers move up to 6th in yardage defense and 2nd in scoring defense. \*: Hopefully the Packers will pitch one tomorrow. ---
**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:** [October 5, 2009, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-4/512195/58 "2009-10-05T03:24:27Z")
This game is awesome. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-4/512195/59 "2009-10-05T03:31:42Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > This game is awesome. I hope he shanks this kick. I want overtime. ---
**Author:** ![Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hentor_the_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-4/512195/60 "2009-10-05T03:55:10Z")
> [@Southern\_Yankee](#): > > [This](http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/10166028/Restaurant-worker:-I-was-fired-over-Big-Ben%27s-beef) is an article on a story related to Ben Roethlisberger’s rape accusation. No idea if it’s true, but it really doesn’t paint Big Ben in a good light. Sounds like a douchebag, which is disappointing, because for some reason I thought he was a good guy. Pittsburgh fans, what’s his rep like, off the field? Well, Foie Gras’ Steeler hating ejaculation aside, I can say that on my son’s pee wee football team, if someone comes up with a physical complaint that seems dubious, one of the coaches calls that guy “Roethlisberger.” I also heard another anecdote about him making an appearance at a local children’s service provider with several other Steelers. When it was wrapping up, several kids asked for autographs and he waved them off, while the other guys hung around to sign them. He’s a great QB no doubt, but his rep as a person around here is a bit tarnished. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-4/512195.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-4/512195.md?page=4)