# NFL Week 5 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [October 3, 2013, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-5/670234 "2013-10-03T00:34:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**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, 2013, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-5/670234/41 "2013-10-05T05:25:09Z")
> [@For You](#): > > Yeah, I predict it will be like the late 80s all over again: the Broncos will go to the SB after narrowly defeating the (Cinderella) Browns, the way they did three out of four consecutive years, all of north Ohio will cry “_not again!_” and the Cuyahoga will crest its banks with their tears. No way will the Browns represent those tears. Those tears, if any, will be cried by the Bengals. And it will be the Ohio River that will overflow. Get your facts and rivers right… 🙂 ---
**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:** [October 5, 2013, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-5/670234/42 "2013-10-05T15:35:15Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > No way will the Browns represent those tears. Those tears, if any, will be cried by the Bengals. And it will be the Ohio River that will overflow. Get your facts and rivers right… > > 🙂 No, if it was the Bengals, Peyton would wrench his back and the Broncos would fade to the end, the Bengals would go to the SB and dash Cincinnati’s hopes for redemption with one more loss for the books, on the road to challenging the Bills and the Viks for the home city’s greatest disappointment. ---
**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 6, 2013, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-5/670234/43 "2013-10-06T00:46:02Z")
Quick fantasy advice question for this week. I can start 4 of the following players this week in my IRL money league. MJD vs Rams DeAngelo Williams vs Cardinals Eddie Lacy vs Lions Randall Cobb vs Lions Demarius Thomas vs Cowboys Torrey Smith vs Dolphins Justin Blackmon vs Rams ---
**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2013, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-5/670234/44 "2013-10-06T02:16:00Z")
Williams Cobb Thomas Smith MJD first alternate. ---
**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 6, 2013, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-5/670234/45 "2013-10-06T15:59:38Z")
Gonna be a wet, nasty affair in the Queen City for Bengals v Patriots. **Hamlet** , Margus Hunt is active for the first time today! ---
**Author:** ![Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/do_not_taunt/32/2968_2.png) [@Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Do_Not_Taunt)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2013, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-5/670234/46 "2013-10-06T16:58:03Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > Gonna be a wet, nasty affair in the Queen City for Bengals v Patriots. **Hamlet** , Margus Hunt is active for the first time today! Why are they playing this game in Charlotte? (Seriously, I had no idea so many cities called themselves the [Queen City](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_City)!) ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2013, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-5/670234/47 "2013-10-06T16:59:46Z")
So the government shutdown means the Armed Forces Network can’t bring games to the troops? That completely effing sucks. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2013, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-5/670234/48 "2013-10-06T17:43:43Z")
Even as a Giants fan, how in the hell is that not a safety? ---
**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 6, 2013, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-5/670234/49 "2013-10-06T17:49:29Z")
> [@MOIDALIZE](#): > > Williams > Cobb > Thomas > Smith > > MJD first alternate. I ended up starting the 3 running backs + Thomas. RBs are insanely overvalued in this league, so you need to have a damn good reason not to start 2 or 3 RBs. I don’t love my options obviously and these guys have killed me all season, but this is probably my last chance to get anything worth while out of MJD. ---
**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2013, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-5/670234/50 "2013-10-06T17:51:39Z")
> [@Do\_Not\_Taunt](#): > > Seriously, I had no idea so many cities called themselves the [Queen City](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_City)! Not that there’s anything wrong with that. ---
**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 6, 2013, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-5/670234/51 "2013-10-06T17:58:12Z")
Indy returns a blocked field goal attempt for a touchdown, now lead over Seattle after initially falling behind 12-0. Yay. ---
**Author:** ![Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/do_not_taunt/32/2968_2.png) [@Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Do_Not_Taunt)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2013, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-5/670234/52 "2013-10-06T18:06:30Z")
> [@garygnu](#): > > Indy returns a blocked field goal attempt for a touchdown, now lead over Seattle after initially falling behind 12-0. Yay. Officials make up an offensive PI call on Tate to help… ---
**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:** [October 6, 2013, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-5/670234/53 "2013-10-06T18:12:43Z")
Watching Seattle/Indy Let’s see if I understand NFL rules. If you are the wide receiver, you can’t slap away the hand of the defensive back even if his hand is on you BUT if you’re the defensive back you can go through the receiver to get the ball before the ball gets there. ---
**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 6, 2013, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-5/670234/54 "2013-10-06T18:36:25Z")
I’m completely in favor of calling BS OPI on receivers, seeings how often they call BS DPI on defensive backs. While I’m at it, why does a facemask on a defender come with an automatic first down, but one on the offense means they get to play the down over again? ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2013, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-5/670234/55 "2013-10-06T18:37:03Z")
Saints looking solid in Chicago. ---
**Author:** ![Miltonyz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Miltonyz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miltonyz)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2013, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-5/670234/56 "2013-10-06T18:42:57Z")
That Lions hold to end the half looked like a phantom penalty to me. Was a crap defensive holding call that gave the Packers an extra set of downs. Lions offense really can’t anything going without Johnson either. Closer game then predicted though ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2013, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-5/670234/57 "2013-10-06T18:43:12Z")
Scoring seems down around the league this week. Brady playing in the rain at Cincy is not helping my fantasy team that has him. Saints defense is for real this year. I’ve said Rob Ryan looks like Gandalf before, now I’m starting to think he may actually be Gandalf. The transformation in that defense, especially with so many injuries, is nothing short of magical. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2013, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-5/670234/58 "2013-10-06T18:44:53Z")
We have Detroit/GB and Pats/Bengals as the games on right now. Can someone please score a freakin’ touchdown? ---
**Author:** ![Carl\_Corey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Carl\_Corey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carl_Corey)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2013, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-5/670234/59 "2013-10-06T18:47:27Z")
Watching the Eagles/Giants game. They just showed the intro to the Treehouse of Horror. Somebody messed up. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2013, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-5/670234/60 "2013-10-06T19:02:35Z")
> [@Carl\_Corey](#): > > Watching the Eagles/Giants game. They just showed the intro to the Treehouse of Horror. Somebody messed up. You mean besides the Giants? How is that messed up. I thought that clip was already available. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-5/670234.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-5/670234.md?page=4)