# NFL Week 7 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [October 18, 2018, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-7/823171 "2018-10-18T20:40:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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 18, 2018, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-7/823171/1 "2018-10-18T20:40:27Z")
Thursday Denver Broncos (-2) at Arizona Cardinals Sunday 9:30am Tennessee Titans at Los Angeles Chargers (-6) in London Sunday early New England Patriots (-3) at Chicago Bears Buffalo Bills at Indianapolis Colts (-6.5) Detroit Lions at Miami Dolphins (NL) Minnesota Vikings (-3) at New York Jets Carolina Panthers at Philadelphia Eagles (-3.5) Cleveland Browns at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (-2.5) Houston Texans at Jacksonville Jaguars (-4.5) Sunday late New Orleans Saints at Baltimore Ravens (-2.5) Los Angeles Rams (-11) at San Francisco 49ers Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins (-2.5) SNF Cincinnati Bengals at Kansas City Chiefs (-6) MNF New York Giants at Atlanta Falcons (-3) Byes: Green Bay, Oakland, Pittsburgh, Seattle Are there any NFL highlight/film breakdown shows that consist largely of highlights and film breakdown, and not just a bunch of ex players yelling cliches at each other? For the last 10 years, they seem desperate to speed through 30 seconds of actual game footage so they can move onto 5 minutes of talking head segments. I don’t get it - who watches football highlight shows to watch a bunch of jocks talk about it and not actual football highlights? ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2018, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-7/823171/2 "2018-10-18T21:06:28Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > Are there any NFL highlight/film breakdown shows that consist largely of highlights and film breakdown, and not just a bunch of ex players yelling cliches at each other? For the last 10 years, they seem desperate to speed through 30 seconds of actual game footage so they can move onto 5 minutes of talking head segments. I don’t get it - who watches football highlight shows to watch a bunch of jocks talk about it and not actual football highlights? ESPN’s “NFL Matchup” used to be such a show, especially when Ron Jaworski hosted it. He and co-host Merril Hoge were laid off by ESPN last year, and while the show is still on, I haven’t watched it of late, so I can’t comment on whether it still has that style to it. Also, the show now apparently is run in the middle of the night on ESPN2, which suggests to me that the network doesn’t feel it has much appeal. ---
**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 18, 2018, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-7/823171/3 "2018-10-18T23:10:22Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > Are there any NFL highlight/film breakdown shows that consist largely of highlights and film breakdown, and not just a bunch of ex players yelling cliches at each other? For the last 10 years, they seem desperate to speed through 30 seconds of actual game footage so they can move onto 5 minutes of talking head segments. I don’t get it - who watches football highlight shows to watch a bunch of jocks talk about it and not actual football highlights? The state of pregame and highlight shows has never been worse. Terry Bradshaw’s half-time updates are a disaster. ---
**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 19, 2018, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-7/823171/4 "2018-10-19T01:23:04Z")
Ah good, another primetime game where it was over in the first quarter. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2018, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-7/823171/5 "2018-10-19T01:33:54Z")
I know you posted the schedule, but I’ll reemphasize for fantasy and pick ‘em type leagues: This week has the first early Sunday London game so don’t get caught. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2018, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-7/823171/6 "2018-10-19T01:36:54Z")
As a Broncos fan, I want to be excited that it’s over in the first quarter. But I just can’t be. I should’ve just started with the baseball game. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2018, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-7/823171/7 "2018-10-19T02:39:28Z")
I picked a good pair of WRs to start on my fantasy team this week: both Fitzgerald and Sanders have touchdown catches, and Sanders has thrown one, too. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2018, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-7/823171/8 "2018-10-19T03:20:57Z")
I can’t believe this Cardinals team has a win. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2018, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-7/823171/9 "2018-10-19T03:25:12Z")
Von Miller is pretty darned good. Josh Rosen looks pretty atrocious. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2018, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-7/823171/10 "2018-10-19T13:08:43Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > I can’t believe this Cardinals team has a win. But that win was against the 49ers. They have them again on the 28th, and I’m curious how that matchup goes a second time. Rosen vs Beathard, Clash of the Whatevers. ---
**Author:** ![Clawdio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d07c76/32.png) [@Clawdio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clawdio)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2018, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-7/823171/11 "2018-10-19T14:47:38Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > Denver Broncos (-2) at Arizona Cardinals Ooof, I was thinking that was a weird line with the Broncos only giving 2. I should’ve put some money down. Also, I should’ve learned how one puts money down haha. > [@](#): > > Cincinnati Bengals at Kansas City Chiefs (-6) I assume the -6 refers to how many players the Chiefs will be down after [Vontaze Burfict permanently disfigures them.](https://www.si.com/nfl/2018/10/17/vontaze-burfict-bengals-violent-play) I’m not really familiar with betting but that’s pretty morbid. But I suppose it is [not unwarranted.](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/vontaze-burfict-should-be-suspended-for-rest-of-season-says-former-browns-tackle-joe-thomas/) ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2018, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-7/823171/12 "2018-10-19T15:10:56Z")
The 'Niners gave the Pack a good run for its money last weekend, so I wouldn’t be so quick to dismiss them under Beathard. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2018, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-7/823171/13 "2018-10-19T15:12:41Z")
> [@Clawdio](#): > > Ooof, I was thinking that was a weird line with the Broncos only giving 2. I should’ve put some money down. Also, I should’ve learned how one puts money down haha. > I assume the -6 refers to how many players the Chiefs will be down after [Vontaze Burfict permanently disfigures them.](https://www.si.com/nfl/2018/10/17/vontaze-burfict-bengals-violent-play) I’m not really familiar with betting but that’s pretty morbid. But I suppose it is [not unwarranted.](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/vontaze-burfict-should-be-suspended-for-rest-of-season-says-former-browns-tackle-joe-thomas/) It’s pretty bad when the “over/under” on a game has to do with players put out of commission by injury… :eek: ---
**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:** [October 19, 2018, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-7/823171/14 "2018-10-19T15:20:25Z")
ESPN radio guys were talking about Burfict this morning and all agree he’s too dangerous. His goal is not to win games, but to hurt people. Mahomes is the a QB golden boy, so if Burfict injures him I’m sure the league will take serious action. But receivers over the middle? Pfft, not so important to the league. ---
**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 19, 2018, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-7/823171/15 "2018-10-19T15:54:09Z")
> [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](#): > > ESPN radio guys were talking about Burfict this morning and all agree he’s too dangerous. His goal is not to win games, but to hurt people. Mahomes is the a QB golden boy, so if Burfict injures him I’m sure the league will take serious action. But receivers over the middle? Pfft, not so important to the league. Sounds like ESPN’s got a whole lot of pearl clutching going on. I mean really, “too dangerous”? Yeah, to himself maybe. He doesn’t want to win? That’s a huge leap. He hasn’t even been flagged for anything (yet)!! ---
**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:** [October 19, 2018, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-7/823171/16 "2018-10-19T17:33:02Z")
Check out the links in post #11, it’s a lot more than just ESPN. ---
**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 19, 2018, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-7/823171/17 "2018-10-19T20:05:19Z")
[Browns trading Carlos Hyde to Jacksonville](https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1053365924328366080) Gotta say this is weird as fuck, he’s been very good. I guess it’s Chubb time. ---
**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:** [October 19, 2018, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-7/823171/18 "2018-10-19T20:45:41Z")
Weird, indeed. And they only get a 5th round pick. You’d think Jacksonville would be pretty desperate, although Yeldon has been serviceable while Fournette has been out. This is a strange trade to make at this point in the season. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_the\_Turtle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_the_turtle/32/2926_2.png) [@Fear\_the\_Turtle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_the_Turtle)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2018, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-7/823171/19 "2018-10-19T20:46:40Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > [Browns trading Carlos Hyde to Jacksonville](https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1053365924328366080) > > Gotta say this is weird as fuck, he’s been very good. I guess it’s Chubb time. Good for me, I picked up Duke Johnson last week. ---
**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:** [October 19, 2018, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-7/823171/20 "2018-10-19T21:45:35Z")
Doh! Looks like my time on the Yeldon train in the dynasty league is coming to an end, since I can’t imagine starting two different backs on the same team. I guess Fournette’s rehab isn’t going well? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-7/823171.md?page=2)