# NFL Week 8 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [October 30, 2009, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/515679 "2009-10-30T00:57:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**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:** [November 1, 2009, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/515679/41 "2009-11-01T21:40:48Z")
The Packers got a gift turnover at the Vikings 20 after a premature snap went past Favre, but only came a way with 3. That’s a win for the Vikings. Now Percy brings the kickoff back to the 15. Woot! ---
**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:** [November 1, 2009, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/515679/42 "2009-11-01T21:43:05Z")
Fucking penalties. ---
**Author:** ![UncleNito](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/7cd45c/32.png) [@UncleNito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleNito)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2009, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/515679/43 "2009-11-01T21:46:30Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > Fucking penalties. Things Mike McCarthy is good at: 1. Eating Bic Macs. 2. Tucking pens into his hat. Things he is not good at: 1. Teaching players fundamentals of the game, such as “Don’t headbutt.” In other words, coaching. ---
**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:** [November 1, 2009, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/515679/44 "2009-11-01T21:47:20Z")
AD gets in (barely) on 4th and goal at the 1 after the Packers gave the Purple a gift first down with a ridiculous penalty by Jolly. 7-3 Vikings. It’s been a dogfight so far. ---
**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:** [November 1, 2009, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/515679/45 "2009-11-01T21:52:36Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > 7-3 Vikings. It’s been a dogfight so far. Actually, I’d call it Packer Mistakes 7, Packers 3. They’re beating themselves out there. ---
**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:** [November 1, 2009, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/515679/46 "2009-11-01T21:54:55Z")
Well, in that case it’s Packer mistakes 7, Viking mistakes 3. Vince Young is 10/12 for 80 yards and a touchdown as I write this. He should retire right now. ---
**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:** [November 1, 2009, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/515679/47 "2009-11-01T22:03:26Z")
Favre to Shank. 14-3 Vikes. No Packer mistakes on that drive, just good Vikings offense. And I believe that’s the first TD Favre has ever thrown against the Packers. ---
**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:** [November 1, 2009, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/515679/48 "2009-11-01T22:05:06Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Rams win. Only the Tampa Bay Buccaneers stand between the 2008 Lions and [del]champagne[/del] Faygo. Forgot about the Titans, but looks right now like they’ll be off the schnide by 7 o’clock too. ---
**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:** [November 1, 2009, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/515679/49 "2009-11-01T22:12:09Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Forgot about the Titans, but looks right now like they’ll be off the schnide by 7 o’clock too. Just wait until Young gets settled in and the mistakes start flowing. ---
**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:** [November 1, 2009, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/515679/50 "2009-11-01T22:14:26Z")
Another WTF penalty by the Packers. This is getting ugly. ---
**Author:** ![UncleNito](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/7cd45c/32.png) [@UncleNito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleNito)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2009, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/515679/51 "2009-11-01T22:14:41Z")
And another asinine penalty probably negating a stop by the defense. Favre’s final gift to the Packers might be getting McCarthy fired. ---
**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:** [November 1, 2009, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/515679/52 "2009-11-01T22:17:44Z")
Nice defensive stop. First play for the offense… wait for it … .a penalty. ---
**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:** [November 1, 2009, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/515679/53 "2009-11-01T22:20:33Z")
A nice first down, and then … take a guess. I can wait … That’s right. A penalty. Wipe out that first down. ---
**Author:** ![UncleNito](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/7cd45c/32.png) [@UncleNito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleNito)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2009, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/515679/54 "2009-11-01T22:22:28Z")
Nice to see the pass blocking get back on track. The NFL record was in jeopardy after last week. ---
**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:** [November 1, 2009, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/515679/55 "2009-11-01T22:22:43Z")
Can I please get a TD pass to Jennings at some point today? ---
**Author:** ![UncleNito](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/7cd45c/32.png) [@UncleNito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleNito)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2009, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/515679/56 "2009-11-01T22:25:10Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > Can I please get a TD pass to Jennings at some point today? Watch for it in the second half. It will be negated by an illegal formation penalty. You heard it here first. ---
**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:** [November 1, 2009, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/515679/57 "2009-11-01T22:27:04Z")
> [@UncleNito](#): > > Nice to see the pass blocking get back on track. The NFL record was in jeopardy after last week. I’d call it halvies. Williams blowing past Wells (I miss Spitz) made 2 on the O Line and 2 on Rodgers. I’m seriously reconsidering my support of MM. Looking at the way Favre is running the Vikings game with quick, short passes, I get a bit jealous of the playcalling. And they actually have running plays. ---
**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:** [November 1, 2009, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/515679/58 "2009-11-01T22:27:50Z")
They actually have an offensive line. I think that helps. ---
**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:** [November 1, 2009, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/515679/59 "2009-11-01T22:29:15Z")
The Panthers are tearing the Cardinals a new one right now - and Jonathan Stewart is vulturing all of DeAngelo’s touchdowns, that bastard! ---
**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:** [November 1, 2009, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/515679/60 "2009-11-01T22:39:11Z")
Vikings up over the Pack 17-3 at halftime. The Packers have gotten some penalties (though they did get a huge break from on that 1st quarter fumble), but they’re also getting flat outplayed. The Vikings defensive line has been especially solid. A-Rodge is still running for his life as much as he was in the first game. Favre has been methodical and mistake free. The Packers have mostly bottled up Peterson, but he’s busted free for some chunks here and there. Vikes get the ball first after the half. It’s better to be ahead by 14 than behind by 14, but I’ve seen too many of these border battles to relax. They almost always tighten up. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/515679.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/515679.md?page=4)