# NFL Week 8 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [October 31, 2010, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/558970 "2010-10-31T14:10:00Z")\ **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 31, 2010, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/558970/1 "2010-10-31T14:10:00Z")
1pm MIA @ CIN JAC @ DAL WSH @ DET BUF @ KC CAR @ STL GB @ NYJ DEN @ SF (well, london) 4pm TEN @ SD SEA @ OAK MIN @ NE TB @ ARI SNF PIT @ NO MNF HOU @ IND I miss Omni’s writeups. ---
**Author:** ![MeDrewNotYou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@MeDrewNotYou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeDrewNotYou)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2010, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/558970/2 "2010-10-31T17:13:39Z")
I watched NFL Today on CBS and absolutely loved the trick-or-treat sketch. I’m lucky enough to get two CBS games, so I’m recording SF v Den for later and watching Jax@Dal. The two games I’m really looking forward to, though, are Min@NE and Hou@Ind (we demand revenge!). ---
**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 31, 2010, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/558970/3 "2010-10-31T17:24:27Z")
Rodgers forcing the ball to a gimped Driver for no reason. ---
**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 31, 2010, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/558970/4 "2010-10-31T18:19:19Z")
Dallas making David Garrard look like Donovan McNabb c. 2004. ---
**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 31, 2010, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/558970/5 "2010-10-31T18:23:11Z")
Dallas doesn’t deserve to be a 6.5 favorite over anyone, let alone a 4? win team. ---
**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 31, 2010, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/558970/6 "2010-10-31T18:27:56Z")
The blatantly fixed officiating in favor of the Packers is becoming ridiculous. ---
**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 31, 2010, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/558970/7 "2010-10-31T18:33:03Z")
Totally. Not like the Packers have been penalized 47 times, or 7th most in the league, or anything. ETA: Detroit, don’t try to score from your own 30 with 43 seconds left and an all-but-rookie quarterback. EETA: Is it hard to kick in the new NY stadium? ---
**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2010, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/558970/8 "2010-10-31T18:48:34Z")
Ugh. Packers have the ball around their 40, 8 seconds left, 2 timeouts. They take a timeout, so you think they’re going to set up a pass play to try and get themselves into FG range. Nope, they take a knee to get to halftime. I HATE that. Is it really THAT risky to try to make a play to give yourself a chance to score? Such chickenshit coaching. Also, I feel obliged to offer my annual apology to England for giving them another subpar NFL game. If the NFL was serious about promoting the game, they’d give London a game that’s assured to be meaningful (like Pittsburgh/New Orleans), but they never do. ---
**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 31, 2010, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/558970/9 "2010-10-31T18:53:24Z")
From the NFL’s point of view, giving London shitty games works out just fine, because they sell out no matter what. At least they’re getting to see Kyle Orton air it out a bit. ---
**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 31, 2010, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/558970/10 "2010-10-31T19:22:40Z")
The talking heads keep saying Dallas can’t fire Wade Phillips because he’s the defensive coordinator as well as the head coach. I fail to see how that is a problem. ---
**Author:** ![MeDrewNotYou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@MeDrewNotYou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeDrewNotYou)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2010, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/558970/11 "2010-10-31T19:58:12Z")
CBS just cut from the JAX@DAL game w/ nearly 6min left to BUF@KC. If I didn’t hate the Cowboys, I’d feel really sorry for them. ---
**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 31, 2010, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/558970/12 "2010-10-31T20:25:19Z")
Hate when that works. ---
**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 31, 2010, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/558970/13 "2010-10-31T20:27:52Z")
Hot damn! Packers defense pitches a shutout, Capers and McCarthy outcoach Ryan, and the Packers get a huge victory on the road against a good team. Capers had a great gameplan, and, for reasons only known to the JETS, they relied on Sanchez rather than their running game to try and score. Rodgers had another subpar game, although Driver, Jones, and Quarless didn’t help him any with big drops. But it was the defense that made this game. Kudos! ---
**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 31, 2010, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/558970/14 "2010-10-31T20:38:50Z")
Isn’t overtime supposed to be commercial free? ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2010, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/558970/15 "2010-10-31T20:43:20Z")
Lions just doubled their win total at the expense of the Skins. ---
**Author:** ![Chicagojeff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b19c9b/32.png) [@Chicagojeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chicagojeff)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2010, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/558970/16 "2010-10-31T22:49:54Z")
Rooting for those damn Vikings now… I want to see Tavaris J kick up the qb controversy in Minnesota… ---
**Author:** ![Chicagojeff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b19c9b/32.png) [@Chicagojeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chicagojeff)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2010, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/558970/17 "2010-10-31T22:51:12Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > Hot damn! Packers defense pitches a shutout, Capers and McCarthy outcoach Ryan, and the Packers get a huge victory on the road against a good team. Capers had a great gameplan, and, for reasons only known to the JETS, they relied on Sanchez rather than their running game to try and score. Rodgers had another subpar game, although Driver, Jones, and Quarless didn’t help him any with big drops. > > But it was the defense that made this game. Kudos! Yeah but you need to throw a game ball in for the Jets receivers.. Sanchez had about 6-8 drops today.. Crochety or whatever his fucking name is needs to have his paycheck docked.. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2010, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/558970/18 "2010-10-31T23:34:10Z")
Do I dare declare the Raiders as back from virtual oblivion, after a string of 7 horrendous seasons where they never won more than 5 games? They’ve now reached the .500 mark after their second straight massacre, this week of a pretty good Seattle team, 33-3, 545 to 162 in yards. I’ve been rooting for them since the mid-70’s, but when the Jags set up shop I’ve mostly been following them (tho don’t mention the words “tuck rule” in my presence). Usually only good teams blow people out by a combined score of 92 to 17. ---
**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 31, 2010, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/558970/19 "2010-10-31T23:37:30Z")
Ah, Derek Anderson. A field goal to tie, and he throws a pick in the red zone. Who would have thought. Except everyone who has seen him play. ---
**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 31, 2010, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/558970/20 "2010-10-31T23:40:11Z")
> [@Chicagojeff](#): > > Yeah but you need to throw a game ball in for the Jets receivers.. Sanchez had about 6-8 drops today.. Crochety or whatever his fucking name is needs to have his paycheck docked.. Yeah, I do think that was a significant factor. The Jets offense kept reminding me of the Packers offense of recent weeks – unable to put together more than 2 or 3 good plays in a drive. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/558970.md?page=2)