# NFL Week 9 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** football-nfl\ **Created:** [October 28, 2025, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/1024359 "2025-10-28T14:18:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**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:** [November 1, 2025, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/1024359/41 "2025-11-01T02:40:22Z")
> [@EllisDee](#): > > Has anybody else noticed an increase in neck tackling? In general no, but it looked like the Dolphins defense was trained to tackle that way. ---
**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:** [November 1, 2025, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/1024359/42 "2025-11-01T22:51:57Z")
Last off-season, the Packers parted way with CB Jaire Alexander. Alexander had been an All-Pro in 2020 and 2022, but he hadn’t been able to stay healthy, and only played in 14 games over 2023 and 2024. The Ravens had signed Alexander to a one-year contract in June, but he’s only played in 2 games so far, and was a “healthy scratch” five times; they traded him (and a seventh-round pick) to the Eagles today, for a sixth-round pick. > **[Ravens deal ex-Pro Bowl CB Alexander to Eagles](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46807773/ravens-trade-cornerback-jaire-alexander-eagles)** > > The Eagles added cornerback depth on Saturday, acquiring former Pro Bowl CB Jaire Alexander and a 2027 seventh-round pick from the Ravens in exchange for a 2026 sixth-round pick. ---
**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 2, 2025, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/1024359/43 "2025-11-02T12:56:46Z")
The Eagles secondary depth is (now) ridiculous. ---
**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:** [November 2, 2025, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/1024359/44 "2025-11-02T15:52:01Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > The Eagles secondary depth is (now) ridiculous Assuming that you aren’t being sarcastic: I don’t think that Alexander adds much of anything to the Eagles, or any team, at this point. Two good teams have given up on him this year. The Packers _knew_ that CB was not a position of strength for them, and yet they decided that Alexander wasn’t worth keeping. He keeps getting injured, he’s also a bit of a head case, and he’s now three years removed from his last actual productive season. The Ravens were unimpressed enough with him that they barely used him, even though he was technically healthy. Then again, he only cost the Eagles a sixth-round pick, and they got a seventh in return (plus Alexander), which is only slightly more than a ham sandwich. If Alexander suddenly finds the fountain of youth (and non-weirdness) in Philadelphia, even for just this last half of the season, more power to them. ---
**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 2, 2025, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/1024359/45 "2025-11-02T18:27:18Z")
Greg Olson: “That’s clearly a late hit, Young was well off the sideline white when he was hit”. 10 seconds and replay assist later: Same Greg Olson: “Young was clearly in bound when he was hit by Cooper.” ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2025, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/1024359/46 "2025-11-02T18:30:38Z")
Packers are now in the lead for the Ugliest Uniform of the Season award. > **[Green Bay Packers unveil throwback uniforms for 2025 NFL season](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/45812516/green-bay-packers-throwback-uniforms-jersey-helmet)** > > The jerseys are a tribute to a season that was "as big a year as there's been in Packer history." ---
**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:** [November 2, 2025, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/1024359/47 "2025-11-02T18:33:37Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > Packers are now in the lead for the Ugliest Uniform of the Season award. I actually really like those. YMMV, of course. Part of the issue that the Packers have with secondary and throwback uniforms (which are, honestly, mostly an excuse by the league and teams to sell more merchandise) is that, unlike most teams, their uniforms and helmets have been largely unchanged since around 1960. So, any “throwbacks” need to go even further back, and may look odd when translated into modern uniform and helmet styles. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2025, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/1024359/48 "2025-11-02T18:37:34Z")
Those are not uglier than the Steelers’ throwback uniforms. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2025, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/1024359/49 "2025-11-02T18:48:15Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > Those are not uglier than the Steelers’ throwback uniforms You have a point, but the helmets of the Packers put them on the top of my list. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2025, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/1024359/50 "2025-11-02T18:51:06Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > Those are not uglier than the Steelers’ throwback uniforms. Are we talking the yellow diarrhea ones they just wore or bumble bee costumes? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2025, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/1024359/51 "2025-11-02T18:55:26Z")
The ones they wore against the Packers this year. ---
**Author:** ![Clawdio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d07c76/32.png) [@Clawdio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clawdio)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2025, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/1024359/52 "2025-11-02T19:24:37Z")
I swear, Jordan Love is the king of throwing pop flies to center field that some how end up getting caught for big gains. ---
**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 2, 2025, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/1024359/53 "2025-11-02T19:34:54Z")
It looked pretty obvious that Young was inbound when he was hit to me. I couldn’t figure out what he was thinking other than that maybe he was waving his arm to signal he was giving himself up. But I think it’s ok for Olson to correct himself after watching the replay. ---
**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:** [November 2, 2025, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/1024359/54 "2025-11-02T21:33:07Z")
This Bengals/Bears game is very silly ---
**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 2, 2025, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/1024359/55 "2025-11-02T21:42:01Z")
Joe Facco, franchise QB. ---
**Author:** ![3AxisCtrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/ecd19e/32.png) [@3AxisCtrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3AxisCtrl)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2025, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/1024359/56 "2025-11-02T21:45:12Z")
Patriots (barely) win their 6th straight game. At the start of this season, I think the over/under date for this streak happening would have been something like October 2032. ---
**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:** [November 2, 2025, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/1024359/57 "2025-11-02T21:49:11Z")
The Packers have been playing down to the level of their opponents for weeks, and digging themselves into holes. It bites them in the ass today, as they lose to the Panthers, and go 1-for-5 in red zone opportunities. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2025, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/1024359/58 "2025-11-02T21:53:39Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > It bites them in the ass today It’s the uniforms, I tells ya! ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2025, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/1024359/59 "2025-11-02T22:02:15Z")
yes, they really stunk today. And to make ,matters worse: Packers coach Matt LaFleur TE Tucker Kraft’s knee injury “does not look good.” Brian ---
**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:** [November 2, 2025, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/1024359/60 "2025-11-02T22:06:28Z")
> [@N9IWP](#): > > Packers coach Matt LaFleur TE Tucker Kraft’s knee injury “does not look good.” Damnation. ☹ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/1024359.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/1024359.md?page=4)