# NFL Week 9 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [November 5, 2009, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/516485 "2009-11-05T23:22:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**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:** [November 8, 2009, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/516485/21 "2009-11-08T21:19:44Z")
Bengals 17, Ravens 7. Ravens didn’t convert a third down until 2:30 left in the game. This Bengals team is playing physical! ---
**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 8, 2009, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/516485/22 "2009-11-08T21:30:44Z")
If the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results, the Packers are seriously fucking insane. Aaron Rodgers needs to diagnose plays and throw the ball quicker. MM needs to learn to RUN THE FUCKING BALL MORE and call quicker developing pass plays. The defense needs to learn to get a pass rush and quit taking penalties. And special teams needs to stop giving up huge chunks of yards. It’s the same goddamn thing every fucking game. I think that is the most frustrating part of this year. We know what is going wrong, but nothing seems to be done about it. Bah. ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2009, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/516485/23 "2009-11-08T22:35:47Z")
What a shocking first half in the Panthers-Saints game! Panthers’ D is doing a great job against the vaunted Saints attack. Go Panthers! ---
**Author:** ![Kolga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e56c9b/32.png) [@Kolga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolga)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2009, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/516485/24 "2009-11-08T23:28:35Z")
> [@Southern\_Yankee](#): > > What a shocking first half in the Panthers-Saints game! Panthers’ D is doing a great job against the vaunted Saints attack. Go Panthers! So true, except that at this moment I am afraid they will fulfill my description of them as “the Stephen King of football” - able to start out strong, create a good story, and then fall the hell apart at the end. I hope they prove me wrong! ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2009, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/516485/25 "2009-11-08T23:42:23Z")
Now every team has won at least one game. The Lions are back in the hunt for the No. 1 draft choice again. ---
**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:** [November 8, 2009, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/516485/26 "2009-11-08T23:48:11Z")
Jesus must hate the Lions. They are sooooo bad. I feel bad for them (and for the fact that they always play on Thanksgiving). Turkey+Lions football=sleep. ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2009, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/516485/27 "2009-11-08T23:57:45Z")
> [@Kolga](#): > > So true, except that at this moment I am afraid they will fulfill my description of them as “the Stephen King of football” - able to start out strong, create a good story, and then fall the hell apart at the end. I hope they prove me wrong! Why, oh why did they try to become a downfield throwing team? What are they thinking?? ---
**Author:** ![Kolga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e56c9b/32.png) [@Kolga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolga)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/516485/28 "2009-11-09T00:00:11Z")
> [@Southern\_Yankee](#): > > Why, oh why did they try to become a downfield throwing team? What are they thinking?? This would be my point, in its entirety. The Stephen King of football. GRRRRRR… it is painful to be a Panthers fan, and has been for a while now. ---
**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:** [November 9, 2009, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/516485/29 "2009-11-09T00:13:47Z")
Uh-oh, Giants fans. ---
**Author:** ![Kolga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e56c9b/32.png) [@Kolga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolga)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/516485/30 "2009-11-09T00:19:26Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > Jesus must hate the Lions. They are sooooo bad. I feel bad for them (and for the fact that they always play on Thanksgiving). Turkey+Lions football=sleep. Man, they just can’t catch a break, can they? From the little I’ve seen this season, it’s not like they’re getting completely blown out of the water, just that they can almost but not quite get it together. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/516485/31 "2009-11-09T00:20:24Z")
The Cardinals win on top of a 49ers loss. Cards back in the playoffs? The same place where we can shock the world? ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/516485/32 "2009-11-09T00:31:06Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > Jesus must hate the Lions. They are sooooo bad. I feel bad for them (and for the fact that they always play on Thanksgiving). Turkey+Lions football=sleep. We can thank Ford that we at least GET one game on TV. Today’s game wasn’t blacked out. Thanks, Seattle. Also, we got crushed. Thanks, Seattle. ---
**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:** [November 9, 2009, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/516485/33 "2009-11-09T00:32:27Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > The Cardinals win on top of a 49ers loss. Cards back in the playoffs? The same place where we can shock the world? They have to go through Foxboro first. In a surprise move in the wake of the Patriots win over Miami, Bill Belichek announced the team would be swapping places with the Carolina Panthers. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/516485/34 "2009-11-09T00:33:26Z")
> [@Kolga](#): > > Man, they just can’t catch a break, can they? From the little I’ve seen this season, it’s not like they’re getting completely blown out of the water, just that they can almost but not quite get it together. That’s putting it mildly. They’re not as bad as they were last year, but they’re still really REALLY bad. They aren’t talented, save for a few (maybe two?) positions. ---
**Author:** ![Kolga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e56c9b/32.png) [@Kolga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolga)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/516485/35 "2009-11-09T00:36:48Z")
> [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](#): > > That’s putting it mildly. They’re not as bad as they were last year, but they’re still really REALLY bad. They aren’t talented, save for a few (maybe two?) positions. You’re right, of course, I just guess I feel really sorry for their fans, so I want to give them the benefit of the doubt 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Carmady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f04885/32.png) [@Carmady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carmady)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/516485/36 "2009-11-09T00:42:00Z")
The 49ers are actually a terrible team again this year. Although, today was the kind of game Shaun Hill manages to win while looking bad. As opposed to Alex Smith, who manages to look good for a few plays a game while turning the ball over every other play. How many times are they going to bring back Smith to check if he is still a bust? I can save them the time: he still is. ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/516485/37 "2009-11-09T01:12:11Z")
> [@VarlosZ](#): > > \*\* SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS 4½ Tennessee Titans 41 \*\* > Vince Young, QBing a 1-6 team that fought like hell against putting him on the field even when their season was clearly gone, on the road, against a good defense. Doesn’t that sound like a 10 point spread? SF -4½: definitely my [lock of the week](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fObSStlFSGg/SthsoMABh3I/AAAAAAAAD4s/YzTni03xngk/s400/smooth+jimmy.jpg). Yeeeeeowch. ---
**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/516485/38 "2009-11-09T01:27:43Z")
> [@Drain\_Bead](#): > > Yeeeeeowch. Well, when you’re right 52% of the time, you’re wrong 48% of the time. ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/516485/39 "2009-11-09T01:56:32Z")
So did anyone see Ochocinco holding a dollar (literally, a $1 bill) while the refs were reviewing whether or not he had a catch? I noticed it immediately, and my thought was “Damn, that’s hilarious. He’s going to get a massive fine for it.” ---
**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:** [November 9, 2009, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/516485/40 "2009-11-09T02:48:48Z")
> [@Drain\_Bead](#): > > So did anyone see Ochocinco holding a dollar (literally, a $1 bill) while the refs were reviewing whether or not he had a catch? I noticed it immediately, and my thought was “Damn, that’s hilarious. He’s going to get a massive fine for it.” I saw that. It was pretty funny. But one of his feet clearly wasn’t completely in bounds, the refs got it right. Great try though. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/516485.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/516485.md?page=3)