# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/516485/41 "2009-11-09T03:24:01Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > ``` > Monday, Nov. 9 > > ``` > > \*\* Pittsburgh Steelers 3 DENVER BRONCOS 39½ \*\* > Does anyone believe in the Broncos? I don’t, I’ve pretended to a few times just because doubting them was so hard to rationalize but I really don’t. I suspect this game plays out very similarly to the Ravens game. The Steelers are fast and aggressive on defense and without that downfield ability from the QB position it plays right into their hands. Big Ben won’t have a field day behind that O Line and I don’t expect them to have a ton of success on the ground but all in all I think they play with a short field all game long and grind the Broncos down. > > The Pick: **Steelers 20 - Broncos 16** From your lips to God’s ears. **GO CHARGERS!** :eek::):eek::):eek:🙂 ---
**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, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/516485/42 "2009-11-09T03:40:05Z")
> [@Kolga](#): > > 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 🙂 We’ll remember your pity when we win 6 straight Super Bowls in a row in three years. I’ve had dreams like that. Yes, I’m sick. ---
**Author:** ![Jules\_Andre](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jules_andre/32/9334_2.png) [@Jules\_Andre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jules_Andre)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/516485/43 "2009-11-09T04:26:43Z")
That 4th and 1 play was spotted _two full yards_ behind where the ball ended up, and the moron ref upheld the spot. AMong the worst calls I’ve ever seen. ---
**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, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/516485/44 "2009-11-09T05:19:52Z")
> [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](#): > > We’ll remember your pity when we win 6 straight Super Bowls in a row in three years. > > I’ve had dreams like that. Yes, I’m sick. Hey, no offense intended (heh). Remember, I’m a Panthers fan, so I suffer from the same sickness. ---
**Author:** ![kidchameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@kidchameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidchameleon)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/516485/45 "2009-11-09T10:15:05Z")
> [@Jules\_Andre](#): > > That 4th and 1 play was spotted _two full yards_ behind where the ball ended up, and the moron ref upheld the spot. AMong the worst calls I’ve ever seen. To which of the Eagles’ failures to pick up a short yardage first down are you referring? ---
**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, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/516485/46 "2009-11-09T13:19:06Z")
> [@Kolga](#): > > Hey, no offense intended (heh). Remember, I’m a Panthers fan, so I suffer from the same sickness. No. No you don’t. That’s like telling an AIDS patient that you understand because you had a sniffle last cold season. ---
**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, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/516485/47 "2009-11-09T14:43:03Z")
> [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](#): > > No. No you don’t. That’s like telling an AIDS patient that you understand because you had a sniffle last cold season. Great metaphor, and a good point. ---
**Author:** ![Death\_of\_Rats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@Death\_of\_Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_of_Rats)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/516485/48 "2009-11-09T14:47:11Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > The question gets asked in the thread every week. It’s getting comical, I figured people would have read the answer by now if they were reading these threads regularly. We joked about it some last week. > > O/U is very common, many gamblers bet nothing but. Probably the second most common wager ahead of even money line bets. Spread bets parleyed with O/U bets are pretty standard. You know, you could probably save yourself some time and energy and just cut and paste the explanation boilerplate into the opening of the OP. 😃 I wonder, for Packer fans, which is worse: getting pasted at Lambau by a powerhouse Vikings team lead by the reanimated corpse of Bret Favre or being the whipping boys for TB’s only win? ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/516485/49 "2009-11-09T15:01:46Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > I need some new swear words. I’ve used all 1,214 I know in this damn Packer game. It was a great game and amazing finish, wasn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/516485/50 "2009-11-09T15:04:27Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > \*\* Green Bay Packers 9½ TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 43½ \*\* > The Bay of Pigs game! Retro style. The Bucs are a mess and for all the Packers flaws, they can still be an explosive team and they have a very good defensive system when the QB isn’t named Favre. It’ll be a long day for Freeman (he’s getting the start, right?) and the Bucs don’t have the pass rush to make Rodgers struggle. > > The Pick: **Packers 37 - Buccaneers 3** Hehe, six sacks by the Bucs defense. Three TDs vs one pick for Freeman, plus a two point conversion. Great special teams play by the Bucs, too. Forgive me, I don’t expect the Bucs to win any/many more games this year, so I’ll do my best Airman Doors, USAF imitation while the iron’s hot. ---
**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, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/516485/51 "2009-11-09T17:49:56Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > Hehe, six sacks by the Bucs defense. Three TDs vs one pick for Freeman, plus a two point conversion. Great special teams play by the Bucs, too. Forgive me, I don’t expect the Bucs to win any/many more games this year, so I’ll do my best Airman Doors, USAF imitation while the iron’s hot. Unfortunately for him, the iron’s hot too often (bad **Airman Doors** Steelers metaphor). ---
**Author:** ![Stuffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@Stuffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stuffy)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/516485/52 "2009-11-10T02:11:02Z")
If anyone is paying attention; what is that chant Denver fans are yellling at teh end of defensive stops? ---
**Author:** ![HongKongFooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c4cdca/32.png) [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/516485/53 "2009-11-10T02:13:24Z")
> [@Stuffy](#): > > If anyone is paying attention; what is that chant Denver fans are yellling at teh end of defensive stops? I think it sounds like “we did it again? :eek:” ---
**Author:** ![Stuffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@Stuffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stuffy)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/516485/54 "2009-11-10T02:36:37Z")
I was thinking it was three word phrase but of course haven’t heard it since I posted the question. ---
**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 10, 2009, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/516485/55 "2009-11-10T02:41:06Z")
In-com-plete ---
**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 10, 2009, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/516485/56 "2009-11-10T02:56:20Z")
Well, Denver’s defense looks legitimate to me. I know there are people who think Denver has somehow put up a smokescreen for 8 weeks and they’ve hidden their inner crappiness, but I’m starting to think they’re legit. Perhaps McDaniels is really, really good. ---
**Author:** ![HongKongFooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c4cdca/32.png) [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/516485/57 "2009-11-10T03:00:08Z")
I think Mike Nolan is really good despite McDaniels. That might just be me though. ---
**Author:** ![Roland\_Orzabal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c2a13f/32.png) [@Roland\_Orzabal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roland_Orzabal)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/516485/58 "2009-11-10T03:18:45Z")
Oh come _on_. Seriously, Pitt? The Vikes you can handle, but Denver is too much to ask? At least you got the ball back; time to redeem yourselves. Will no one rid me of these turbulent donkeys? ---
**Author:** ![Roland\_Orzabal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c2a13f/32.png) [@Roland\_Orzabal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roland_Orzabal)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/516485/59 "2009-11-10T03:21:13Z")
Theeeeere ya go. Damn, if only the Chargers would listen that well. ---
**Author:** ![HongKongFooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c4cdca/32.png) [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/516485/60 "2009-11-10T03:23:28Z")
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