NFL WEEK FOUR LIVE THREAD

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[mainepatsfan]

NFL WEEK 4

Sunday, Oct. 1

Arizona at Atlanta 1:00 p.m.

Dallas at Tennessee 1:00 p.m.

Indianapolis at N.Y. Jets 1:00 p.m.

Miami at Houston 1:00 p.m.

Minnesota at Buffalo 1:00 p.m.

New Orleans at Carolina 1:00 p.m.

San Diego at Baltimore 1:00 p.m.

San Francisco at Kansas City 1:00 p.m.

Detroit at St. Louis 4:05 p.m.

Cleveland at Oakland 4:15 p.m.

Jacksonville at Washington 4:15 p.m.

New England at Cincinnati 4:15 p.m.

Seattle at Chicago 8:15 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 2

Green Bay at Philadelphia 8:30 p.m.

[mainepatsfan]

Divisional games can be closer just because the teams know each other so well.

[Cyclopean Squid]

No, Marvin sat him today as a disciplinary move but not sure about his future. THe NFL COmmish might have something to say about it.

I just hope that the Bengals can bounce back after this loss as well as the Pats did theirs. They have a bye next week so plenty of time to stew over it.

[MikefromOhio]

yeah....

I love how Al Michaels is calling out the penalties before the refs do LOL.

[mainepatsfan]

I heard on the Pats radio pre game show that there was some pressure from the league office.

Well you've got Tampa coming out of the bye so that should be a win. After that it's going to get very rough.

[ABG(anybody but Gore)]

I heard on the Pats radio pre game show that there was some pressure from the league office.

?

[mainepatsfan]

Yikes. Someone better tell Chicago the game has started.

[Cyclopean Squid]

never a guaranteed win in the nfl. we'll see--plenty of room for improvement. it's sad because if you said before the season started that we'd be going into the bye 3-1 I would have taken it. But after this bombardment (and the ravens sitting at 4-0) it doesn't seem good enough.

[mainepatsfan]

Chris Henry was benched today by Marvin Lewis for disciplinary reasons. There are reports the Bengals were pressured by the commissioner to do so.

[misterrob]

Yeah, Chad talked some smack this week and his team got pwned in return.

Without those late game TOs the Bengals could have made a late game run though. Plus, Pats have looked bad on offense the past few weeks so I guess they were due to break out.

[Cyclopean Squid]

how did matt hasselbeck get in the steelers' lockeroom in that campbell's commercial?

[mainepatsfan]

I said before the year that I wanted the Pats to be 3-1 by the Miami game. I thought the Pats one loss was going to be today. Oh well that's the NFL for you.

[Cyclopean Squid]

chad always talks smack. He hasn't had a great season so far.

There were moments the game was close but then the pats opened it up and never looked back. What can I say? Not really a competitive game and it didn't really come down to any moments--the Bengals just got owned today as you put it.

FOrtunately just 1 loss, but man oh man was it ugly.

[MikefromOhio]

LOL

[ABG(anybody but Gore)]

For talking smack? There has to be something else going on here...

[mainepatsfan]

When the Pats got the ball back after Cincy made it 14-13 I said to my brother this is where the Pats are going to win or lose the game. That TD drive was where they really took control.

[mainepatsfan]

It was very important for them to keep Seattle out of the end zone.

[mainepatsfan]

No I believe it has more to do with his off the field incidents.

[misterrob]

It should give Lewis something to stick in their faces. Their off field antics are going to hurt and it shows a lack of dedication to winning. Today they played a team that simply doesn't pull that crap. The Pats might not be the team they were in 2003 and 2004 but they have to be considered the standard for how a team should operate.

Chad actually got Belichick to get in on the trash talking before the game which is something given the lack of humor that guy shows.

[misterrob]

dude, like that's one of the 2 objectives of football....

keep them out while you get in.

[mainepatsfan]

Did you have a problem with Dillon's TD celebration?