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St. Louis Rams Hand Arizona Cardinals Their First Loss, 17-3
Sam Bradford threw two touchdown passes and the Rams' defense sacked Kevin Kolb nine times, as St. Louis beat the Arizona Cardinals, 17-3, on Thursday night.
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NFL Ball Boy Face-Plants and It’s As Spectacular As You’d Imagine
NFL ball boy isn't exactly the most exciting job in the National Football League so a kid has to make it seem like it's a Super Bowl moment every time he chases after a ball.
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8 Not-So-Great Reasons to Remember the Replacement Refs
This weekend, finally, the real refs will be back on the sidelines, saving us from any further on-field debacles like the ending to last Monday Night's Packers-Seahawks game. For all the phantom pass-interference calls and overlong instant-replay reviews, certain moments are sure to stick out when, in future years, we look back on the first three weeks of the 2012 season and wonder just what the world happened.
Here are eight dubious ways for us all to remember the stand-ins responsible for imprinting the phrase "simultaneous catch" onto every football fan's brain:
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Baltimore Ravens Beat Cleveland Browns, 23-16, as NFL Officials Return
Cary Williams returned an interception 63 yards for a touchdown, and the Baltimore Ravens held on to defeat the Cleveland Browns, 23-16, in Baltimore on Thursday night.
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Roger Goodell Apologizes To Fans For Refs
September 27, 2012 NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is apologizing to fans for having to use replacement officials during a lockout of regular refs.
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Which Winless NFL Team Has the Best Chance at the Super Bowl? — Sports Survey of the Day
As we head into week number four in the NFL, two teams are still looking for win number one. So, which winless team has the best chance at the Lombardi Trophy?
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Ed Hochuli – The Real Reason We Miss The Real NFL Referees
September 26, 2012 The debacle in Green Bay on Monday night certainly showed a major crack in the NFL's armor regarding the use of replacement referees. The league even issued a statement on the game admitting there was a missed call but the outcome of the game will stand
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The 5 Most Questionable Calls in NFL History
By now, even non-football fans have heard about the officiating debacle in last night's showdown between the Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks (just check your Facebook feed). Facing a 12-7 deficit with just seconds left to play, Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson rolled out of the pocket and threw a desperation heave into the end zone, resulting in a game-clinching interception for the Packers.
Except it wasn't. Instead, the NFL's much-maligned replacement officials inexplicably ruled the play a touchdown for the Seahawks, ignoring an obvious offensive pass-interference penalty and cementing the phrase "simultaneous catch" into the lexicon of poor sports officiating.
This screw-up will, hopefully, lead to the return of the real refs—but let's not forget that they too have made their share of awful calls over the years. Here's a look at some of the NFL's most controversial officiating decisions:
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An Open Letter to Roger Goodell – From the Bird’s Nest
As Popeye once said "that's all I can stands, cuz I can't stands no more!"
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NFL 2012 Season — Week Three Recap
Three overtime games and several last-second finishes highlighted the NFL action from Week 3. Here's a recap of all of Sunday's games: