Category: NFL replacement officials
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012
For years it seems like the Baltimore Ravens have won games by having one of the most tenacious defenses in the NFL and doing enough on offense to get by. It appears that 2012 has brought about a whole new Ravens attack.
Sure, the defense -- led by veteran standout Ray ...
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Friday, September 28th, 2012
As the Philadelphia Eagles prepare for the New York Giants Sunday night at the Linc, the trash talk has again picked up between the two division rivals. Jason Babin might have only joined Philly a year ago, but he's already quite familiar with the rivalry.
Jason Babin joined Mike Lupica on ...
Posted in NFL, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles | 1 Comment »
Friday, September 28th, 2012
The Atlanta Falcons have come out of the gate at 3-0 this season with impressive wins over the Kansas City Chiefs, Denver Broncos and San Diego Chargers. Matt Ryan has been sharp, complemented with his group of weapons that includes Michael Turner, Tony Gonzalez, Roddy White and Julio Jones.
Unfortunately the ...
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Thursday, September 27th, 2012
Last season Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew led the NFL in rushing despite playing on one of the worst passing offenses in the NFL. Despite an offseason holdout, MJD has picked up right where he left off. Through three games, Jones-Drew is second in the NFL in rushing with just ...
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Thursday, September 27th, 2012
After two rough games in a row, the Oakland Raiders got their first win of the season and the first win in the Dennis Allen era. It didn't come easy. Behind the right arm of Carson Palmer and the leg of Sebastian Janikowski, the Raiders rallied from behind and won ...
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Thursday, September 27th, 2012
Although the NFL referee lockout came to a close overnight, that doesn't change the fact that the replacement officials blew a call on a walk-off Hail Mary that cost the Green Bay Packers a football game. The displeasure for the replacement officials' performance continues to grow by the day.
Count Shane Lechler ...
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Thursday, September 27th, 2012
Several former Lingerie Football League officials officiated games that you watched in a stadium or on national television every Sunday for the past three weeks. And we're not talking the LFL's top officials, either. No, we're talking officials that were fired from the league.
The regular officials' lockout ended at Midnight ...
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Thursday, September 27th, 2012
Victor Cruz isn't letting shoddy officiating get to his head or ruin his game. The New York Giants wide receiver says he and his teammates really weren't all that distracted by the replacement officials, and it showed in the statistics. The Giants rank second in the league in terms of ...
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Thursday, September 27th, 2012
Mark Anderson and his Buffalo Bills take on the New England Patriots Sunday. And it just so happens that Anderson spent all of 2011 with New England. So does that mean the Bills can count on their new defensive end for some inside information?
Nope, says Anderson.
Mark Anderson joined Howard Simon ...
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Wednesday, September 26th, 2012
Monday night's terrible call in the Packers-Seahawks game affected so many people in and around the NFL. The whole NFC playoff picture has been altered and the loss could have a lasting impact on so many different teams. Furthermore, Fantasy Football games were decided by that play. And then there ...
Posted in Golf, Green Bay Packers, NFL, Philadelphia Eagles, Seattle Seahawks, Tiger Woods | 4 Comments »