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Who Gets To Spike The Football?
When the Patriots are doing well, Tom Brady doesn't get mad, and instead does fun stuff like play hot potato with Julian Edelman before spiking the ball....

Brian Hoyer And The Browns Are Out Here Thriving
The Browns are .500! The Browns are .500! Brian Hoyer's the man after a huge comeback win against the Titans. ...

Bills Edge Imploding Lions With Field Goal; Jim Schwartz Carried Away
Lions kicker Alex Henery, who replaced previous Lions kicker Nate Freese roughly two weeks ago, will probably not be a Lions kicker for much longer. He missed all three of his field goal attempts today, keeping the game in reach. Kyle Orton and the Bills took advantage of that opportunity with 11 ...

The Pillow Stays Dry Tonight, Browns Fan
Once trailing 28-3, the Browns closed the game on a 26-0 run, and beat the Titans 29-28. The Browns are .500 and they will beat your ass in second halves. ...

Bucs WR Louis Murphy Flagged For Inappropriate Language
The NFL's battle against words continues. Buccaneers receiver Louis Murphy was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct after a Tampa Bay touchdown. Here's the on-field audio. Can you figure out when Murphy uses inappropriate language? We don't hear it....

Golden Tate Fakes The Goalpost Dunk Celebration
The fine would've been worth it, though. ...

Beats By Dre Banned From The Heads Of NFL Players
Bose is now "the official sound of the NFL," apparently replacing the confused whimpers of retired defensive tackles with CTE. That means that you're not going to see many more pictures like the one above, because players now must wear the NFL's preferred brand of oversized, overpriced headphones at...

Jake Locker Takes Brutal Late Hit To Head, Stays In The Game
Watch the video above. You'll see Jake Locker scramble for a 10-yard touchdown and get clocked with a forearm shiver to the helmet. He goes down, clutching his head, and when he's finally helped to his feet, appears woozy, and stumbles. He was taken to the locker room to be evaluated for signs of a ...

Your NFL Week 5 Viewing Maps
There's not a lot that stands out on the NFL's early Sunday afternoon schedule this week, save for maybe the duel between the 3-1 teams from Texas. If you're west of the Mississippi, you're probably getting that one. In the later set, the undefeated Cardinals attempt to announce their presence agai...

Counterprogramming Football: What To Watch Today Instead Of The NFL
In evaluating the NFL's concussion protocol, it's important to look at why concussions are dangerous in the first place. For helpful perspective on this, let's step away from football and look at a much more direct activity centered around doing awful damage to an opponent's brain: boxing....

Report: Rob Bironas Was Really, Really Drunk At Time Of Fatal Crash
The toxicology report for Rob Bironas came back, and the former Titans kicker had a blood alcohol level of .218—the legal limit is .08—at the time of his fatal car crash, according to the Tennessean....

This Demented Letter About A Packers Party Is In Comic Sans, Of Course
Green Bay Press-Gazette editor Amy Bailey wrote her Oct. 1 column about an incident at a Packers viewing party she attended. It was straightforward: A man said, "It's a big ol' nigger pile," during a fumble, and Bailey called him out for saying a racist thing. Because yes, calling a scrum for a foot...

Report: Ray McDonald Summoned 49ers-Paid Cop To Scene Of Arrest
Police have finally handed over their investigation into 49ers DE Ray McDonald to prosecutors, who will decide whether or not to bring domestic-violence charges. But the real news is why it took so long....

Goodell: Look At All The Talking I'm Doing About Domestic Violence
After the Ray Rice debacle, Roger Goodell talked a lot about making the NFL a leader on the issue of domestic violence. And, like any good corporate leader, what better way to show your leadering than by issuing weekly update memos? In three weeks, Goodell has issued three memos, enough to provide...

Thursday Games Not Shitty, Says NFL After Another Shitty Thursday Game
So, that was gross. Vikings-Packers finished with a score of a million to a little, or somewhere in that range. (I have to look it up. I didn't watch, because I don't hate myself.) And yet, it wasn't close to the biggest blowout nor the worst game on the Thursday night slate so far....

NFLRA Accuses NFL Of Throwing Refs Under The Bus On Controversial Calls
In a statement, the NFL Referees Association accuses the league of privately confirming a pair of recent flags were correctly thrown, after publicly announcing the calls were in error....

What's Wrong With LeSean McCoy?
Philadelphia is 3-1 and at the top of the NFC East, but you wouldn't know it by looking at the stat line of its star, LeSean McCoy. In Philly's last two games, Shady's totaled 37 rushing yards on 39 touches, and no receptions. Through four games last season, McCoy had 468 yards on the ground. This...

A Day After Ray Rice Video Went Public, Ravens Asked For Arrest Report
The Baltimore Ravens did reach out to the Atlantic City Police Department about the Ray Rice investigation—on Sept. 9, a day after TMZ published video showing the team's running back punching out his then-fiancée in a casino elevator in February. They wanted a copy of the arrest and police repor...