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The Packers-Seahawks Refs: Who Are Those Guys?

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Here's The NFL's Official Statement On The Refereeing Clusterfuck

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New Jersey State Senator Wants To Ban Replacement Referees

After witnessing the debacle that was last night's Packers-Seahawks game, New Jersey state senator Stephen Sweeney announced that he is planning to introduce legislation that will ban replacement officials from being used in professional sporting events, a move that is totally reasonable and defini...

Join us at 3 for a live chat with George Atallah, the spokesman for the NFL Players Association. What to talk about?...

One Online Sports Book Is Refunding Everyone Who Bet On The Packers [UPDATE]

The NFL is the biggest sport in America because of betting. WagerMinds estimates that in Nevada, $12 million rides on any given football game. Marc Lawrence of PlayBook.com says another $250 million is at stake in offshore betting on a typical Monday Night Football game. So last night's debacle in S...

Angry Packers Fan? Let Loose Your Rage Here

Are you a Packers fan? Have you been grievously injured thanks to last night's game? Are you suffering from angry neck spasms or any other rageborne illness? Fear not. We have the perfect outlet for you. Our patented Kinja Bitching System allows you, the Packer fan, to express your profound anger to...

FIRE THIS ASSHOLE

This is Roger Goodell. He's the commissioner of the NFL. Someone, please, FIRE THIS ASSHOLE....

"If They Overturn This, The Officials Will Not Get Out Of Here Alive": Highlights From Last Night's Dueling Packers-Seahawks Radio Calls

Last night's debacle in Seattle is prompting national outrage today, with (one assumes) the exception of the state of Washington. To Seahawks fans, the right and proper call was made—and listening to the Seahawks Radio Network on KIRO in Seattle, it's evident their broadcasters helped prompt that r...

This Is The Angriest America Has Been At Referees Since The 2006 Super Bowl

What would motivate you to Google "referee?" Nothing good (unless you're counting sexy bedroom role-play costumes, in which case, uh, nothing good). The above Google Trends graph (updated last night) shows the relative frequency of "referee" searches in the United States since 2004. The term tends ...

I'm A Minnesota Viking, And I Think The Packers Got Screwed

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The NFL Is Just Trolling Fans Now

Seattle wins on Hail Mary! What a simultaneous catch by Golden Tate! Why, just look at the picture, it's a wild catch by Golden Tate! This must be the one they mean when they say "Seattle wins on Hail Mary," right?...

This Was Not A Simultaneous Catch

From the NFL rulebook Article 3, Item 5:...

"Fine Me And Use The Money To Pay The Regular Refs": Your Collection Of Angry Packers Player Tweets [UPDATING]

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The Lingerie Football League Announces That It Fired "A Couple Crews Which Apparently Are Now Officiating In The NFL" Because Of Incompetence

After the Hall of Fame game in August, Mike Pereira let it slip that Craig Ochoa, the referee who worked that game, had been fired from the Lingerie Football League. The Lingerie Football League—which recently uprooted itself from its US host cities to barnstorm in Canada, the United States, and Aus...

Yahoo! Sports' Mike Silver Had A Single, Five-Word Postgame Question To Aaron Rodgers: "What The Fuck Just Happened?"

If the mark of a good reporter is asking the question on the mind of each of his or her readers, Yahoo!'s Mike Silver nailed it. In the seconds after Seattle was gifted a Monday Night Football win by replacement officials, the prominent NFL writer approached Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers and...

What In The World Just Happened At The End Of <em>Monday Night Football</em>?

This is the farce we've been waiting for. Packers-Seahawks ended with a worthless extra-point attempt after the scab referees initially just let both teams go back to their respective locker rooms, having awarded Seattle a game-winning touchdown as time expired. That's the play up there: a Seaha...

Well, That Was An Enormous Disaster: Seattle Beat Green Bay, In Three GIFs

Green Bay, Seattle : Aaron Rogers was sacked 9 times tonight and only a few times did he do it to himself. There was a bizarre fight in the end zone when Greg Jennings was just tackled out of nowhere. No throw, no blocking, guy just tackled him for some reason and Jennings did not appreciate it. Se...

College ShameDay: Who Embarrassed Themselves On Saturday (Besides Georgia Tech)?

Our weekly college football shame index. ...

Arkansas Coach John L. Smith Apparently Thinks The Razorbacks Play In Alabama

Another day, another something to embarrass Arkansas football coach John L. Smith. The Razorbacks have lost three in a row, Smith is broke, and here he is giving a rah-rah speech to the Little Rock Touchdown Club earlier today, only to mistake what state he's even talking about. (Hint: Alabama's t...

Motorin’: Your Highlight Reel Of The Most Night Ranger-Worthy Runs From College Football’s Week 4

Prompted by a discussion between Gawker's own Mobutu Sese Seko and Sports Illustrated college football writer Holly Anderson, we created this mp3 celebrating the best and only relevant moment of Night Ranger's musical career. We think it's worth using to highlight plays, so here's the best runs from...