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I Saw The Buttfumble Live And It Fractured My Family<em></em>
Sometime in the winter of 2010, my dad sat my younger brother and me down for a talk....

Innovative Minnesota Vikings Keep Finding New Ways To Turn Ball Over
The free-falling Minnesota Vikings keep breaking new ground in football—today figuring out that the ball doesn’t even need to be snapped in order for them to turn it over. That’s the Midwest work ethic in action!...

Football And Officials Go Flying In Wild Grey Cup Play
Ottawa is stomping Calgary in tonight’s Canadian Super Bowl, which is one of the most entertaining football events of the year but which gets next to no promotion or notice by ESPN, the CFL’s U.S. broadcast partner. That’s a shame, because more people could be watching great things like this. Or—dep...

Bill Belichick Not Amused By Buttfumble Question
Yesterday marked the four-year anniversary of the infamous and hilarious buttfumble. This inspired a reporter to jokingly bring up the incident during Patriots head coach Bill Belichick’s press conference today. You know how this is gonna go:...

That's Not How You Football
The Chiefs grabbed a first-quarter turnover as Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston lost his faculties—and the football....

Texas Tech Increases Lead On Texas With 100-Yard Fumble Return Touchdown
Texas running back D’Onta Foreman was a profile in courage as he dragged half a dozen Texas Tech defenders to the goal line. Then, tragically, he fumbled—and the Red Raiders’ Douglas Coleman picked up the ball for a 100-yard fumble return touchdown, turning the Longhorns’ go-ahead score into a TTU l...

Tennessee Loses Touchdown After Jalen Hurd Fumbles Into End Zone
A ten-play, 78-yard Tennessee drive went for naught after Jalen Hurd dropped the ball upon being surprised by a hit at the goal line by a Georgia defender. The play preserved a 10-0 Georgia lead—now 17-0—over the inexplicably undefeated Volunteers. ...

Look At How Excited Thomas Davis Is
The Carolina Panthers played with their food (the San Francisco 49ers) for a long time before they finally finished them off this weekend. The defense came up with a touchdown and a pair of picks, but they also allowed Vance McDonald to get loose for a 75-yard touchdown. They’ll be fine, probably, b...

Tennessee Welcomes You To The College Football Season In A Way Only The Volunteers Can
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2013 Deadspin HOF Inductees: Manti Te'o's Dead Girlfriend And Buttfumble
We screwed up and waited far too long to do this. Sorry. We're proud to present your 2013 Deadspin Hall of Fame class:...

"The Buttfumble Song," Starring ESPN's Mike Tirico
During last night's Monday Night Football clash in Pittsburgh, ESPN announcer Mike Tirico referred to the Buttfumble by its proper title. While analysts and and anchors have previously mentioned that great event, we can't recall ever hearing "buttfumble" spoken during a game (and a search of closed ...

Maurice Jones-Drew Bicycle-Kicks His Fumble Into Derek Carr's Hands
Maurice Jones-Drew was fortunate enough to kick his own fumble back to quarterback Derek Carr. He definitely knew what he was doing. No fumble luck here. Seriously though, impressive awareness by Carr to watch the play and reel in the ball....


2013 Deadspin Hall Of Fame Nominee: The Buttfumble
The Jets may have finally out-Jets'd themselves on Thanksgiving night last year, when Mark Sanchez ran headlong into Brandon Moore's backside, triggering a fumble that the Patriots' Steve Gregory returned for a touchdown. Sanchez was demoted this season and then got injured. Moore has since retired...

Where Were You When The Buttfumble Happened?
For Baby Boomers, today marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of John F. Kennedy. But for those of us who don't belong to the generation that ruined America, Nov. 22 holds an even dearer place in our memories. Today is Buttfumble Day....

Sacred Heart WR Fumbles, Forces And Returns Fumble For TD On One Play
Sacred Heart wide receiver Moses Webb caught a pass and fumbled it after being hit. A Monmouth defender recovered the fumble and started running the other way. The defender fumbled, and Webb, who had caught up to him, recovered that fumble and ran it back for a touchdown....

More Like The New York Fumble Giants
Brandon Jacobs, brought (back) in to bolster a shaky and turnover-prone running game, fumbled without ever being touched....

Geno Smith Presents His Take On The Buttfumble
It's not as iconic as the original, but it is just as mortifying. This was Smith's fourth turnover of the day, and it put the Titans ahead 31-6. ...

Report: Mark Sanchez Likely To Have Season-Ending Surgery
Well, that'll do Mark. That'll do. Mere days after SportsCenter put to rest what will undoubtedly be in the first line of his obituary, Mark Sanchez's season is done. According to Chris Mortensen, Dr. James Andrews has determined that Sanchez has a "labral tear in his right shoulder." Sanchez still ...