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Messy Niners-Dolphins Stadium Brawl Punctuated By Miami Fan Complaining About Play-Calling
What prompted this fight in the stands at Sunday’s 49ers-Dolphins game is unclear—the uploader’s description shares his account of the events—but there’s a lot going on....

It's Time For Your Packers-Eagles <i>Monday Night Football</i> Simulation
Are you excited for tonight’s Packers-Eagles Monday Night Football game? Relive it before it happens in our Tecmo Super Bowl simulation, LIVE:...

What If Jeff Fisher Is Just An Expert Troll?
The thought of Jeff Fisher evokes the phrase “experienced mediocrity.” He shuffles along with the Rams, underachieving here and there, while carrying a lengthy, but not necessarily good, résumé as a shield to protect his job. Based on what Fisher did Sunday, though, I’m starting to wonder whether he...

Government Officials Are Living It Up For Free At Publicly Funded Vikings Stadium
The five-person Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority was created to control and operate the Vikings’ new stadium on behalf of taxpayers, who coughed up half a billion dollars to build it. But it turns out that the MSFA members, along with other public officials, are being well taken care of by the ...

The March To 0-16: Hue Jackson Is Sad
It is incredibly difficult to go winless in the NFL, and yet, I think the Browns have it in them....

Half The Chiefs Had No Idea They Won
I very much enjoy this photo, taken just as Cairo Santos banked in the 34-yard, game-winning field goal off the left upright, because no one’s really sure if it was good or not. The reactions run the gamut, from No. 76's Laurent Duvernay-Tardif’s two-fingered exultation, to Santos’s uncertainty, to ...

KC Wins In Overtime On Bank-Shot Field Goal As Time Expires
A Kansas City-Denver game that looked to be another primetime stinker proved a thriller in the end as the Chiefs won on Cairo Santos’s field goal that ricocheted off one upright and in as overtime expired....

Grey Cup Kneel-Down Gets Very Profane
Calgary executed an incredible comeback to force overtime with Ottawa in the Grey Cup, and as the Redblacks took a knee to end regulation, things got very f-bomby on the line of scrimmage. (Let’s get this camera angle on NFL broadcasts, eh?)...

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...

Janoris Jenkins To Terrelle Pryor: "U Really Sucks"
Cleveland Browns wide receiver Terrelle Pryor felt a little miffed after he saw (some of) New York Giants cornerback Janoris Jenkins’s comments on him this week, which added a little animosity to today’s game. The Giants won 27-13, dropping the Browns to 0-12, and Jenkins followed up with a little m...

Derek Carr Messes Up His Finger While Taking A Snap
Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr injured a finger on his throwing hand after he couldn’t handle a snap in the third quarter today against the Panthers. ...

Derek Anderson Flagged On The Bench For "Disrespectfully Addressing An Official"
Carolina Panthers backup QB Derek Anderson was upset that his team didn’t get a pass interference call late in the second quarter—upset enough to yell at an official from the sidelines. Anderson received an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for “disrespectfully addressing an official,” all the way ...

The Saints Punked Gregg Williams
Defensive coordinator Gregg Williams and New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton have a history. In January of 2012, Williams left the team for a job with the St. Louis Rams, received an NFL suspension a couple of months later for his role in the Saints’ Bountygate, missed the 2012 season, and nev...

The 49ers Almost Had A Chance To Win A Game
The San Francisco 49ers secured their worst losing streak in franchise history with today’s 31-24 loss to the Dolphins, but they were about two yards away from possibly forcing overtime. Colin Kaepernick’s run came up short and Miami got away with the victory....

Jaguars Junction: Week 12
A child’s first smile. A mother’s kiss. A new love’s glance. All of these people will eventually die. Life’s sweetest moments are inherently fleeting, their memories best preserved before the deleterious assaults of passing time. ...

Ravens Commit Repeated Simultaneous Holding Penalties To Run Out Clock On Game's Final Play
The Baltimore Ravens successfully ran out the game’s final 11 seconds on fourth down by committing holding against all nine Bengals who rushed their punter, giving Sam Koch the time to meander around the end zone before finally conceding a meaningless safety....

Vontaze Burfict Shamelessly Flops, Gets Steve Smith In Trouble
Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict has many instances of dirty play listed on his résumé, but in today’s game against the Baltimore Ravens, he showed off his versatility with an ostentatious flop....

Breshad Perriman Touchdown Catch Is A Work Of Art<em></em>
Breshad Perriman opened the scoring for Baltimore today with an outstanding grab in a big AFC North battle with the Bengals. It’s his second touchdown of the year....

Scott Tolzien In Primetime: Today's Guide To Ignoring The NFL
All the attention soaked up by the presidential election was one of the possible reasons for the NFL’s season-long ratings malaise, but a few weeks later, nationally broadcast games still aren’t where they used to be....