2012 NFL Week 4: "The whole game was just one big 1980s summer camp comedy, wasn't it?"

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Browns @ Ravens
Chargers @ Chiefs
49ers @ Jets
Panthers @ Falcons
Patriots @ Bills
Vikings @ Lions
Seahawks @ Rams
Titans @ Texans
Dolphins @ Cardinals
Bengals @ Jaguars
Saints @ Packers
Raiders @ Broncos
Redskins @ Buccaneers
Giants @ Eagles
Bears @ Cowboys

Browns
Chiefs
Jets
Falcons
Patriots
Vikings
Rams
Texans
Cardinals
Bengals
Packers
Broncos
Redskins
Giants
Cowboys

the browns!

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Browns @ Ravens - rain of frogs
Chargers @ Chiefs - plague of locusts
49ers @ Jets - bloodbath
Panthers @ Falcons - satan
Patriots @ Bills - marching band
Vikings @ Lions- botched snap, kick to the face, death
Seahawks @ Rams - shots fired
Titans @ Texans - plague of cane toads
Dolphins @ Cardinals - the dead rising up from their graves
Bengals @ Jaguars - wardrobe malfunction
Saints @ Packers- legionaire's disease outbreak
Raiders @ Broncos - dogs and cats, living together
Redskins @ Buccaneers - pecked to death by crazed birds
Giants @ Eagles - cyborg invasion
Bears @ Cowboys - thetans, everywhere thetans

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stay classy, cheeseheads

jesus christ

this, my friends, is why one should never ever ever EVER root for Green Bay

I now want that final play to be played on a loop on the Jumbotron at Lambeau for the rest of the season

otm

Browns @ Ravens -Ravens
Chargers @ Chiefs -Chiefs
49ers @ Jets - 49ers
Panthers @ Falcons - Falcons
Patriots @ Bills - Patriots
Vikings @ Lions - Vikings
Seahawks @ Rams - Sea! Hawks!
Titans @ Texans - Texans
Dolphins @ Cardinals - Cardinals
Bengals @ Jaguars - Bengals
Saints @ Packers - Packers
Raiders @ Broncos - Broncos
Redskins @ Buccaneers - Redskins
Giants @ Eagles - Giants
Bears @ Cowboys - Cowboys

wtf you're picking the Broncos? TRAITOR

:)

I've heard they are already calling this play "The Inaccurate Reception", which I think is really funny.

ESPN headline:

"Give A Little Bit
If they want to return to work, the real officials have to make some concessions and take some blame."

Way to jerk the chain, NFL

wtf you're picking the Broncos? TRAITOR

― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, September 26, 2012 12:47 AM (3 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I picked the steelers last week and look what happened!

There are other things the officials reportedly want. The league wants to create a bench of three additional crews -- 21 additional officials -- who could replace officials who under-perform. The officials naturally don't want that.

"other things the officials want" i.e. something they don't want.

it's like a mobius strip

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The real villains are the owners, not Goodell. He's just their intermediary. Some of the 70,000 voicemails that went to Goodell shoulda gone to assholes like Mike Brown and Ralph Wilson.

agreedo

bills released brian moorman... a sad day ;_;

Some of the 70,000 voicemails that went to Goodell shoulda gone to assholes like Mike Brown and Ralph Wilson.

^and Jerry Jones, who has been one of the most vocal supporters of the lockout. And also Dan Snyder because he's a fucking little bitch.

bills released brian moorman... a sad day ;_;

― Hungry4Ass, Wednesday, September 26, 2012 9:22 AM (3 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i know, right??? he's getting up there and his long punt isn't as long as it used to be, but damn.

this, my friends, is why one should never ever ever EVER root for Green Bay

give me a break. every city has racist assholes. especially NFL ones. GB probably wouldn't scrape the top 15.

THE SCHEF REPORTS: "an agreement between NFL and NFLRA is at hand and both sides will work to have officials working this weekend"

boo

^^^ otm

lol. this should cheer you up. a little backgrounf on monday night's referee...

He wasn't deemed good enough to become a Division I college official this summer, according to Karl Richins and his staff of Division I college officials at Stars and Stripes Academy for Football Officials in Salt Lake City.

"I got to know Lance at a June academy I worked at in Reno and when he came to my academy in July," Richins said. "He's a very polite, good Christian gentleman, a good father to his son, Daniel, who was at my academy as well.

"But was Lance ready to work at the NFL level? Absolutely not."

quote via USA Today, but the deadspin oveview delivers: http://deadspin.com/5946536/official-who-signaled-seahawks-touchdown-was-deemed-not-ready-for-division-i-football-this-summer

officials working this weekend

Maybe Browns/Ravens will still have the replacement refs Thursday? This is the only chance for a cleveland victory.

it would be really bizarre, and probably unfair, to have the replacements work on of the games this weekend and the regulars work the other.

"He's a very polite, good Christian gentleman, a good father to his son, Daniel, who was at my academy as well."

What, Jews need not apply?

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gtfo

I'd like to blame the refs on my 4-12 pick week last week. Maybe the worst week I have ever had on ILNFL. This makes me a Gary Kubiak after year 3 (21-27) for the season. God I got to get my head out my butt....Carolina to beat the Giants, SD to beat the Falcons, wtf?

That said, I do take credit for this one from last week, but this would have gone this way even with Jesus calling fouls in the game.

"New England Patriots @ Baltimore Ravens- I'm taking Pats and the Ravens will whine about the refs."

Browns @ Ravens- Raven's D doesn't look dominating, they even got "zero" points in fantasy last week. I figure the Browns got enough D to maybe hang around, but I got to take the Ravens at home.
Chargers @ Chiefs- Who knows, I guess Chiefs.
49ers @ Jets- Niners should win easy, but weirder things have happened.
Panthers @ Falcons- Falcons.
Patriots @ Bills- Pats, although if Spiller doesn't get hurt, I figure it is a bit more interesting.
Vikings @ Lions- I really want to take the Vikings, but I'm sticking with the Lions at home. Detroit's defense must suck pretty bad though to give up 40+ to the Titans. Suh has kind of disapeared as being a good player, hasn't he?
Seahawks @ Rams- This is an interesting and possibly entertaining game. Rams defense looks pretty real and Fisher has them playing pretty nasty. I'm going Rams.
Titans @ Texans- Texans look loaded. I figure Titans might play them tough. Got to wonder if Schaub can make it through the season.
Dolphins @ Cardinals- I'm taking the Cards, but even at 3-0 and with that Defense, I don't feel good about it.
Bengals @ Jaguars- I'm taking the Bengals on the road. Their offense is purring and I got to think they get up a couple scores, the Jags might have trouble getting back. My fear is looking at that 155 yards a game Cincy is giving up on the ground. That could be trouble.
Saints @ Packers- Wow who picked NO to be 0-3 and GB to be 1-2 in this game? I'm kinda hoping Saints win as a Bears fan anything that puts the Packers in a bad spot is a good thing and them being 1-3 is a good thing. I still got to go with Green Bay.
Raiders @ Broncos- I'm leaning Broncos.
Redskins @ Buccaneers- This is a pickem at this point. I'll take the Bucs, as they are pretty good at stopping the run and are at home.
Giants @ Eagles- These games are always fun. I like the Giants a bit more, but these games always could go either way.
Bears @ Cowboys

I'm going Bears on Monday night, although they should just put Cutler and Romo in the thunderdome and let them scratch each other's eyes out to the death. America would pay for that.

4-12 pick week

omg

just SB'd earlnash

Christopher Hansen ‏@ChrisHansenNFL
Lechler said he was given regular balls to kick. Lechler asked refs to make sure to get the right ball, refs said, "Does it really matter?"

lol smdh

didn't they give Rodgers a kicking ball for the point after on Monday too?

yeah they did

as Mr Veg's southerner coworker says when things go pear-shaped, "It's like chicken night in Dixie"

tbf, play with the fucking football you are given

out here in the sandlots of america we don't have 36 new balls per game ffs

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refs said, "Does it really matter?"

week 5

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Looking at it again, I actually went 5-11 (oh joy.) but still...it was a really as weird a week for results as I have seen for a good long while. My 5 wins were (Bears, NE, Cowboys, Bills, Houston).

KINDA BIG UPSETS or at least surprising wins- Vikings HOME (Niners), Raiders HOME(Steelers), Cardz HOME (Eagles), Seahawks HOME(Packers) & Chiefs (Saints) well KC was on the road.

That's half of them and who knows many of those teams winning those close games might be tied to the +3 Vegas is giving home teams in the fantasy ref era on spreads.

HARD TO CALL or go figure..either 'could' win.
Jets (Dolphins) no body liking NYJ it's in Miami, Bengals on road (washington), Jags (Colts)...Gabbert?, Titans (Lions) that game was just nuts.

Panthers (Giants), Chargers (Falcons) to win were pretty much folly and dumb choices by me.

That said, that's a whole lot of weird winners for one week.

So now my year is 22-26, EXACTLY where Gary Kubiak was at year 3. I guess last week is my Sage Rosenfeld's picks.

another SB

Lechler asked refs to make sure to get the right ball, refs said, "You know they don't whine about the ball in the lingerie football league."

my favorite new grudenism is definitely when he uses the phrase "i saw [player x] [do an action]" to describe things that everyone saw happen in the open

haha, enjoying dez's failure tonight

that's a touchdown

don't watch the videoboard bryant, watch the football

hahaha dez

what dez doesnt

dez is the perfect cowboy

well he's basically a reincarnation of T.O.

so yeah

lol dez!

cmon buddy

TONY ROMO

HAHA

:D :D :D

amazing

sweet completion, nice tackle by the defensiv--oh

beautiful throw

that was such an awful pass wtf

dez is the perfect cowboy

most talented receiver on the most talented team obvs

who acts like a child and drops tons of passes

I have basically let go of whatever specific hatreds I have of the Cowboys but still this game is such a treasure.

dez' problem may be that he simply cares *too* much

DJ Moore has eye black on the end of his nose and looks like a puppy or something.

everything's coming up cutler tonight

this is just getting better

a brandon marshall touchdown is the rarest bird of them all

glad 4 the marsh

HAHAHAHAHA

Omg

major

THIS IS GLORIOUS

Best game of the year

dude, romo

I have no reason to even want the Bears to do this well but I mean this 2nd half is basically just magnificent.

Fucking hell, this is amazing

Roger Staubach needs tiny binoculars to see how bad this game has gotten, apparently.

the last fews years of dallas cowboys football have truly been a gift to intelligent sports fans

lol Chucky

Got to say, the Bears line has done a much better job tonight. Maybe some of it is picking up the new system, but the Cowboys pass rush has been pretty much kept in check.

Chicago's D is looking as good as it ever looked with Lovie. They are just solid everywhere. Hopefully they don't get beat down as the season goes on.

ahahah it can get better! Kyle Orton

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That Briggs int really was a thing of beauty

@ESPNStatsInfo: It's official.. Tony Romo is the only player with multiple 5-interception games on Monday Night Football.

i don't like the bears but you gotta respect that defense

@ESPNStatsInfo: It's official.. Tony Romo is the only player with multiple 5-interception games on Monday Night Football.
― seriously, THIS GUY (daria-g), Monday, October 1, 2012 11:29 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark

i'm glad that this has been confirmed because it certainly feels that way

AHOY MATE, WEIRD BEARD SIGHTING!

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Magnificent performance by orton here

who the christ is cole beasley

This can only mean one thing: DALLAS QUARTERBACK CONTROVERSY

(never mind the Bears are probably basically playing "Can we go home yet?" defense)

My fantasy game is like 121-121...crap.

Bears D did net me another 20 points!

Rick Reilly defense of Romo otm