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NFL Replacement Refs Fired…By Lingerie League? [VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 18:30:00 +0000

If Deadspin and the Lingerie Football League aren't pulling anyone's leg, there may be calls for some NFL front office jobs. Deadspin alleges and the LFL confirms that a handful of the NFL's replacement referees were thrown out of the LFL...because they weren't good enough!

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Zebra Skinned: Refs Answer Seahawks Hail Mary, Seattle Beats Green Bay [OPINION]

Duke Keith — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 06:18:07 +0000

Officially, two Hail Mary's were answered in NFL action this week. Unofficially, one was answered by a referee instead of by prayer, and should never have counted.

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Power Failures Can't Stop San Francisco 49ers From Beating Pittsburgh Steelers 20-3 on 'Monday Night Football'

Joe Student — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 06:57:31 +0000

San Francisco 20 – Pittsburgh 3 A gimpy Ben Roethlisberger committed four turnovers, and the San Francisco 49ers beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 20-3 on Monday night. The game was delayed twice due to power outages at San Francisco’s Candlestick Park.The first power failure came prior to kickoff and delayed the game by 20 minutes. The [...]

Doug Baldwin Helps Seattle Seahawks Past St. Louis Rams 30-13 on 'Monday Night Football'

Joe Student — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 06:12:21 +0000

Seattle 30 – St. Louis 13 Rookie Doug Baldwin blocked a punt and caught a touchdown pass, and the Seattle Seahawks beat the St. Louis Rams 30-13 on “Monday Night Football.” Seattle (6-7) remains alive in the race for an NFC wild-card playoff spot as a result of the victory. Baldwin blocked Donnie Jones’ first [...]

Philip Rivers Passes San Diego Chargers Over Jacksonville Jaguars 38-14 on 'Monday Night Football'

Joe Student — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 06:33:57 +0000

Philip Rivers threw for 294 yards and three touchdowns, and the San Diego Chargers beat the Jacksonville Jaguars 38-14 on Monday night. The victory snapped a six-game losing streak for San Diego (5-7)

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Drew Brees Throws 4 TDs As New Orleans Saints Beat N.Y. Giants 49-24 On 'Monday Night Football'

Joe Student — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 05:56:38 +0000

New Orleans 49 – N.Y. Giants 24

Drew Brees threw for 363 yards and four touchdowns and ran for another score, and the New Orleans Saints beat the New York Giants 49-24 on Monday night. The loss was the third in a row for New York (6-5), which dropped a game behind first-place Dallas in the NFC East.

Tom Brady's 2 TD Passes Lead New England Patriots Over Kansas City Chiefs 34-3 on 'Monday Night Football'

Joe Student — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 05:45:10 +0000

New England 34 – Kansas City 3
Tom Brady threw two touchdown passes to Rob Gronkowski, and the New England Patriots overcame a sluggish first half to beat the Kansas City Chiefs 34-3 on Monday night

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Ryan Succop's FG in OT Leads Kansas City Chiefs over San Diego Chargers 23-20 on 'Monday Night Football'

Joe Student — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 05:27:14 +0000

Ryan Succop’s 30-yard field goal in overtime lifted the Kansas City Chiefs over the San Diego Chargers 23-20 on ‘Monday Night Football.

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Jacksonville Jaguars Use Defense to Beat Baltimore Ravens, 12-7, on 'Monday Night Football'

Joe Student — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 05:10:37 +0000

Maurice Jones-Drew ran for 105 yards, and Josh Scobee’s four field goals led the Jacksonville Jaguars past the Ravens 12-7 on Monday Night Football. The Jacksonville running game, led by Drew, helped the Jaguars (2-5) control the ball and the clock

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Darrelle Revis Has 2 INTs as Jets Beat Dolphins, 24-6, on 'Monday Night Football'

Joe Student — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 04:33:12 +0000

Darrelle Revis had two interceptions, including one he returned 100 yards for a touchdown, to lead the New York Jets past the Miami Dolphins, 24-6, on ‘Monday Night Football.’

Quarterback Mark Sanchez, who threw for one score and ran for another to lead the Jets offense, finished with 201 yards passing, highlighted by a 38-yard touchdown toss to Santonio Holmes with 11:50 left in the fourth quarter to seal the home victory for New York (3-3).

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Jahvid Best Leads Lions Over Bears on 'Monday Night Football'

Joe Student — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 04:51:52 +0000

Jahvid Best rushed for 163 yards, including an 88-yard touchdown run, to lead the Detroit Lions to a 24-13 victory over the Chicago Bears on ‘Monday Night Football.’

Long scoring plays helped the Lions win the penalty-filled game that saw the two teams assessed a combined 26 penalties for 198 yards. The Detroit win, which came in front of a loud, sold-out Ford Field crowd during the Lions’ first Monday night game in 10 years, kept the team undefeated on the season with a record of 5-0.

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'Monday Night Football' Drops Hank Williams Jr. Theme for Good

Shauna Wright — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 19:07:22 +0000

On Monday, after Hank Williams Jr. appeared on Fox News and compared President Obama and House Speaker John A. Boehner’s recent golf outing to “Hitler playing golf with Netanyahu,” ESPN pulled Williams’ classic opening theme from that night’s airing of ‘Monday Night Football.’

‘All My Rowdy Friends Are Here on Monday Night,’ which includes the catchphrase, “Are you ready for some football?,” had opened the show for nearly 20 years. At the time, the network declined to say whether the benching would be permanent or not, but now it seems it is.

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Cowboys Kick Six FGs to Beat Redskins, 18-16

Joe Student — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 04:31:50 +0000

Rookie kicker Dan Bailey kicked a 40-yard field goal, his sixth of the game, with 1:47 left to lift the Dallas Cowboys to an 18-16 victory over the Washington Redskins at Cowboys Stadium on Monday Night

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Redskins DB DeAngelo Hall Will Aim for Tony Romo's Ribs in Game Against Cowboys

Joe Student — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:23:54 +0000

Washington Redskins cornerback DeAngelo Hall said he’ll aim for the cracked rib of Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo when the NFC East rivals play on Monday night, the Associated Press reports.

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New York Giants Find Inventive Way to Stop St. Louis Rams' Offense

Chris Illuminati — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 16:16:12 +0000

On Monday night, the St. Louis Rams no-huddle offense was marching up and down the field on the New York Giants defense. The Giants could do nothing to stop it, so, they decided to slow it down a little using a popular soccer tactic; the fake flop

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Ron Jaworski Drops an S-Bomb on Monday Night Football

Andy Lee — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:26:46 +0000

Jaws is one of the better NFL, and he has always struck me as a likable guy. For some reason Jaws forgot he was broadcasting before an audience of millions on national television and thought he was breaking down film with Gruden in the MNF trailer.

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ESPN, NFL Agree on 'Monday Night Football' Deal Through 2021

Danny Groner — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 18:17:29 +0000

“Monday Night Football” will stay on ESPN through 2021, according to a new deal the cable network has struck with the NFL.

The $1.9-billion-a-year deal is reportedly 73 percent more than ESPN previously paid for rights to the weekly broadcast. ESPN will also get rights to more than 500 hours of NFL-branded studio programing.

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