Category Archives: Week 3

Would Fail Mary be interception with regular referees on the field?

Posted on September 30, 2012 by Scott Diller

[Editor's note: In the wake of the collective bargaining agreement this week, our coverage switched off of the events on the field. To complete the record, we are posting some of our analysis from earlier in the week.] One talking … Continue reading →

NFL loses credibility in assigning replacement officials

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Mark Schultz

The “blooper reel” of funny, frustrating, and exasperating NFL replacement official mistakes was very extensive going into Monday Night Football in Week 3.  In one call, the “Fail Mary” smashed the blooper reel with a granite rock of mayhem, bewilderment, … Continue reading →

NFL breaks 12-hour silence on Fail Mary

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Ben Austro

League officiating dept., of course, backs up call The NFL had one spectacular failure unfold before a national audience. So, they did what that grouchy curmudgeon on your block does every Halloween: turn off the lights and pretend they aren’t … Continue reading →

Protest of Fail Mary won’t reverse score

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Ben Austro

Many have asked whether the result of the game can be overturned by the commissioner. The league will listen to protests, and may even acknowledge the protest has merit, but every result of every game stands as final. Rule 17, … Continue reading →

Beyond the tipping point, this is the drowning point

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Ben Austro

Week 3: Packers at Seahawks The NFL is a brand built on integrity. It has a historical image that goes back to coal-mining towns of Ohio and Pennsylvania, which laid the foundation for the spectacle that every week of the … Continue reading →