[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 point making the rounds prior to the imminent agreement between the
Week 3
NFL loses credibility in assigning replacement officials
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, chaos, frustration, and questions about the quality of the product
NFL breaks 12-hour silence on Fail Mary
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 home. We asked when a statement was going to be released shortly
Protest of Fail Mary won’t reverse score
Beyond the tipping point, this is the drowning point
Week 2’s MNF meltdown crew hands out challenges, timeouts like Halloween candy
Week 3: 49ers at Vikings [Editor's note: This post has been significantly revised; see the explanation at the end.] Many considered it an egregious error by the replacement officials when the Seahawks gained an unearned fourth timeout in Week 1. What, then, is the appropriate adjective to modify the word error when