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These are just some, not all the comments after some awkward finishes in the NFL, and plays that changed the outcome of games against the spread.

Not that the Minnesota Vikings will complain about being the latest to play a supporting role in the Saints' stranger-than-fiction, four-decade history of bizarre and dramatic losses.
When Vikings linebacker Chad Greenway yanked Bush's face mask, the officials didn't call a penalty, but Bush fumbled, stalling a promising New Orleans drive.
Longwell's winning kick was set up by a pass interference call on a long throw to Berrian, who was run into before the ball came down despite being double-covered
A questionable pass interference penalty on Bodden put Minnesota's woeful offense in position for a 26-yard field goal by Ryan Longwell with nine seconds left that lifted the Vikings to a 12-10 victory
There was a pileup and Charles Tillman jumped in late, leading to an unnecessary roughness penalty that gave the Buccaneers a first down at the 24. Tampa Bay was at the Chicago 44 when Antonio Bryant beat Nathan Vasher for a 38-yard pass that set up the winning field goal.
The Broncos (2-0) had the ball because an errant whistle had erased Cutler's lost fumble two plays earlier.
Referee Ed Hochuli blew his whistle when the ball came out, ruling it an incomplete pass. A review showed that it should have been ruled a fumble. Instant replay rules, however, don't allow the opponent to gain possession in such situations.
TV replays, which the crew didn't have access to
"I've been here six years, and in the past we'd fall down 14-0 and we never felt we had the arsenal to come back," receiver Arnaz Battle said.
On the next possession, Briggs leveled Delhomme, who ripped off his helmet and grabbed his head. No penalty was called, and John Kasay kicked a 45-yard field goal on the next play.
A pair of Cardinals mistakes helped Washington extend the lead. A fourth-and-inches delay-of-game penalty -- disputed by Warner, who claimed the play clock still had one second remaining -- forced Arizona to punt when it had lined up to go for it.
It was difficult to tell whether Toomer got both feet in bounds. The Giants hustled to the line of scrimmage and handed the ball to Derrick Ward for a 3-yard run to the Bengals 4, precluding a video review.
"I couldn't tell," Toomer said when asked if he was in bounds. "I just got as many feet down as I could."
"I don't know if that was a completion or not," said Bengals receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh, who had 12 catches for 146 yards and a touchdown. "But yeah, man, you have to review that. It's too close. I don't know. I was on the side. I thought it was an incompletion, obviously. But yeah, it was close.
"I thought they would review it; they didn't. It was a catch. They won."
NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said the replay official looked at the play and ruled it legal. Aiello said the official would have prevented the ball from being snapped if he had any doubts.
After Dallas tied it, Washington scored two touchdowns on its next series -- yes, two -- and neither counted because of penalties, both on center Casey Rabach.
The Titans trailed 10-6 in the fourth quarter before Collins engineered the pivotal 11-play scoring drive. The march was extended by a penalty against Baltimore's Terrell Suggs, who was flagged for a blow to Collins' helmet -- although the hit appeared to be little more than incidental contact.
"We are the bad boys of football. They are always going to look at us like that," Suggs said. "From the way the game was going, I think the referee just probably wanted to feel important."
After the game, referee Scott Green said the officials realized afterward the touchdown should have counted, though it wouldn't have affected the result.

 
Posted : November 18, 2008 11:44 pm
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Can anyone say FINES

 
Posted : November 19, 2008 8:55 am
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