Around the NFL week 13

It did my soul good to see them stumble some. We owned the Vikings defense and they had a tough ass time.

To sum up that game.....
Dallas can eat the cheese outta my butt crack.
But the Plowboys did us a favor by improving our wild card chances.

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Yeah, even though Dallas winning last night helped us, I still rooted against them. I just can't stand to watch them win! It literally gets my blood boiling when I see smiles on their faces! Minnesota had their opportunities and blew it though. That fumble call deep in Minnesota's territory was pretty close. I always felt that simultaneous possession went to the offense automatically. But, I guess the question is, in that situation where you're punting to the other team, who is the offense?

Yeah, even though Dallas winning last night helped us, I still rooted against them. I just can't stand to watch them win! It literally gets my blood boiling when I see smiles on their faces! Minnesota had their opportunities and blew it though. That fumble call deep in Minnesota's territory was pretty close. I always felt that simultaneous possession went to the offense automatically. But, I guess the question is, in that situation where you're punting to the other team, who is the offense?

The rule is "Dallas gets all the close calls".

To sum up that game.....
Dallas can eat the cheese outta my butt crack.
But the Plowboys did us a favor by improving our wild card chances.

For us, I would say an appropriate summation of that game would be: "You can't always get what you want but sometimes you can get what you need".

The rule is "Dallas gets all the close calls".

What about the hit to head on Bradford on the 2 pt. Conversion that wasn't called? Shades of Thanksgiving.

What about the hit to head on Bradford on the 2 pt. Conversion that wasn't called? Shades of Thanksgiving.

If you watch that play over again, a case could be made that there was a false start on the Vikes LT on that same play.

No calls, missed calls.....they are there every week in every game. There's like 20 cameras pointed at every angle and only 6 officials on the field. Things are going to get missed. Sometimes they are in your teams favor, and sometimes they are not.

In general the rule is pure shit. Guys slap each other on the heads all the time in simple football celebration. Does anyone ever get a concussion from that? Nope. Why? Cause they have a helmet on! But if it's done on a QB in a game when a defender is trying to block a pass it's 15 yards. It's simple common sense that the NFL can't seem to grasp. But the rule is the rule and if you touch the QB anywhere above the neck it's 15. By rule a flag should have been called, by simple common sense the rule should be thrown out.

What about the hit to head on Bradford on the 2 pt. Conversion that wasn't called? Shades of Thanksgiving.

There are a number of unofficial NFL rules that could have applied in that situation. The "No calls Against Dallas Inside the 20 Yard Line Rule", the "No Calls Against Dallas That Could Lead to Points by The Opposing Team Rule", The "No Calls that could Lead to a Dallas Loss Rule", or the "No Calls Against Dallas on a Thursday Rule" all could have applied in that circumstance.

Here is the actual NFL rule that applied: "Within the two-minute warning period (of either half), instant replay reviews can only take place if the replay assistant, who sits in the press box and monitors the network broadcast of the game, determines that a play needs review. Coaches may not use a coach's challenge."

The network broadcast clearly showed a hit to the head of Sam Bradford. The replay assistant could have called for a review, but he didn't. That should earn the replay assistant a free trip to Vegas with Stephen Jones on the Dallas Cowboys Party Bus, like the one his boss took before the season started.

The network broadcast clearly showed a hit to the head of Sam Bradford. The replay assistant could have called for a review, but he didn't. That should earn the replay assistant a free trip to Vegas with Stephen Jones on the Dallas Cowboys Party Bus, like the one his boss took before the season started.

To what end? A penalty call, or even a lack of penalty call, is not reviewable. Even if Thornton knocked the helmet off of Bradfords pointed head. If the official on the field does not throw a flag, it is a non-call. The review official cannot call penalties.