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Payton nailed it in saying the officials should be full time. That's been a sore point with the refs for a long time, and it would also enable more training to improve consistency - and hopefully a larger pool of candidates to fill those jobs.

Think of that last part this way... if the league had gone with full time professionals in the 1990s, we would have never had Jeff Triplette officiating a NFL game.

 

I cant remember which show I was listening to but they said the refs dont want to be full time. That most of them have high paying jobs and like making the extra nfl income on the side. Even if that is true though nfl needs to hire full timers and let yhe part timers walk. When its an extra job who cares if your fired right? So you might not care about missing calls but if its your full time gig you're going to make sure you keep it by getting more calls right. During the off season they can do extra training by watching game film and even some physical traing to learn how to get into the best position to make call, keep somewhat up with the play ect. Of course fans have been calling for full timers for years so what does the nfl do? Hey lets make taunting a priority.

 

Wide receiver Amari Cooper won’t be in Kansas City for Sunday’s showdown between the Cowboys and Chiefs.

The Cowboys have placed Cooper on the COVID-19 reserve list on Friday afternoon. The timing of the placement could also keep Cooper from playing against the Raiders on Thanksgiving Day.


If vaccinated, Cooper will need two negative test results 24 hours apart to be activated before a 10-day quarantine period is up. If unvaccinated and a close contact, Cooper could return in five days while he’d be out the full 10 days if unvaccinated with a positive test result.

With Cooper sidelined, CeeDee Lamb, Michael Gallup, and Cedrick Wilson are set to be the top wideouts for Dallas this weekend. Noah Brown, Simi Fedoko, and Malik Turner are also on the roster.

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The Steelers ruled out a couple of key defensive players for Sunday night’s game against the Chargers.

Linebacker T.J. Watt and cornerback Joe Haden will both miss the game. Watt hurt his hip and knee in last Sunday’s tie with the Lions while Haden is dealing with a foot injury. Neither player practiced at all this week.


The Steelers also ruled out left guard Kevin Dotson with an ankle injury and defensive end Isaiahh Loudermilk with a groin injury.

Neither quarterback Ben Roethlisberger nor safety Minkah Fitzpatrick are on the injury report, but they remain on the COVID-19 reserve list and will not play against Los Angeles if that remains the case for the next two days. Roethlisberger did not play against Detroit and Fitzpatrick went on the list this week.

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Pete Carroll calls for full-time officials



The push for full-time officials is becoming a full-blown movement.

Seahawks coach Pete Carroll, who recently admitted he had “some gripes” about the officiating in Seattle’s 17-0 loss Green Bay, told reporters on Friday that he believes game officials should be full-time employees.


“Absolutely they should be full time,” Carroll said. “Bud Grant knew that 30 years ago. He was clamoring for it forever. With all of the money that we spend and all that goes into this, my opinion is Bud’s opinion. I’m going to go with him. I’ve always thought that. It’s a big job. There’s a tremendous amount of responsibility. I know the guys got their own work, more power to them, but I would advocate that forever. The guys should be put together in the system, they should be trained in the offseason, they should be training young officials for the future, on and on and on. Help college, every level of it by doing so. I wish they would.”

We made the case recently for full-time officials. More and more people in league circles believe it’s necessary. Here’s hoping that more and more of them will be willing to say so publicly, like Carroll has.

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Seahawks running back Chris Carson will not play the rest of the season.

Seattle coach Pete Carroll said today that Carson needs neck surgery and will not be able to play the rest of the year. Carroll expressed optimism that Carson will be healthy enough to play in 2022.


When healthy Carson was the Seahawks’ starting running back, but he has played in only four games this season. The Seahawks were hoping his neck would improve without surgery, but it hasn’t.

“He worked as hard as he could at it,” Carroll said. “We look forward to him getting it all taken care of and having a big year next year. . . . He tried like crazy to get it done, but this is so he can play next year.”

The Seahawks have Alex Collins, Travis Homer, DeeJay Dallas and Rashaad Penny at running back with Carson out.

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The Bears downgraded running back Damien Williams to doubtful for Sunday’s game against the Ravens, the team announced.

Williams practiced all week with a knee injury. It appears he injured his calf during practice, which threatens to keep him out of the game.


He has played seven games with two starts this season and has totaled 48 touches for 203 yards and two touchdowns.

The Bears still have David Montgomery and rookie Khalil Herbert.

Chicago also announced it activated safety Deon Bush from injured reserve and flexed receiver Isaiah Coulter and outside linebacker Ledarius Mack from the practice squad to the active roster.

Bush has missed the past three games after injuring his quadriceps in a Oct. 17 game against the Packers. He has appeared in six games with two starts this year, totaling 15 tackles on defense and four on special teams.

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Every week we bring you all the inactives from the 1 p.m. ET games in one post, constantly updated with the latest information.

Sunday’s game between the Ravens and Bears in Chicago will be missing many big names on both sides. The Bears placed linebacker Khalil Mack on injured reserve Friday and they ruled wide receiver Allen Robinson and safety Eddie Jackson out on Sunday. Defensive tackle Akiem Hicks will also miss the game for Chicago.


The big news on the other side of the field is the absence of quarterback Lamar Jackson, who is out with an illness. The Ravens are also without wideout Marquise Brown for the Week 11 interconference matchup.

Ravens at Bears

Ravens: QB Lamar Jackson, WR Marquise Brown, CB Anthony Averett, CB Jimmy Smith, T Cedric Ogbuehi, WR Miles Boykin, DT Brandon Williams

Bears: S Eddie Jackson, RB Damien Williams, QB Nick Foles, WR Allen Robinson, CB Artie Burns, TE Jesper Horsted, DT Akiem Hicks

Saints at Eagles

Saints: RB Alvin Kamara, T Terron Armstead, T Ryan Ramczyk, DE Tanoh Kpassagnon, WR Ty Montgomery, QB Ian Book, TE Juwan Johnson

Eagles: RB Kenneth Gainwell, QB Reid Sinnett, CB Kary Vincent Jr., CB Tay Gowan, DL Marlon Tuipulotu

Lions at Browns

Lions: LB Trey Flowers, QB Jared Goff, RB Jermar Jefferson, T Matt Nelson, K Riley Patterson, WR Trinity Benson, LB Jessie Lemonier

Browns: CB Troy Hill, CB A.J. Green, WR Anthony Schwartz, DE Takkarist McKinley, DE Ifeadi Odenigbo, DT Sheldon Day, WR Donovan Peoples-Jones

Washington at Panthers

Washington: WR Curtis Samuel, WR Antonio Gandy-Golden, CB Corn Elder, DE Shaka Toney, T Saahdiq Charles, TE Ricky Seals-Jones

Panthers: QB Matt Barkley, WR Shi Smith, S Kenny Robinson, CB Rashaan Melvin, DT Phil Hoskins

49ers at Jaguars

49ers: RB Elijah Mitchell, RB JaMycal Hasty, DL Maurice Hurst, OL Colton McKivitz

Jaguars: RB Devine Ozigbo, CB Tre Herndon, EDGE Jordan Smith, LB Dakota Allen, TE Jacob Hollister.

Dolphins at Jets

Dolphins: RB Salvon Ahmed, TE Hunter Long, CB Noah Igbinoghene, DT John Jenkins, LB Darius Hodge

Jets: QB Zach Wilson, RB La'Mical Perine, OL Isaiah Williams, DL Jonathan Marshall, DL Tim Ward, S Jarrod Wilson, CB Rachad Wildgoose

Texans at Titans

Texans: TE Jeff Driskel, QB Deshaun Watson, CB Cre’Von LeBlanc, RB Royce Freeman, DL Jonathan Greenard, WR Davion Davis, TE Jordan Akins

Titans: CB Janoris Jenkins, RB Jeremy McNichols, CB Greg Mabin, LB David Long Jr., LB Rashaan Evans, G Nate Davis, TE Geoff Swaim

Colts at Bills

Colts: T Julien Davenport, G Will Fries, RB Marlon Mack, WR Mike Strachan, DL Antwaun Woods

Bills: WR Jake Kumerow, LB Tremaine Edmunds, DB Cameron Lewis, T Bobby Hart

Packers at Vikings

Packers: WR Allen Lazard, RB Aaron Jones, S Vernon Scott, LB Rashan Gary, T David Bakhtiari, WR Malik Taylor, DL Jack Heflin

Vikings: QB Kellen Mond, WR Ihmir Smith-Marsette, CB Harrison Hand, LB Chazz Surratt, G Wyatt Davis

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What the hell is going on with Tennessee?

 

Same crap that has happened all year crazy shit

 

Whats going on with the Bills

 

5 wins will lead pick’ms this week

 

Hey Bills maybe tackle that taylor guy he might be good. 5 tds so far 4 rushing 1 recieving.

 

49ers get to 5-5 with dominant win over Jaguars



The 49ers are making a statement that they belong in the NFC playoff conversation.

In a one-sided beatdown in Jacksonville, the 49ers started the game with a 20-play drive and never stopped dominating, controlling the game on both offense and defense and winning 30-10.



Jimmy Garoppolo completed 16 of 22 passes for 176 yards, with two touchdowns and no interceptions, and Deebo Samuel was excellent running the ball, as the 49ers marched down the field at will against the Jaguars’ defense. Late in the game rookie Trey Lance came in for mop-up duty.

Jaguars rookie quarterback Trevor Lawrence, meanwhile, is continuing to struggle and not getting much help from his teammates. Jacksonville’s only touchdown came in garbage time.

The 49ers are now 5-5, and in the NFC, that’s very much in the wild card mix. After whipping the Rams on Monday night, they blew out the Jaguars today. With seven games to go, the 49ers are very much in the playoff mix.

The Jaguars, meanwhile, are now 2-8 and not in the mix for anything other than the first overall pick in the 2022 NFL draft.

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Jonathan Taylor’s five touchdowns lead Colts to 41-15 victory over Bills



It’s Jonathan Taylor‘s world. We’re all just living in it.

The Colts running back set a franchise record with five touchdowns, as Indianapolis beat Buffalo 41-15 on Sunday.



Taylor got going early and Indianapolis rode him to a big victory. He finished with 32 carries for 185 yards rushing with four rushing touchdowns. He also had a receiving TD.

He opened the scoring with a 3-yard touchdown run and caught a 23-yard touchdown in the first quarter. He then had a 2-yard TD in the second quarter just before halftime before scoring from 10 yards and 1-yard out in the third quarter.

With Taylor’s success, quarterback Carson Wentz didn’t have to do much — but he didn’t make many mistakes. He was 11-of-20 for 106 yards with the touchdown pass to Taylor.

Indianapolis’ defense gave Buffalo’s offense fits all day, too. Quarterback Josh Allen finished 21-of-35 passing for 209 yards with a pair of touchdowns and interceptions. Tight end Dawson Knox had six catches for 80 yards and receiver Stefon Diggs had four catches for 23 yards and a pair of touchdowns. But the team had no other notable performances.
Buffalo waived the white flag by inserting quarterback Mitchell Trubisky with 6:16 left in the fourth quarter. Sam Ehlinger came on at quarterback for Indianapolis with 4:49 in the fourth quarter, following a Trubisky interception.

The Colts have now won three games in a row to push their record to 6-5 after beginning the year 1-3. They will play the Buccaneers at home next week.

Buffalo is officially in trouble. The club has fallen to 6-4 and is now in second place behind New England in the AFC East. The Bills will head to New Orleans to take on the Saints for a night game on Thanksgiving.

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Sunday Night Football: Chargers outlast Steelers for 41-37 victory



For a few minutes in the fourth quarter, it looked like the Chargers were going to add another game to the long list of crushing defeats.

The Steelers had mounted a furious comeback with a blocked punt, interception, and fourth-down stop — building a 37-34 lead with 3:24 left in the fourth quarter.


But the Chargers were able to stave off heartbreak. On the third play of Los Angeles’ ensuing drive, quarterback Justin Herbert threw a dart to a wide-open Mike Williams down the left sideline and Williams took it in for a 53-yard touchdown.

That was enough for Los Angeles to win 41-37.

The Steelers got the ball back, but back-to-back sacks of Ben Roethlisberger left Pittsburgh with fourth-and-29 from its own 3-yard line. Roethlisberger’s fourth-down pass fell incomplete.

The Chargers were in control for most of the game, taking a 27-10 lead with kicker Dustin Hopkins’ 41-yard field goal late with 3:40 left in the third quarter.

And even when Boswell hit a 36-yard field goal and running back Najee Harris’ 1-yard touchdown narrowed the score to 27-20, the Chargers got their lead back to 14 with running back Austin Ekeler’s fourth touchdown of the night.

That’s when the Steelers scored 17 points in just under two minutes of game time before Herbert put Los Angeles back on top for good.

Herbert didn’t make many mistakes on Sunday, finishing 30-of-41 for 382 yards with three touchdowns and an interception. Even the pick wasn’t entirely a bad decision, as the ball went off defensive tackle Cam Hayward’s helmet before cornerback Cameron Sutton made a diving catch for a turnover.

Herbert’s legs were also a major factor in the contest, as he rushed nine times for 90 yards — including a 36-yard scramble.

Receiver Keenan Allen led the way with nine catches for 112 yards. Mike Williams had five catches for 97 yards, including the game-winning score. Ekeler had four total touchdowns, two rushing and two receiving, along with 115 yards from scrimmage.

In allowing 33 first downs and 533 yards of offense, the Steelers clearly missed edge rusher T.J. Watt, cornerback Joe Haden, and safety Minkah Fitzpatrick. Watt and Haden were out due to injury and Fitzpatrick is on the COVID-19 list. The Chargers attempted only one punt, which Pittsburgh blocked.

Roethlisberger just returned to the team on Saturday after missing last week’s game due to a positive COVID-19 test. Despite not practicing, he finished 28-of-44 for 273 yards with three touchdowns. Diontae Johnson had seven receptions for 101 yards with a touchdown. And Chase Claypool had five catches for 93 yards.

But it wasn’t enough for a win on the West Coast.

At 5-4-1, the Steelers will be on the road next week, too, to face the 6-4 Bengals.

At 6-4, the Chargers will try to carry their momentum into next week’s road matchup with the division-rival 5-5 Broncos.

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Chiefs get five sacks, three takeaways, hold Cowboys out of end zone in 19-9 win



Everyone expected a Super Bowl matchup in Kansas City. Perhaps the Cowboys and Chiefs meet in the Super Bowl in 12 weeks, but Sunday’s game did not live up to expectations.

The Chiefs beat the Cowboys 19-9 in a defensive battle rather than the anticipated offensive shootout.

Chris Jones, not Patrick Mahomes, was the star for the Chiefs; Micah Parsons, not Dak Prescott, was the star for the Cowboys; and kickers Harrison Butker and Greg Zuerlein accounted for 16 of the points.

Jones had five tackles, 3.5 sacks, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and tipped a pass that was intercepted. Jones, who had had back and wrist injuries earlier in the season, entered the game with only three sacks.

Parsons had four tackles, two sacks and a forced fumble Sunday. He has tied DeMarcus Ware’s team rookie record with eight sacks this season and seven games left to break that and possibly Jevon Kearse’s rookie NFL record of 14.5 set in 1999.

The Cowboys have struggled against the AFC West: They beat the Chargers 20-17 in Week 2, lost to the Broncos 30-16 in Week 9 and were held out of the end zone Sunday despite three possessions in the red zone. That’s a 1-2 record, having been outscored 66-45, with the struggling Raiders next up on the schedule on Thanksgiving Day.

Dallas falls to 7-3, allowing the Eagles (5-6) and Washington (4-6) to draw closer. The Chiefs improved to 7-4 with their fourth consecutive victory.

Kansas City gained 370 yards to the Cowboys’ 276.

Dallas was playing without left tackle Tyron Smith (ankle), receiver Amari Cooper (COVID-19), defensive end Randy Gregory (calf) and defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence (fractured foot). Running back Ezekiel Elliott tweaked his ankle in the first quarter, though he played through it, and receiver CeeDee Lamb left with a concussion on the team’s final offensive play of the first half.

With the receivers dropping four passes and the offensive line allowing five sacks, Prescott had no chance. He turned it over three times, losing a fumble and throwing two interceptions.

Prescott went 28-of-43 for 216 yards and two interceptions. He averaged only 5.02 yards per attempt. The Cowboys gained 77 yards on a meaningless final drive that ended in an interception by L’Jarius Sneed.

Mahomes went 23-of-37 for 260 yards and an interception. He also lost a fumble. Tyreek Hill caught nine passes for 77 yards and had a 33-yard run.

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Colt McCoy leads Cardinals to 23-13 victory over the Seahawks



The Cardinals didn’t have quarterback Kyler Murray and star receiver DeAndre Hopkins for a third consecutive game.

But it was no matter for Arizona, as the club went to Seattle and beat the Seahawks 23-13 on Sunday.

The Cardinals out-gained the Seahawks 413-266, running 7 plays to Seattle’s 48 and winning time of possession 40:22 to 19:38. Arizona also had 29 first downs, was 7-of-14 on third down, and converted its only fourth-down attempt.

Starting again for the injured Murray, backup quarterback Colt McCoy was plenty effective against Seattle’s defense. He finished the contest 35-of-44 for 328 yards with a pair of touchdowns — both of which went to tight end Zach Ertz in the first half. Ertz led the club with eight receptions for 88 yards.

Running back James Conner also had a 1-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter that effectively ended the game with 2:20 left on the clock. He now has a rushing touchdown in five consecutive games.

Quarterback Russell Wilson was largely ineffective his second game back after his thumb injury. He completed a 48-yard pass to Tyler Lockett in the fourth quarter that put the offense in position to score its lone touchdown — a DeeJay Dallas 2-yard run. Jason Meyers hit a pair of 27-yard field goals to round out Seattle’s scoring.

But Wilson finished 14-of-26 for 207 yards with no touchdowns or interceptions. He was 0-of-5 passing with two sacks on seven third-down dropbacks. He’s completing just 35.1 percent of his third-down passes in 2021.

The Cardinals have now gone 2-1 in three games without Murray and Hopkins to push their record to 9-2. Both Murray and Hopkins are expected to return when Arizona comes off its bye in Week 13, with the club looking like the best team in football.

At 3-7, Seattle is reeling. The Seahawks will head across the country to play Washington on Monday night in Week 12.

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