Week 13 Score Update and Fine Blotter (Part Two on the latter)

Let's do it the other way around this time.

Start with the Cliffhanger Index: JAX-CLE ((JAX TD pass 40 seconds left), MIN-CHI (FG in overtime), ATL-BUF (FG in overtime)

So 3 this week out of the 16.  Total: 42 out of 192.  A bit down from the usual one out of four.

Within one score:  The above, plus DAL-OAK (the teams traded field goals in the last two minutes, the winning score basically started the 4th quarter), PIT-BAL (Pittsburgh scored with 1:03 left, but they lost 22-20 when the two-point conversion failed), IND-TEN (An Indianapolis touchdown with 1:56 left made the margin eight points, within one score, but not the Tuohy Cliffhanger), PHI-ARI, NE-HOU (Gostkowski's second 53 yarder of the 4th quarter was the difference, 3:12 left), DEN-KC, CIN-SD, NYG-WAS (FG put the Giants up 7 with 2:32 to go)

10 out of the 16 games finished with a margin of eight points or less.  Total for the season:  102 out of 192.  Roughly 53% of all NFL games end with a margin of one score.

The scoring itself:

Week 13 average:  45.5 -- about four points up from last year.

13 week per game average:  46.36 -- now about two-thirds of a point higher than last year.

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And now, for the "miscreants, riffraff, and losers" of the NFL week.  It's time for our Friday Fine Blotter.

How many multiple offenders this week, Mr. Goodell?

• Detroit Lions:  DeAndre Levy:  $15,750 for a headshot.
• Detroit Lions:  Glover Quin:  $7,875 for a late hit.
• Detroit Lions #3:  Kris Durham:  $7,875 for a face mask.
• Green Bay Packers:  Clay Mathews is, once again, a TWO-TIME LOSER.  Let's see if he gets his third letter of the year reduced.  This one cost him $15,750 for striking a defenseless player with his helmet.
• Green Bay Packers seem to be big losers on the week, not only on the scoreboard:  Tramon Williams got dinged $26,250 for shoving a referee.  Somebody on the officiating team needs to be downgraded, though.  Williams WAS NOT tossed from the game for something that should've been automatic in that regard.   Williams should've been suspended, not only for that incident, but he kicked another player in the Lions game -- not fined for that one.
• That game alone, with the $31,500 for the Lions, pocketed the league $105,000!!  Seriously, Roger...  You're going to continue to have that Thanksgiving game with the Packers and Lions, and you can just bet you're going to get dirty bullshit -- from both teams.
• Atlanta Falcons:  Sean Weatherspoon:  $15,750 for roughing the passer.
• Minnesota Vikings:  Chris Cook:  $26,250 for contact with the official.  Unlike the Williams incident, Cook WAS tossed.  You touch a ref, that's the thumb.  Baseball, that's an automatic SUSPENSION (on top of the thumb if he hadn't given it already).
• Minnesota Vikings:  Rhett Ellison:  $7,875 for a face mask. 
• Seattle Seahawks:  Richard Sherman:  $7,875 for unnecessary roughness.
• Tennessee Titans:  Moise Fokou:  $7,875 for unnecessary roughness.  This makes him a TWO-TIME LOSER. 

As a result:

• Atlanta Falcons:  Level 2.  $50,000 more.
• There are now no more teams without an NFL fine this year.  The Vikings were the last ones I found.

• Team Fines For Level 3: Detroit, another $31,500 for the team.  (Total for the Lions this year, $511,500.  Hey, Goodell, want to talk about docking draft picks??  How about suspending their coach???  NAH, we can't have any of that.)
• Tennessee tacks on another $7,875, becoming the third NFL team to go over $400,000 for Player Safety. 

Total for the year, at least as of known:  $3,675,050.