2022 NFL Week 4 After Further Review

We'll start with Jake the Asshole again.  I have another play in mind and we'll see if he covers it first.

#10:  Giants-Bears, Giants punting out of their end zone.  Muff by Velus Jones Jr. a rookie wide receiver-punt returner.  The point Jake is making is that these are intentional, which makes all the sense in the world when you think of it.

#9:  Jacksonville up two TD's on the Eagles early in the game, fourth and 3 from the 34.  First off, no field goal attempt here?  Second...  Trevor Lawrence decides to do away with all pretense and turn the ball over on downs with a fumble and a sack.  The Eagles take over the game from there.

#8:  Carolina-Arizona, and a common theme for the Asshole this week:  The "scripted turnover" "slop play".  Looks like it's going to be a bit of a trickeration reverse, except the first person drops it and then knees the ball into a pile of Arizona Cardinals.

#7:  Seahawks-Lions, first and goal for Seattle at the Detroit 2.  Complete blown coverage.  I disagree on this one, but not for the reason you or Jake might think.  Give me one Detroit Lion defensive player who belongs in the National Football League right now.  I'll wait.

#6:  Raiders-Broncos.  Scoop and score.  Claimed another intentional turnover -- this one leading to a direct score.

#5:  Ravens-Bills.  4th and goal from the Buffalo 3.  20-20, 4:17 to go.  The play completely breaks down, and Lamar Jackson throws a pick off his back foot from almost the 20.  Yep, they gave this game -- I just don't think this is the play you need to be looking at as "most scripted".  Let's see if he adds another one from this game higher up.  (The one I'm thinking of is.)

#4:  After a discussion on microchips in the balls (leading to probably another "magnets" argument), the double-doink from Vikings-Saints for the win for the Vikings.  Again, I only take credence to it when the ball appears to curve twice.  As he points out (wait for the play to start), the wind is negligible here in London.  Not 100% sure on this one, but if it's not magnets, this kick was deliberately pulled to the one side -- either to doink or miss.  That kick was left (from the kicker's orientation) from the boot, and intentionally as such.

His better case on magnets might be:  Watch the double-doink close up and tell me how, other than magnets, that ball comes back out, especially after the second doink!

#3:  But I call Jake out here:  The rigging is that TUA WAS OUT THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE.  You can't fake those fingers bending in that direction.

#2:  Same game, Dolphins-Bengals.  "Teddy Roosevelt" (Bridgewater) in for the Dolphins.  Deliberate interception, no one close for the offense...

His #1:  Rams-49ers.  Touchdown pass for the Niners through a shit-ton of "bad" defense.

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But my Rigged Game of the Week is Baltimore throwing the game to Buffalo.  And this is the play which seals it in my mind:

1st and 15 for Buffalo on the final drive at the Baltimore 41.  Incomplete pass, but then Brandon Stephens, knowing the NFL is enforcing Roughing the Passer to ridiculous levels, does THIS:

@NFL @nflnetwork @ESPNNFL not a ravens fan, but come on. Weakest roughing the passer call. Allen jump after being touched to exaggerate the hit. This call decided the game. I understand Baltimore played like trash the last half, but this is ridiculous pic.twitter.com/PhDWCEfKkV

— Matty (@PhatChimpanzee) October 2, 2022

Deliberately squares up on him and takes him down late.

The referee said "forcible head/neck", but that's to cover that Brandon Stephens aided in deliberately THROWING the Week 4 Rigged Game of the Week. 

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In this week's "This Is Why Calvin Johnson Retired From the NFL" Moment, Green Bay's WR Doubs appears to have a touchdown by every metric...

... except the NFL's Catch Rules, which are used to manipulate results:

Did Doubs catch it?! pic.twitter.com/4YY8E8SSwK

— IKE Packers Podcast (@IKE_Packers) October 4, 2022

He has two feet down, full control of the ball until he starts falling.

But the rule points out that, once he starts falling, he must "survive the ground", even though he is over the line, he has had two feet in and full control until he starts falling, and is down by contact with his other elbow!

But, OOPS, the ball moved (whatever happened to "the ground can't cause a fumble"? *cough*), so no TD and the NFL eventually gets another overtime FG at the gun Cliffhanger.  Woo...  hoo...

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In another advertisement that we will not get sports betting in the state of California (both constitutional amendments to allow (one for Indian casinos only and the other online) will fail -- being rejected by over half of the voters), this from Caesars through Draft Kings from Monday night:

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— LiquidKaneki (@LiquidKaneki) October 4, 2022

and...

The member of the promotions team who boosted Cooper Kupp to score a touchdown has been put on administrative leave.

— DraftKings Sportsbook (@DKSportsbook) October 4, 2022

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