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Feels good to watch the NFL

This game is crazy !

Jalen Carter ejected for spitting on Dak

Both teams playing hard

And flags flying during helmets getting ripped off, punches thrown and pushing

Exciting game !

You gotta be next level stupid to be thrown out before the first play from scrimmage!

Love this!! Hockey-style hate!

Bring on the bench-clearing brawl!

Perfectly said Lamp !

The refs are actually letting these guys play hard

Halfway through the 3rd quarter and a score on every drive

Both offenses are good. I don't think Philly loses this one

The weather delay sucks

I hope it doesn't take the energy out of the game

I probably won't be able to finish the game

j/c...

11:15pm restart time.

Good time to make your live bets!

Well the Cowboys had a chance. Dropped pass and an overthrow did them in.

I wasn't able to finish the came

Even being on vacation I thought I could LOL

I see the score was 20 -24, that's what it was when the weather delay hit

Did the delay seem to affect the energy at all ?

After the weather delay Cee Dee couldn't catch a cold. That was very odd. The difference between before the weather delay and after it was like day and night. It either did one of two things. Zapped the life out of both offenses or lit a fire under both defenses. Possibly some of both. But it was certainly like watching two different games.

Are the Hanson brothers playing?

Yep, those dropped passes killed it for them.

Ceedee is such a reliable guy too. 3-4 drops in big spots

Thanks Pit !

Upon further review, looks like Dak started the spitting contest. Was it directed at him? Probably not, but it landed on him all the same. Curious to see if there will be any repercussions on Dak or if the NFL decides not to fine Carter after seeing the film... or they disregard the video leading up to this and fine and/or suspend Carter. If they do, it's ridiculous.

Dak did not spit on anyone. It landed on the ground well before it could have possibly have hit Carter. Carter by contrast walked right up to Dak's face and spit directly on him. People trying to use that as an excuse for Carter's actions are being ridiculous. I'm sure all the other 30 NFL teams see now easily Carter is triggered and will be trying to use it to their advantage exactly as I would. My advice to Carter? Stop being a punk. You're hurting your team. Grow up.

Excuse it away as much as you want.. Dak walked up between his two linemen, spit in his direction, then gave him a head nod and laughed.. It is clear as day. I'm not excusing Carter, I'm merely stating I believe Dak should have repercussions as well.

What rule did Dak break for which he should face repercussions? None. Nothing else matters. Facts are not excuses.

"Yeah but he made Carter mad first" is what an excuse looks like.

Taunting is supposedly a point of emphasis. Spitting in someone's direction could readily be categorized as such. Did Carter escalate? Yes. But the refs could have flagged Dak to defuse the situation. At worst call offsetting penalties and fine Carter later. Felt like the NFL's gambling partners didn't want the Eagles covering the spread from the jump.

The Cowboys LT should have been ejected for throwing a haymaker if you want to be a stickler for the rules.

Old time hockey

The Chiefs look bad thus far

You mean, like the Charleston Chiefs?

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Herbert looked as good as I've seen him

Being a stickler? Nah. I guess what constitutes taunting is somewhat subjective. Thus the "could" part of your post. Actually purposefully spitting on someone isn't.

Spit on a guy - get ejected

Smack a guy in the head after the play is over - ok

NFL rules will never make sense to me.

I don't think it's really about the rules so much as it's what the refs see verses what they don't see.

Thought they said during the broadcast that the NY office reviewed the play where the guy smacked Kelce in the face and said they didn’t eject him because it was an open hand…

Good catch, I wonder if NFL went back and checked games if any players would be left to play.

There was a ref ~10 yards behind the tackle with an unobstructed view whose job is to watch the tackle

If either of the guys that threw headshots played for the favorites, they'd have been ejected, imo. Legalized gambling (and the NFL being in business with the industry) is so bad for the integrity of the game.

I certainly believes it adds to suspicions. And possibly there may be a hint of truth to it. But that would bring somewhat of a conspiracy theory into things. The NFL would have to itself be gambling on the games to have a vested interest in the outcome. The NFL would then have to enter into a conspiracy to defraud with the refs themselves. At this time with nothing factual with which to base that on, it's just a bridge too far far me.

The NFL is getting a stake in ESPN, which has a betting platform, in it's pending NFL Network deal. It's bringing in hundreds of millions of dollars in sponsorship deals with other gambling entities. The league has a vested interest in those continuing to do well financially. The CBA allows owners to be invested in gambling operations.

It doesn't have to be betting on specific games. It could just be let's try to keep these games close so people stay interested, especially in standalone games. When there's a big spread, that can be rather beneficial for sportsbooks. When in doubt, side with what will likely keep things closer appeared to be the policy so far.

That's certainly a valid way to look at it. They must be in constant contact with the refs so as the line constantly changes they can let them know how many points to shave right before the kickoff.

I mean they only stopped Philly from beating the line by 3 points. That was sure a close one.

Glad to see Hutchinson playing again for the Lions

Rodgers in a Steelers uni- is weird

Baker to Egbuka was sweet for a come back win

Nick Chubb

13 attempts for 60 yards 4.6 yards per carry

0 Catches 0 td's

Good for Nick

Ravens blow a 15 point lead in the 4th to lose 41-40.

j/c...

The Ravens and Bills need to play each other every week. Instant classic. The plays made in this game were unreal.

Incredible comeback.

Matt Prater just signed off the couch.