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Found September 28, 2012 on Shatter The Backboard:
PLAYERS: Aaron Rodgers
TEAMS: Green Bay Packers
The controversial ending to Monday night’s Packers-Seahawks contest got me thinking, as it did most football fans, but not about how replacement officials have negatively affected this NFL season.  It’s safe to say we can all agree the return of the zebras is a good thing.
It’s what happened after the game that started this alternate train of thought.
Please bear with me.
Immediately after the game ended, SportsCenter dedicated its entire post-game broadcast, and countless hours afterwards, to discussion of the catch, interception and offensive pass interference call that weren’t.… Read more
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