2012-13 NFL Season: Week 3 Results, Standings, Week 4 Schedule

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Week 3 is in the bag, as another interesting and controversial Week of NFL Football is put to rest. Unfortunately on the business side, talks have not progressed in the ongoing negotiations between the NFL and Park Ave, the group who is representing the referees union. Nonetheless, the replacement refs continue to call pro football games, to much chagrin of the players, fans, and journalists around the league.

None more controversial than the call last night on Monday Night Football between the Seattle Seahawks and the Green Bay Packers. Seahawks wide receiver Golden Tate was awarded a touchdown on a 24yd Hail Mary pass from Russell Wilson while Packers defensive back M.D. Jennings also held possession of the ball. The play was reviewed and the touchdown was counted, putting the Seahawks up 14-12 to ice the game.


However, according to Rule 8, Section 1, Article 3, Item 5 of the NFL rulebook that discusses a simultaneous catch,

"If a pass is caught simultaneously by two eligible opponents, and both retain it, the ball belongs to the passers. It is not a simultaneous catch if a player gains control first and an opponent subsequently gains joint control," the rule states.
 Since Tate never fully gained control of the football, that would mean the play should have been rewarded to Jennings as an interception. This play is also - under rulebook guidelines - un-reviewable and all calls are as made and final.

The NFL has announced that they will address the call today at some point in time, so make sure to follow @NFL on Twitter for any announcements and statements from the league.

AFC
East
Bills214.6
Jets2112.8
Patriots1212.7
Dolphins128.8
North
Bengals21-6.3
Ravens2111.4
Steelers1211.8
Browns03-7.7
South
Texans3025.5
Titans12-17.0
Colts12-15.8
Jaguars12-2.8
West
Chargers212.1
Raiders12-3.8
Chiefs12-6.1
Broncos1217.5

NFC

East
Giants212.0
Cowboys216.4
Eagles213.5
Redskins12-12.4
South
Falcons3022.1
Buccaneers12-3.5
Panthers12-18.9
Saints03-21.2
North
Vikings21-0.4
Bears21-0.5
Lions12-8.6
Packers121.4
West
Cardinals3012.2
49ers211.5
Seahawks217.2
Rams12-10.8
Day Date VisTm HomeTm Time
Thu September 27 Cleveland Browns @ Baltimore Ravens 8:20 PM
Sun September 30 Carolina Panthers @ Atlanta Falcons 1:00 PM
Sun September 30 New England Patriots @ Buffalo Bills 1:00 PM
Sun September 30 Minnesota Vikings @ Detroit Lions 1:00 PM
Sun September 30 Tennessee Titans @ Houston Texans 1:00 PM
Sun September 30 San Diego Chargers @ Kansas City Chiefs 1:00 PM
Sun September 30 San Francisco 49ers @ New York Jets 1:00 PM
Sun September 30 Seattle Seahawks @ St. Louis Rams 1:00 PM
Sun September 30 Miami Dolphins @ Arizona Cardinals 4:05 PM
Sun September 30 Oakland Raiders @ Denver Broncos 4:05 PM
Sun September 30 Cincinnati Bengals @ Jacksonville Jaguars 4:05 PM
Sun September 30 New Orleans Saints @ Green Bay Packers 4:15 PM
Sun September 30 Washington Redskins @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers 4:15 PM
Sun September 30 New York Giants @ Philadelphia Eagles 8:20 PM
Mon October 1 Chicago Bears @ Dallas Cowboys 8:30 PM

Leaders and Stats - Passing

Rk Tm Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD Int Lng Y/G Rate Sk GWD
1 Detroit Lions 94 135 69.6 1002 5 4 51 334.0 92.1 4 1
2 New York Giants 80 120 66.7 977 5 3 80 325.7 96.4 5 1
3 Baltimore Ravens 73 113 64.6 904 6 2 52 301.3 101.0 5 1
4 Cincinnati Bengals 66 96 68.8 873 7 3 73 291.0 111.5 12 1
5 New Orleans Saints 75 137 54.7 854 7 5 36 284.7 77.0 7
6 Pittsburgh Steelers 82 120 68.3 853 8 1 37 284.3 109.2 9
7 Oakland Raiders 80 128 62.5 851 5 2 64 283.7 89.3 4 1
8 Philadelphia Eagles 69 125 55.2 845 3 6 49 281.7 66.2 9 2
9 New England Patriots 79 118 66.9 844 4 1 59 281.3 97.0 7
10 Tennessee Titans 73 115 63.5 816 4 2 71 272.0 89.2 2 1
11 Carolina Panthers 56 86 65.1 802 2 5 66 267.3 80.8 6
12 Indianapolis Colts 65 122 53.3 800 5 4 41 266.7 75.4 5 1
13 Dallas Cowboys 70 108 64.8 796 4 3 49 265.3 89.3 7
14 Denver Broncos 69 115 60.0 774 5 3 71 258.0 85.6 8 1
15 Atlanta Falcons 77 107 72.0 765 8 1 31 255.0 114.0 4
16 Kansas City Chiefs 70 119 58.8 750 3 4 33 250.0 73.8 11 1
17 Houston Texans 63 96 65.6 733 5 1 60 244.3 102.4 3
18 Minnesota Vikings 68 97 70.1 696 4 0 29 232.0 104.9 6 1
19 New York Jets 50 99 50.5 695 5 3 66 231.7 78.3 3 1
20 Green Bay Packers 79 116 68.1 678 4 2 49 226.0 90.9 16
21 Washington Redskins 60 89 67.4 671 4 1 88 223.7 103.5 9
22 San Diego Chargers 69 103 67.0 658 4 3 46 219.3 86.5 6
23 Cleveland Browns 65 115 56.5 627 3 6 27 209.0 60.7 8
24 San Francisco 49ers 64 92 69.6 583 5 1 29 194.3 102.7 10
25 Miami Dolphins 54 102 52.9 581 1 4 41 193.7 58.3 4
26 Buffalo Bills 50 86 58.1 579 8 3 49 193.0 95.2 1
27 St. Louis Rams 61 95 64.2 575 4 3 56 191.7 85.4 12 1
28 Chicago Bears 49 93 52.7 559 3 6 42 186.3 58.6 11
29 Arizona Cardinals 52 87 59.8 543 4 1 37 181.0 90.1 5 2
30 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 41 80 51.3 447 4 3 41 149.0 71.4 6
31 Jacksonville Jaguars 42 81 51.9 442 4 0 80 147.3 87.0 6 1
32 Seattle Seahawks 43 75 57.3 383 4 1 41 127.7 86.2 6 1


Leaders and Stats - Rushing

Rk Tm Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G Fmb
1 Kansas City Chiefs 102 575 3 91 5.6 191.7 6
2 Washington Redskins 106 542 6 29 5.1 180.7 6
3 Buffalo Bills 96 534 3 56 5.6 178.0 3
4 Miami Dolphins 105 527 6 65 5.0 175.7 4
5 Houston Texans 117 451 5 25 3.9 150.3 2
6 Seattle Seahawks 103 424 1 36 4.1 141.3 2
7 San Francisco 49ers 79 423 2 29 5.4 141.0 5
8 Philadelphia Eagles 92 405 2 22 4.4 135.0 8
9 Minnesota Vikings 96 364 3 23 3.8 121.3 7
10 Jacksonville Jaguars 80 363 1 59 4.5 121.0 6
11 Baltimore Ravens 70 354 4 43 5.1 118.0 3
12 New England Patriots 97 329 3 20 3.4 109.7 1
13 Chicago Bears 90 311 4 32 3.5 103.7 0
14 Detroit Lions 80 306 3 19 3.8 102.0 1
15 Cincinnati Bengals 81 302 2 19 3.7 100.7 3
16 New York Giants 73 301 4 33 4.1 100.3 3
17 San Diego Chargers 76 296 2 52 3.9 98.7 5
18 New York Jets 91 296 1 22 3.3 98.7 4
19 Carolina Panthers 74 289 4 40 3.9 96.3 5
20 St. Louis Rams 70 287 0 53 4.1 95.7 5
21 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 83 284 1 17 3.4 94.7 4
22 New Orleans Saints 56 278 2 48 5.0 92.7 2
23 Indianapolis Colts 74 271 1 19 3.7 90.3 2
24 Denver Broncos 75 271 3 31 3.6 90.3 3
25 Atlanta Falcons 77 270 3 25 3.5 90.0 2
26 Cleveland Browns 58 262 2 35 4.5 87.3 5
27 Arizona Cardinals 87 247 2 25 2.8 82.3 4
28 Green Bay Packers 63 235 1 28 3.7 78.3 5
29 Dallas Cowboys 65 230 1 48 3.5 76.7 6
30 Pittsburgh Steelers 74 195 1 13 2.6 65.0 5
31 Oakland Raiders 55 187 1 64 3.4 62.3 5
32 Tennessee Titans 45 117 0 31 2.6 39.0 3

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