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Dennis Allen won his first challenge of the 2023 season, but it didn’t count

Dennis Allen won his first challenge of the 2023 season in Week 18, but it didn’t count. Still, the Saints will take it, and the points that came with it:

Dennis Allen can’t even get credit for winning a challenge. The New Orleans Saints head coach was 0-for-3 on challenges going into Week 18’s regular season finale with the Atlanta Falcons, but he rightfully pulled out the red challenge flag early in Sunday’s contest.

Rookie Saints running back Kendre Miller rumbled into the end zone, eluding half a dozen Falcons defenders, but the officiating crew on the field initially said he was stopped short of the goal line. Allen challenged that result, and the play was overturned — but that’s thanks to an instant replay review from the NFL’s home office in New York, which radioed in the correct call at the same time.

Look, no one is complaining about this, but we have to acknowledge it’s at least a little funny. Allen has deservedly drawn a lot of criticism. That he hasn’t even won a coach’s challenge by Week 18 speaks for itself. And the fact that he would have finally got in the win column there against Atlanta is notable.

But we’ll take the points, and the extra challenge. Referee John Hussey agreed that this wouldn’t count as an official challenge from Allen so he still had both of his challenges for the rest of the game. Miller’s touchdown run helped tie things up with Atlanta, and it all broke out in New Orleans’ favor.

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WATCH: Chiefs OC Matt Nagy shows off arm at Chiefs training camp

Matt Nagy uncorked an impressive pass that hit the crossbar of a goal post at Missouri Western State University on Tuesday.

Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy was once a prized quarterback prospect before getting into coaching in the NFL. A University of Delaware product, he went undrafted after the 2001 annual selection meeting but found a niche for himself playing professional football in the Arena Football League through the 2000s.

His arm talent finally warranted a spot on an NFL roster in 2009, when he was briefly under contract with the Philadelphia Eagles. Outside of his AFL experience, though, Nagy has been known for his coaching ability, not as a star player.

But, the seasoned coordinator proved that he could still sling the ball at Kansas City’s Tuesday training camp practice when video surfaced of him uncorking a pass that hit the crossbar on one of the goalposts at Missouri Western State University.

This incredible throw seemed to be from between 30 and 40 yards out, so his accuracy in hitting the crossbar was notable. Don’t expect Nagy to push Patrick Mahomes for playing time in 2023, but should Kansas City find themselves without a quarterback due to extreme circumstances, their offensive coordinator may be a viable option under center.

Alabama MBB’s ACC-SEC Challenge opponent revealed

Alabama’s opponent for the SEC/ACC challenge revealed

The Alabama basketball team is set to host the Clemson Tigers on Nov. 28 as part of the ACC vs SEC Challenge. It will be the first year of this challenge as the SEC has typically played the Big 12 in the past while the ACC has played the Big Ten.

Since taking over the Crimson Tide program, head coach [autotag]Nate Oats[/autotag] has stressed the importance of playing the best opponents possible out of conference to help prepare for SEC play, and the Tigers will certainly help that.

It isn’t the most exciting match-up for Alabama fans as the majority were hoping for a game against Miami, Duke or North Carolina. The Tide has not fared very well against Clemson in the past going 2-7 against them all time. Their most recent match-up came on Dec. 12, 2020, in Atlanta where Clemson beat Alabama 64-56.

The challenge includes 14 matchups between the two conferences that will be highlighted this year by Tennessee vs. North Carolina, Miami vs. Kentucky and Duke vs. Arkansas.

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The Lions made several rule change proposals related to coach’s challenges in games

The Lions made several rule change proposals related to coach’s challenges in games

The NFL released the proposed playing rules and bylaw changes that were submitted by the teams for the upcoming season. The Detroit Lions are responsible for three of the proposed playing rules changes.

All three involve the coach’s challenge feature during games. It’s an area where the team has had some issues in recent years dating back to the infamous “Jim Schwartz Rule” where teams are not allowed to challenge plays that are automatically reviewed.

One proposal would allow coaches to challenge personal fouls called on the field. While the reason behind the Lions’ proposal isn’t stated, it’s easy to recall a couple of recent situations where Detroit was victimized by phantom personal foul calls.

The second would expand the replay official’s jurisdiction to allow for consultation on an assessed penalty. Both of those proposals deal with Rule 15, Section 3 of the rule book.

The third relates to Rule 15, Section 1 and would allow each team a third coach’s challenge during the game regardless of the outcome of the first two challenges.

Detroit also made one other proposal regarding the game status of a third quarterback, something the Lions have not typically carried on the active roster. From the press release,

By Detroit; amends Article XVII, Section 17.3, to allow a club to designate an emergency third quarterback from its Inactive List or Practice Squad who would be eligible to enter a game in the event the first two quarterbacks on the game day Active List are ruled “Out.”

The proposals will be voted on at the upcoming owner’s meetings later in March.

 

NFL’s replay system botched a call in another NFC championship game

The NFL’s replay review system botched a call in another NFC championship game, setting up a crucial touchdown. Where have we seen that before?

Stop here if you’ve heard this before, but the NFL’s replay review system botched a call in the NFC championship game. Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeVonta Smith went viral on social media with a one-handed catch down the sideline, converting a crucial fourth down deep inside San Francisco 49ers territory. Two plays later, the Eagles scored an early touchdown run to go up 7-0.

Only it’s not what should have happened. Other angles from the play showed Smith losing the ball as he went to the ground, clearly losing possession of it in what should have been ruled an incomplete catch. That would have stopped Philadelphia on fourth down and set up the 49ers offense at their own 35-yard line. Any of the multiple official on the field should have seen that, but they missed it. And the NFL’s system for overseeing things remotely should have covered for them, but they missed it, too.

The replay assistant in New York has the ability to run an expedited review and look at the play from all angles, though a coach’s challenge would have been needed to start a full and thorough review. Still, it shouldn’t have taken long for the replay review system to do its job and make the correct call here. You have to tip your hat to Eagles coach Nick Sirriani and his offense for hurrying to snap the ball on first down to prevent a San Francisco challenge.

But this is twice in five years that NFL officiating and the league’s much-lauded instant replay system has fallen flat. We saw the same thing happen when the Los Angeles Rams got away with uncalled pass interference against the New Orleans Saints in the 2018 title game to help them get to the Super Bowl. The referees on the scene didn’t do their jobs, and the officials expressly employed to look out for them didn’t do their jobs either.

It’s embarrassing. But it is what it is. Until the NFL stops pinching pennies and invests in full-time officiating crews and greater transparency in how it manages games, these gaffes are going to continue to be a weakness for the sport.

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WATCH: Juwan Johnson fights for a rare opening-drive Saints touchdown

WATCH: Juwan Johnson fights for a rare opening-drive Saints touchdown against the Falcons

Take a bow, Juwan Johnson. The New Orleans Saints tight end returned from an ankle injury and immediately made a splash — he caught a 14-yard reception on their first third-down situation against the Atlanta Falcons, and capped that drive with a high-effort touchdown reception.

Johnson caught a short pass from Andy Dalton underneath the Falcons defense deep in their own territory and rumbled upfield, fighting through contact for extra yards. And with the end zone in sight, he dove forward with a long arm stretched out ahead to get the ball across the goal line.

He was initially marked short, putting the Saints offense at the 1-yard line. But a quick challenge flag thrown by Dennis Allen put the play under review, and an even quicker second look gave Johnson the score. It was just the third opening-drive touchdown the Saints offense has scored in their last 31 games, and it wouldn’t have happened without Johnson fighting for it. Let’s see how many more game-changing plays he has in him.

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Here’s what the Chiefs are saying about the Buccaneers defense ahead of Week 4

The #Chiefs know that the #Bucs defense will pose a big challenge in Week 4 and they expect to meet that challenge head-on.

A week after an underrated Indianapolis Colts defense thwarted the Kansas City Chiefs’ offensive efforts, the team faces another challenging defensive unit in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The Bucs’ defense currently leads the league in a number of important statistical categories and they’re ranked in the top half of the league in several others. Many outlets have them ranked as the No. 1 defense in the NFL through three games this season.

That’s reasonable given that their defense hasn’t allowed more than 14 points in a single game this season. They’re also coached by one of the NFL’s premier defensive coaches, Todd Bowles.

Chiefs HC Andy Reid recognizes going into this game that his team has their work cut out for them, but he expects them to rise to the challenge after the disappointing loss in Week 3.

“Yeah, so they’ve got a real good defensive front,” Reid said. “Almost the same guys that they’ve had before, and they’ve got some good additions in there. So, it’s a great challenge (and) I’m expecting my guys to rise up to the challenge.”

For Patrick Mahomes, he knows all too well how good the defense in Tampa can be. He certainly remembers their defensive front chasing him all over the field in Super Bowl LV. Heading into the latest matchup, Mahomes is focused on execution and finding ways to get the ball out of his hands more quickly than he did in Indy.

“Yeah, they’re one of, if not the best, defense in football,” Mahomes said. “They have a great coach, defensive coach with (Head) Coach (Todd) Bowles, who’s done it for a long time and been really good everywhere he’s been. And they have great players in every phase: linebackers, d-line, secondary and they’ve played together for a while so they’re going to kind of confuse you, give you different looks and they’re going to fly around and make plays. So, it’s about us executing, getting the ball out of my hand and making these other guys make plays.”

For the offensive line, they’re paying no mind to the trash talk on the other side. Creed Humphrey has the utmost respect for the unique blend of talent and scheme that the Bucs have in their front seven. He’s looking forward to the challenge of matching up against them.

“Yeah, really a mixture of talent and scheme,” Humphrey said. “They have a good defense, for sure, very talented players – whether that’s the D-line, the linebackers, the secondary, they have talented players all throughout. And their DCs (Buccaneers Run Game Coordinator/Defensive Line Coach Kacy Rodgers and Pass Game Coordinator/Inside Linebackers Coach Larry Foote) do a great job with their schemes too, so it’s going to be a tough challenge for us. But, we’re excited to get after it.”

As for the offensive coordinator, Eric Bieniemy is expecting this matchup to be every bit as contentious as the last time these two teams faced off.

“Todd Bowles does an outstanding job,” Bieniemy said. “Obviously, he’s been in this league for a long time. He’s been a great defensive coordinator, now he’s a head coach slash defensive coordinator. He has a great staff and guess what? They’re doing a hell of a job on defense, so when you turn on the tape, our guys know, you’ve got to line up and play. It’s going to be one of those games. It’s going to be a 60-minute dog fight and may the best team win.”

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El ‘Edwin Diaz Challenge’ es la mejor forma de usar la canción de entrada del cerrador de los Mets

La verdad debimos haber sabido que esto pasaría, seamos honestos. La canción de entrada súper fabulosa de Edwin Diaz – Narco, de Blasterjaxx y Timmy Trumpet – ha invadido el mundo de la MLB y se convirtió en una de las mejores canciones de entrada …

La verdad debimos haber sabido que esto pasaría, seamos honestos.

La canción de entrada súper fabulosa de Edwin Diaz — Narco, de Blasterjaxx y Timmy Trumpet — ha invadido el mundo de la MLB y se convirtió en una de las mejores canciones de entrada del bullpen de todos los tiempos dándole al mundo de la MLB todo lo que necesitamos en estos momentos.

Pero el siguiente, y pareciera que inevitable, paso fue que TODO EL MUNDO está usando la canción para caminar hacia algún lugar, no importa si es a una junta, a su trabajo o a lo que sea.

Y esto es lo que pasó: el challenge de Edwin Diaz se ha convertido en una sensación en redes sociales. Aquí les dejamos una pequeña muestra de lo mejor que hemos visto:

Es de lo mejor

Traducción: ¡Edwin Diaz tiene la mejor canción de entrada del beisbol! Tenía que empezar el #EdwinDiazChallenge.

 

Traducción: OK, hice mi primer TikTok. #EdwinDiazChallenge

 

Traducción: Que suenen las trompetas.

 

Traducción: Cerrando el show con unas pocas trompetas.

 

Traducción: Oye, BrandonLondonTV, ¡tuve que seguir tu ejemplo! Podré estar en muletas, pero aún sí tenía que hacer el #EdwinDiazChallenge

 

Artículo traducido por Ana Lucía Toledo

 

Travis Kelce thanks Chiefs fans for voting him Walter Payton Man of the Year challenge winner

Kelce received over 1 million fan votes to win the Walter Payton Man of the Year challenge.

Kansas City Chiefs TE Travis Kelce has been selected as the winner of the sixth annual Walton Payton Man of the Year Charity Challenge.

Not to be confused with the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award for which Kelce is also nominated, the charity challenge is a fan-vote that awards the winner a $25,000 donation to a charity of their choice. The donation is contributed by Nationwide Insurance and the NFL Foundation. Fans were able to vote over a two-week span using the hashtag #WPMOYChallenge on Twitter.

In the first update of the vote tally released on Dec. 31, Kelce was in third place with just over 45,000 votes, listed behind Chargers’ Isaac Rochell and Broncos’ Justin Simmons. Chiefs fans henceforth made it their mission to get the lead for Kelce. When the vote ended following Jan. 17, Kelce had received over a million votes, and today he took to Twitter to say thank you.

Check it out:

Kelce plans to use that $25,000 donation to give right back to the community that helped him earn it. Kelce and his foundation, Eighty-Seven & Running, have recently been working with Operation Breakthrough to create a STEM learning space called “Ignition Lab” for underserved teens.

To read more about Kelce’s nomination for the NFL’s Walter Payton Man of the Year Award and his history of charity work in the Kansas City community, go here.

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Cowboys’ McCarthy reflects on Dak, Jaylon, Nolan, Kellen, COVID, and 6-10 finish

The first-year coach recaps the ups and downs of his first year in Dallas, while offering hints about what he expects for the 2021 campaign.

According to the old adage, hindsight is 20/20. But now, after a year that defies explanation, hindsight finally includes 2020. As fourteen NFL teams advance to the postseason to crown a champion of this unlikeliest of seasons, the Dallas Cowboys are left to clean out their lockers and conduct exit interviews as they close up shop.

Head coach Mike McCarthy says he plans to watch this weekend’s playoff games more as a fan “to see who’s playing well” but will spend next week finishing up his coaching duties around The Star. Then, the 57-year-old plans to travel back to Green Bay to spend time with family (and his snowblower) before early preparations for the Cowboys’ 2021 offseason begin in earnest.

On Friday, the one-year anniversary of his introductory press conference as head coach, McCarthy made his final weekly call-in of the season to Dallas radio station 105.3 The Fan. With no more upcoming opponents to scout, no more injury reports to update, no more gameplans to tease, the conversation was a reflective one that looked back on several areas of the 2020 campaign.