"Roger Goodell is orchestrating NFL ties by having kickers miss short field goals on purpose" — Big Cat

Take Slip·Oct 31, 2016·Connect the Dots

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Roger Goodell is orchestrating NFL ties by having kickers miss short field goals on purpose

These teams are tying on purpose. Roger Goodell has the kickers in his back pocket... There's been five missed field goals in the entire season, 30 yards or less, and two of them happened in the same game [Seahawks-Cardinals]? ... He's going to fix the ties. We're going to get another tie. I'm telling you.

Hot Take Football ScorchingSarcastic

There were no more ties in the 2016 regular season after this episode, and the idea that the commissioner fixes games via kickers is satirical.

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I am 70% confident that the Cubs will force a Game 7 in the World Series

I'm 70% confident that the Cubs can get to Game 7. [Then] Game 7 is 50-50. Game 7 is a coin flip.

Prediction Baseball Medium

The Cubs did force a Game 7 and eventually won the World Series.

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Big Cat

I am 100% confident the Bears will lose to the Vikings on Monday Night Football

No, the Bears are going to lose to the Vikings. Actually, I'm 100% confident in that.

Prediction Football Medium

The Bears actually beat the Vikings 20-10 on Monday night, making Big Cat's 100% confident prediction wrong.

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PFT Commenter

Rugby sold out Soldier Field before lacrosse did

Rugby actually sold out Soldier Field before lacrosse did. So just a little check on your predictions.

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The Ireland vs. New Zealand rugby match at Soldier Field in November 2016 did indeed sell out, whereas major lacrosse events had not reached that capacity at that venue.