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Despite the owners posture of "no more compromise," ESPN's Chris Mortensen is reporting that serious progress has been made between the NFL owners and locked-out officials. How much progress? The possibility of locked-out referees returning this week is not out the realm of possibility.

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Many believed the controversial ending of the Monday Night Football game in Seattle would mean an end to the deadlock between the league and the NFL Referees' Association.

But, even that wasn't enough f

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By now, even non-football fans have heard about the officiating debacle in last night's showdown between the Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks (just check your Facebook feed). Facing a 12-7 deficit with just seconds left to play, Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson rolled out of the pocket and threw a desperation heave into the end zone, resulting in a game-clinching interception for the Packers.

Except it wasn't. Instead, the NFL's much-maligned replacement officials inexplicably ruled the play a touchdown for the Seahawks, ignoring an obvious offensive pass-interference penalty and cementing the phrase "simultaneous catch" into the lexicon of poor sports officiating.

This screw-up will, hopefully, lead to the return of the real refs—but let's not forget that they too have made their share of awful calls over the years. Here's a look at some of the NFL's most controversial officiating decisions:

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The Lingerie Football League (LFL) had been mum on a story released during the NFL preseason about a current replacement official being fired by the LFL for incompetence...until now. After last night's debacle on Monday Night football, the LFL has released a hilarious statement about the integrity of their league's officiating, along with a shot at the NFL for a lack thereof.

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The NFL defends the indefensible

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As Popeye once said "that's all I can stands, cuz I can't stands no more!"

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This is the controversial ending of Monday night's NFL game between the Green Bay Packers and the Seattle Seahawks.

Seahawks' receiver Golden Tate pushes a Packers' defender out of the way, and wrestles the ball away to give the Seahawks a 14-12 win on the last play of the game.

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This is video of Miami Dolphins defensive lineman Jared Odrick sacking quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick of the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, and then doing the Pee Wee Herman dance afterwards.

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Week four of the 2012 NFL schedule begins on Thursday evening, as the Cleveland Browns travel to Baltimore, to take on the Browns.

Who will win the Browns/Ravens game on Thursday night?

Who Will Win The Browns/R

..........and it starts with the quarterback.

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