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Dirty laundry?

In the National Football League, there’s game-changing penalties, then there’s what happened to the New England Patriots as the first half came to a close in tonight’s playoff matchup in Denver. In what was easily one of the worst calls I’ve ever seen, New England cornerback Asante Samuel was flagged for pass interference on a play that clearly gave the Broncos just enough momentum to start the defending champs’ downward spiral. On the Broncos’ next possession, the refs completely missed a false start by the Denver offensive line that would have added an extra five yards to Jason Elam’s 50-yard field goal attempt. While most football fans call this kind of activity “bad officiating”, those of us in Broncoland have an altogether different name for it - Mile High Magic, baby!

As an added bonus, I get to shred Fred Barnes’ 2006 Prediction #10. Let’s look back, shall we?

“10. New England Patriots win Super Bowl.”

Sorry, Fred. The Pats are dead.

Fred Barnes
Record: 1-1
Winning percentage: 50%

Season Standings
Kondracke 100% 1-0
Barnes 50% 1-1
Krauthammer 0.0% 0-0