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NFL: Referee dies| Lines week 8| Games tomorrow
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league consisting of 32 teams, divided equally between the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC). The NFL is one of the four major North American professional sports leagues, the highest professional level of American football in the world.[3] The NFL’s eighteen-week regular season runs from early September to early January.
| Formerly | American Professional Football Conference (1920) American Professional Football Association (1920–1921) |
|---|---|
| Sport | American football |
| Founded | September 17, 1920 Canton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Inaugural season | 1920 |
| Commissioner | Roger Goodell |
| No. of teams | 32 |
| Country | United States[A] |
| Headquarters | 345 Park Avenue New York, NY 10154 U.S. |
| Most recent champion(s) |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2nd title) |
| Most titles | Green Bay Packers (13 titles)[B] |
Referee dies
Tragedy struck the NFL’s caretaker family last Sunday, as replay official Carl Madsen died on his way home from the Kansas City Chiefs vs Tennessee Titans matchup in Nashville, Tennessee. He was 71 years old.
“Karl Madsen was the NFL’s caretaker fixture for more than two decades, first as a highly respected on-field official before transitioning to a replay role beginning in 2009,” said Walt Anderson, senior VP of caretaker training and development. said in a statement. “A prolific friend and colleague, Carl’s love of football and dedication to stewardship was always present, as he generously shared his time advising young officers in clinics across the country. An Air Force veteran, Carl In There was tremendous spirit and will. Will be greatly missed.”
Madsen served as an on-field and off-field officer for nearly 25 years. According to NFL.com, he spent 12 seasons as an on-field referee from 1997 to 2008 before transitioning as a replay official in 2009.
NFL Referees Association president Scott Green also issued a statement on Madsen’s passing, according to Pro Football Talk.
“Karl will be remembered by the people who worked with him on the field and in replays,” Green said. He had a nickname among his fellow officers of the “Big Country” that was related not only to his size but to his large personality as a warm and generous man.
The details surrounding Madsen’s death are unknown. He was the most experienced of the league’s replay officials.
Lines week 8
October ends with NFL Week 8 action.
When the Green Bay Packers visit the Arizona Cardinals in Thursday Night Football, the slate is off to a brisk start, but a COVID outbreak in Green Bay is shaking up those odds. The Halloween schedule is headlined by an NFC South matchup between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New Orleans Saints, as well as Sunday night’s showdown featuring the Dallas Cowboys and Minnesota Vikings.
Here are the initial NFL Week 8 Odds and Early Action Report.
NFL Week 8 Odds
These are the opening NFL odds for Week 8, headlined by the Cardinals giving the Packers six points and the Vikings scoring two points at home in Dallas on Halloween night.
2021 TBD Games
In Week 15, two of the five designated matchups will be played on Saturday while the rest will be played on Sunday. Specific dates and start times for such specified Week 15 matchups will be determined and announced no later than four weeks prior to Game Day.
In Week 18, two games will be played on Saturday, one at 4:30 PM ET and 8:15 PM ET, and the rest on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET and 4:25 PM ET, and a matchup on Sunday night. Will be played at 8:20 p.m. ET. Specific dates and start times for the Week 18 matchup will be determined and announced after the conclusion of Week 17.
