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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;We're nearly at the midpoint of the NFL season, so there's no better time than right now to look back at the most memorable Sour Rankings moments from the first half of 2015.&lt;/em&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;h3&gt;Honorable mention, college football Halloween broadcast category&lt;/h3&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;ESPN play-by-play man Chris Fowler appeared to know that zombie insane asylum patients were going to storm the booth on Saturday night. Analyst Kirk Herbstreit, well ... did not:\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 &lt;strong&gt;Week 8 coverage: News, highlights, injuries and more from around the NFL&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;h3&gt;10.&amp;nbsp;Adam Jones vs. Amari Cooper&lt;/h3&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Looking for a quick way to draw a $35,000 fine from the NFL (but not a suspension, for whatever reason)? Just follow in Adam Jones' footsteps ...\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This occurred in Week 1, meaning that Cooper was making his NFL debut. Quite the first impression of regular-season action.\r\n\r\n&lt;h3&gt;9.&amp;nbsp;Carolina's wild touchdown&lt;/h3&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Tampa Bay Buccaneers forced a fumble that turned into a 55-yard touchdown run by Carolina tight end Ed Dickson. When it's not your day, it's not your day.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022&amp;nbsp;\u200B&lt;strong&gt;BANKS: Week 8 Snaps\u2014Giants-Saints redeems a week full of injuries&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;h3&gt;8. Kicker celebration vs. punter celebration&lt;/h3&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A late addition to our first-half Sour Rankings, this is a tough call ... and an example of how sometimes we actually use Sour Rankings to highlight awesome occurrences from NFL games.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;So, take your pick between the brilliant golf-shot celebration by New York punter Brad Wing ...\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;... and Baltimore kicker Justin Tucker after his game-winning kick, giving him best Drake impersonation:\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;h3&gt;7. Delvin Breaux's coverage attempt&lt;/h3&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Breaux's emergence has been one of the most important storylines during the Saints' charge of late. But there really was nowhere to go but up from this play, which happened in Week 2.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022&amp;nbsp;\u200B\u200B&lt;strong&gt;FARRAR: Saints outlast Giants in historic touchdown festival&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;h3&gt;6. The Titans' two-point conversion&lt;/h3&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The fact that two AFC South plays made&amp;nbsp;our midseason Sour Rankings should tell you all you need to know about that division. Here, the Titans needed a two-pointer to tie the Colts.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Instead, they turned a run up the middle into a 15-yard loss, and FB Jalston Fowler injured his knee.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;h3&gt;5. NFL fields&lt;/h3&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The NFL makes approximately infinity dollars every week, so it is completely inexcusable for its fields and stadiums to not be up to snuff on game days. And yet, there were myriad issues over the season's first half, at multiple sites around the league.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There was the exploding turf in San Francisco:\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Multiple players now have been hurt on an explicable track of concrete that circles the playing surface at St. Louis' Edward Jones Dome, including Reggie Bush, who suffered a potential season-ending knee injury Sunday.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Oh, and the Rams also&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;set their field on fire&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;during a pregame pyrotechnics display, prior to a matchup with Pittsburgh.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;And the Bears' grounds crew had to scramble this week because whoever was responsible for drawing the yard lines failed to walk straight across the field.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022&amp;nbsp;\u200B\u200B\u200B&lt;strong&gt;BURKE: Carr, Raiders look like the real deal after victory vs. Jets&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;h3&gt;4. Brandon Marshall's lateral&lt;/h3&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To quote Gob Bluth, \"I've made a huge mistake.\"\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Marshall later called this the \"worst play in NFL history.\"\r\n\r\n&lt;h3&gt;3. The Bennett brothers&lt;/h3&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Quite frankly, these guys are a journalist's dream. Leave the cliches at the door.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There was this quote from the Bears' tight end, Martellus:\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;And then this one from the Seahawks' defensive lineman, Michael:\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;And, finally, this back and forth between Martellus and Michael over that Matthew Stafford comment:\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Never change, fellas.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022&amp;nbsp;\u200B\u200B\u200B\u200B&lt;strong&gt;FARRAR: The ultimate warrior\u2014Why Steve Smith won't go out quietly&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;h3&gt;2. Kirk Cousins' greatest hit&lt;/h3&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This moment became so immediately popular that the Washington QB began selling \"You like that!\" t-shirts for charity.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;SI's own Andrew Perloff later took things up a notch with his Cousins costume/impression during the \"Dan Patrick Show\" just before Halloween:\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;h3&gt;1. The Colts\u2019 fake punt&lt;/h3&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You remember this one. Of course you do. How could anyone forget the worst trick play in the history of the NFL.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;On the plus side, at least the call led to a&amp;nbsp;Tecmo Super Bowl-style&amp;nbsp;lampooning.\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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