It was a cross-check resulting in a major injury. That is the key to why it is at minimum a 4, a major injury occurred as a result of the cross-check. As per the rules the refs made the correct call as it was up to their discretion to elevate the call.

1) it was a cross-check

Tell that to every high stick that draws blood

The Eakin hit on Pavs was at minimum a 4, not a 2. 5 was surprising but painful as it is, it is how the rules are written that it is the purview of the refs.

I believe that was Wilt Chamberlain’s pick up line

“but here he is walking off the field, showing remorse.”

Yeah, the poor guy, having to face the consequences of his actions like that.

No shit, everyone’s acting like he overcame cancer! More like “self-inflicted arrogant asshole finally wins another game a decade later”

Hey now, he’s an All-Star.

You know Jeopardy is bringing the big guns, when the final category is African Geography. All of us who grew up on “Where in the World is Carmen San Diego?”Gameshow, knows that the kids who got that Africa map for the final, were fucked from Cape Agulhas to Ras Ben Sakka.

Y’all. This format blows. I just wanna unwind after work and shout trivia answers at my TV, not watch these know-it-alls answer fewer questions and watch more commercials.

Screw it, let’s just make Twisted Metal a real thing.

I felt the same way when I attended my first live F-Zero race. It looks way slower on the SNES than it does in person. Those fuckers are crazy.

Yeah, it would be one thing if the owners were saying “we’re going to pay the players less to keep ticket prices down and make being a fan more affordable,” but it’s the exact opposite. And if you want to hate guys for getting paid millions “just for playing a kid’s game,” you should hate the owners even more for…

I generally like people

Well, this is a nice change of pace, seeing Gruden get defensive. 

Hipster Stalin?