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LANDOVER, Md. -- The unsportsmanlike conduct penalty Washington Redskins tight end Vernon Davis drew after a TD for shooting the football at the goalpost like a basketball at a rim is precisely why people joke that NFL stands for No Fun League.Turned out to be a truly consequential flag, too: The 15 yards were assessed on the kickoff, so the ball was booted from Washingtons 20 instead of the 35, and the opponent turned that into a TD return.Youre not taunting. I dont think thats taunting, Davis said after Washington beat the fading Philadelphia Eagles 27-20 Sunday for its fourth consecutive victory. Youre just celebrating, right?Would seem so.In the same category: New York Giants receiver Odell Beckham Jr. drew a 15-yarder for unsportsmanlike conduct when he yanked off his helmet after scoring on a 66-yard catch-and-run to beat the Baltimore Ravens 27-23.NFL Senior VP of Officiating Dean Blandino posted a video on Twitter to cite the rules that led to the penalties, with a specificity that sounded sort of silly. What he didnt do: Explain why the rules make sense.On the Davis flag, Blandino said: You cant dunk the ball over the goalpost, shoot the ball, finger roll. All of that is illegal.On the Beckham flag, he said: You cannot take your helmet off as part of a celebration, a demonstration or as part of a confrontation with an opponent or a game official.Redskins cornerback Josh Norman -- fined $9,115 this month by the NFL for a bow-and-arrow pantomime after an interception -- called the flag on his teammate Davis crazy and ridiculous.I guess shooting hoops is frowned upon, too. If I slap somebodys hand on a good play, maybe theyre going to call us for that -- who knows? Norman said. When is enough, enough? ... I mean, shoot, thats what we are: We are entertainers.Given the leagues predilection for removing any unchoreographed moments, Detroit Lions receiver Golden Tates pockets might be a little lighter this week. After scoring during a 31-28 victory over the Los Angeles Rams, he grabbed a cheerleaders pair of blue pompoms and joined in the dancing.I was going back to the sideline and I just saw these new cheerleaders and I figured, `Hey, why not party with them for a little bit? ... Just having fun, Tate said. Just having a lot of fun.Not sure thats allowed.In case you missed it, here are the other top topics after the NFL seasons sixth Sunday:P.I. OR NOT P.I.?: Julio Jones, coach Dan Quinn and the rest of the Falcons appeared to have a legitimate gripe after their 26-24 loss to the Seahawks. On fourth down with 90 seconds left, Seattle cornerback Richard Sherman clearly grabbed Jones right arm on a deep pass, leading to an incompletion. Quinn protested vigorously on the sideline, yelling and pulling off his hat, to no avail. Jones called it just a missed call. Blandinos predecessor as head of NFL officiating, Mike Pereira, tweeted: No question that was PI. Theyre all tough, but you have to make that call.THE DAK DECISION: At some point, the Dallas Cowboys are going to have to decide whether to restore Tony Romo to his starting quarterback spot or let rookie Dak Prescott keep the job. Prescott is making the choice harder, week by week. His latest trick: Leading Dallas to a 30-16 victory at Aaron Rodgers Green Bay Packers, making it five wins in a row for the Cowboys.BIG BEN: As it is, Pittsburghs 30-15 loss to Miami took some of the luster off next weeks top-of-the-AFC matchup between the Steelers (4-2) and Tom Bradys New England Patriots (5-1). 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Chandler, who regained his title on June 24 with a knockout of Freires twin brother Patricky, was in attendance on Friday and playfully stared down Henderson inside the cage after the fight.Im excited, hes a tough dude, Chandler said. I have been looking forward to fighting him for a very long time. People have been looking to this matchup for a long time. So lets do it. Lets put on a show for the Bellator fans.Henderson recorded a victory of the most anticlimactic variety Friday, in a fight largely void of action that produced a chorus of boos from the crowd. The majority of the blame belonged to the overly cautious Henderson, who entered with a large size advantage over Freire (25-4), a former Bellator champion, who was moving up from featherweight.Despite being the aggressor by constantly walking Freire down, Hennderson had trouble pulling the trigger in the opening round, which he allowed Freire to steal with lead right hands and inside leg kicks.ddddddddddddEarly in Round 2, Freire made him miss with a punch and shot in for the takedown. Moments later on his feet, the native of Brazil produced his finest moment by catching Henderson with a combination of clean punches.Just seconds later, however, the fight was over after Freire, the winningest fighter in Bellator history, turned away from the action in what amounted to a physical surrender as he succumbed to a foot injury. Referee John McCarthy instantly waved off the fight at two minutes, 26 seconds.I knew for sure [Freire was injured] when I checked two of his kicks. He backed away right away immediately, Henderson said. We definitely worked on checking kicks. I never thought I would end a fight by checking kicks but Ill definitely take it. I guess Ill take a W any way I can get it.Henderson recorded his first victory under the Bellator banner despite being largely ineffective offensively. The bout was his first at 155 pounds since losing a five-round decision in his promotional debut to welterweight champion Andrey Koreshkov in April. ' ' '