Posted on 01/14/2018 11:26:08 AM PST by nickcarraway
The Titans — and the officiating crew — played right into the hands of the Patriots in Saturday night’s 35-14 rout of Tennessee in the AFC divisional playoff game at Gillette Stadium.
The 14-3 Patriots, as defending Super Bowl champions, shouldn’t need such help. Not that they were turning it away or complaining.
The first questionable call that went against the Titans came in the second quarter on a third-and-4 play from the Tennessee 27-yard line. Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota connected with former Jets receiver Eric Decker on a pass that appeared to give Tennessee a first down to keep the drive alive.
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Uh oh. Get the popcorn.
I didn’t see the game, but winning by that large of a margin can hardly be blamed on the referees.
After the way the refs handed the national title to Bama on Monday night, I question all officiating. What a mess.
Steelers just scored before the half.
JAX 28 PIT 14
The NFL is a lot like Olympic Figure Skating in terms of questionable judging and trashy participants. The main difference is that Figure Skating has more clubbing of knee caps.
Goodwill might like the Krafts, but the is no love loss between many of the players and coaches with Goodell.
In New England, Roger Goddell is more despised than Kim Jun Un.
As a Bills fan, the Patriots have been getting the sweet side of ref calls since Brady’s been there.
Die NFL, die.
Near the end a couple of non-catches by the Titans were declared catches so they could save face with a last minute touchdown.
So if anything it went both ways.
By and large the playoffs this year have been a big disappointment. Very little scoring. Lots of field goals.
I was just glad to see a team actually put together a series of plays that ended in a touchdown. A relatively unique experience this post-season.
The knew NFL pass catch rules have been used as a tool to benefit the Patriots.
Remember, in 2007, Goodell called of the investigation of the Patriots and destroyed all the evidence.
They’re workin’ on it. DNR.
Just like the NCAA committee bailing out the SEC two years in a row by screwing over the best team in the Big10.
New York sports journalist... The only sports writers on earth who can’t recognize that getting your team to the AFC Championship game 7 years in a row has absolutely nothing to do with refs or luck.
The Patriots are freaking awesome. PERIOD!
Oh... And by the way. Belichick isn’t going to New York and neither is Josh McDaniels.
I believe the number was 8.
It was 8 times that the Patriots’ defense sacked Mariota during the game. A couple of questionable calls don’t account for that level of imbalance. there may have been a few instances of refereeing favoritism but it definitely wasn’t a bail-out.
Maybe not.
But it was an obvious attempt to maximize the Pats’ chances.
Classic fix - make the dubious call at a critical juncture in the first half, so you can’t be accused on overt cheating.
Do you realize in was 4th and 4, and the refs called illegal motion on the field? Then, after a video review (I had no idea this was reviewible - never seen it before!) the CHANGED THE CALL to encroachment. Who ever heard of that?
Whereupon, the Pats drive the length of the field to effectively put the game away in the first half. Created a turnover out of thin air - the video did not indicate encroachment.
Full disclosure - I hate the F-ing Patriots.
In 35-14 game? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
The butthurt is strong with this one.
Go Brady! F Goodell!
Don't know about this year however, because I mostly skipped the Season once it was clear that the NFL would not properly deal with the Scum who took pay while insulting our Flag.
Thanks nickcarraway. I saw bits and pieces of the game, and in the early going was pleased at how the Titans were faring. But the fact is, the Patriots are more like what the NFL will be after it is all robot players. One of the NE coordinators may be Detroit's next head coach.
I’ll wait for Claude Rains to render judgment here.
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