Personally I think they threw the game on purpose. If not using Lynch at the one and throwing a slant pass into the middle of a defense bunched up to block Lynch to literally win the Superbowlisn’t enough, then there’s the way the pass was thrown. People are used to see the ball thrown ahead of the receiver, leading him to it. And that is what was done here, too - clearly.
But that’s NOT how a slant pass is thrown. Even in my brief HS football career, I hated receiving a slant pass because its thrown like a bullet - precisely BECAUSE there’s so many defenders right next the the receiver. In fact, if the receiver is running fast enough and twisted all the way around, to force of the ball hitting him in the chest can literally knock him off his feet. It is not a gentle play - the ball is drilled in between the defense like lightning, and it hurts like hell to catch it. And its not even just interception that it’s the main problem, but that many people nearby makes it easy for someone to simply knock it down.
That being the case, when I watched this play and saw the huge leading angle of the ball ahead if the receiver who was only ten yards away, damn near thrown straight at the guy who intercepted it, I just thought, “no way.”
NFL football is becoming “entertainment” in the same sense as professional wrestling.
Huh? Are you forgetting Lynch almost scored on a rushing attempt just the play before. Did he stop short to throw the game?