I watched the play again today, with my live recording of the game. There was NO “holding”. The DB did have his “hands on” the receiver, at first... but, this was literally ON the line of scrimmage. That’s not illegal. He was completely “hands off” well before the 5 yard limit.
I’m sorry... there’s just NO WAY that call should have been made. Mahomes had given up, and thrown the ball away. Smart play. But, they SHOULD have played out the game. If they had, it might have been one of the BEST Super Bowl games ever. Now, it will be forever known as... a “Ref decided” game.
I was not SURE, last night... a bit of drinking during the day. And, the replays they kept showing didn’t show where the LOS was. After watching the live replays today? No one will EVER convince me it was not a huge mistake.
I had no dog in this hunt. No bet on either team. Just a football fan. In fact, the call helped me win two huge prop bets. I just feel cheated. It would have been a fantastic finish. The NFL didn’t want to take any chance to not get the outcome they wanted. I really despise this league.
I agree on hundred percent. And then Mahomes just threw the ball away.
Of course there were many turning points throughout the game - mainly the Eagles giving up the ball on fumbles twice each resulting in Chiefs TDs - and where the hell was the Philly D in the second half - but that was a bad ending.