[joma89]

I personally could not care less about this or any other NFL game.

JoMa

[SamAdams76]

With all the video technology we have today that can show picture perfect replays from all angles, I wonder why the umpire can't just sit in the booth and make the calls from there (after seeing the replays). Have umpires on the field to spot the balls and all that but any questionable plays should go right to the booth where they can do a proper review and make the proper call.

It also shouldn't take that long. When I was watching the games, I usually knew on the first replay if it was a bad call or not.

[inchworm]

Respect the refs. Lol

[inchworm]

Respect the refs. Lol

[Vince Ferrer]

Fans lose focus and think teams are opposing each other. In reality, each team, and the officials are employees of the same organization, the NFL. Employees of the league does what the league wants.

[pepsi_junkie]

When that Saint made a ridiculous circus catch right before the 2 minute warning to extend the drive and put the Saints on first down from the Rams 13 in a tied game, I told my daughter "if the game is fixed, that play wasnt supposed to happen but they can't prevent athletes not in on it from making miracle plays so look for them to find a way to bail out the Rams by either having the Saints make some really bizarrely stupid decisions or the officials to make some terrible calls that help the Rams. Let's see if it's fixed". First step was to find a way to preserve the clock because the Rams wasted a time out stupidly and couldn't do it themselves.

So of course Payton mysteriously chose to throw the ball on first down, incomplete and stopped the clock. Then he called a really short pass, then you got the horrible pass interference, clock stops again. Saints basically took a field goal but took no time off the clock. Rams get ball, a couple of big plays later plus a questionable call or two, field goal for the tie and OT.

I guess I know the answer now.

[dznutz]

First mistake is expecting honesty, fairness, and integrity, from an institution such as the NFL.

[dragnet2]

For the Rams, this game was like the past California election. No matter what, a Democrat was going to win.

[CaptainMorgantown]

I hadn’t watched more than a few seconds of an NFL game since the kneeling started two years ago. The idea of Drew Brees capping his against-the-odds career with a second Super Bowl lured me back in for the last two quarters of this one.

That was the most egregious no-call I think I’ve ever seen. So obviously wrong, and so obviously game-changing that it should have been corrected immediately.

It wasn’t. The NFL is happy with an illegitimate outcome.

Because of the kneeling, I haven’t been watching, but I was still curious enough to check the scores on Sunday night. This solves that problem. I don’t think I’ll have much interest in their games ever again.

[cableguymn]

huh??

oh...

No Fans Left..

Carry on.

[hanamizu]

I have really gotten into watching professional rugby on NBC Sports. There are many things I like about the game. There is one referee, two line referees and a TV referee (TMO). If there is even a hint of ‘foul play’ the referee on the field can ask the TMO to review the play or the TMO can call the field referee’s attention to it. Because of the way rugby is played, this can be a few minutes after the foul occurred. If the TMO and field referee agree the foul is called. This all usually takes much less time than the NFL’s system.

[LeoTDB69]

Is this an NFL thing? I used to watch and know well how it feels to get screwed by refs but I’m kinda glad I no longer care about the NFL. The Kneelers did me a favor and reduced tension in my life.

[Vermont Lt]

They was robbed.

[robel]

A few wrong calls on crucial plays at crucial times will definitely affect the outcome of a game. Not only will it change momentum, but the players inheritly know that the game is being directed to a predetermined outcome. It’s not a guarantee, but most times it does work. Professional sports has had a long history of picking favorites for various reasons. From oddsmakers influence, to what cities the league overlords want the playoffs to be in, and various other reasons.

[Some Fat Guy in L.A.]

NFL has been crooked for years. It’s basically the world’s most expensive reality TV show. Everything is scripted and the outcome is assured. They don’t care if any fans show up at the stadiums - the money is in TV and gambling.

[IronJack]

I’m starting to think that pro football is as corrupt as pro boxing. Or pro baseball. Or pro basketball. Or pro cycling. Or pro ... anything.

[Figment]

A whole crew of refs need to be fired. A play this obvious usually has three flags flying in from different directions. Question is, was it intentional indifference? NFL and advertisers both wanted LA and New England

[freedom1st]

This Super Bowl is certainly tainted. Let the thugs kneel, make the big market Rams win. The WWE has more integrity than the NFL.

[Veto!]

And this is part of the reason I only watch golf.

[Churchillspirit]

Will Mueller have to investigate this also?