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Gatorade is cheating? How about the 1999 NFC championship game between St Louis and Tampa Bay? Dierdorf during his opening monologue said “Does anybody think the NFL is going to let TB win given that the Titans won the AFC game earlier today?” When the Emmanuel catch was ruled a drop Dierdorf went on to claim “The fix is in!” Sure they cheat when big money is involved.

How about the 1999 NFC championship game between St Louis and Tampa Bay? Dierdorf during his opening monologue said “Does anybody think the NFL is going to let TB win given that the Titans won the AFC game earlier today?” When the Emmanuel catch was ruled a drop Dierdorf went on to claim “The fix is in!” Sure they cheat when big money is involved.

Even if you don't think Emmanuel was down, the Bucs offense managed ZERO touchdowns in 59 minutes of play. The stout defense and its interceptions kept them in the game, but Tampa having 1st and 10 at the 23 with 40 seconds left and Shaun King at QB is far from a sure touchdown for this Bucs offense.

The bookmakers normally make money regardless of who wins. If they fix a game by loading the odds to skew the betting the wrong way, they would be less likely to do that in a high profile game like the NFC title match. Would the NFL get word to the refs to go easy on the Rams, because a Rams-Titans Super Bowl gets better drama/ratings than a Bucs/Titans Super Bowl? I doubt it.