Entertaining for neutral fans, but I have never EVER seen this happen in the NFL

  • kitchensink108@alien.topB
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    10 months ago

    Eh, refs just suck a lot. You see bad calls on both sides but it’s only “rigged” against whoever gets called last. I don’t think there’s a bigger conspiracy afoot.

  • ImJeeezus@alien.topB
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    10 months ago

    but I have never EVER seen this happen in the NFL

    2018 NFC Championship was miles worse

  • Kidsornottokids@alien.topB
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    10 months ago

    I mean, the fact is if they were going to rig a game they would have just called a penalty on the original 3rd down

    They wouldn’t make it an entire/obvious production

  • Lost_And_Found66@alien.topB
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    10 months ago

    Why TF would the NFL rig the game for the Chiefs? That’s always been so stupid to me. The NFL and particularly the Super Bowl are always gonna get ridiculous ratings no matter who’s on. And it’s not like The Bengals are an unpopular team or anything right now. It serves no purpose to them. People who believe this stuff is rigged invest too much mental energy into gambling.

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    10 months ago

    Very weird sequence of events sure, but the ref was trying to blow the play dead before the Chiefs snapped the ball so I think it’s fair enough.

    Also worth noting, the Chiefs ended up punting from the exact place they would have had the original 3rd down stood. To the exact yard.

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    10 months ago

    this one of those things where no one knew what the hell was happening and then people immediately jumped to “rigged” and refused to change their minds when it was explained what happened.

    a few minutes later on the same broadcast they clearly showed one of the refs coming in from the seconary blowing the play dead before the ball was snapped. thats it, the play didnt count. there was no extra play.