Originally Posted by BigRedChief:
Yes, there were bad calls on both sides. But there were arbitrarily made calls that changed the outcome of the game. They pushed off our guy to make the catch, And the ball isn't catch able but they still called PI despite our guy only touching his hand while the ball is there.
Official making calls that decide the outcome of a game are a big deal. Especially when we in the TV audience have the luxury of seeing the play multiple timed from different angles. teams should be able to to challenge those plays. Have them decided in NY.
Originally Posted by Aspengc8:
And also the non-call of Rivers removing his helmet on the field of play after that missed helmet to helmet.
Ok, but ... should the refs have called a penalty on the defense for the hit? Or are you more concerned that they didn't call it for the helmet removal?
Told ya. NFL wants good business. They want the night game next week to matter so the refs took the game away from us. It really is that simple. They xecided the game. Posted via Mobile Device [Reply]
Shouldnt have mattered! Bad calls on both teams, we got our share of them throughout the game. This was on Reid and the offense, on not being able to close this game out! Rivers should never have gotten the ball back. Until we learn how to close a game out, when we have the ball, these kind of results are not surprising! [Reply]
Originally Posted by Coogs:
I wasn't shocked at the outcome. Too many big games left to hype to have home field advantage throughout the playoffs locked up with essentially 3 games left to go in the regular season. New England at Pittsburgh this weekend for example. Basically the only game on TV late Sunday afternoon.
I still think we will wind up the #1 seed, but just not until week 17 is completed.
So you agree? It is not all totally up to the players on the field?
There were calls that were bad or ticky tack on both sides of the ball. The DPI in the endzone at the end was rough, especially after the WR pushed off.
However, KC's last scoring drive was aided by 3 penalties for a first down, two of which were at 3rd and long.
And then you take on the missed helmet the helmet on Rivers, and we end up with bad calls on both sides. [Reply]
Originally Posted by RickObie:
If you truly believe it’s rigged you need to stop watching - why why would the NFL want the Chargers to get HFA and have everyone watch the. Play in front of 20k fans at a soccer stadium - come on - face it our defense sucks and it has for years.
Because gate attendance doesn’t mean jack shit. TV ratings and advertising does. And the Super Bowl will be a neutral site sold out game.
LA/LA is a wet dream, as is another storybook QB sendoff. Which they’d also get from option 2 - Brees vs Rivers.
Chiefs got a ton of calls early as a de herring. Makes it seems like there is reasonable doubt about the game being influenced. As you can see though, early doesn’t matter. It only takes 5 minutes to nudge things the way they “need” to go.
I know BlackOp has suggested sometimes the Chiefs are in on it, and that’s a hard pill to swallow, but if not for Andy’s history in Philly, I’d really be looking at that midfield punt as suspect.
I understand the desire to make it a big conspiracy; our brains are wired to work out explanations for things that we don't agree with or seem outrageous. As much as I would like to say the referees are biased, I would rather say incompetent and inept. Also, the Chiefs defenders seem to have zero situational awareness. The lack of team speed was also evident.
I was most disappointed in two series for the Chiefs; the last offensive possession was just an absolute disaster that started with the penalty on the return. The play calling was very predictable. The other series was after the big return on the kickoff. Again, the play calling was very conservative and predictable.
It was another case of not going for the win and finding a way to lose a game that very well could have been an easy win. [Reply]