I said that was a foolish notion for more than a one off already. You dont need to keep addressing it. Dallas and Green bay are on equal footing on the national level in terms of TV audience. It really didnt matter who got through to Seattle at that point. Are you going to argue that the NFL doesnt like seeing it's darling franchises in meaningful games?
Yes, I'm arguing that the NFL isn't fixed. And I'm certainly not in your position of trying to argue the NFL wants the Cowboys one week and then doesn't want them the next. (You may want to check TV ratings for Cowboys games throughout the year before you claim the Packers are on the same level)
You need to explain all the key calls that went
against the Cowboys in the Lions game that contributed to them being behind in the first place. What is your theory on those?
ZOMG! You found an uncalled holding penalty on an NFL play! This is unprecedented! Someone alert the White House!
Well? Why wasn't it called if the officials were looking for ways to help the Cowboys? That would have taken points off the board. The
perfect opportunity to help them.
And there was a call
against the Cowboys that took points off the board for them....in that game which you are claiming was fixed in favor of the Cowboys.
Now I want you to imagine that the flag was thrown on this play and then picked up with the ref saying there was no holding. Then it might be similar.
Amazing how many fans don't know what happened there. The
only unusual thing there was the ref announced the penalty before they finished conferring on the call. Usually they talk it over before it is announced. It was a mistake, just not the devious mistake that some fans are imagining. That was a product of an officiating crew that was not used to working together.
except the fact that one was actually called interference and then magically changed, and then had the NFL admit they blew the call, whereas the other was reviewed on video by the refs and overturned with an explanation and the NFL backing it up. Yup, samesies.
First, there was no "magic". It's a simple explanation that some fans don't want to hear.
Second, yes it's just fans disagreeing with how a play is interpreted. Two different ways to getting to the same complaint.
Pettigrew never grabbed a hold of the defender's facemask, you need to let go of that fallacy. And even if he did, then it's offsetting penalties and replay the down.
Eek...you shouldn't say things like that in the internet age.
https://vine.co/v/OdD5hWMBK2q
Interesting that fans who claim they want fairness want the team that grabbed a facemask and underthrew a pass to be bailed out and get to run the play again. Sounds like a great deal for the Lions.
I still wonder exactly what the defender was supposed to do there. The receiver had to stop to try and catch that horrible pass...how is the defender supposed to avoid him after the facemask?
It was a great no-call if there ever was one.
No, as I mentioned at least the other 3 times you posted this link, you can review game tape and find a penalty and missed call on every play. The PI on Pettigrew wasnt missed, it was seen and called..and then uncalled..and then the league admitted the decision was wrong. The two dont equate. I'm growing tired of repeating this.
Got a link to the 3 other times I posted that link?
I'm not surprised you don't have any problem with all the calls that went against Dallas or were not called. But you still gotta explain how they happened to support your idea that the NFL was trying to help the Cowboys win.
That theory is dead.
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