Yeah, but if they're calling the game consistently on both sides it's "fair". Did the refs miss calls, possibly on purpose? I think they did. Does that mean there was a conspiracy to make sure the Saints didn't win? No. I think the much more innocent explanation of calling a loose game, which fits the facts you outlined, explains what we saw much more than a league preference on who they wanted to win.

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Posted by WaWaWeeWa

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Posted on 1/21/19 at 10:33 am to TigerinATL

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Yeah, but if they're calling the game consistently on both sides it's "fair".

Why were other PIs called? That was easily the worst PI of the night.

I don’t think your explanation works

And I don’t think that it’s ok for the refs to change the way they call a game intentionally and discuss it before without telling anyone. That’s directly influencing the game whether you make or don’t make calls. Just call all the games the same way. The rules are clear

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Posted by JawjaTigah

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Posted on 1/21/19 at 10:34 am to TigerinATL

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No. I think the much more innocent explanation of calling a loose game, which fits the facts you outlined, explains what we saw much more than a league preference on who they wanted to win.

If you presume innocence. If you follow the money, a coast to coast super bowl is more $$$$exy than a flyover NO/KC game. Line up to form conclusions here.

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Posted by XCLSU

Member since Nov 2016

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Posted on 1/21/19 at 12:28 pm to TigerinATL

If you cannot see that a LA vs NE super bowl is more favorable to the league than KC vs NO, then you are as blind as those two refs.

I've said it multiple times on this board, the Rams were the only team that scared me this season. They went all in and the NFL *MUST* make football work in LA to pay for that "NFL Disney World" stadium they're building in Inglewood. The NFL will *NEVER* admit to a fix existing, but that doesn't mean a fix was set up.

I believe the NFL advised the refs to ensure the game is kept close, but in no way wanted what happened last night to happen. There's a difference between not calling a PI like the one on Ted Ginn at the beginning of the 4th quarter and the blatant, obvious, targeting on TLL.

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Posted by SportTiger1

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Posted on 1/21/19 at 12:41 pm to TigerinATL

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Yeah, but if they're calling the game consistently on both sides it's "fair".

Not at all. You know some teams use PI situations to thier advantage.?

Some plays are called with the specific intent to either score or draw PI.

You call the game as the rules dictate, because that's how the teams and coaching prepared

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Posted by 1984Tiger

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Posted on 1/21/19 at 12:50 pm to TigerinATL