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re: Boomer Esiason alludes to 2018 NFC Champ game being fixed.
Posted on 1/3/26 at 8:15 pm to SirWinston
Posted on 1/3/26 at 8:15 pm to SirWinston
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Payton and Brees should have reached at least 2 additional Super Bowls (2011 and 2018)
Yep. My Man Brees should have left NO with 3 Rings.
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Posted on 1/3/26 at 9:01 pm to ragincajun03
Saints fans been this way since bountygate. Obviously that no call was bullshite but acting like it's some high level conspiracy that goes to the top is just paranoia
Posted on 1/3/26 at 9:08 pm to Strannix
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Obviously the game was fixed, I just wonder how far up it went? Was it all the way to Goodell?
It had nothing to do with gambling, it was Goodell stopping Sean Payton at all costs
Posted on 1/4/26 at 8:15 am to Strannix
That is why I tend to not watch NFL games and I would never bet on them. I know that professional wrestling is fake and most people believe me. I also believe that professional football is fake, but very few believe me.
Posted on 1/4/26 at 9:26 am to made4lsu
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L.A.market compared to LA market
The LA Market has not done anything for the Super Bowl recently so
Posted on 1/4/26 at 9:54 am to theunknownknight
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That's why there should be an asterisk next to that year’s Super Bowl win.
Damn…some of you people.
I remember some lawyer, from the Lafayette area I believe, constantly ranting that after that game that the NFL should ban that Rams defender from the league because of that one play.
Posted on 1/4/26 at 10:09 am to Strannix
The no call was horrendous.
However, on the Rams drive just before, they missed a just as obvious face mask on Goff on 3rd down that would have given the rams 1st down on the saints 1
By missing the call rams kicked field goal to tie instead taking lead
Seems like the moment of the game was too big for that crew
However, on the Rams drive just before, they missed a just as obvious face mask on Goff on 3rd down that would have given the rams 1st down on the saints 1
By missing the call rams kicked field goal to tie instead taking lead
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If tweet fails to load, click here. Seems like the moment of the game was too big for that crew
This post was edited on 1/4/26 at 10:12 am
Posted on 1/4/26 at 1:07 pm to lsupride87
Also, if you’re going to rig a game, wouldn’t you do it by relying on something a little less risky than a 57 yd FG in OT?
Posted on 1/4/26 at 1:33 pm to SirWinston
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The fact is that Drew Brees missed a 3 yard slant pass to a wide open Michael Thomas that would have essentially ended the game. He makes that pass 49 out of 50 times. The next play was the uncalled PI.
It’s completely irrelevant that Brees missed a prior opportunity. Anyone who watches football understands that just about every play shows a player making a mistake of some sort. That is part of the game. What is not part of a game is a ref missing a PI so obvious and egregious while staring right at it. Football depends on refs properly officiating games, and that didn’t happen.
I don’t know that the game was rigged, but the Saints were absolutely cheated on a blatant PI that required no thought to make. There was no grey area there.
Posted on 1/4/26 at 1:35 pm to dawgfan24348
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Obviously that no call was bullshite but acting like it's some high level conspiracy that goes to the top is just paranoia
I have a hard time believing there is a conspiracy simply bc I don’t think it could be kept secret. But considering how many ticky tack PI flags are thrown nowadays, it’s hard to understand how that blatant one was missed.
Posted on 1/4/26 at 6:17 pm to biglego
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I have a hard time believing there is a conspiracy simply bc I don’t think it could be kept secret.
And there is no way in hell that 32 owners with a significant portion of their net worth tied to on field success of their team would agree to a scripted game.
Jerry Jones would kill off his immediate family for one more ego stroking super bowl. Do you think he would sit around for the last 35 years not reaching one knowing the outcome is predetermined?
Posted on 1/4/26 at 7:02 pm to Strannix
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"I just think Rams-Saints. I think of that game, and I really do wonder,"
Posted on 1/4/26 at 11:13 pm to Basura Blanco
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And there is no way in hell that 32 owners with a significant portion of their net worth tied to on field success of their team would agree to a scripted game.
Right. The NFL like all pro sports can never be seen as scripted.
But Jesus frick, it’s hard to explain that no-call when the ref was staring at it.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 12:24 am to Strannix
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Obviously the game was fixed, I just wonder how far up it went? Was it all the way to Goodell?
I’ve got no love for the saints or hate for the Rams but it was painfully obvious that with Rams moving to LA and having minimal enthusiasm in the second biggest market in the US that if it was close LA was going to win.
This post was edited on 1/5/26 at 12:25 am
Posted on 1/5/26 at 7:59 am to Strannix
Have games been fixed by individual players, coaches and refs? You would have to be naive to think not. Does it go to the top where the league is actively involved? I doubt it. I wouldn't rule out a conversation with refs that implies the league would favor a certain outcome, but active involvement would involve too many people and no way that remains quiet.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 8:01 am to SippyCup
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but active involvement would involve too many people and no way that remains quiet.
I’m tired of hearing this. It’s absolutely possible for large secrets to be kept.
FFS the United States built an entire city to develop the atom bomb and kept the whole thing hush hush until we fricking dropped one on Japan.
It’s absolutely possible
Posted on 1/5/26 at 2:54 pm to Strannix
How about that Green Bay game - Vikings up by 16 late in 4th and Green Bay kicks a meaningless field goal? I think the Vikings were getting 13.50 points.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 3:19 pm to 3nOut
That's what really sucks about that loss. It felt like Rams fans were rewarded for the indifference while we were punished for our passion.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 3:48 pm to Dawgsontop34
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I understand the thought, but why would Goodell not want a Brees/Brady Super Bowl?
He went after NOLA for the fake "bounty gate"
And New England for the fake "deflate gate."
Posted on 1/6/26 at 6:41 am to Strannix
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Obviously the game was fixed, I just wonder how far up it went? Was it all the way to Goodell?
I don't believe the game was fixed but I believe it was a terrible call and given the stakes and the moment and that everyone knew it - one of the worst calls of all time in any sport.
And it cost my Saints another Super Bowl appearance.
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