~2017 NFL Thread~

[MaximumSam]

Bungles flagged for PI despite no contact between receiver and corner. Nice

[MrNubbz]

So basically if the refs had correctly ruled Tate short, Lions could have run one more play.  Because they incorrectly called him in and then overturned it, it's an automatic runoff and they lose?

This might be worse than when the refs did their best to give Dallas a playoff win.

Missed it sounds like Zebra debacle

[rook119]

Missed it sounds like Zebra debacle

Looked in to me too. I don't know how you overturn that. 

[Honestbuckeye]

So basically if the refs had correctly ruled Tate short, Lions could have run one more play.  Because they incorrectly called him in and then overturned it, it's an automatic runoff and they lose?

This might be worse than when the refs did their best to give Dallas a playoff win.

Worse, they ruled he got in but was down by contact first.  The only contact involved happened before the ball got there.
In other words, if you acknowledge that contact, you must then call it defensive holding or PI.
I have never seen a team in any sport get legitimately screwed like the Lions continue to be.
They literally just took a win from them.

[ELA]

I think the AFC North may have had the quickest fall from Grace of any division I can recall.  From three legit Super Bowl contenders, to the Steelers might be the least crappy of the bunch in pretty short form.

[WhiskeyM]

Refs with a makeup call.  Bears should have scored before, refs stole it from them, then the next play swallowed the whistle on a blatant hold that allowed a TD.

As good a coach as Tomlin is, his teams inability to bury bad teams is staggering.

I might be interpreting this wrong, but are you saying the Bears were getting screwed by the refs this game?

If so, no...just no, lol.

[ELA]

I might be interpreting this wrong, but are you saying the Bears were getting screwed by the r

The refs screwed the Bears out a win a few plays prior, then gave them the win two plays later with a bad makeup call.

[WhiskeyM]

No, the refs screwed the Steelers out of a possible win with a no call on the obvious pass interference to Bryant.  This was the play at the end of the 4th, before the blocked FG fiasco.  

Wanna talk about holding...how about another 2 obvious no calls against the Bears on both their big OT runs.  Laughable.

I hate being that guy.  The refs heavily influenced this game.  Shouldn't be that way.

[ELA]

No, the refs screwed the Steelers out of a possible win with a no call on the obvious pass interference to Bryant.  This was the play at the end of the 4th, before the blocked FG fiasco.  

Wanna talk about holding...how about another 2 obvious no calls against the Bears on both their big OT runs.  Laughable.

I hate being that guy.  The refs heavily influenced this game.  Shouldn't be that way.

The Steelers are my 2nd favorite team, but behind the golden three of Patriots, Packers and Cowboys, nobody gets more favorable treatment.  I have a hard time complaining.

[ELA]

Bungles flagged for PI despite no contact between receiver and corner. Nice

It's Green Bay...in Lambaugh.  If you aren't at least 10 points better, you ain't winning.

[WhiskeyM]

The Steelers are my 2nd favorite team, but behind the golden three of Patriots, Packers and Cowboys, nobody gets more favorable treatment.  I have a hard time complaining.

I couldn't argue that one way or another.  

[ELA]

I watched most of it.  There were two egregious calls I saw.  They called the Bears runner out and negated a winning TD, when he clearly wasn't.  Then they swallowed their whistle on a blatant hold, that allowed for the result that should have happened in the first place.

[WhiskeyM]

He looked out to me.  

There were 2 holds they swallowed the whistle on.  1 of them was that very play, meaning the out of bounds call doesn't matter.

It can be argued back further to a bad PI the Bears got away with during the 4Q drive that lead to the blocked FG.

[Mdot21]

The portion of the fan base who hates him doesn't understand a lick of football.

this. Stafford is incredible and he's stepped his game up to another level with Cooter.

Lions got hosed big-time. There was no way there was enough there to over-turn the call on the field. Suppose to be incontrovertible, indisputable evidence to over-turn the calls on the field. Looked WAY too close to call. In that scenario you have to just stick with the ruling on the field.