ExiledInIllinois

YEAH. Just image Sophia with modern filters!

Option #4: The Officiating "The Bills are the 40th team since 1970 merger to have 500 yards, 10 third down conversions, and a positive turnover margin in a game. They are the first team to lose in that scenario. Teams were 39-0 entering week 12." It was impossible to win w/the external forces in play. AND it all came out in wash. The horse collar. Block. Then Hurts fumble. Bills scored their 7 points anyway. But other officiating didn't: It was other issues like the immediate reversal on field of the Brown catch and fumble. Was someone in their ear telling them to change it and change it stat! That directly cost the Bills a W.

Yeah. I was kinda remembering what they would say about Michigan QBs, then along came Brady.

Jalen Hurts on line 1...

Actually they took us to OT. 😆 🤣

Maybe it's Allen? The only one he won was the SnowBowl on the Shady run.

I agree! I think Dolphins drop 2 and Bills beat them for division on tiebreaker. The Fins haven't beaten a +.500 team and face Ravens & Cowboys. We played the Eagles the best we could and got screwed.

And wipe the ball! /smdh...

AND there was an actual NBA ref scandal!

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/nfl-world-reacts-to-questionable-officiating-in-bills-and-eagles-matchup/ar-AA1kzeE8

Yeah... This points to external forces. Refs, that pushing outcomes is real: "The Bills are the 40th team since 1970 merger to have 500 yards, 10 third down conversions, and a positive turnover margin in a game. They are the first team to lose in that scenario. Teams were 39-0 entering today." What more can a coach and his players do? Walk on water. Turn water into wine?

You have sons of ex-refs working the game. Nepotism is real. Of course it's corrupted! Fixed straight up, no. Buy they push outcomes. Owners are fined. Ralph was fined $50k in 1998 for speaking out about the "Just Give It To 'em" game in Foxborough. They were building a new stadium in New England at that time on Krafty's own dime. What's amazing is we are building but can't buy a break. You'd think the League is setting us up to fail... Or are we just too loyal they know they have us on a leash? Did you see Alex Smith on this topic? Skewered Brady and rightly so! https://x.com/_mlfootball/status/1728808103553204251?s=42&t=fcgz37_PnkvXe-Cr_UaALg

They hire their kids. Try that in the real world for us slobs. They keep the wealth in the family. Meritocracy gone awry...

Wrong. Anything but scared. Like the holding call that extended the Eagles first drive and directly led to 7 points where Bills had them stopped and ready to punt. The team said: "F**k it, if you are going to penalize us on BS, what's the point? We might as well give you sh*t to actually penalize us for." This team is anything BUT scared. They won't be broken. Ralph used to complain. Terry... The rest of owners treat him like a weirdo with progressive ideas, yet he won't say boo.

And they keep the wealth in house, amongst the family members... Hire from within.

You have sons of ex-refs working the game. Nepotism is real. Of course it's corrupted! Fixed straight up, no. Buy they push outcomes.

We made the stop. Caused a fumble and won the game. Unfortunately The League doesn't know what a catch is. Only they decide what it is. Bills won the game. Unfortunately it doesn't work that way for some teams in the League... Especially ones visiting hostile Philly. How man death threats would that officiating crew get if they called it a catch & fumble???

Was Manning wasted? Peyton is 20 years older and didn't win it all till 2006-07. That... Puts Josh on track for 2026-2027. New stadium anyone? 😆 Strange, Lucas Oil Stadium opened in 2008.

Sean McDermott. /thread NOW. Coax a guy like Harbaugh. Maybe give him a whirl. 😏

SnowBowl vs. Indy his one win. Wrap brain around this: "The Bills are the 40th team since 1970 merger to have 500 yards, 10 third down conversions, and a positive turnover margin in a game. They are the first team to lose in that scenario. Teams were 39-0 entering today." What more do you want? Players and coach to walk on water? The game was won by the Bills on the catch/fumble. Given the metrics, the loss by Bills points to external forces that altered the game. It makes me sick the League is this badly broken.

1-6 I blame the refs on 4 losses. 2019 @ Houston (fair catch game) 2021 @ Tampa (where do I start) 2023 @ NYJets (no tripping call) 2023 @ Philly (game won on fumble) What an unlucky bastard! I guess coin toss in KC 2021 is also unlucky.

Yeah. Just want to see fairness. I hope in someway it effects economics. God bless JA17 for making us relevant and exposing this crap.

Can't fight these guys:

Where's the video of it? Yeah... But after the bad calls. Of course it makes people crumble, do horrible things. Get treated horribly and it wears you down psychologically. How much of this ***** do we have to take before we crack! They get what they want. They broke us.