Other questionable games in NFL history

[major]

Our game this past Sunday will live in infamy. Fans are finally seeing that the league is questionable and turning to social media and the internet to complain/boycott. Only takes a few calls to go a certain way to get a good story line/desired result. It brought up memories for me of past games where I saw this type of behavior. Here they are in no particular order: Super Bowl 37- Raiders/Gruden bowl, Super Bowl 40- Refs cause Seahawks to lose, Super Bowl LV: Tampa Bay Super Bowl win (only home team to play in home Super Bowl was during COVID 🤔, and Brady got a ring away from New England), Super Bowl 36- Pats spied on the Rams, New Orleans wins a Super Bowl right after hurricane katrina, etc…

 

What questionable games come to your mind in NFL history? 

[Special K]

Knowing what we know now about Belichick with Spygate and all, I am sure while he was DC of the Giants he illegally taped the Bills practices for Super Bowl 25......no way he could slow down that powerful Offense without a little help.

[major]

Just now, Special K said:

Knowing what we know now about Belichick with Spygate and all, I am sure while he was DC of the Giants he illegally taped the Bills practices for Super Bowl 25......no way he could slow down that powerful Offense without a little help.

I’ve always thought this too

[reddogblitz]

I played on the Seahawks Drumline in 2005 and we got to go to the game.  Super Bowl XL to me takes the cake.  The NFL just wanted The Bus to retire winning the SB in his hometown. What a great story!  The referee calls were so bad. Even John Madden couldn't believe it.

 

The one where Tommy won it with the Bucs was really bad too.  Also the one where the Rams beat the Bengals at home in their brand new fancy stadium had some bad calls to like a PI late in the game as the Rams were moving in for the go ahead score.

 

Not sure if refs were involved or whatever but Super Bowl III always seemed squarely to me. I remember my Dad's friends talking about it. 

[GETTOTHE50]

Robey committed the worse PI in all of history against the saints and didn’t get called 🤣🤣🤣

 

game is so fixed. It’s not even a debate anymore 

 

[Doc Brown]

3 hours ago, major said:

What questionable games come to your mind in NFL history? 

The "just give it to them" Bills @Pats in 1998.  WR was clearly out of bounds on 4th down that would've given us the game.  Then calling a pass interference on a Hail Mary which I haven't seen before or since.  Seemed kind of shady.  

Edited 8 hours ago by Doc Brown

[GaryPinC]

3 hours ago, Special K said:

Knowing what we know now about Belichick with Spygate and all, I am sure while he was DC of the Giants he illegally taped the Bills practices for Super Bowl 25......no way he could slow down that powerful Offense without a little help.

I'm not as confident.  Kelly ran the offense, so were there really any signals to steal?

The Giants defensive plan centered on taking away the passing game by  jamming to disrupt timing, being extremely physical in the secondary, and changing coverage schemes every series or two.

The most effective thing they did was hold the ball on offense for a 2:1 TOP advantage. 

Even if Belichick was secretly taping I'm not sure there was much to be gained anyways.

[Bray Wyatt]

What about the saints getting screwed over on that PI call in the playoffs by former bill Nickell Robey

4 hours ago, GETTOTHE50 said:

Robey committed the worse PI in all of history against the saints and didn’t get called 🤣🤣🤣

 

game is so fixed. It’s not even a debate anymore 

 

 

Beat me to it!

[Ralonzo]

People don't want to see the Chrefs complete their 3-cheat. NFL thinks they do because Taytay. Interesting to see which way it goes in the ratings... I for one usually watch just to do the commercials slam but I don't think I can take it when the Shield drags Kermit and Mr Swift across the finish line for the umpteenth time. Why aggravate myself.

[Just Jack]

8 hours ago, major said:

Our game this past Sunday will live in infamy. Fans are finally seeing that the league is questionable and turning to social media and the internet to complain/boycott. Only takes a few calls to go a certain way to get a good story line/desired result. It brought up memories for me of past games where I saw this type of behavior. Here they are in no particular order: Super Bowl 37- Raiders/Gruden bowl, Super Bowl 40- Refs cause Seahawks to lose, Super Bowl LV: Tampa Bay Super Bowl win (only home team to play in home Super Bowl was during COVID 🤔, and Brady got a ring away from New England), Super Bowl 36- Pats spied on the Rams, New Orleans wins a Super Bowl right after hurricane katrina, etc…

 

Gruden has said that he noticed the Raiders were still using the same plays/playbook that he was using when he was their Head Coach, so he knew what they were going to run.  

[Chandler#81]

Stiller’s beating Houston in AFC title game because ref blew a clean Oiler TD pass.

Edited 3 hours ago by Chandler#81

[nuklz2594]

tuck rule superbowl

[major]

1 minute ago, nuklz2594 said:

tuck rule superbowl

Raiders have always seemed to get screwed over the history of the league. I’ve always wondered if if was due to Al Davis going to battle with the league multiple times

[poblano]

8 hours ago, Special K said:

Knowing what we know now about Belichick with Spygate and all, I am sure while he was DC of the Giants he illegally taped the Bills practices for Super Bowl 25......no way he could slow down that powerful Offense without a little help.

 

It is easier to blame or place the blame on someone else  than accept your own mistakes.  Kelly was calling plays in that SB and was forgetting the run game although NY played most of the game with only two DL.

 

 

We need to face games avoiding depending on things we cannot control, referees are one of those things, and try to plan and play better than  we have on the past

 

[Orlando Buffalo]

The one that bugged me was the PIT-ARI SB where the officials were overturned multiple times on review and then did not review the final minutes fumble(I think fumble). The officials that day did a poor job and then did not slow down to check a game deciding call. 

32 minutes ago, poblano said:

 

It is easier to blame or place the blame on someone else  than accept your own mistakes.  Kelly was calling plays in that SB and was forgetting the run game although NY played most of the game with only two DL.

 

 

We need to face games avoiding depending on things we cannot control, referees are one of those things, and try to plan and play better than  we have on the past

 

You probably believe the 1960 Cotton Bowl was called fairly then? 

[poblano]

26 minutes ago, Orlando Buffalo said:

The one that bugged me was the PIT-ARI SB where the officials were overturned multiple times on review and then did not review the final minutes fumble(I think fumble). The officials that day did a poor job and then did not slow down to check a game deciding call. 

You probably believe the 1960 Cotton Bowl was called fairly then? 

I'm only 50 and from México , so hardly know about the game you're referring to. 

[D. L. Hot-Flamethrower]

1 hour ago, poblano said:

 

It is easier to blame or place the blame on someone else  than accept your own mistakes.  Kelly was calling plays in that SB and was forgetting the run game although NY played most of the game with only two DL.

 

 

 

 

Yeah that's what they say

1 hour ago, poblano said:

 

It is easier to blame or place the blame on someone else  than accept your own mistakes.  Kelly was calling plays in that SB and was forgetting the run game although NY played most of the game with only two DL.

 

 

We need to face games avoiding depending on things we cannot control, referees are one of those things, and try to plan and play better than  we have on the past

 

Ok  Mr. therapist

[Orlando Buffalo]

55 minutes ago, poblano said:

I'm only 50 and from México , so hardly know about the game you're referring to. 

I am younger than you but your comment is not only not helpful but shows a complete ignorance of the history of football. If someone blames the officials for every loss your comment is valid, but when officials multiple times get the calls wrong and they all go one way then the criticism is valid and that is the point of the thread. The Cotton Bowl I am referring to is famous for its blatant one sided officiating but despite that Syracuse still won. 

[Talley56]

11 hours ago, major said:

Our game this past Sunday will live in infamy. Fans are finally seeing that the league is questionable and turning to social media and the internet to complain/boycott. Only takes a few calls to go a certain way to get a good story line/desired result. It brought up memories for me of past games where I saw this type of behavior. Here they are in no particular order: Super Bowl 37- Raiders/Gruden bowl, Super Bowl 40- Refs cause Seahawks to lose, Super Bowl LV: Tampa Bay Super Bowl win (only home team to play in home Super Bowl was during COVID 🤔, and Brady got a ring away from New England), Super Bowl 36- Pats spied on the Rams, New Orleans wins a Super Bowl right after hurricane katrina, etc…

 

What questionable games come to your mind in NFL history? 

A game where the Chiefs were actually on the wrong end of the calls.

[Billsfanatic8989]

9 minutes ago, Talley56 said:

A game where the Chiefs were actually on the wrong end of the calls.

Only because they weren't going to have calls go against their real golden child (at the time).