It's bad when a wrong action by an official might have changed the outcome of a championship game.
Here is an article I just read that explains......
An ill-timed whistle likely robbed the Jaguars from a trip to the Super Bowl
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nf...uars-from-a-trip-to-the-super-bowl/ar-AAuZiil
Early in the fourth quarter, the Patriots broke out a trick play with a pass back to Danny Amendola who proceeded to find Dion Lewis for what would have been a first down. Jack jumped in to strip the ball from Lewis and rose to his feet ready to run the ball the other way.
Jack had no Patriots ahead of him who could have made a play against one of the league's speediest linebackers. Yet, the play was called dead.
It shouldn't have been.
Jack was not touched after he gained full control of the ball and was justifiably furious when the official blew his whistle. He had a touchdown and would have extended the Jaguars' lead to 27-10 in the fourth quarter. The play was ruled a fumble on the field, so the official either inadvertently blew the whistle or incorrectly ruled Jack down by contact.
Once a play is ruled down by contact, the subsequent return can't be reviewed.
In that moment, the play should have been allowed to continue and reviewed after the score.
Jack was not touched after he gained full control of the ball and was justifiably furious when the official blew his whistle.
He was lying on the ground, touching a patriots player. That is down by contact.
No hard feelings and not that it matters now but the article likely would not have been written if they didn't think it was a bad call.
I'm sure if the situation was reversed and that same exact bad call went against the Pats that some Pats fans would have been complaining too
Given the general amount of patriots derangement syndrome across the Republic, no article would surprise me, really.
Maybe the play should have been allowed to continue, maybe it should not. The play was called dead. I am pretty sure it is safe to say that if it was a Pat that took the ball away, there would be a near universal statement that the right call was made.
Good calls and bad calls go both ways. I don't buy the going conspiracy that the pats are getting special treatment, especially given the acrimony between Belichick, Kraft, Brady, and Goodell. Pretty sure, he would love to see the pats get curb stomped into the ground - unless of course he wants to see it happen in the SB, though, I doubt he is THAT petty.
After thinking about it, it was probably just a case of a quick whistle. The ref saw both players on the ground, figured the play was over. Maybe he didn't even realize that the ball had changed hands. Once the whistle blows, you can't restart the play.
Example, Steelers vs Patriots, the Steeler’s crossed the goal line with the football, touchdown!, then taking away from paid off ref.If you think the Pats won because of the refs you should post some examples.
Like any other team sometimes the refs do make calls in favor of the Pats,
But not last night! The Jags defense took out Gronk with a cheap hit and still could not handle the Patriot offense.
How many more teams are going to guarantee their fans a win? Love the smack talk!
Example, Steelers vs Patriots, the Steeler’s crossed the goal line with the football, touchdown!, then taking away from paid off ref.
Didn’t Gronk get suspended for driving his knee into another player’s back when the whistle was blown?
Edit; Here’s the link https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cb...-hit-on-bills-tredavious-white-is-upheld/amp/
I agree with you, love smack talking.
I appreciate that you are objective enough to at least say "Maybe the play should have been allowed to continue".
And just some info for all of you, Amendola made a great catch a few years back, got into the clear and a referee blew a whistle stopping the play. Amendola had NO ONE in front of him, so in reality these things happen all the time, and not just for the Patriots (look up Patriots vs. Bills Nov.23, 2015). It happens to everyone!