Comments on: NFL Fixing Games for the Patriots?

By: it'ssoobvious

it'ssoobvious — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 08:53:15 +0000

The officials are chosing when to call what. Anyone who’s is not a Patriot or Colt’s fan is upset now. The Colts get just as many assist as the Pats. I think it sucks. Of course the announcers cover it up. They would probably be fined. Anyone who denies it is in denial or lying.

By: Wizard of Odds

Wizard of Odds — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 21:49:37 +0000

The handicappers have the Pats as 12 point favourites for their matchup with the Steelers. I can’t help but think that Belichik will get things right for this game but that is a huge spread to cover against a formidable defense.

By: Gene

Gene — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 20:23:55 +0000

The officials messed up calls against both teams. Wes Welker was banged up and knocked around the whole game, and it wasn’t called.

If you saw that last play “Hail Mary”, you probably noticed a Ravens receiver, with his back to the ball, barrel into a Patriot defender and knock him back five yards, and down. There was no flag for offensive pass interference, even though it was the most obvious foul of the whole game.

Bottom line, the Pats were lucky with the timeout call on the 4th down play. However, in no way does the league want Belichick to win them all.

With the new TV policy, the Pats have had to play three night games in a row, the last two in bad weather. We will see this Sunday what they are made of. They are home and Pittsburgh is a formidable opponent.

However, a perfect season is not the goal, winning the Super Bowl is. Stay tuned.

By: Keith Richards

Keith Richards — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:07:16 +0000

Brady is not the best, a little pressure and his rating goes down among backup QB’s . New England is boring to watch and I hope they lose. Does anyone think they will dominate in the playoffs?

By: Sirkris

Sirkris — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 06:32:41 +0000

Same call got called againsit Dre Bly whent he broncos played the Bears. and in almost exactly the same situaition. The Bears were able to drive down the field for the weinning score. Also add in the 30 yards of penalties that Bart Scott got for Unsportsmanlike conduct and they win. So good teams win and bad teams find ways to lose. So before everyone jumps on the Ravens complaint bandwagon.Check the rule, the ball doesn’t hafta be in the air and refs have been calling things more tightly.even the announcers said it was.My questionable call is on the topuchdown catch.

By: JS

JS — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 04:06:35 +0000

Yeah, the NFL is fixing games for their good friend Bill Belichick.

For the Ravens, as the late Jim Healy would say, bad teams find ways to lose the close games. Ryan blew it with the time out call.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 01:12:29 +0000

The game wasn’t junk, but the 2 calls at the end of the game are both questionable. What you are starting to see is that the Pats aren’t unbeatable. The right team can and will beat them. Could be the Steelers or the Giants. How great would that be to have Miami beat them in week 16. The undefeated team loses to the team with no wins. It could happen, as its the NFL, and any team can beat any other team at any time. Its improbable, but not impossible.

By: LLoyd G Ertel

LLoyd G Ertel — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 20:36:15 +0000

i will tell you this. i saw the last quarter. and i have never seen such junk before in my life. the new england patriot are a roit. how many calls do the refs have to make? 4th down and the defensive player gets in the recievers way. IS NOT HOLDING. athe ball was not even thrown yet. which by the way is the rule. you cannot hold anybody my brushing.interfering in his way.
sorry how can anybody beat a team with the refs also playing. that game belonged to the ravens. i am not a football fan. but i tuned in just to see the hype. i think i am going to watch baseball again. this game was just junk. i want my 3 hours back

By: tecmo_bowl_bo_jackson

tecmo_bowl_bo_jackson — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:22:42 +0000

Steelers are going to beat them…no question. They’re better than the Eagles, have a better offense and defense than both Philly and Baltimore and can punish those ancient NE linebackers. Plus Ben Roethlisberger > Feeley and Boller combined.

And that holding penalty on 4th down was way iffy. Looked like the contact was brief, came within the first 5 yards, then dude continued his route and batted the ball away. You can’t call that on 4th down with seconds to go.