Blowing the facemask call for the Rams meant they had a harder FG, were robbed of an easy TD, and robbed of trimming time off of the clock. It would have forced NO to score a TD instead of taking a FG.
Not all calls are of the same weight, but that still doesn't make it why the Saints lost that game. You can never break a game down just to one simple play. Especially when tactical errors open yourself up to ******y like that.
And if the Saints play better, or the Refs make the facemask call, the Saints probably lose that game either by failure on downs or the Rams still getting a FG. It's not why the lost the game. Not running out the clock was a massive tactical error, and coaches preach about having ot overcome bad calls all the time for a reason. Payton is getting a huge pass in this game, and Brees, coming off of back to back poor performances, at least for his standards, is getting one, too.
The sad part of the whole thing is....it was an awful pass. If the DB plays the ball it's likely a pic6.
The Saints had the game won but for a non-call. The Chiefs had the game won but for a dubious flag.
I'm not watching the Super Bowl because I think both conference champs are illegitimate.
I miss the old Mile High Stadium.
How is being lined up offsides a dubious flag?
Doubious? It was the right call...He was very clearly offsides. You could see on the replay how he was lined up past the ball (and therefor over the line of scrimmage)
There was at least one dubious call (the garbage "roughing the passer" that amounted to a light tap on the shoulder) but that didn't swing the game one way or the other.
Besides.... say you won't watch it, but I bet you and the rest of America will watch it even though we all (aside from North) hate Tom Brady.
Haven't seen a legit line-of-scrimmage angle on Ford's offside yet. They have 20+ cameras there but the best LOS look was at least 10 yards behind the defense which is going to make Ford appear offside even if he isn't. That's the best angle CBS had and it was garbage. If you have a straight-on LOS view of Ford on that play, I'll adjust my view but the way it played out on CBS, we got one crap view that proved nothing and they never went back to it later.
I miss the old Mile High Stadium.
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