NFL Conference Championship Sunday

[MileHigh]

Best replay I've seen of Allen's sneak. The ball is clearly visible. Looks to me like he made it. The official at the top of the TV screen, who also had this view, ran in toward the pile ready to mark the ball past the line to gain. But instead the NFL went with the call of the official visible in this video, who had no way to see where the football was.

I said in real time it was a terrible spot -- and it has held up that it was a terrible spot.

 

[Batman]

He wants out of Miami, the team he made KC trade him to because money was all that mattered.

He does have a lot of mouths to feed.

 

[outofplace]

Best replay I've seen of Allen's sneak. The ball is clearly visible. Looks to me like he made it. The official at the top of the TV screen, who also had this view, ran in toward the pile ready to mark the ball past the line to gain. But instead the NFL went with the call of the official visible in this video, who had no way to see where the football was.

He got that first down. The only official who could see where the ball was when Allen pushed forward correctly marked him with a first down. I'm not a conspiracy theory guy and I can't imagine why the league would want to favor any team, but I can understand why people look at things suspiciously.

 

[outofplace]

He does have a lot of mouths to feed.

And medical bills to pay if they Pish him off.

 

[Hermes]

As my high school football coach would say if we whined about a call: If we'd gotten two yards, we wouldn't have left it up to the zebra. Shut up.

 

[micropolitan guy]

As my high school football coach would say if we whined about a call: If we'd gotten two yards, we wouldn't have left it up to the zebra. Shut up.

The rules don't say you need 12 yards for a first down, that you have to beat out an infield grounder by two steps, or you must swish a shot for it to count as a basket.

The rule is, Buffalo needed 10 yards in four plays to get a first down. It certainly appears it did.

Your high school football coach sounds like a moron I hope he wasn't your father ).

 

[Hermes]

The rules don't say you need 12 yards for a first down, that you have to beat out an infield grounder by two steps, or you must swish a shot for it to count as a basket.

The rule is, Buffalo needed 10 yards in four plays to get a first down. It certainly appears it did.

Your high school football coach sounds like a moron I hope he wasn't your father ).

[Giant wanking motion towards you]

Oh, he only won 300 games and two state titles and is in the Ohio High School HOF. What did he know?

Losers make excuses. He loved to say "So what. Now what." Control what you can control.

Josh Allen refusing to go over right guard was a bigger decision than that call.

 

[micropolitan guy]

[Giant wanking motion towards you]

Oh, he only won 300 games and two state titles and is in the Ohio High School HOF. What did he know?

Losers make excuses. He loved to say "So what. Now what." Control what you can control.

Josh Allen refusing to go over right guard was a bigger decision than that call.

Sounds as if he knew how to coach football. Still sounds like a moron. I also bet that on a fourth-down play when he made a first down by a whisker he didn't say, "We didn't make it by two yards and remove all doubt. Their ball."

You gain 10 yards, you get a first down. Buffalo did.

 

[outofplace]

[Giant wanking motion towards you]

Oh, he only won 300 games and two state titles and is in the Ohio High School HOF. What did he know?

Losers make excuses. He loved to say "So what. Now what." Control what you can control.

Josh Allen refusing to go over right guard was a bigger decision than that call.

The point escaping him and you is that the game is supposed to be decided by the teams, not the officials' mistakes.

 

[da man]

Best replay I've seen of Allen's sneak. The ball is clearly visible. Looks to me like he made it. The official at the top of the TV screen, who also had this view, ran in toward the pile ready to mark the ball past the line to gain. But instead the NFL went with the call of the official visible in this video, who had no way to see where the football was.

Do you think that's a clear call either way from that video? The ball is short, then at the money moment when it might have gotten there (or might not have), Chris Jones is in the way and you can't see the ball at all. Allen's helmet gets past the line, but does the ball? I can't tell.

 

[tapintoamerica]

He does have a lot of mouths to feed.

And a few attorneys to pay.

 

[Michael_ Gee]

1. IMO it was a bad spot.
2. My opinion is hardly conclusive on the matter.
3. One place where I think it is conclusive is that the spot did not determine the game's outcome. Buffalo subsequently tied the score and had multiple opportunities to tie/win it but could not make the necessary plays, especially on defense, down the stretch.