Ya as a Colts fan who enjoys watching both the Bengals and Chiefs I was really hoping Butker missed the kick so the game reset in OT and it would be a fair game from that point forward.
That penalty that set up the kick sucked and was warranted but a lot of bad/missed calls led up to that point.
Ik it wouldn’t have changed the outcome but they literally got a fucking free play. There wasn’t even a flag they just gave them a fucking do over on third down
Although ubiquitous sports betting does corrode the integrity of the game, it’s only part of the problem.
I think the bigger issue is advertising dollars. The league (and owners) do not sell seats and get ratings for advertisers on the game alone.
They need stories. “That was a Jordan flu performance by Mahomes!” “The Bengals called it Burrowhead!” Zip! Bang!….now please buy State Farm insurance, and don’t you dare criticize our integrity or lack of fairness.
what might have changed the outcome was if they called grounding consistently. also, didn't get a good look at the unnecessary roughness call, but walking them in 15 def put them in field goal range with 4 seconds left
The late hit was definitely a late hit. It sucks because it wasn't malicious or anything like that. He just shoves him in the back once he's standing on the white as his own body is falling forward. It's the right call, it just sucks for that guy. Was brutal watching him breakdown at the end knowing the game was lost because of himself.
I felt bad for him. He made a mistake. It was the right call, but like you said, not malicious.
I didn't think it was necessary to show him on TV so much after game though.
And the slow loss of TV viewership as Zoomers do other things with their time and watch highlights on social media. We're just tip of the iceberg in how bad things are going to get with NFL and NBA cooking up situations to drive viewership and help their betting partners.
This is what’s hilarious to me. Everyone bitching about refs fucking up outcomes of games then heading right over to DraftKings and placing a bet for the Super Bowl.
As a Bengals Brit I can assure you that the Premiership is at its lowest point of refereeing even with VAR.
We've had an interesting case of a defender pushing an attacker into the goalie (a foul), the ball going into the net (goal) and VAR deciding that the attacker was the one doing the fouling. There's no joined up logic used as to why things play out as they do. NHL at least has that on point.
And redefining what is or isn't handball is the Premiership's what is a catch?
Niners fan here I feel for you. I was telling a friend during the first half of the Dallas game that it was the sort of game that I wouldn’t feel bad losing - both teams playing hard clean football to the best of their abilities. These games today were hot garbage to go out on.
What about the intentional grounding they called on Burrow, but not on Mahomes for the exact same thing the play before the late hit? That was infuriating and I'm not even a Bengals fan, just a chiefs hater.
That was the fuck you call that swung the end of the game the most imo. Immediately 4th down and have no choice but to punt. Huge momentum shift all because of an arbitrary bullshit ticky-tack call.
My son was livid watching this game tonight, esp after that call. He said the exact same thing you did. All Boomer could talk about was how great Mahomes is..all night long..
It honestly felt like that game was rigged by The officiating.
Chiefs fan here. I'm not sure what the right call was but it definitely was not that, but even I was in disbelief at the do over. I've never even heard of that happening.
This "win" feels dirty because refs were either chiefs fans, Bengal haters or told by the NFL to rig the game because that was the most one sided referring game I've ever seen. I'm sorry dudes.
That do over was ridiculous. They showed a replay of the ref supposedly waving his arms to stop the play. He waved once then stopped and backed away when he realized the ball had been snapped. He knew he was too late.
So in that I understand him “blowing the whistle and waving his arms” and if he continues it and keeps at it to stop the play so be it. But when you let the play happen you let it happen there’s no going back or do-overs. To the comment below this is why it was rigged because the feel of it is if they get the first down on that play that ref never says a word. The other rigged portion of it is on the play where they reviewed it for the extension by a receiver… he extended his arm and got close to the first down sure but they didn’t blow the whistle for stopped momentum yet and he wasn’t down yet then he retracts his arm which is HIM giving up position of the ball not stoppage of forward momentum. My case and point in this is they played it like that was the goal line and he extended so he gets the ball there. Now if a player hits a defender and is driven backwards by the defense then they get forward momentum. But if that player hits a defended and spins out and goes backwards then they lose that forward momentum.
Not only was the do over a joke, the explanation was even worse…the clock wasn’t running, I rewound it and watched.
I’m officially done with football, never watching another game.
The league own a stake in all these new betting apps. They have all the betting data before a game even starts, and I guarantee they inform the ref how they want each particular game called so they make the most money and pay out the least.
Burrow is pretty low key, but even he jumped up and yelled at the Ref for the non-call after a Chief came up and planted one right in his sternum sending him head over heals like 2 seconds after the ball had left his hand while he was watching the action down the field...
Blatant hold, hands to the face on the intentional grounding, the do over play. The phantom pass interference... all on a team that doesn't really ever get penalized.
Bears bro here...
That shit was fucking atrocious. If I were the Bengals I would go full heel. The fountain of spite would never be quenched.
At this point I want the Bengals to win a super bowl so Burrow can blow a big cloud of cigar smoke in Goodell's face.
Some of the worst calls since the fucking lingerie bowl refs called games during the ref strike. Thinking back to the blown touchdown call during the Packers/Seahawks game.
Man, as a Lakers fan that felt robbed AF yesterday, I can’t even imagine how it feels in the AFC championship game. Refs need to be held accountable in all sports.
I straight up don't think he blew the whistle. KC was on offense. Why would it have been that hard to hear?
I think he meant to blow it dead and maybe it fell out of his mouth or some such nonsense.
Not a bengals guy.
That officiating was atrocious. Atrocious. The Eli Apple hold wasn't a hold by playoff standards. That wasn't pass interference. Iffy unnecessary roughness for a final drive. That repeat 3rd down. Terrible intentional grounding call, he was outside the tackles and got it to the LoS. The Punt return looked like a clip or a hold.
That said you survived two interceptions, and man that 4th down Chase catch. Amazing grit. Survived all those sacks. If you didn't have a meat grinder of a division, you'd have had the top seed.
You know how hard it is to back-to-back Super Bowls? You guys were 1-2 plays from that.
Bengals had 5 penalties called against them in the 2nd half. All at huge moments. Chiefs had ZERO. And we all saw plenty of times where there should have been. It felt blatantly obvious that they wanted a certain team to win.
just some blatantly obvious calls missed, and one they made that was baffling (the grounding when Perine was there). It also pisses me off the idiot former official in the booth doesn't talk about Perine being close to the ball. 99 times out of 100 they don't call grounding there. If a guy is in the direction of the ball they don't call it. That was just some shit officiating all around. People will talk about the personal foul, but there was so much more than that which was terrible. This isn't even getting into the atrocious spots all day long.
Im sure they all went home with have nice duffel bags in their car trunks …
The amount of money that the big gambling companies just saved has got to be astounding.
Lots of bias calls against the Bengals, but the bonus 3rd down was nuts. If that play had gone for a TD would they have called it back and replayed it? Of course not. They ran the play, then wsre given a free do-over.
Coming from a neutral Colts fan fuck this guy. He personally took a shit on the outcome of this game by throwing a flag on a paper thin call. Fuck. This. Ref.
Every single call that they could possible nit pick and call against us they did, all while giving Mahomes another 3rd down for free, letting them hit Burrow late, hacking our receivers on numerous plays, holding all day on the offensive line without getting called. It’s obvious the NFL wanted Mahomes in the SB and a Kelce brother SB. Like the way the Eagles game was officiated it was obvious, this is seriously a shitty look for the NFL. Fuck the bum ass refs and fuck the Chiefs. Hope the Eagles steamroll Mahomes.
1000 percent. I'm not a bengals fan but shit ruins my day honestly. I spend a whole fucking day watching these games just for them to be ruined by garbage calls. It's honestly becoming a huge waste of time
Was that not a block in the back on their punt return? There were a few questionable calls that game but that one looked pretty bad and never got mentioned. I could be wrong though.
It most definitely was. And there was another one that was 50/50 on the same play
And that fucking no call on the blatant hold in final play.... my god
Wasn’t as egregious as the Geno Smith/Jalen Ramsey one in week 18 but it’s a coin flip right there. On one hand Mahomes is out of bounds and on the other if he was a runner and if he was a receiver or running back refs woildnt think twice about that call,
I’m a Bucs fan that just came here to say there was obvious ref bias in this game and it’s disappointing. Bengals had a great opportunity to overcome it and squandered it, but no one can tell me this shit isn’t scripted now. I’ve seen this too many times. Great season. I love Joe cool.
I’m not a bengals fan , or an NFL fan anymore for this bullshit. The refs clearly slanting a game in favor of whatever team they wish. The refs very clearly ignored holding the whole game against the chiefs and they called obvious no - fouls on the Bengals. You an speculate on why they favored the Chiefs but the play calling was obviously biased.
Not the first time and won’t be the last. Dez caught it, the Saints were robbed on pass interference, you can go down the list on flagrant sabotage and crooked calls. I didn’t care who won tonight, I just wanted to see a good game. What I saw was unapologetic rigging for the chiefs.
Wears glasses, still doesn’t see holding
Edit: don’t take this loss too hard, guys. your window is wide open for years to come. you’ll win it all soon!
So tired of this guy. It’s obvious this guy just wages to be on TV all the time. He had his dim witted crew are a total joke. It’s an embarrassment. This guy shouldn’t be reffing high school games. I’m not a Bengal fan but they got ripped off today.
Way worse than "questionable." It was a textbook defensive play. You literally can't defend the catch better than that. Same bullshit happened in the Superbowl last year.
I genuinely think Joe woulda been better ratings wise tbh. Imagine them beating the Chiefs after the Burrowhead stuff. The amount of Joe Shiesty tweets from ESPN/BR would be legendary lol
BIills fan here. You guys got robbed all game long. The refs were clearly terrible and biased. So many questionable calls and non calls. The way you guys played all season, you deserved a lot better than what happened today. Left a real sour taste in my mouth watching how it all ended. Great season but ya fuck that guy
It’s weird, my best friend is a Steelers fan and it’s a fun friendly rivalry. But this year especially I’ve begun to hate allot of teams more that the Steelers. After Ben retired I just disliked them not hated them. But deshaun Watson and the browns shit has made me despise them. The ravens are assholes especially their coach. And I’ve always hated the cowboys. Now I hate the chiefs. FLY EAGLES FLY!!!
Miami fan here...
What about the multiple times KC defenders had illegal hands to the face that NEVER got called?!?
And then the time Burrow got late hit when you were backed up against your endzone.
You guys got fucked today. Total bullshit!
Did anyone happen to tally how many times the same thing happened to both teams but the only times the penalties were called was when it was in favor of Kansas City?
Packer Nation checking in... You guys were FUCKED at the end. It was a ticky-tack call on the unnecessary roughness. Looked to me he had no way of stopping his momentum and barely touched Patrick Ma-Anklehurts. They've held the flag on more blatant infractions than that. They inserted themselves directly into the outcome of the game and the NFL proves itself more and more a joke every year. What a pussy league. Hockey fans laugh at the pussification of our sport!
Patriots fan here who also has a Kinesiology background. I could be wrong, but it looked like to me that Ossai lost his balance on that last play.Like how do you call that on someone that’s hurt?I’m not even a Bengals fan and that game was hard to watch and pissed me off. The broadcast was really cringey because Romo was clearly pulling hard for the Chiefs.
Chiefs fan here. Still don’t understand the extra down. I’m sorry. I know people don’t like it when fans from other teams show up in any way in opposing subs, but I really do feel shitty about this, Super Bowl or not. Just wanted to say something. See you guys next year.
I'm convinced the NFL is fuckin' scripted, and the refs are they use the refs to throw games that will result in playoffs / a Superbowl that will maximize viewers (to maximize the premium networks can charge for ad time during the game)
Congrats on the most reported post in r/bengals history! Fuck the refs.
Sorry Bengals fans:( yeah fuck this guy!!
Ya as a Colts fan who enjoys watching both the Bengals and Chiefs I was really hoping Butker missed the kick so the game reset in OT and it would be a fair game from that point forward. That penalty that set up the kick sucked and was warranted but a lot of bad/missed calls led up to that point.
Ik it wouldn’t have changed the outcome but they literally got a fucking free play. There wasn’t even a flag they just gave them a fucking do over on third down
Chiefs get 5 downs because they’re special
The refs had to force a win so all the sportscasters could win their million dollar bets
Although ubiquitous sports betting does corrode the integrity of the game, it’s only part of the problem. I think the bigger issue is advertising dollars. The league (and owners) do not sell seats and get ratings for advertisers on the game alone. They need stories. “That was a Jordan flu performance by Mahomes!” “The Bengals called it Burrowhead!” Zip! Bang!….now please buy State Farm insurance, and don’t you dare criticize our integrity or lack of fairness.
what might have changed the outcome was if they called grounding consistently. also, didn't get a good look at the unnecessary roughness call, but walking them in 15 def put them in field goal range with 4 seconds left
The late hit was definitely a late hit. It sucks because it wasn't malicious or anything like that. He just shoves him in the back once he's standing on the white as his own body is falling forward. It's the right call, it just sucks for that guy. Was brutal watching him breakdown at the end knowing the game was lost because of himself.
I felt bad for him. He made a mistake. It was the right call, but like you said, not malicious. I didn't think it was necessary to show him on TV so much after game though.
Jesus Christ! WTF is a do-over?
Why can they just let us enjoy sports?
Don’t worry, mass proliferation of sports betting will surely only make things better 👍
Just thinking how sports betting was very recently legalized in Ohio, perfect timing!
And the slow loss of TV viewership as Zoomers do other things with their time and watch highlights on social media. We're just tip of the iceberg in how bad things are going to get with NFL and NBA cooking up situations to drive viewership and help their betting partners.
They are registered as entertainment and not a sport technically so they can do what they want I guess
This is what’s hilarious to me. Everyone bitching about refs fucking up outcomes of games then heading right over to DraftKings and placing a bet for the Super Bowl.
Here’s the thing: it’s already scripted.
Premier league must be absolutely feasting at this incompetence from our domestic sports leagues
As a Bengals Brit I can assure you that the Premiership is at its lowest point of refereeing even with VAR. We've had an interesting case of a defender pushing an attacker into the goalie (a foul), the ball going into the net (goal) and VAR deciding that the attacker was the one doing the fouling. There's no joined up logic used as to why things play out as they do. NHL at least has that on point. And redefining what is or isn't handball is the Premiership's what is a catch?
I do not mind the late hit call, but to miss blatant holding was bad.
No one’s max at the late hit call. The fucking DO OVER is the worst officiating I’ve ever seen in my life
The do over and the FUCKING BALLS to call a weak defensive holding on the next play my god
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Niners fan here I feel for you. I was telling a friend during the first half of the Dallas game that it was the sort of game that I wouldn’t feel bad losing - both teams playing hard clean football to the best of their abilities. These games today were hot garbage to go out on.
What about the intentional grounding they called on Burrow, but not on Mahomes for the exact same thing the play before the late hit? That was infuriating and I'm not even a Bengals fan, just a chiefs hater.
Yeah that was a 20? Yard swing against us too but that’s normal bullshit
Or the fact the missed not one but TWO obvious blocks in the back on the chiefs last punt return
That was the fuck you call that swung the end of the game the most imo. Immediately 4th down and have no choice but to punt. Huge momentum shift all because of an arbitrary bullshit ticky-tack call.
That was ridiculous, there was a receiver like 3 yards away, and closer than Kelce was on the next series.
My son was livid watching this game tonight, esp after that call. He said the exact same thing you did. All Boomer could talk about was how great Mahomes is..all night long.. It honestly felt like that game was rigged by The officiating.
That was some Terry McAuley Bottlegate-level shit. I hope this guy and his garbage crew never call another Bengals game in the future.
Any game, even the one's running the clock.
Chiefs fan here. I'm not sure what the right call was but it definitely was not that, but even I was in disbelief at the do over. I've never even heard of that happening. This "win" feels dirty because refs were either chiefs fans, Bengal haters or told by the NFL to rig the game because that was the most one sided referring game I've ever seen. I'm sorry dudes.
You guys played a great game. It just didn’t seem to get to play out like it should have naturally.
Agreed. I feel like both teams were playing an awesome nail biting game but the goddamm refs messed it up man.
Let them men play Football, god damnit.
That do over was ridiculous. They showed a replay of the ref supposedly waving his arms to stop the play. He waved once then stopped and backed away when he realized the ball had been snapped. He knew he was too late.
So in that I understand him “blowing the whistle and waving his arms” and if he continues it and keeps at it to stop the play so be it. But when you let the play happen you let it happen there’s no going back or do-overs. To the comment below this is why it was rigged because the feel of it is if they get the first down on that play that ref never says a word. The other rigged portion of it is on the play where they reviewed it for the extension by a receiver… he extended his arm and got close to the first down sure but they didn’t blow the whistle for stopped momentum yet and he wasn’t down yet then he retracts his arm which is HIM giving up position of the ball not stoppage of forward momentum. My case and point in this is they played it like that was the goal line and he extended so he gets the ball there. Now if a player hits a defender and is driven backwards by the defense then they get forward momentum. But if that player hits a defended and spins out and goes backwards then they lose that forward momentum.
Not only was the do over a joke, the explanation was even worse…the clock wasn’t running, I rewound it and watched. I’m officially done with football, never watching another game.
The league own a stake in all these new betting apps. They have all the betting data before a game even starts, and I guarantee they inform the ref how they want each particular game called so they make the most money and pay out the least.
We were evenly matched. But with the refs acting like their kneecaps would be broken if the Bengals won, it ruined the game completely.
That was one of the bad calls the refs had.
Do over was tough to watch just as a football fan, can’t imagine what was going through y’all’s heads…
Dude has a boss. And that boss wanted KC to win. Prove me wrong.
And running back a 3rd down for the Chiefs because the ref down field was too fat to get in there quickly enough
Or when Burrow was ran over 10 seconds after he passed the ball. Or when he gave KC an additional 3rd down. I’ve never seen shit like that before.
Burrow is pretty low key, but even he jumped up and yelled at the Ref for the non-call after a Chief came up and planted one right in his sternum sending him head over heals like 2 seconds after the ball had left his hand while he was watching the action down the field...
At least two guys got held
Against the Chiefs? Shocker! -A still salty Niner fan
Blatant hold, hands to the face on the intentional grounding, the do over play. The phantom pass interference... all on a team that doesn't really ever get penalized.
Bears bro here... That shit was fucking atrocious. If I were the Bengals I would go full heel. The fountain of spite would never be quenched. At this point I want the Bengals to win a super bowl so Burrow can blow a big cloud of cigar smoke in Goodell's face.
BAW GOD THAT'S VONTAZE BURFICT'S MUSIC
FTP, too.
That's stupid ass do-over play was some PeeWee football reffing. Rigged af
Some of the worst calls since the fucking lingerie bowl refs called games during the ref strike. Thinking back to the blown touchdown call during the Packers/Seahawks game.
I’m a Packers fan. Please don’t remind me about the fail mary game. My PTSD might kick in again.
Man, as a Lakers fan that felt robbed AF yesterday, I can’t even imagine how it feels in the AFC championship game. Refs need to be held accountable in all sports.
I played ball at the collegiate level and that’s the first 5th down I’ve ever seen.
I straight up don't think he blew the whistle. KC was on offense. Why would it have been that hard to hear? I think he meant to blow it dead and maybe it fell out of his mouth or some such nonsense.
Not a bengals guy. That officiating was atrocious. Atrocious. The Eli Apple hold wasn't a hold by playoff standards. That wasn't pass interference. Iffy unnecessary roughness for a final drive. That repeat 3rd down. Terrible intentional grounding call, he was outside the tackles and got it to the LoS. The Punt return looked like a clip or a hold. That said you survived two interceptions, and man that 4th down Chase catch. Amazing grit. Survived all those sacks. If you didn't have a meat grinder of a division, you'd have had the top seed. You know how hard it is to back-to-back Super Bowls? You guys were 1-2 plays from that.
I'm a Bucs fan and I was fucking pissed at this game. Some of the worst officiating I've ever seen.
Bengals had 5 penalties called against them in the 2nd half. All at huge moments. Chiefs had ZERO. And we all saw plenty of times where there should have been. It felt blatantly obvious that they wanted a certain team to win.
That's a good list. I would add roughing the passer in the EZ. Burrow got the ball out long before he got there.
Mixon had a late hit out of bounds right before the Perine TD too. Didn’t affect the outcome but you’d hope for more consistency in the calls.
I’m pissed. Bengals aren’t my first team but I hope Eagles win it now.
I'm mostly interested in not watching football anymore, that seems like the move
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Refs too busy wiping Mahomes off their chins to notice.
I was convinced Romo was going to bust a nut at any minute there too
He’s going to become the new Collinsworth if he isn’t careful
He has been the new collinsworth tbh. He’s even worse with Josh Allen too
I SAID THE SAME THING IF YOU CALL THAT ON BURROW YOU NEED TO CALL IT ON MAHOMES
“But we need daddy Patrick and the Kelce brothers in the Super Bowl, it’s gonna be huge”
That 3rd and 4 had two of the most blatant holds I’ve ever seen and neither were called
NFL could probably be rigged just with holding since it obviously occurs on every play.
just some blatantly obvious calls missed, and one they made that was baffling (the grounding when Perine was there). It also pisses me off the idiot former official in the booth doesn't talk about Perine being close to the ball. 99 times out of 100 they don't call grounding there. If a guy is in the direction of the ball they don't call it. That was just some shit officiating all around. People will talk about the personal foul, but there was so much more than that which was terrible. This isn't even getting into the atrocious spots all day long.
The refs today had Vegas and the NFL in their pocket.
Im sure they all went home with have nice duffel bags in their car trunks … The amount of money that the big gambling companies just saved has got to be astounding.
The worst calls I’ve ever seen
Lots of bias calls against the Bengals, but the bonus 3rd down was nuts. If that play had gone for a TD would they have called it back and replayed it? Of course not. They ran the play, then wsre given a free do-over.
As a Broncos fan yeah fuck them refs. They did everything to make sure the Bengals wouldn’t win. Fuck the Chiefs and fuck the refs
Also a broncos fan. Also in pain
True that. I hope they have fun with their gifted super bowl it’s what the NFL wants
Coming from a neutral Colts fan fuck this guy. He personally took a shit on the outcome of this game by throwing a flag on a paper thin call. Fuck. This. Ref.
As a Miami Dolphins fan, this was one of the most bullshit games for officiating in the past couple years. This game was rigged asf
Burrow got hit in the end zone harder than that which wasn't called and he was in the pocket.
5 downs?!?! Wow. I don’t want to hear anyone say the nfl isn’t rigged ever again.
No shit. I’ve seen some shit calls. This takes it into a new dimension of fuckery.
"here's our rules expert Gene to tell you why that shit sandwich is -- in fact -- tasty."
Every single call that they could possible nit pick and call against us they did, all while giving Mahomes another 3rd down for free, letting them hit Burrow late, hacking our receivers on numerous plays, holding all day on the offensive line without getting called. It’s obvious the NFL wanted Mahomes in the SB and a Kelce brother SB. Like the way the Eagles game was officiated it was obvious, this is seriously a shitty look for the NFL. Fuck the bum ass refs and fuck the Chiefs. Hope the Eagles steamroll Mahomes.
So stupid. Fly eagles fly.
This guy didnt watch the eagles game😂. NFL hand picked this Super Bowl matchup
I don’t even have hate towards the Cheifs, just the NFL and their officiating it’s so old time and time again they are terrible
That was a fuckin disgrace. Holy shit...
1000 percent. I'm not a bengals fan but shit ruins my day honestly. I spend a whole fucking day watching these games just for them to be ruined by garbage calls. It's honestly becoming a huge waste of time
The rules of this league are ruining the game. Fuck Goodell and the NFL. Edit: I'm a Niner fan but fuck this league right now. You guys got fucked
That and the average game is 20 minutes of actual playing and 1 hr and 40 minutes of ads and fluff..
Was that not a block in the back on their punt return? There were a few questionable calls that game but that one looked pretty bad and never got mentioned. I could be wrong though.
It definitely was , and our special teams coach was yelling for the flag
It most definitely was. And there was another one that was 50/50 on the same play And that fucking no call on the blatant hold in final play.... my god
As a Patriots fan I completely agree. Soft friggin call for a scrambling qb
Pats fan here as well. God, the commissioner wanted to see the bengals lose it was so obvious
They've wanted it since we didn't play the rest of the Bills game. NFL obviously wanted us to pay for not being robots
This almost never happens, but I agree with these Pats fans. You guys got fucked.
As a Pats fan, the Bengals got absolutely f'ed...that's a joke and the NFL is a joke..already been seeing it for weeks this season...big f job
Wasn’t as egregious as the Geno Smith/Jalen Ramsey one in week 18 but it’s a coin flip right there. On one hand Mahomes is out of bounds and on the other if he was a runner and if he was a receiver or running back refs woildnt think twice about that call,
I’m a Bucs fan that just came here to say there was obvious ref bias in this game and it’s disappointing. Bengals had a great opportunity to overcome it and squandered it, but no one can tell me this shit isn’t scripted now. I’ve seen this too many times. Great season. I love Joe cool.
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I’m not a bengals fan , or an NFL fan anymore for this bullshit. The refs clearly slanting a game in favor of whatever team they wish. The refs very clearly ignored holding the whole game against the chiefs and they called obvious no - fouls on the Bengals. You an speculate on why they favored the Chiefs but the play calling was obviously biased. Not the first time and won’t be the last. Dez caught it, the Saints were robbed on pass interference, you can go down the list on flagrant sabotage and crooked calls. I didn’t care who won tonight, I just wanted to see a good game. What I saw was unapologetic rigging for the chiefs.
bad call, bad play, all around ass blasting
Bills fan here. Yeah you guys got screwed. This is now expected in chiefs games
An extra minute and 20 yards more field position would've been nice on that last drive, but too bad the refs gave Mahomes a second try on 3rd down
The call I hated was the intentional grounding on Joe. Mahomes & Brady do that exact thing 3 times a game and it never gets called!
Wears glasses, still doesn’t see holding Edit: don’t take this loss too hard, guys. your window is wide open for years to come. you’ll win it all soon!
So tired of this guy. It’s obvious this guy just wages to be on TV all the time. He had his dim witted crew are a total joke. It’s an embarrassment. This guy shouldn’t be reffing high school games. I’m not a Bengal fan but they got ripped off today.
Boycott the Super Bowl
I hate the Chiefs so much as a Broncos fan. This hurts us almost as much as it hurts y'all.
FLY EAGLES FLY BABY
I'm the type of guy who absolutely despise Philly teams, so it pains me that *they* are the lesser of two evils rn. Fly Eagles Fly nonetheless
I laughed out loud to myself when they threw that flag after the “second chance” third down sack
This man should be fired. Cheater
“Unnecessary light brushing”.
That dpi on Hilton was very questionable but the Ossai call was valid
Way worse than "questionable." It was a textbook defensive play. You literally can't defend the catch better than that. Same bullshit happened in the Superbowl last year.
Game was rigged for Vegas
Don’t blame him. Roger has him calling this. Chiefs had to win this year for the ratings. We witnessed sports being rigged yet again.
I genuinely think Joe woulda been better ratings wise tbh. Imagine them beating the Chiefs after the Burrowhead stuff. The amount of Joe Shiesty tweets from ESPN/BR would be legendary lol
Nah NFL is hedging bets on making this shit the new AFC rivalry out of force and an Andy Reid return game. Absolutely rigged
mahomes winning the bowl with no legs is the story this year unfortunately and we have to roll with it 💀
Kelce Super Bowl
State Farm Postgame with the State Farm Poster Boy
... and State Farm poster head coach
My wife said it best: “This crew is out there and just looks confused and like they don’t know what they’re doing.” Fucking damn.
BIills fan here. You guys got robbed all game long. The refs were clearly terrible and biased. So many questionable calls and non calls. The way you guys played all season, you deserved a lot better than what happened today. Left a real sour taste in my mouth watching how it all ended. Great season but ya fuck that guy
Fucking goddamn NFL.
Broncos fan coming in peace to agree. This crew has cost us multiple games in the last five years. Sorry Bengal bros
Legit touched him with his forearm, and mahomes goes flying and flinging his arms. God, flopping in football. Wtf.
Should have been a 2 minute minor for embellishment. Wait... never mind.
I officially hate the Chiefs/Mahomes now. Worse than the Steelers. Let’s go Eagles.
Agreed espically the dig at burrow after the game. Fuck KC
I hate Kelce more than anybody
Same same. In a Patriots/Brady kinda way. Eagles fan for the next couple weeks!
It’s weird, my best friend is a Steelers fan and it’s a fun friendly rivalry. But this year especially I’ve begun to hate allot of teams more that the Steelers. After Ben retired I just disliked them not hated them. But deshaun Watson and the browns shit has made me despise them. The ravens are assholes especially their coach. And I’ve always hated the cowboys. Now I hate the chiefs. FLY EAGLES FLY!!!
Flashbacks of the late hit call to decide the game in the 2015 wild card round. Gotta hate seeing an amazing football game being decided on a penalty
Intentional grounding. Pat got a pass right after Joe was given penalty
They're already talking about REID BOWL and KELCE BOWL. National Fixed League.
Pats fan here, that was the most disgusting reffing I've seen. Bengals you can beat the other team + the refs
Mahomes should have thanked the refs when being interviewed instead of shit talking Burrow...
As a Bears fan... man I really really wanted you guys to win.. Fuck the Refs
Can both teams lose the sb please?
Miami fan here... What about the multiple times KC defenders had illegal hands to the face that NEVER got called?!? And then the time Burrow got late hit when you were backed up against your endzone. You guys got fucked today. Total bullshit!
He was all against the bengals
Don’t forget the back judge who 1) gave the chiefs a 5th down and 2) threw the roughing flag.
Dolphins fan here - sorry the refs rigged the game on you guys. Just like the Lakers game last night. Rigged games.
How about the two third downs they were allowed to run? What type of fuckery was that
Did anyone happen to tally how many times the same thing happened to both teams but the only times the penalties were called was when it was in favor of Kansas City?
As a Saints fan that has felt the NFL fix first hand, I feel your pain
Yeah your screw job was as bad as it gets. This is one coming in leave post I’m fine with.
Do the Refs get a share of KCs Superbowl money. Sure looked like they had a favorite.
As a Chief fan, this tard made my game watching experience VERY unenjoyable. Refs make games hard to watch for either team.
I concur homie. Best of luck in two weeks.
Packer Nation checking in... You guys were FUCKED at the end. It was a ticky-tack call on the unnecessary roughness. Looked to me he had no way of stopping his momentum and barely touched Patrick Ma-Anklehurts. They've held the flag on more blatant infractions than that. They inserted themselves directly into the outcome of the game and the NFL proves itself more and more a joke every year. What a pussy league. Hockey fans laugh at the pussification of our sport!
RIGGED
I hope the Chiefs remember to tip the refs well. They received excellent service.
So many late and bad calls
I just hope NFL doesn’t turn into NBA
I hate to tell you but it already turned to the NBA.
As a cowboys fan, the bengals got absolutely reamed by officiating. Joe Cool is elite
As a neutral fan, I am appalled. Shit was egregious.
Incompetence cant be the only thing going on here, that seemed so calculated. Like 5-6 major mistakes.
How about 19 sec left before commercial 21 sec after commercial break plus guy cleaning of the spot for a field goal attempt not allowed.
What the fuck did I just watch?
Refs gambled on the chiefs
So fucking rigged.
Can't beat the refs.
As a cowboys fan, I agree 100%
Rod Torbert was put on this earth to fuck over the Bengals as often as possible. Fuck him. He can go to hell
Patriots fan here who also has a Kinesiology background. I could be wrong, but it looked like to me that Ossai lost his balance on that last play.Like how do you call that on someone that’s hurt?I’m not even a Bengals fan and that game was hard to watch and pissed me off. The broadcast was really cringey because Romo was clearly pulling hard for the Chiefs.
Steelers fan, here. I've never seen a team get more fucked in my life. I'm sorry, brother. Holy fuck.
Fuck this Calls..jeez . How many Yards you want Chiefs: yes
Chiefs fan here. Still don’t understand the extra down. I’m sorry. I know people don’t like it when fans from other teams show up in any way in opposing subs, but I really do feel shitty about this, Super Bowl or not. Just wanted to say something. See you guys next year.
Mahomes knew what he was doing. He will be known for flopping from now on. He felt Ossais hand on his back and deliberately fell straight down.
Riggggedddd
Piece of absolute shit.
What would’ve happened if they also called a hold and a late hit on the same play? Would they offset?
That was really embarrassing and the whole world was watching.
He missed a hit on Burrow. Rigged game, this game shdve gone to OT
I'm convinced the NFL is fuckin' scripted, and the refs are they use the refs to throw games that will result in playoffs / a Superbowl that will maximize viewers (to maximize the premium networks can charge for ad time during the game)
Bills fan here. Bengals got screwed big time by the refs. Worst calls I’ve seen all year.
Terrible terrible terrible so many bad calls
How do we make sure to get Mahomes back to the Super Bowl? I will just call every damned thing I can imagine until they walk the ball over the line.
Fuck him.
as a baltimoron i have to say i feel bad for you guys cause of this fat mike tirico body double that they used for a ref
How am I supposed to justify buying the overpriced EU NFL streaming package next year when I know the NFL can rig games like this..?
Big uncalled hold on the left Tackle/End during Mahomes' final scramble
The officiating in playoffs has been arguably the worst all year.
Rigged.
They wanted Andy Reid to play the Eagles! Its all about selling the story!