So, do you think it’s a league wide conspiracy against the Cowboys or just a few officials ?
I have no evidence of either other than some teams seem to get a lot of breaks. Especially 2 of the originals.
Since the early days of the NFL (1920's) the NFL was put together for a bunch of rich guys(owners) to wager on. The original Mara was a bookie. Later on, after the merger, ownership became more of a lucrative business and more so for some franchises. Recent history shows us that with the TV monies all franchises are profitable but this was not the case early post merger. Coincidentally about the time the Stealers (Rooney) blossomed AND became profitable. Before the 1970's the Pittsburg team sucked as far as quality play. GB has been a good franchise since the late 1950's. For these somewhat smaller markets success on the field obviously increases worth. (Dallas escapes this M.O. due to Jerrah's innovative marketing . . . he's a much better business person at this pro football marketing than the others). Both of these teams get favorable officiating more routinely than do others IMO. I'd be willing to add Kraft to the list. He's a more new member though. Kinda makes one wonder if the massage parlor was a setup . . . hmmmm. Gotta pay your dues to get in the Good ol boys club!
Conversely the Cowboys seem to, on the whole, get less favorable treatment. It's what I see but I have no real explanations . Maybe you don't but there are unexplainable happenings frequently. With offensive holding literally available to be called on essentially every offensive play the Cowboys didn't benefit from an opposition offensive holding in 2017 for 8 games stretch and in 2018 either 10 or 11 straight, I forget.
The 2 goal line QB sneaks this year which were essentially ignored. I don't know but I don't see this as an issue with the 2 gold teams. Pitt did get a TD taken away a couple of years ago on a pass to the goal line (TE I think).
I am not responding to "argue" with you. Each of us is welcome to our opinions.
You can chew on this however you want to :
" If the NFL was classed as a sport, with individual teams competing against each other, they could be charged under antitrust laws for fixing games. But being classed as a form of entertainment, the teams are technically working in unison for entertainment purposes, so
it's perfectly legal for the NFL to fix a game. "
I hear all the talk about "Why would the League want to punish their cash cow (Dallas)". Punish??? They just want to keep their knee on Dallas' neck maybe. I don't know but so far it hasn't affected cash flow. There are plenty of other teams that get no "favors" from the League. Raiders come to mind. It's OK by me. If we win we really earned it.
So, do I need a tinfoil hat?