The Refs are too inconsistent and have way too much power to control a games outcome. I think they flat out missed the call on the Ramsey getting face masked and upon watching the replay knew they missed it so they just decided to make up for it on that crap holding call on the great defensive play by the Bengals LB. The problem is there are too dam many rules to favor offensive players even little touches or grabs that really don't affect the play.
Yeah right! Kupp actually pushed him first. What happened to the no contact rule after 5 yards?
LOL Blatantly obvious? Ramsey did worse in the first quarter and stopped a would be touchdown after a huge catch by Chase. You must be in the "refs never do any wrong" camp
There were 2 bad calls in this game.The non offensive pi missed call on Higgins was just a horrendous missed call.That’s a 7 point non call.The defensive holding call on Cincy LB’er at the goal line on Kupp shouldn’t have been called.Maybe it was a make-up call for earlier.Overall it was a pretty clean game w/ just those two calls/non calls.
They obviously can't completely fix games. But it's hard to argue the NFL doesn't make calls to keep games close. The late call on third down was completely bogus. But it was made to keep the excitement going longer.
Could be, but didn't Ramsey pull a jersey enough to pull the receiver back into him at the goal line with no call earlier in the game? It's the inconsistency, and then the calls at the critical points in the game, that make it hard to watch.
Except Ramsey was holding (pass Interference) on the first half Cinncinatti opportunity at the goal line. And the poor spot on the first half bomb where the ball should have been at the 4 instead of the 10- Ramsey never touched him down.
