Travesty of Officiating

[CalPolyTechnique]

Your assertion that a clear and unambiguous penalty called against Pittsburgh on the final drive (penultimate, actually) is proof of the refs' lack of bias, is .....nonsensical - Especially after the refs ignored a more agregious version of that same penalty two plays prior. By your logic, if any call was made against Pittsburgh on that last (2nd to last) series, it would prove that the officials had been unbiased throughout the game.

Sorry, you're really serious aren't you, lol?

So, the refs are biased against the Cowboys and ignore (I'm sure you believe) the first facemask, but then strangely turn around and call one moments later that benefits the Cowboys?

Makes perfect sense.

The only thing nonsensical is your line of reasoning.

Please lay out the case of referee bias as it relates to the Cowboys. I'm talking about actual facts, not your subjective interpretation of calls on the field (for or against). Please explain in detail the mechanism in which it works. Do they get a call from the league office notifying them of how they should act? Or, is it just a bunch of good-ole-boy refs that just happen to all be Steeler fans?

 

[LocimusPrime]

I think Vinnie Two Times paid the refs a visit

 

[CalPolyTechnique]

There can be a conspiracy FOR the Steelers and Patriots without it being a conspiracy AGAINST the Cowboys.

Also go back and look at the 10MM Salary Cap penalty against the Cowboys and Commanders right after the Giants owner got promoted within the NFL Owners Committee and tell favoritism doesn't happen .

Wait, I'm getting my conspiracy theories confused.

Wasn't the $10M salary cap penalty supposedly crafted up by the Mara family (NY Giants) to do-in the Cowboys. So let's recap the conspiracy now: the NFL wants the Steelers and Patriots to win AND the Giants also, but they wanted the Giants to win just a little bit more because they beat the Pats twice in the Super Bowl.

 

[dallasdave]

I think Vinnie Two Times paid the refs a visit

I'm going to make you an offer you can't refuse.

 

[BigD16]

On the Steelers forum they were blaming the refs for their loss. Only one logical fan pointed out that we had way more penalties called on us than on them.

 

[BigD16]

They aren't on the take and calls usually even out over time . Also most of the truly bad calls are there to make sure the game stays competitive and TV viewers don't tune out - meaning advertising revenue continues to roll into the NFL.

But clearly the Steelers and Patriots get special treatment, today was no exception.

Don't forget Seahawks.

 

[Ren]

We played the steelers, what did you expect?

 

[Sydla]

Refs didn't help Pats last night.

NFL check must have bounced.

 

[DogFace]

According to espns Pittsburgh writer the steelers had to overcome the calls smh

"Calls weren't friendly to Pittsburgh, but the Steelers tried to overcome them. They didn't matter on a big-boy-slacks drive by Roethlisberger early in the fourth, going 46 yards thanks to a strike to the sideline to Antonio Brown squeezed between two zone defenders."

This is what drives me really crazy about these privileged teams they get all the close calls a few blatantly wrong calls and still think they were robbed. Tomlin almost cried to get out of the 12 man on the field/illegal substitution. It is sickening.

 

[zeroburrito]

the refs aren't biased. most the calls they missed just happened to be in the other teams favor. it happens.

 

[Wolfpack]

Penalties
Cowboys 10-98
Steelers 4-40

I'm sure they covered the spread.

 

[Sydla]

This is what drives me really crazy about these privileged teams they get all the close calls a few blatantly wrong calls and still think they were robbed. Tomlin almost cried to get out of the 12 man on the field/illegal substitution. It is sickening.

You realize that 85% of teams in this league consider us "privileged" right? We are NFL royalty along with the Packers, Steelers, Pats.

 

[Proximo]

There's only 2 possibilities here, neither of which is acceptable.

Either these refs truly are unscrupulous.

Or, they are so incompetent they should never officiate another football game for the rest of their lives.

 

[big dog cowboy]

 

[JohnsKey19]

Not only were there so many obvious missed calls, but WTH was up with the 2 flags they picked up????

1. Did anyone get the explanation on the flag they picked up on Brandon Carr's INT return on the 2PT conversion???

2. The dumb ref threw a flag for 12 men in the huddle on Pittsburgh when they actually never huddled!!!

 

[ConstantReboot]

Dez was also pushed around on his long TD. I don't know why Dez gets mauled and not a call from the refs. Yet we get flagged for breathing on a receiver.

 

[TheCount]

Dez was also pushed around on his long TD. I don't know why Dez gets mauled and not a call from the refs. Yet we get flagged for breathing on a receiver.

Dez did some pushing of his own on that play, actually.

 

[ConstantReboot]

The officiating was poor but just to be fair............. on Elliott's long TD catch, we had an illegal man downfield and it was pretty obvious. Leary (I think it was him) was 5 yards down field before Elliott even caught the ball. So we got some gifts too.

Link?

 

[ConstantReboot]

Dez did some pushing of his own on that play, actually.

Thats because the defense was pushing him too.

 

[Longboysfan]

The Martin holding call was ludicrous. I even thought one of the Leary holds was iffy, at best. But then they miss the Dunbar molestation. I think Dunbar is going to need psychological therapy after that.

Funny how Troy wanted all of the calls against Dallas, but against Pittsburgh? Mums the word.




YR

Can Joe Buck just go back to baseball.