My perception of that topic is: all things balance out. Fans of all teams feel like they're playing against the refs. Reality is that some borderline calls go your way and some go the other, but many fans only seem to acknowledge the ones that don't benefit them - classic victimhood.
In last night's game, the final KC drive down by 1 - KC's OL committed legitimate holding penalty and false start penalties and the refs rightfully called them. Neither team was fighting the refs, only their own incompetence.
If you would've posted this poll prior to last nights game:
Scenario: 2:30 left. Down by 1. 1st & 10 on own 45 yard line. 6-play drive includes a dropped pass, holding penalty, false start and turnover on downs. Which team had the ball? The winner of the poll would've overwhelmingly went "Lions".
How many teams in the NFL have rules named after them because of plays the refs blew the call on? Or have had multiple apologies issued by the NFL for calls at the end of games they admit the refs blew the call?
Detroit has the "Calvin Johnson catch rule" -- after he caught a game winning pass, got both feet down, a knee, his butt and then tried to stand up, yet it was called no catch. It is now called "completing the process of the catch".
Detroit has the "Jim Schwartz coaching challenge rule" -- after Arian Foster was blatantly down, but the refs didn't blow the whistle, so he kept running and the refs told Detroit they weren't allowed to challenge the play, because Schwartz threw the red flag too soon.
Detroit has the apology by the NFL after Brandon Pettigrew was held not once, but twice on his route in a playoff game, then he was interfered with, yet the refs decided to pick up the flag. Instead of end of game -- Dallas goes down to score and Detroit loses.
Detroit has the apology by the NFL for the Aaron Rodgers facemask that was called, when his facemask wasn't touched. Again, instead of end of game, it gave him one more down and he completes a hail mary on an untimed play and we lose.
Detroit has the apology by the NFL for the blown call against the Seahawks, when Calvin Johnson was about to score and the ball was stripped, and the Seattle player intentionally batted the ball out of the end zone. Instead of Detroit's ball with a chance to win -- they gave Seattle a touchback and Detroit loses.
I can keep going. NO ONE...........and I mean NO ONE, has been screwed by the refs more than the Lions.
