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[captive]

looked like he had just caught the ball when the whistle went off, but hadn't started to turn up field yet.

espn played it again live and the whistle was clearly blown while the ball was in the air.

How so?

It was a legal pass and Amendola had the possession. Seems to me that the call made was correct.

because the ball was in the air.

 

[cdyhybrid]

To be fair, noise level has more to do with stadium design and acoustics, that stadium is one big tunnel. Either way crowd noise is a ridiculous thing to argue over.

I agree.

I don't hold it against fans anyway (unless you're piping noise into the stadium). Going to games is not a great experience. You get gouged left and right, the weather sucks, and you have to sit through a billion commercial breaks.

Good call on the TD here



Did you uhh.. miss that last Patriots drive where a would be 70 yard TD pass was blown dead by an inadvertent whistle?

Did you miss the part where the defender had stopped playing because of a whistle?

 

[Trey]

Seriously? That fucked them over. Look at the space he had after the catch. The only defender that gave up was all the way down at the end of the field

Darby clearly gives up marking Amendola while the ball is mid flight.

 

[ampere]

This is such bullshit

Fire the ref

 

[bob_arctor]

Mwwhahahhahahhaha

Well said.

 

[FloydtheFathead]

Listen people, I know people are upset. But next week, we get to see America's trainwreck known as Cleveland fuck up and lose a game to a team that is down a qb, wr, hb, and basically name a position that is the Ravens.

 

[toweringinferno]

Seriously? That fucked them over. Look at the space he had after the catch. The only defender that gave up was all the way down at the end of the field

It seems to me the defender covering Amendola stopped after the whistle so it isn't cut and dry.

 

[brentech]

Did you uhh.. miss that last Patriots drive where a would be 70 yard TD pass was blown dead by an inadvertent whistle?

You know he wouldn't have been tackled without the bills players stopping the instant the whistle blow. Without a doubt?

It seems to me the defender covering Amendola stopped after the whistle so it isn't cut and dry.

 

[TheFatOne]

Seriously? That fucked them over. Look at the space he had after the catch. The only defender that gave up was all the way down at the end of the field

Nah if that was Edelman that would have been a TD easy no problem. Not sure if Amendola is quick enough to beat the corner who was covering him. No doubt he gets extra yards, but not an automatic td.

 

[captive]

pariots players hand is under the runners knee, when he reaches for the pylon.

 

[ColdPizza]

Maybe the refs should have their own surface pros with the rules on them.

 

[KingBroly]

Goodell's giving these refs a raise.

 

[Coldnoodle]

Look at that man run.

 

[RurouniZel]

If the Pats lose this game those refs should probably fear for their lives. Get the secret service to whisk them out of the stadium somehow.

It's happened in real futbol, it can happen here. >>;

 

[msdstc]

I agree.

I don't hold it against fans anyway (unless you're piping noise into the stadium). Going to games is not a great experience. You get gouged left and right, the weather sucks, and you have to sit through a billion commercial breaks.

Foxboro is a nightmare. I'm pretty sure this pulls my man card, but god I hate making the trek out there once winter rolls around.

 

[VeryGooster]

Does Rex get fined for throwing that Bose® headset onto the ground?

 

[The Albatross]

He was immune from that penalty though. No way that was unsportsmanlike based on what I saw

Not that it matters, but the Penalty would have been called while Rex was blocking the Ref from the play, during the play, before the ref had the whistle in his mouth. Rex was between the ref and the field on the white. Obstructing the ref from making the call is the penalty... He did it while brady still had the ball.

ALthough I agree, whistl was blown while ball was in the air. But Penalty would have been before that, while Brady still had the ball.

 

[KaYotiX]

He was going to be tackled if the whistle wasn't blown.

 

[cdyhybrid]

Whistle is while the ball is in the air. Case closed.

Bills got robbed.

 

[Godslay]

I agree.

I don't hold it against fans anyway (unless you're piping noise into the stadium). Going to games is not a great experience. You get gouged left and right, the weather sucks, and you have to sit through a billion commercial breaks.



Did you miss the part where the defender had stopped playing because of a whistle?

I love going to games.

 

[thestopsign]

If the Pats lose this game those refs should probably fear for their lives. Get the secret service to whisk them out of the stadium somehow.

It's happened in real futbol, it can happen here. >>;

The stadium already sounds ready to storm the field and mob them.

 

[aceface]

CB was there but held up when he heard the whistle.

 

[DrForester]

Whistle is while the ball is in the air. Case closed.

Bills got robbed.

Yeah... the Bills got robbed. Refs only gave them a huge break instead of two huge breaks.

 

[cdyhybrid]

I love going to games.

Me too, but I don't blame people who don't. They should sell their tickets to people who do though

 

[ColdPizza]

Nice D

 

[FTF]

Ugh, 3 and out.

 

[yankeehater]

Wow!

 

[NomarTyme]

What a fucking play by the CB. Holy fuck.

 

[The Albatross]

Meanwhile during Whistlegate, Bills D-Line wrecking Pats Oline

Whistle is while the ball is in the air. Case closed.

Bills got robbed.

Yep. Robbed. Whistle not blown, huge gain + 15 yard penalty on rex. Whistle blown... ~12 yard gain + 15 yard penalty on Rex.

 

[tiggerkiddo]

Wow, what a play by that CB

 

[TheFatOne]

Another split second and Brady almost has that. Great play by the corner right there.

 

[bob_arctor]

Brady being hunted almost every pass. This pleases me.

 

[grandjedi6]

Replay makes it seem likely that the Bills CB would've had that tackle had the whistle not blown.

 

[RdN]

Forgot Gronk was even playing. Bills have shut him down so far.

 

[Trey]

Gilmore is so good. Used lafell for leverage too.

 

[cdyhybrid]

Forgot Gronk was even playing. Bills have shut him down so far.

Rex needs to teach Pete how to defend TEs.

 

[MetalFearSolid]

Ugh, 3 and out.

Fuck Pat fans are spoiled.

 

[sf2fanatic]

Time to give Randy a call Bellichek

 

[XenogearsX]

Christmas commercials and it's not even thanksgiving

 

[squicken]

Tirico being blind to Darby stopping before that "catch" is infuriating. How many times does he have to see it to notice?

 

[Godslay]

Me too, but I don't blame people who don't. They should sell their tickets to people who do though

I usually just buy the half-priced tickets when they go on sale ~June.

I've had pretty good luck with them.

 

[Kiryu]

Goodell's giving these refs a raise.

:jnc

 

[The Albatross]

WHat a charming Dick's Sporting Goods commercial to bring us all together

#WhistleGate

Christmas commercials and it's not even thanksgiving

Was at the supermarket a day before Halloween getting some candy, and they already had Christmas and New Years shit out. May as well just not pack it up.

 

[Mrbob]

Yeah after seeing that replay the defender stopped with the whistle. That wasn't going to be a TD.

 

[tycoonheart]

Christmas commercials and it's not even thanksgiving

Man, who gives the grandpa a shoes for your kid as the gift. And that to announce your pregnancy? Talk about some convoluted bullshit. Geez, I hate that commerical.

 

[CrocMother]

Tirico being blind to Darby stopping before that "catch" is infuriating. How many times does he have to see it to notice?

I dunno, he had a lot of green in front of him john. Could've taken that one the distance. It's almost as if everyone else on the field stopped playing.

 

[sf2fanatic]

Christmas commercials and it's not even thanksgiving

They're already playing Xmas music for 2 Weeks now..

 

[KaYotiX]

They're already playing Xmas music for 2 Weeks now..

Decorations have been in stores since start of Nov also

 

[VeryGooster]

"Man our QB can throw that ball deep! Our RUNNINGBACK can take off! Our LINEBACKERS? They're tough!" Stfu Nissan ad.

 

[CrocMother]

I need to have kids so I can like Christmas again. It just irks me more every year.