NFL Refs Fuck the Lions Again
October 14th, 2019 at 11:22 PM ^
Fuck the NFL
October 14th, 2019 at 11:37 PM ^
It’s become unwatchable.
October 14th, 2019 at 11:23 PM ^
"Who cares it's the Lions"
-The NFL
October 15th, 2019 at 11:37 AM ^
That was one of the most Lion's way of losing a game I've ever seen.
October 14th, 2019 at 11:23 PM ^
The NFL is completely rigged. I can’t watch the crap.
October 15th, 2019 at 5:06 AM ^
But you do. I am a lifelong Lions fan. As a child my brother and I cried as Eddie Murray missed that field goal against the Cowboys in the early 80s. I’ve quit. You can too. Just stop watching. It’s possible
October 15th, 2019 at 7:36 AM ^
It was against the 49ers
October 15th, 2019 at 8:14 AM ^
Wasn't Monte Clark praying on the sidelines? Between drags on a cigarette?
October 15th, 2019 at 8:14 AM ^
How would he know? He stopped watching...
October 15th, 2019 at 12:31 PM ^
The 1983 Lions weren't exactly NFL juggernauts at 9-7 on the season. The D was great, the O was not.
October 15th, 2019 at 3:26 PM ^
I stopped years ago. Matt Millen was the end of it for me. Haven’t looked back since. Also whatever happened on MNF sounds like the most Lions thing ever. I feel for anyone that still watches that crap.
October 14th, 2019 at 11:23 PM ^
The Lions get jobbed multiple times a season. It’s amazing the regularity with which it happens.
October 14th, 2019 at 11:23 PM ^
I mean, can you be surprised that the most indefensible league continues to be indefensible?
October 14th, 2019 at 11:23 PM ^
NFL blows. Anyone who puts anything into the Lions is a sucker.
October 15th, 2019 at 8:20 AM ^
It ain't just us. Ask the Saints.
The NFL has a real serious problem. And as sports betting becomes legal in more and more states these calls are going to be viewed as fixing. I imagine the NFL will someday soon be the house, accepting bets through an app. Can you imagine being both the house and employing the refs?
October 15th, 2019 at 8:58 AM ^
Browns too. Did you watch that one, they get the same treatment as the Lions. Must be Lake Erie or something. They tackled Rusty Wilson and got flagged.
October 15th, 2019 at 9:50 AM ^
I was there on Sunday and it was every bit as bad as what the Lions got last night, just not nationally televised so nobody really saw it. There were 5 really bad calls, all incorrect, and all massively helped the Seahawks.
Clear TD by Landry overturned on 4th down
Lineman downfield past five yards on a slant to OBJ (ref said lineman faster than OBJ)
Landry called for blindside hit when he was the one being hit and he was trying to avoid it
Holding call on right tackle Hubbard where he never even touched the DL, much less held him
Pass call completed on game winning drive where WR juggled ball going out of bounds and lost it when he fell.
Add in the "roughing the passer" call on Wilson when he was just tackled normally and the "horse collar" personal foul when he was just grabbed by the back of the jersey and I think you'll understand why I TOTALLY get why the Lions fans are so pissed today. Same rigged game by same rigged officiating crew.
October 15th, 2019 at 10:41 AM ^
Trust me that was one of the worst officiated games I've seen in years but with that said the worst outcome for the house is all teasers hit because of that. That is huge in a standalone game like a Monday night.
They are not at all tied into who wins on actual Sundays for betting purposes they have zero affiliation with the books and have done everything they could keep them illegal. They do have interest though and matchups as the better matchups creates more interest in more betting
October 14th, 2019 at 11:23 PM ^
Fuckin pieces of shit. Lions should sue for harassment
October 14th, 2019 at 11:24 PM ^
An embarrassment. People should be fired.
October 14th, 2019 at 11:24 PM ^
That was a brutal job of refereeing
October 14th, 2019 at 11:25 PM ^
UN.REAL.
October 14th, 2019 at 11:25 PM ^
I'm guessing no lube either?
October 14th, 2019 at 11:26 PM ^
Twice.
October 14th, 2019 at 11:35 PM ^
Plus the no call, OBVIOUS pass interference.
October 15th, 2019 at 1:29 AM ^
If it was that obvious then Patricia would have and should have thrown the challenge flag. I do think that it was interference but the ref's could easily disagree with me considering how little contact there was. Also they were letting hand-fighting go all night for both sides in this one. Justin Coleman came close once and I remember another instance that was close to PI for the Lions, just not the player.
Pass Interference is far too subjective of a call for me. The rules need to be more clearly defined and outlined for all to know before this can be something a coach can challenge.
October 15th, 2019 at 7:28 AM ^
What's crazy is that even though the NFL has put in the replay opportunity for pass interference, they are making it almost impossible to get one overturned. In their feeble minds they have an image to protect and regularly overturning penalties would be admitting they have bad refs. Look at the overturn raito this year, it's miniscule.
October 15th, 2019 at 8:59 AM ^
I heard the stat on the Jacksonville vs Saints game yesterday. Do not quote me on this, but it's something like 24/25 have been held up, or 96%, as of the 1 am games. I'm sure Patricia knows this and didn't want to risk losing a timeout in case they had to do a 2-minute drill.
October 14th, 2019 at 11:34 PM ^
No kiss and no towel afterwards, either.
October 15th, 2019 at 2:22 AM ^
Sounds like it was definitely raw.
October 15th, 2019 at 7:45 AM ^
With a razor wire condom.
October 14th, 2019 at 11:25 PM ^
Same thing happened last time they were in the playoffs against Dallas. NFL promotes other teams, not Detroit.
October 14th, 2019 at 11:28 PM ^
You’re exactly right. Look at the first seven games for Detroit. On paper there was one winnable game. It’s set up to eliminate a team like Detroit in the first few weeks.
October 15th, 2019 at 12:07 AM ^
Let's not forget Calvin Johnson getting robbed against the Bears back in 2010.
October 15th, 2019 at 12:28 PM ^
Also the Monday night game vs Seattle when Calvin fumbles at the goal line and the LB illegally bats the ball out of the end zone on the last play of the game.
October 15th, 2019 at 1:56 PM ^
That was maybe the best (or worst) of all. A one in a million chance of having victory snatched away and somehow it happens to the Lions. They are well and truly cursed.
October 15th, 2019 at 12:08 AM ^
Remember the video of VP of referees Dean Blandino stepping off the Cowboys party bus with a grin like he'd just gotten a round of BJs from the Dallas cheerleaders? Pepperidge Farm remembers.
October 15th, 2019 at 1:57 AM ^
That dude just oozes sleeziness
October 14th, 2019 at 11:25 PM ^
The NFL takes joy in fucking the Lions over and over again. It's a tradition
October 14th, 2019 at 11:26 PM ^
Turrible. NFL should apologize.
October 14th, 2019 at 11:28 PM ^
Which gets where? They fucked the Saints last year and after "apologizing" they put in a bs PI review process that they just ignore.
October 14th, 2019 at 11:26 PM ^
Three huge calls that were 100% wrong. Two third down phantom hands to the face. And the blatant pass interference on a bomb.
October 14th, 2019 at 11:29 PM ^
Patricia should have challenged that one. Was it in the last 2 minutes?
(Sorry, had it turned off, I've seen that movie before)
October 14th, 2019 at 11:47 PM ^
It doesn’t get overturned, so what’s the point
October 15th, 2019 at 12:21 AM ^
Don’t forget the GB WR was down before the ball crossed the plane on that 4th qtr TD. That was bad call #2. 1st was Walker’s unnecessary roughness while making a play on the ball.
October 15th, 2019 at 7:58 AM ^
I noticed that same thing. Announcers didn’t say anything. When they blew the extra point dead to flag the Packers for illegal motion I thought they were going to review the touchdown. But no.
October 15th, 2019 at 6:16 AM ^
Also the targeting was scary but not really targeting. Forget if it led to points though. Doesn’t matter. Must not get auto review like college. Wasn’t as bad as that PSU kid who ended up staying in the game.
October 15th, 2019 at 10:34 AM ^
I thought--if you take away the context and impact on the game--that was the worst of all the calls. Two players were simply making a play on the ball. Even Tony Dungy called out the officials on Twitter.
October 14th, 2019 at 11:26 PM ^
C'mon, man, who do Detroit defenders think they are by using their hands? But anyway, Detroit had plenty of chances to put that game away early, their offense let them down. Especially the total lack of run game.
October 14th, 2019 at 11:28 PM ^
That’s bullshit, the refs completely gave the Packers that game, no other explanation!!