(01-21-2018, 08:13 PM)ZebrasDontPlay Wrote: I'm confused, how does the NFL actually benefit from choosing one team that 31 teams hate to have win? Are you saying one fan base generates the majority of the NFL revenue?
Even before the game one of the headlines is this officiating squad has a tendency to swallow their whistles outside of blatant calls, with the patriots 2-5 in games officiated by it.
There were missed calls both ways, including one where Romo went to start highlighting how great the coverage on gronkowski was then started mumbling when you saw the defender was pinning his arms down.
Either way, the jags have a solid defense, and either bottles gets a bit more of a natural feel for positioning throws (he was back shoulder all day) or you guys get a good QB and the final cog fits and the jags run the NFL

The halftime show mentioned the questionable PI call and Romo even mentioned, "this is Gillette, the flags are going to come out now." Or something like that...

My guess is the Pats have a lot of bandwagon fans and interest across the country (kind of like the Cowboys in the 90s).  We (actual fans of other teams) can't stand the slant toward the Pats (and there is a factual slant in favor of them).

10/10 times officiating favors the Pats, it's a fact and tonight it changed the outcome of the game.

That takes away the integrity of the sport which makes it worthless.

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