(01-23-2018, 02:19 PM)Adam2012 Wrote: I must say I do love all these "It's rigged!" posts that have populated all kinds of threads after the game. You knew they were coming - and they're really funny. I guess the emotionally fragile had to go there.

Would someone answer me this: what are the mechanics of fixing games for the Patriots - the team the NFL has severely punished twice, the last time with little or no evidence - but now they want the Pats to win?

Does Goodell make a call? Sent an e-mail? Text? Does he contact only the Head Ref or an entire crew? How has this never leaked to one of the 4,678 journalists covering the NFL? This would be Pulitzer Prize material. Why would Goodell risk his $40 mil a year job to help a team people in New England say he hates?

Ah - but it's rigged. It's a clear conspiracy I tell you! Don''t let facts and logic tell you otherwise. We was robbed!

Facts and logic? The Patriots are a big deal for the NFL and play the villain. How many do you think tune in to the super bowl in hopes that Brady is knocked off his throne. Having the Patriots in the super bowl is a cash cow for the NFL. Much moreso than the Jags. Deflategate and spygate are just drama that fan the flames.

My eyes told me (and plenty of other unbiased spectators) that a certain team got far more benefit from the officiating than the other team. Who knows, maybe the Patriots played the cleanest game in the playoffs since...the 2011 Patriots. There is photographic/video evidence that would seem to contradict that though.

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