mjf150

The more I watch the NFL, the more I start to believe that it’s rigged. I’m a long time Saints fan, so I’ve watched a ton of Saints games over the past 4 decades, but as I’ve watched other games during this postseason, I’ve noticed that it seems the NFL officials attempt to actively sway the outcome of a game, through holding penalties, pass interference penalties, roughing the passer penalties, etc. Whether they make these calls, or don’t make these calls, can completely influence the outcome of a game. This was on complete display during the Chiefs-Texans game. Only the best of the best teams can overcome these obstacles to a fair outcome.

stickman

I've always felt that the refs... I'll go with the word "favor" certain players that the league considers their supserstars.

It's nothing new. Yes, Mahomes gets calls, but my God Michael Vick not only got every possible roughing the passer call, there were also blatant offense holding calls that the refs just ignored.

Other than Brees, we've never really had that guy who would get those calls. And he didn't get them when he was playing Brady.

saintsfan1976

NBA was found to have at least one referee directly impacting games to benefit himself financially. Players do it as well.

While outright fixing games may not be as prevalent today, bias exists and without reprimands, the blatant errors will continue.

Rugby Saint II

Maybe one of the problems is that our referees are only part-time. Maybe we should make them full-time with more time on task to get it right.

saintsfan1976

Loooooooooong overdue.