6 takeaways from the Saints' 20-14 playoff victory over the Eagles

jeanpierre · 01-14-2019, 06:34 AM

Originally Posted by Crusader

7. The refs were quite horrible and called a really uneven game.

Originally Posted by cmike

Only horrible call was the one against Unger.

It wasn't just that phantom hold call against Unger, but there were many non-calls, e.g. twice against Bennett vs Brees that should've been flagged for roughing as Bennett was giving him the business...

And while even I'd argue that that's football, you had a much lighter transgression against Davenport vs Foles that was in fact flagged...

Crusader's point is that the game was called unevenly, and as much fandom as I have for my Saints, an objective mind with knowledge of the game could see it...

And then there's this factual statistical comparison:

Team: Penalties - Penalty Yards

Philadelphia: 4 - 30

New Orleans: 11-84

Even if you take away Peat's four flags that Brees-Thomas overcame, that's still 7-4 - that's how uneven the game was called...

And don't even get me started with flagrant hands to the face on nearly every single play by the Eagles defensive line...

01-14-2019, 06:34 AM	#1
jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Re: 6 takeaways from the Saints' 20-14 playoff victory over the Eagles Originally Posted by Crusader 7. The refs were quite horrible and called a really uneven game. Originally Posted by cmike Only horrible call was the one against Unger. It wasn't just that phantom hold call against Unger, but there were many non-calls, e.g. twice against Bennett vs Brees that should've been flagged for roughing as Bennett was giving him the business... And while even I'd argue that that's football, you had a much lighter transgression against Davenport vs Foles that was in fact flagged... Crusader's point is that the game was called unevenly, and as much fandom as I have for my Saints, an objective mind with knowledge of the game could see it... And then there's this factual statistical comparison: Team: Penalties - Penalty Yards Philadelphia: 4 - 30 New Orleans: 11-84 Even if you take away Peat's four flags that Brees-Thomas overcame, that's still 7-4 - that's how uneven the game was called... And don't even get me started with flagrant hands to the face on nearly every single play by the Eagles defensive line...
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