09-12-2022, 02:35 PM
(09-12-2022, 11:26 AM)Nepa Wrote: It did not "cost Cincy the game." First (1), you assume "this missed XP and missed FG stuff is no more." We don't know. Apparently, our long snapper was already out of action by that time. Second (2), Chase gave no indication that he though he scored, the announcers didn't bring it up until after the next play and indicated he was short, so it wasn't an obvious score at the time. Third, (3) if it had been ruled a TD, then there would be three minutes left. The Steelers, assuming the Bengals did score the extra point, would be in four-down plays, with 3 minutes, and multiple timeouts and only would need a field goal. How are you to know they would not have gone down and scored? They drove down twice in OT and without the urgency of needing to score or having four downs.
As it was, the Bengals scored with almost no time on the clock (and if Chase misses that ball, the clock might have run out).
I look back at life more than most, but even I don't look back on this one at all.
Lol well if you don't look back on it then you're looking to place blame on the non perfect play of non perfect players, and not a challenge that would have easily been reversed...Any and every single micsue the team made, including all of the turnovers and missed opportunities would have been for naught has Zac simply thrown the red flag. The challenge is a choice, not a chance like each play is. As far as Zac not having enough time to throw the flag.....if I can see the replay several times on TV before Burrow ever runs the next play then surely someone on the staff saw it. Now you can talk the what if this and what if that ya ya, but the reality is that a TD was scored, the ref didn't spot it correctly, the replay was seen a fewl times even by announcers BEFORE the next play was ran because they were reviewing to see if it he was inbounds catch. As the call on the field was that it was a catch inbounds and no TD the spot can't be reviewed unless challenged. Not to mention Chase didn't even hurry back to get a quick play off....he simply trotted almost like he had hurt himself, and not to mention that the coaching staff can talk to Burrow via Motorola or whatever communications system they use. Zac and the staff just blew it. As far as Chase not fighting for the challenge I could understand that agrument. Why he didn't I don't know. What I do know is that was 1000% 6 points, possibly 7 not put on the board for the Bengals and it had ZERO to do with any player action as far running a play goes. The Bengals win the game on the TD throw to Chase with a couple seconds to go if that flag is throws even after all of the on field miscues.
