Be On The Lookout For The Referees

[Science Friction]

(01-20-2023, 09:40 AM)Gdale_Bengal Wrote: The NFL doesn’t want another rematch between Burrow and Mahomes. You already know that outcome.

Allen vs Mahomes is more desirable because of what happened last year. Much better story line. I bet some calls don’t go Cincys way and a few…”iffy” calls go buffalos way.

The NFL loves its narratives.  Last season, the Cinderella Bengals and their hot young gun QB was the best story around. The league seized on it. This season it is the feel good saga of Hamlin and the Mahomes-Allen Battle in Atlanta. There is no way the league is sacrificing that Atlanta bonanza for another Bengals playoff win. Not scripted outcome but absolutely influenced by penalties called as well as no-calls at strategic points.

I know someone who lives in Vegas(he moved there to bet on sports). Betting is what he does most of the time. He won't bet on NFL games. Says the games' outcomes can't be trusted. 

Anyone who fails to think the mob boss, Goodell, and his trusty band of goons don't have their fingers on the scales to influence and increase the liklihood of desired outcomes is woefully naive. Refs wear earpieces during games and have a direct line to Park Avenue. Wake up, folks, and smell what he Commish is cooking.