simpleman Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Maybe I just did not see it, but it seemed that while there were a number of vicious hits in the game, they were overwhelmingly clean and professional, the way a game should be played. And the refs did not get in the way of the game. I thought it was great to see a game without all the dirty plays and the ref’s interference in the game. Regardless of who won, I thought it was a great example of how professional football should be played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsPride12 Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Agreed. An overall very entertaining Super Bowl this year. Any football fan should be satisfied with that game. I had a blast yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Both sides really brought the lumber, and the refs let then. You don't see that often. PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Both sides really brought the lumber, and the refs let then. You don't see that often.PTR Especially in a Pats* game--unless, of course, it's the Pats* doing the hitting and not being the "hitt-ee"..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UConn James Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Too bad it couldn't be like that in every other game. Which, to me, smacks of a huge need for more consistency. Especially WRT pass interference. Moore clobbered that dude while the pass was still ~3 feet away. No call. McKelvin a few times this year (I believe the most obvious one was in the second Jets game iirc) played the WR perfectly in every respect. No physical contact. But he got flagged because he "didn't turn his head" as the announcers said. Which is BS. The strange and wildly varied application of pass interference gives WAY too much power to refs (this season more than any other)... and IMO, is the league's dirty little open-secret of how they keep games close and "exciting." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truth on hold Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Overall I thought it was sloppily played. But yes I did appreciate how the refs were largely in the background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainwampus Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 The refs clearly wanted to give the game to the Pats*. Sterling Moore got away with pass interference twice on 3rd downs. That holding call against Boothe was SHADY on 3rd and inches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bills44 Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Sterling Moore got away with pass interference twice on 3rd downs. That holding call against Boothe was SHADY on 3rd and inches. Chung got away with a PI (on Nicks, I think). One of the non-calls on Moore was terrible. And the holding call was horrendous. Glad the Giants overcame these calls/non-calls, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talley56 Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Agreed for the most part. I thought the holding call against Boothe was pretty poor. It looked to me like he blocked Wilfork cleanley and Wilfork fell on his own so they just decided to throw a flag. It was a big momentum swing at the end of the half there. Otherwise, it was mostly called cleanly and the hitting was great. You could tell these teams didn't like each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim in Anchorage Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Oh well the mandatory the referee's tried to give the game to the Pat's posts. I wondered who kept notes on the Moore "interferance". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max997 Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 I didnt think it was that good of a game and thought both conference championship games were way better The Pats didnt play that well down the stretch and really shouldnt have been there...they got a gift matchup with Denver then got lucky beating the Ravens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Blizzard Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 It was a good game; the refs did not have an outcome on the game (but will any Pats fans disagree is the question) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bills44 Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Oh well the mandatory the referee's tried to give the game to the Pat's posts. I wondered who kept notes on the Moore "interferance". Like I said yesterday - chin up, man. There's always next year for your Pats*. Also, "interferance"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
section122 Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 I didnt think it was that good of a game and thought both conference championship games were way better The Pats didnt play that well down the stretch and really shouldnt have been there...they got a gift matchup with Denver then got lucky beating the Ravens This was one of the main reasons I was rooting against the Pats*.... besides the fact that you know they are the Pats*. The Giants may have been 9-7 but to make the super bowl they DOMINATED the Falcons and Packers then beat (yes it was lucky) the 49ers. The Pats* were gift wrapped a subpar Broncos team and then beat the Ravens (luck). I just felt all of the accolades and love fest they surely would have been given (Belicheat and Brady each with 4 super bowl wins, greatest of all time questions, Patriots best dynasty ever, etc...) would have been very undeserved. beating 1 team with a winning record the entire year should not get you to the Super Bowl but it did. on a side note.... Robert Cohen I don't want to know how much you lost bc I'm sure it was more than I make in a year but I told you so Bookie offered a parlay with Giants +2.5, under 55, Giants less than 28 points, Pats* less than 31 points and I got paid! Only 10 to win 100 but that's only because you haven't given me that job yet haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bills44 Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 This was one of the main reasons I was rooting against the Pats*.... besides the fact that you know they are the Pats*. The Giants may have been 9-7 but to make the super bowl they DOMINATED the Falcons and Packers then beat (yes it was lucky) the 49ers. The Pats* were gift wrapped a subpar Broncos team and then beat the Ravens (luck). I just felt all of the accolades and love fest they surely would have been given (Belicheat and Brady each with 4 super bowl wins, greatest of all time questions, Patriots best dynasty ever, etc...) would have been very undeserved. beating 1 team with a winning record the entire year should not get you to the Super Bowl but it did. that is pathetic. In the post-season, the Giants opponents had won a total of 51 regular season games. That's an NFL record, I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talley56 Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Was anyone else frustrated when Bradshaw scored that TD? At the SB party I was at we were all rooting for the Giants but I was the only one who wasn't celebrating when he scored the TD instead of downing it, running down the clock, and kicking the field goal. Glad it still worked out for a Giants win but if some of those passes on that last Patrtiots drive had gone just a little differently (like the first play that Branch almost caught) they would have been in a lot better position to win than a hailmary on the final play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim in Anchorage Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Like I said yesterday - chin up, man. There's always next year for your Pats*. Also, "interferance"? Yep Bills fan enjoy "your" Giants win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bills44 Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 I'm enjoying a Pats* loss, Ace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max997 Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Was anyone else frustrated when Bradshaw scored that TD? At the SB party I was at we were all rooting for the Giants but I was the only one who wasn't celebrating when he scored the TD instead of downing it, running down the clock, and kicking the field goal. Glad it still worked out for a Giants win but if some of those passes on that last Patrtiots drive had gone just a little differently (like the first play that Branch almost caught) they would have been in a lot better position to win than a hailmary on the final play. i think they wanted to score a TD just not on that play a lot of things can happen on any play but moreso on a FG try Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainwampus Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Was anyone else frustrated when Bradshaw scored that TD? At the SB party I was at we were all rooting for the Giants but I was the only one who wasn't celebrating when he scored the TD instead of downing it, running down the clock, and kicking the field goal. Glad it still worked out for a Giants win but if some of those passes on that last Patrtiots drive had gone just a little differently (like the first play that Branch almost caught) they would have been in a lot better position to win than a hailmary on the final play. It was frustrating at first, but the chance to see Brady get pummeled by the pass rush one more time made it all worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookiemonster Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 (edited) Agreed, I think that the NFL got somewhat of a black eye for all of the bad calls in the playoffs, and Goodell didn't want another one. I am not saying that he told them to swallow the whistle, but I bet he advised them to back off a little. The more flags they throw, the more they leave themselves open to criticism. I thought that there were a number of non calls, especially pass interfernce on the Pats,but it was generally going both ways. Those shouldn't be calls in the first place, and it was refreshing to just watch them play. I thought for sure they were going to call a late hit on Brady, on the play that the Giants got the saftey, the fact that the didn't, and then flagged him for intentional grounding, I knew that this game was going to be called a bit different. Edited February 6, 2012 by Cookiemonster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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