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There were five called in all: 2 on Tunsil for false starts, 2 deliberate delay of game penalties on punts, and the offsetting post-play PFs after the Hopkins fumble and recovery by the Bills (and I don’t know why Hughes was called for anything; he seemed to be on the periphery of that scrum). Given the offset, they were penalized only 4 times for 20 yards. Only 2 - the false starts upon Tunsil - negatively affected them.
 

Anyway, the Texans racked up zero in-play penalties in a really long game filled with crazy plays. Zero in a what was essentially a five-quarter game. Call me suspicious. 
 

The Bills had a garden-variety 7 penalties called for 64 yards (6 penalties were called in regulation, I think, which is normal). Ford was flagged twice, and both were very ticky tack. The hands to the face call only seems to get called when the facemask is clearly held or the hand pushes the chin up hard and deliberately. Ford barely grazed The defender, and it wasn’t intentional. 

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When a qB gets sacked 6 times and there never once was There a holding call, that’s a big red flag. There should be an investigation into why Hughs never gets the call. It’s obvious that he has been black balled by the officiating for standing up against one of there brothers. Every play should be reviewed of his and offenders should be fined. 

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It’s negligence not a conspiracy.  The NFL is a multi-billion dollar operation with millions of dollars bet on the outcome of games, and it entrusts its rule-enforcement and integrity to a bunch of substitute teachers.  There is zero accountability for it and it just amazes me.  One day, if this continues and a crazy call affects a city the public actually cares about, I could see Congress getting involved.

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It would’ve been nice if they gave us a shot at a 54 yard game winning FG, instead of calling a ticky tack crackback block on Ford.... you know, since they decided rules don’t matter if they are a bad look for the league. 

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I don’t think there is any doubt the refs were light on the flags for the Texans and it was maddening.

 

However, the Bills need to be better on the penalties we committed cause we had control over those. And we had the ability to win even with the lopsided officiating. Time to move on, something for us to improve on next year.

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I actually think for the most part they did a good job of letting the players play. The call on Ford was rough, but according to the rule book, was a correct call. I think that was the only instance that they neglected to let the players play. 

 

Even that challenge for PI could have gone either way, but they let it slide even though Hopkins was wrapped up with the left hand as the right hand knocked the ball away.

 

Being up 16-0, the Bills should have never allowed this game to get to the point where people are over analyzing every call or non call. This was 100% on the Bills, not the Zebras.

3 minutes ago, thebandit27 said:

 

Also, I have no idea how either IG or illegal touching gets called on a batted pass, let alone both.

Homerism at its finest here... #1 there wasn't an eligible receiver anywhere near the pass. #2 offensive linemen are not eligible receivers unless they report as such, and for one to be the first to touch a thrown pass, constitutes illegal touching. Take off the blinders or rose glasses and it is plain as day. Unreal.

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1 minute ago, Conlan58 said:

I actually think for the most part they did a good job of letting the players play. The call on Ford was rough, but according to the rule book, was a correct call. I think that was the only instance that they neglected to let the players play. 

 

Even that challenge for PI could have gone either way, but they let it slide even though Hopkins was wrapped up with the left hand as the right hand knocked the ball away.

 

Being up 16-0, the Bills should have never allowed this game to get to the point where people are over analyzing every call or non call. This was 100% on the Bills, not the Zebras.

The first penalty on ford was really ticky tack too. A lot of helmets get grazed on most plays in the the battle between o-lines and d-lines. It’s never called unless delberate/blatant. It was a big play that killed a drive.

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5 minutes ago, Chandler#81 said:

Yep. Noticed that too. Very few penalties were called, as is playoff custom, but most that were went against the visiting team and were suspect at best..

Sorry, but the only call that was suspect at best was in the Bills favor when they were given the touchdown on the kickoff. 

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16 minutes ago, dave mcbride said:

There were five called in all: 2 on Tunsil for false starts, 2 deliberate delay of game penalties on punts, and the offsetting post-play PFs after the Hopkins fumble and recovery by the Bills (and I don’t know why Hughes was called for anything; he seemed to be on the periphery of that scrum). Given the offset, they were penalized only 4 times for 20 yards. Only 2 - the false starts upon Tunsil - negatively affected them.
 

Anyway, the Texans racked up zero in-play penalties in a really long game filled with crazy plays. Zero in a what was essentially a five-quarter game. Call me suspicious. 
 

The Bills had a garden-variety 7 penalties called for 64 yards (6 penalties were called in regulation, I think, which is normal). Ford was flagged twice, and both were very ticky tack. The hands to the face call only seems to get called when the facemask is clearly held or the hand pushes the chin up hard and deliberately. Ford barely grazed The defender, and it wasn’t intentional. 

And they were holding, alot!!!

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Just now, dave mcbride said:

Um ... that wasn’t actually called. And it wasn’t a penalty anyways. 

Um, the referee "called" it a touchdown by putting both hands vertical signaling touchdown... but was quickly corrected. I never said it was a penalty. It was a call. I cannot believe anyone is even bringing officiating into the discussion on why the Bills lost. 

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7 minutes ago, Conlan58 said:

Homerism at its finest here... #1 there wasn't an eligible receiver anywhere near the pass. #2 offensive linemen are not eligible receivers unless they report as such, and for one to be the first to touch a thrown pass, constitutes illegal touching. Take off the blinders or rose glasses and it is plain as day. Unreal.

 

Motor was closer to that pass than 34 was for the Cheats against us the week before.  No IG for Marcia, IG for us.  bull####.

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2 minutes ago, Chandler#81 said:

Well, as long you’re sorry, All is forgiven.

My being sorry is in reference for your thinking the Refs had any kind of real effect on the outcome of the game. I don't need to be forgiven that you choose to ignore the obvious shortcomings in play calling and execution, but thanks champ.

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14 minutes ago, Coach Tuesday said:

It’s negligence not a conspiracy.  The NFL is a multi-billion dollar operation with millions of dollars bet on the outcome of games, and it entrusts its rule-enforcement and integrity to a bunch of substitute teachers.  There is zero accountability for it and it just amazes me.  One day, if this continues and a crazy call affects a city the public actually cares about, I could see Congress getting involved.


It’s like in Casino when they break down the “eye in the sky”. And just like in the count room, everyone turns a blind eye to the skim. 
 

The money line was 2.5, Texans won and covered the spread. How many millions were won? 
 

Point manipulation is a lot easier than people think in close games. I am not ashamed to say that I firmly believe that the NFL willfully takes part in its games being tampered with for betting purposes.
 

It’s fine if you don’t, but I do. 

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