2021 Miscellaneous NFL News

[OldHeidelberg]

This Raiders Bengals game is borderline unwatchable because of officials and replay delays

 

Has there been an official change allowing refs to fix obvious stuff they see on the jumbo tron or calling in to the league to fix stuff without a challenge or score/turnover? It seems like it happens all the time now, I am pretty sure on that timeout/roughing the passer they went with the replay to say the roughing was incidental.

 

Edit: question answered on broadcast, "replay assist".

Edited January 15, 2022 by OldHeidelberg

[PinaMadness]

This Raiders Bengals game is borderline unwatchable because of officials and replay delays

 

And injury time outs.

[homer]

does the "run no play and hope to draw them off sides" ever work?

[PinaMadness]

does the "run no play and hope to draw them off sides" ever work?

 

Unless you're a poorly coached team, not anymore. Seems silly to burn a time out if you're going to kick a chip shot field goal anyway.

[DuWayne Steurer]

does the "run no play and hope to draw them off sides" ever work?

 

not enough to hedge a timeout against it.

[valpocrewsader]

Are the Bengals the NFL version of the Brewers? Expansion team in late 60s, Super Bowl appearances in 80s but never won it all, long playoff win drought, small market, easy to overlook...

[PinaMadness]

A mainly boring game is having an awfully exciting finish.

[PinaMadness]

Zac Taylor now has one more playoff win than Marvin Lewis.

[Fear The Chorizo]

A mainly boring game is having an awfully exciting finish.

 

If the Raiders don't self destruct all game long and the refs actually follow the inadvertent whistle rule appropriately, Vegas wins that game rather easily.

[PinaMadness]

Welp, 0 for 1 on predictions. Penalties killed the Raiders and the Bengals offensive line played amazingly well. Didn't see that coming. I'm still picking them to lose next week, unless they play the Bills. Then I'll have to think about that one. One of them has to win that game. Edited January 16, 2022 by PinaMadness

[DuWayne Steurer]

I picked Bengals by 7. 1 for 1 so far. Now I have Bills by 8.

[Fear The Chorizo]

Welp, 0 for 1 on predictions. Penalties killed the Raiders and the Bengals offensive line played amazingly well. Didn't see that coming.

 

Raiders had some key d linemen out, which im sure factored into Burrow not constantly being harassed. That Bengal line will look much different assuming they are playing on the road next week.

[homer]

A mainly boring game is having an awfully exciting finish.

 

If the Raiders don't self destruct all game long and the refs actually follow the inadvertent whistle rule appropriately, Vegas wins that game rather easily.

 

That's quite an assumption

[Fear The Chorizo]

A mainly boring game is having an awfully exciting finish.

 

If the Raiders don't self destruct all game long and the refs actually follow the inadvertent whistle rule appropriately, Vegas wins that game rather easily.

 

That's quite an assumption

 

Everything went against the Raiders today, including their own drive-killing penalties in the first half, and they still had multiple goal to go chances to tie the game that was a 7 point deficit because of a TD that should not have counted. Its an assumption, sure, but not a stretch

[PinaMadness]

The Bengals could've easily scored a touchdown again if the down was replayed. We'll never know now, but if they didn't they still would've had three out of it. In the end, the better team won.

[Fear The Chorizo]

The Bengals could've easily scored a touchdown again if the down was replayed. We'll never know now, but if they didn't they still would've had three out of it. In the end, the better team won.

 

Agreed that one play doesn't determine the whole outcome....but I came out of that game wondering how cincy didn't win by 20 with how poorly Vegas played. Cincy was the better team today but mostly because the Raiders beat themselves.

[DuWayne Steurer]

Cincy was in control of the game most of the way through. Every time Vegas scored, or got within a score, Cincy scored or answered. They didn't take unnecessary risks, and kicked field goals because that's all they needed to keep it 2 scores most of the way through the game. I don't think the game hinged at all on that one play.

[PinaMadness]

Yeah, the vast majority of games come down to "ifs". That's just how sports works.

[PinaMadness]

Well this one looks like it could be over by halftime.

[Fear The Chorizo]

I miss Micah Hyde...

[Fear The Chorizo]

There are some throws Allen makes that are just unreal.

[OldHeidelberg]

There are some throws Allen makes that are just unreal.

 

I do not watch the afc much in the regular season and I sometimes forget how dynamic Allen is until I watch him again. They look really impressive, hot take in the first half but this may be their year to get out of the AFC.

[PinaMadness]

There are some throws Allen makes that are just unreal.

 

I do not watch the afc much in the regular season and I sometimes forget how dynamic Allen is until I watch him again. They look really impressive, hot take in the first half but this may be their year to get out of the AFC.

 

Nah, I can pretty much guarantee a Chiefs-Titans AFCCG.

[AKCheesehead]

Going for it on 4th & 8 roughly 4 minutes before halftime seemed like an obvious choice not to do, but it might have been New England’s only option to give themselves a chance.

[PinaMadness]

So officials and the NFL now are just going to blatantly lie and coverup during pool reports.