I don't have a theory, I just know a screw job when I see it. Don't you?

texans, but yes. hard to tell one shit pile from another.

i call shenanigans and the tits get squeezed!!!!!!

oops my bad.

If the Jags beat the Titans this week that would be ****ing unreal!


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There were predictions earlier this season saying the NFL will keep teams close in the standings (shocker, the standings are always close), then when that one upset weekend happened (Jags beat the Bills, among several others), apparently that was "proof".

Except I never saw a dissertation on how that was accomplished across so many games in a week, except if coaches and players were in on it..... and not to say that's the theory, but just goes to show how much disconnect there is between "what the NFL wants to happen" and actually being able to explain it in terms of the calls on the field (outside of the purely reactionary stuff).

But, outside of steering Vegas, I'm not sure I really get the whole "follow the money" thing for steering games.... TV contracts are made for years in advance, playoff games are always sold out, stadiums that do well typically always do well, season tickets and renewals are probably pretty steady and would take years of suck to change.

If someone said the Saints won the SB after Katrina because it's WWF entertainment and a great storyline, I get that logic..... did the NFL profit millions more off that outcome (Vegas or not) than any other outcome?

Just uncle Roger playing some 5d chess. League puppet master pulling the most improbable strings

I think some people just take things too far. 99% of what you're seeing on the field is legit.

Here's an interesting theory; The NFL wanted KC to lose so they could potentially see a Mahomes/Herbert matchup in the first round and have Mahomes on the field for potentially 3 playoff games instead of 2. Is that really so far fetched? I really don't think it is.

The Titans getting a bye week will allow more time for Henry to come back and will be two weeks of anticipation generating huge excitement to see an otherwise pretty boring team play. It’s the NFL playoffs so all games are a draw but a Titans team in round one without Henry or a weak Henry would be nothing like the draw of seeing him in the divisional. The Texans probably wouldn’t win regardless but should it be close the Titans will get some very favorable calls.

Are you following the money or are you following the ratings?

I think that's the first question you should determine, and then stick to that thesis.

So you believe the NFL tells the referees to make it easier for certain teams to win each week?

So the NFL is in on it, the referees are in on it, but no one else? The owners don't know about this?

wait. i thought we'd already decided the nfl wants the la team in the super bowl. that means mahomes gets knocked out in the first round.

tits and dolts in the afccg. the excitement.

The NFL is only rigged when we lose games. lol

You understand that there can be a middle ground here.

I guess I wonder how many of us were waiting for those 4th down flags to come out. Seemed like there was a pattern.

The question we should be asking is, with all the complaints about officiating, why is nothing done about it? I think most believe it could easily be fixed by making rules simpler or hire more officials to watch each specific area of the game. So why doesn't the NFL fix it? It's probably like the pass interference challenge year. They don't want to. So again...why not?

Is poor officiating eating at the NFL's bottom line in any conceivable way? Because, if not, why should the NFL care? You couldn't even get the NFL to care about concussions (a well known issue) until the issue started hitting at potential profits. .

If mass boycotts due to officiating started happening, I guarantee you the NFL would act. Just look at how quick the NFL acted after the Fail Mary.

Dude, if the NFL can steer the Super Bowl to Tom Brady vs. the Patriots, they will do whatever they can to make it happen.