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Originally Posted by TEX
Exactly. Gifted about 5 wins + Home Field. THAT was at best a 9-7 team had everything been legit.
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Their stat line had them at around 8-8...it was the biggest "ref-job" in modern NFL history. Manning was the worst rated starting QB in the NFL...you'll never see a SB winning QB rated 32nd again.
The Pats game was only time I've seen NE get hosed by they refs. Osweiler actually beat Brady in Foxborough...thanks to a ton of late, bogus flags sustaining drives. Patriots fans STILL bring it up...it determined HFA.
While there were no “inadvertent whistles” in this one, there were plenty of flags that left players and fans alike shaking their heads. Two questionable flags hurt the Patriots in the fourth quarter: An offensive pass interference on Rob Gronkowski that negated a 10-yard gain on third-and-5, and a defensive holding on safety Patrick Chung that wiped out a sack for the New England defense that would have had the Broncos facing a third-and-goal from the 15-yard line.
The Patriots were forced to punt a play after Gronkowski’s flag, and the Broncos scored the go-ahead touchdown after Chung’s penalty.
Boomer Esiason of The NFL Today and WFAN joined Toucher & Rich on Monday morning to discuss the Patriots’ loss, and said those questionable calls by the refs spoiled what was an otherwise great game.
“It’s unfortunate because the only way you can beat the Patriots is if you take four of their top offensive players off the field, the officials have their hand in the game, and then you have to have some momentum switch because [Chris Harper] muffs a punt. The officials were calling penalties all over the place, some legit some not so legit. I feel like the officials last night really let the game get out of control. There were questionable calls, especially the offensive pass interference on Gronkowski. The holding in the end zone on Chung was very questionable,” said Boomer. “It seemed liked the entire fourth quarter there was a yellow flag on the field, and when it was thrown it was against the Patriots.