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Originally Posted by Wisconsin_Chief
I'm honestly in shock that there are still some people out there who don't think the NFL intentionally steers outcomes to their liking via officiating. I don't know how anyone could be actively watching over the years and not figure that out.
I don't think the players or coaches are involved, it's way above them. They are just paid employees of a corporation that's looking to make as much money as humanly possible. No different than most of us who don't know what's actually going on at the top of the companies we work for.
It's a tough conclusion to face, and I get that. So many people tie their entire identity to a football team. I used to be the same way. Now, I just watch it as if I'm watching the WWE, nothing more and nothing less. Once it becomes obvious the result is being heavily influenced, I just accept the game is lost. If we somehow pull it out despite that, then great.
This game in particular was painfully obvious. Not that we deserved to win anyway, our defense is an abomination.
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Well, I disagree with the "deserved" aspect. KC deserved to have a 27-9 lead, and it's highly unlikely that they would have surrendered a lead like that. That was the recipe all throughout last season. Get a huge early lead and force them to abandon the run. Then they're unable to exploit our primary weakness and also unable to keep Mahomes off the field.
This game looked to be following the same pattern as so many others...until the "questionable" calls began to pile up.
At the very least, the officials were working to keep the game close to avoid losing the TV audience. Either way, it cost us the game.