AFC Championship: (2) Bills vs (1) Chiefs (CBS)

[AZJ]

Well, won't be watching this Super Bowl. Just as I didn't watch last year's. I hope Philly wins but it feels like the NFL wants their new Golden Boy to get the 3-peat and I don't want to watch that.

 

[The6]

Well, won't be watching this Super Bowl. Just as I didn't watch last year's. I hope Philly wins but it feels like the NFL wants their new Golden Boy to get the 3-peat and I don't want to watch that.

They one fair and square .

 

[oaken1]

unless its Americans rooting for premier league teams.

What's a ...premier...league?
Americans would never root for something like that

 

[Chris_Sanders]

Ball don't lie: 3 worst calls that helped Chiefs get to Super Bowl at expense of Bills

The Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills delivered another playoff heavyweight clash on Sunday night in the AFC Championship Game. From the jump, the game was b

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[pemory09]

Well, won't be watching this Super Bowl. Just as I didn't watch last year's. I hope Philly wins but it feels like the NFL wants their new Golden Boy to get the 3-peat and I don't want to watch that.

AZJ…exactly. I skipped last year’s SB and hardly watched the previous year’s game. The NFL really doesn’t have nearly the appeal to me that it did years ago. I won’t be watching again this year.

 

[Lorenzo]

Kincaid will sleep as well as Andrews did last week.

when the play was live it looked like a prayer. but damn on the replay he was open and should have comeback to make the catch. would have been a tougher catch than Andrews had to make, but one that kids made on the playground all the time. in fact a lot of DB's make int's like that all the time.

 

[Russ Smith]

they really need to use technology to determine forward progress. I thought he got it, but it was close and difficult to overturn. what is odd is neither ref agreed with the spot.

I hate to agree with Romo but as he said if you watch the ref where he lined up was a first, then he walked over and spotted the ball short of the first. It was hard to be exact because Allen's back was turned much of the play but I thought he had it.

There was a play for us years ago forget the RB but they called him short of the endzone. The replay you could see his feet, his torso etc and his head, but you couldn't see the ball. Based on simply knowing how tall he was it was obvious the ball had crossed for a TD, but the refs said they couldn't overturn it because they couldn't see the ball. It was like the only way the ball didn't cross is if it was between his legs and it wasn't. I think it was Kenyan Drake?

 

[Chris_Sanders]

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Adam Schein said it was "Bring your ref to work day" in KC

 

[Lorenzo]

I hate to agree with Romo but as he said if you watch the ref where he lined up was a first, then he walked over and spotted the ball short of the first. It was hard to be exact because Allen's back was turned much of the play but I thought he had it.

There was a play for us years ago forget the RB but they called him short of the endzone. The replay you could see his feet, his torso etc and his head, but you couldn't see the ball. Based on simply knowing how tall he was it was obvious the ball had crossed for a TD, but the refs said they couldn't overturn it because they couldn't see the ball. It was like the only way the ball didn't cross is if it was between his legs and it wasn't. I think it was Kenyan Drake?

I'm not sure about the Kenyan Drake play. But I think you made a good point about what Romo and Nance pointed out about the refs. the ref on one side was spotting it short. he was the one who Allen had his back turned on. the ref on the other side looked like he was spotting the ball farther forward but gave way to the other ref. my question is what did that ref see that the other one did not and why didn't he speak up. it makes them look incompetent and definitely fuels debates.

 

[Russ Smith]

On the Worthy "catch" I'm watching it on my laptop. 2 of the people who work for Lucy's mom are there, both Filipinas that have never really watched American football. One of them asked what was going on and I explained they were reviewing if the ball was caught or not and she said "can it hit the ground?" I mean someone who's never even watched the game immediately grasped why it wasn't a catch, he used the ground to get control.

 

[Lorenzo]

my only issue with the worthy catch vs. interception vs. incomplete is that there was a blatant holding call on Hamlin on that play. yes, granted it would have moved the ball back, but KC is probably scoring anyway. the NFL really needs to figure out what is a catch once and for all. how about don't allow the football to touch the ground at all, but then we are back to the Dez Bryant/Calvin Johnson BS calls that were catches and taken away because the ball touched the ground.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

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Adam Schein said it was "Bring your ref to work day" in KC

I don't disagree with this take at all. I already said that I thought it was an interception. Having said that, if 'tie' goes to the offensive team, and they called it a catch for the offense, there is little to overturn it.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

On the Worthy "catch" I'm watching it on my laptop. 2 of the people who work for Lucy's mom are there, both Filipinas that have never really watched American football. One of them asked what was going on and I explained they were reviewing if the ball was caught or not and she said "can it hit the ground?" I mean someone who's never even watched the game immediately grasped why it wasn't a catch, he used the ground to get control.

Except that the ball hit the ground, but the ball didn't move at all as part of hitting the ground. The ball is allowed to hit the ground if they believe possession was achieved beforehand, which I think it was...

 

[Lorenzo]

What's a ...premier...league?
Americans would never root for something like that

the way these NFL players are flopping these days IDK...

 

[GatorAZ]

Actually think the spot was good:
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[Russ Smith]

Except that the ball hit the ground, but the ball didn't move at all as part of hitting the ground. The ball is allowed to hit the ground if they believe possession was achieved beforehand, which I think it was...

My argument is the ball didn't move BECAUSE it hit the ground.

It would have if not for the ground being there to keep both guys hands on it.

 

[Russ Smith]

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[pemory09]

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Whether it was or it wasn’t, it was very poorly handled by the zebras. And this, yet again, damages the league’s credibility. Especially in an era when the NFL essentially promotes wagering on its games.

 

[602 Native]

Run a play for a couple feet not one that the refs have to figure out where the ball is.

The Eagles do it all the time.

 

[BullheadCardFan]

It's overdue for the NFL to use technology to determine ball placement

It's time.

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[602 Native]

It's overdue for the NFL to use technology to determine ball placement

It's time.

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They don’t even have full time refs.

 

[Ronin]

Chris Jones: We'll keep winning as long as teams don't hire Steve Spagnuolo as head coach

All but one of this year's head coaching vacancies have been filled and Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo isn't in the mix for the Saints' job, which likely means that Spagnuolo will be back in Kansas City for a sixth season in 2025.

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[Ronin]

Sean McDermott: I thought Josh Allen got a first down on fourth-down sneak

CBS rules analyst Gene Steratore thought Josh Allen got enough yardage for a first down on a fourth-down quarterback sneak early in the fourth quarter and head coach Sean McDermott felt the same way.

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[Ronin]

Dalton Kincaid on dropped pass: I'll grow from this, but it's going to hurt a lot

With two minutes left in the fourth quarter of the AFC Championship Game, the Bills were in desperation mode, facing fourth-and-5 at their own 47-yard line.

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[imaCafan]

Watched both games and saw several major iffy calls that benefited the Chiefs, but don’t recall any iffy calls in the NFC game.”the catch”, the first down that wasn’t… Being a Cards fan we are used to seeing iffy calls pretty much every game, so I know what they look like.