AFC Championship: Steelers at Patriots Game Thread

[oldunclemark]

There's no way to overrule that

[NFLfan]

Just now, 2006Coltsbestever said:

Because it's the Patriots where goofy things always happen. Like tonight for example, James has a TD gets stopped at the inch line and they cant even score. Because Brady has been to 100 SB's it seems and Matt Ryan hasn't been in any. Watch, the Pats will get every borderline break in that game that will result in some sort of 7-10 point swing. They do it against everyone except the Giants or against Peyton.

 

I hear you. I am so tired of the Patriots.

[dgambill]

The magic of foxboro...nothing else you can say.

[Chrisaaron1023]

wide open.. teams don't like covering Pats wrs?

[oldunclemark]

The zone is not going to get it done

[jjcolts]

How can anyone take this bush league seriously anymore.

 

That was a FUMBLE!  Off you refs

[dgambill]

Just now, oldunclemark said:

There's no way to overrule that

Until I saw that last replay....now well it's Foxboro.

[Gramz]

1 minute ago, dgambill said:

The magic of foxboro...nothing else you can say.

Is that what they call it.....  magic....???    

[oldunclemark]

Jim Nantz is trying to say that the Steelers got hosed..but he cant come out and say it

[jvan1973]

Just now, jjcolts said:

How can anyone take this bush league seriously anymore.

 

That was a FUMBLE!  Off you refs

It was a fumble.  No clear recovery,  it goes back to the offense.   Happens every week

[nburgmei]

Ri-freaking-diculous.

[nburgmei]

Just now, jvan1973 said:

It was a fumble.  No clear recovery,  it goes back to the offense.   Happens every week

Didn't the referee say, "Pittsburgh recovery"?

[jjcolts]

Just now, oldunclemark said:

Jim Nantz is trying to say that the Steelers got hosed..but he cant come out and say it

He tried and confused Simms... LOL

[oldunclemark]

20-9.....net score needs to be by Pitt or we're on to the 'scoreboard show'

[jjcolts]

Just now, nburgmei said:

Didn't the referee say, "Pittsburgh recovery"?

They did.  After the replay, ref said.

 

Call stands... no fumble. Or did I hear that wrong?

[dgambill]

1 minute ago, Gramz said:

Is that what they call it.....  magic....???    

Grams this is a family board lol. But honestly that is why you get home field advantage. Big turn around. 3 for NE now a two score lead and Pittsburg was already in Fg range. Tough break but that's why the regular season means so much.

[jvan1973]

Just now, nburgmei said:

Didn't the referee say, "Pittsburgh recovery"?

No,  if he did Pittsburgh would have been given the ball

[nburgmei]

1 minute ago, jvan1973 said:

No,  if he did Pittsburgh would have been given the ball

I'm pretty sure he announced over the microphone, before the review, "Clear Pittsburgh recovery." That's why the announcers are so confused.

 

And for clarity, I'm pretty sure I heard it too. I was on a separate tab so I wasn't watching, but I'm pretty positive I heard it.

[dgambill]

1 minute ago, nburgmei said:

Didn't the referee say, "Pittsburgh recovery"?

He did...I don't think the refs from replay felt it was a clear fumble.

[oldunclemark]

   You dont get Mettalica and Keith Urban on the same show very often

[oldunclemark]

Just now, dgambill said:

He did...I don't think the refs from replay felt it was a clear fumble.

ruling on the field was: no fumble

[jvan1973]

Just now, nburgmei said:

I'm pretty sure he announced over the microphone, before the review, "Clear Pittsburgh recovery." That's why the announcers are so confused.

That's what the Steelers were challenging.  They felt it was a fumble with a clear recovery.  There was no clear recovery in any replay I saw

[nburgmei]

Just now, oldunclemark said:

ruling on the field was: no fumble

Yeah, that's what makes it so confusing. The onfield referee said "no fumble, but Pittsburgh recovery." 

[dgambill]

1 minute ago, jvan1973 said:

No,  if he did Pittsburgh would have been given the ball

Even the announcers said the ref said Steelers recovered it down on the field. The head umpire just said the call on the field stands...call on field was NO FUMBLE...not no clear recovery...if they said that their would be no reason to challenge...duh!

[nburgmei]

Just now, jvan1973 said:

That's what the Steelers were challenging.  They felt it was a fumble with a clear recovery.  There was no clear recovery in any replay I saw

That would explain what I heard without watching.

[dgambill]

1 minute ago, oldunclemark said:

ruling on the field was: no fumble

Sorry I meant no clear fumble. Auto correct dang

[Surge89]

3 minutes ago, jvan1973 said:

It was a fumble.  No clear recovery,  it goes back to the offense.   Happens every week

 

Incorrect.  When someone fumbles and there's a pile the team who comes up with the ball usually gets it.  Happens every week.  But in NE it doesn't matter that the 2 initial refs said Pit recovery it only matters what the head ref says after the play is over and of course he didn't see.

[oldunclemark]

The probalem is: when teams double team Brown...Ben throws to Bell.

 

Bell is done for the night apparently.

...so less-than-stars have to make plays

[NFLfan]

Eli Rogers, Louisville product and friend of Teddy Bridgewater.

[oldunclemark]

Antonio Brown beat that double team...very nice

[Bluefire4]

6 minutes ago, jvan1973 said:

It was a fumble.  No clear recovery,  it goes back to the offense.   Happens every week

The refs ruled it wasn't a fumble and Steelers challenged it. Then they upheld it. Was nothing about clear recovery.

[WoolMagnet]

I'm still waiting for the first

" DAYYYY - OOOO "

[jvan1973]

Just now, dgambill said:

Even the announcers said the ref said Steelers recovered it down on the field. The head umpire just said the call on the field stands...call on field was NO FUMBLE...not no clear recovery...if they said that their would be no reason to challenge...duh!

How can they the Steelers recover a ball that wasn't fumbled.  The ref just said what the Steelers were challenging,  not what just happened

[oldunclemark]

    James got held..no call

[Surge89]

1 minute ago, jvan1973 said:

How can they the Steelers recover a ball that wasn't fumbled.  The ref just said what the Steelers were challenging,  not what just happened

 

Easy... because the first 2 refs saw fumble and said Pit recovered.  The head judge came in and said no fumble...

[jjcolts]

Holding anyone??????

[dgambill]

3 minutes ago, jvan1973 said:

That's what the Steelers were challenging.  They felt it was a fumble with a clear recovery.  There was no clear recovery in any replay I saw

I don't get that because the refs on the field said it was a Pittsburg recovery. Obviously they came out with the ball as well. To me no clear recovery is nobody bothered to pick it up or if it wasn't recovered clearly in bounds or multiple guys both have it. Clearly Pittsburg came out with it....they recovered it. It's not just this call but all of them. It's a bad rule.

[NFLfan]

 

1 minute ago, oldunclemark said:

    James got held..no call

Pats get away with all sorts of penalties and teicks. I swear they are paying the refs. 

[jvan1973]

Just now, Surge89 said:

 

Easy... because the first 2 refs saw fumble and said Pit recovered.  The head judge came in and said no fumble...

I didn't hear any of the other refs.  I just saw the head ref give the motion that it was patriots ball

[coltsfansince65]

1 minute ago, jjcolts said:

Holding anyone??????

Not in Foxboro, not against the Pats..........