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Week 16 wasn’t the most impressive of weekends in the world of Madden NFL 24 referees. There were the standard bad helmet-to-helmet calls (Panthers cornerback Josh Norman’s hit at Browns receiver Andrew Hawkins on the first play during the second quarter of the match). There were some questionable inbounds/out of bounds decisions (Vikings tight-end Rhett Ellison’s touchdown/not touchdown right before halftime ought to be an actual touchdown). The play was not as smooth as it should have been. calls made on tackles that were close to the line of sight (seriously, Vikings linebacker Gerald Hodges initiated contact with Dolphins rookie receiver Jarvis Landry decidedly in bounds but was penalized for throwing Landry to the ground). There was even a quarterback mistake that was declared an incomplete pass with no review (Big Ben’s hand appeared empty against the Chiefs).
There was one unforgivable decision that was so indecent and irresponsible that I’m sure that the person who made the call shouldn’t be allowed to participate in any playoff game. The offending call is the bizarre taunting penalty against Steelers cornerback William Gay after a particularly amazing, unspectacular move made by Steelers middle linebacker Lawrence Timmons on third down.
Picture this, the Steelers were leading 17-6 in a must win game with 12:39 left on the clock in the final quarter. Their opponent, the Chiefs faced a third-and-17 on their own 23-yard line. The Steelers, of course, did not play well off receivers by defending the entire field and forcing Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith to dump the ball to tight end Travis Kelce. Timmons was all the way in the opposite direction of the formation during coverage, but was picked off and made an one-on-1 tackle in the field, resulting in a gain of of just two yards. It may have looked like the typical play given that it was highly unlikely that Kelce would achieve enough yards to make the first down. If you really look at the play, you need to recognize how quickly Timmons was running and be able to collect himself to make a solid tackle. This is the exact opposite of routine or easy.
As near as I can determine, one of the morons did throw the flag because he thought Gay was taunting an Chiefs player when there wasn’t any within the vicinity. And all because he stood in the middle of the field and crossed his arms. Dassit. They were all unwilling to look over at Jumbotron to discover just what kind of call they were planning to make.
The Steelers had battled their bodies off to oblige the Chiefs into a punt however due to an inconsistency and arbitrary rule that permits referees to claim things they didn’t know about, and also does not allow for an appeal to keep refs honest and fair, the Steelers defense was forced to go back on the field while the Chiefs kept going. They were still in a position to restrict the Chiefs to a field goal, but what if that wasn’t the situation? What could have happened if Chiefs had marched down the field after that stupid taunting penalty, and then scored a touchdown which gave them the momentum they needed to rally and be victorious?
The league would have a lot in the rear if this had been the case.
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