The Super Bowl was rigged...
 

That is all...

I gotta agree. I really tried to tell myself it wasn't going to be that way. No way that incomplete pass stands in a straight up game.

Cam literally stepped away from the fumble... WTF

Manning gets to retire in style. Who will be the next golden child for the NFL and who will replace the "bad boy" when brady retires?

If you think the SB was rigged, you are a moron. That is all.

Umm no. It sucks, but it's not rigged.

Don't make me agree with Cosmo. Please

Oh, stop. Threads like this make us look like the idiots Denver fans act like we are.

There are a ton of questions just from football fan point of view...

Not rigged, but seriously not 1 second half penalty?

This thread is stupid.

Most games are typically "pushed" in one direction or the other by refs/agenda.. but saying they are rigged is a bit much.

So?

I'd love to know how one would go about rigging a NFL game, especially the most watched game of the year.

Calls went against both teams. You think the refs could have got Denver the win 2 years ago?

Not that I care about outcome... even though I can't stand Denver... but Cam himself was very questionable on his decisions... especially the fumble

Stupid

thats the same thing as rigged

There was an extremely obvious blown call that was somehow still blown on replay, that resulted in a touchdown.

Other than that, it wasn't poorly officiated.

Well, that's the same thing. You're no different that the "it's rigged" kooks.

Cosmo did you have any good snacks for the game?

This. There wasn't shit the refs or NFL did to help donk. Cam was jittery and missed throws early and the Carolina OL pissed and shit the bed.

nah, don't agree so. Teams that don't get some of these pushed calls can still overcome to win.

This

I assume you are talking about the incomplete pass where the ball appeared may have touched the ground and the receiver didn't have control of the ball. Not exactly sure why people are so up in arms about that call "standing."

Roughing the passer still needs to be better defined. It's an absolute shit show how much it can change from play to play.

If a player ****s up while playing a professional sport, it is because he is in on a fix. There's no question about it.

This is unintelligent.

Winners

It was just a horrible ****ing game, played poorly, coached poorly and officiated poorly but it wasn't rigged.

It benefitted Denver. Therefore, = fixed

Holy shit. Aug 2000 and 1300 posts. Wow.

They need to do a better job. Maybe one of the least exciting games I saw this year.

What defines roughing the passer?

That's the effects of alcohol... but this game bothers me from an integrity point of view... I may be off base but I have my speculations...

Your point...???

It's not like the league gave the championship to the worst quarterback in the league or anything.

Oh, wait.

That's an incredibly low post count.

I wouldn't say it's full on rigged, but I do believe the league tells its refs to be more favorable with calls to some teams over other teams.

Chronic lurker... and constantly busy...

Do you have any idea how hard it would be to keep shit like that a secret without some disgruntled former employee or current employee coming forward?

So... it's rigged...[emoji4]

I was intrigued by the theory someone else posted (before the game) that the refs would have orders to keep it low scoring since a high scoring game would be a blowout.

Nice sentiment, but no.

Just stop... The NFL didn't help Carolina, but it wasn't rigged. This one is 100% on Carolina playing flat and Cam thinking he was as good as he thinks..

Money talks, and the league has plenty of it.

I'm not much for stirring this place up... but I couldn't resist...

Ya they are just paying off everyone. Completely logical.

That's called "rigged."

Wow...the Panthers got the shaft in this game.

There were 4 plays that the refs used to control the outcome...#1. Ruling the 1st quarter catch was incomplete...kept Carolina from gaining momentum early. The officiating commentary even said, live, it would be overturned...that is was a catch. #2. They picked up a defensive penalty with no explanation on a 3rd down play...which killed a drive deep in Broncos territory. #3. They ignored Talib's offsides..which would have forced a rekick. #4 Ignored an obvious PI call on another 3rd down play deep in Denver territory.

Denver was not flagged in the 2nd half.

Carolina seemed to be consistently pissed at the officiating...Denver never had to break a sweat.

I think the NFL really crossed the line with the "Manning retiring a champion" story...everyone who isnt a Bronco fan..is seeing straight through the bogus, manufactured horseshit. He was terrible all year... It also happened, on horrible officiating, that Bettis retired a champ...the lights went out on SF...Lewis retires a champion.

yeah, a 15-1 team just forgot how to play the game theyve all played since high school

No, it's not. Rigged would ensure a certain team won each game. That's not the case.

I wonder how much the league paid each member of the Panthers to take a dive.

:hmmm:

The matchup is set, the ads are sold...exactly what incentive is there for the NFL to fix the game for Peyton?
He's on his way out. There's probably more incentive to give the win to the new superstar QB.

Denver's defense was awesome and Carolina choked every time they had an opportunity.


I don't call that rigged, I call that football.

You really think the refs call fair games for both teams? Give me a ****ing break. You're either blind or in denial.

what they get paid in all their contracts. Its already millions

Denver with zero flags the entire second half. Had an off sides and a pass interference for sure that as not called. Classic set up.

Too many energy drinks.

You really think every call goes against a certain team? You are dumb as ****.

Or a 15-1 NFC team just got exposed.

Yep. For whatever reason, all that did indeed happen. And I'm not the least bit surprised...:hmmm:

And their QB is a pussy.

Refs are human and can show bias but definetly not rigged. You are blind if you don't think Denver got got the benefit of the officiating that game. That being said their D came to play and was the reason they won that game.

Looked like it was under control when it hit the ground to me. That is a catch.

Champs

What part of "more favorable" does your dumbass not understand?

To say it's rigged is BS, players still have to make plays.

if its rigged,how do you know/not know the players are efing up on purpose?

How you can say that ball was in any way under control is beyond me. The whole time he's rolling over the ball is moving. The only way that ball is a catch is if it never hit the ground and on initial contact with the ground it appeared it may have.

I suggest another visit to the review booth for you.

The game was not called the same way, that's for sure. Carolina sure got called for illegal contact in the end zone that lead to a TD, yet no such call went Carolina's way and they had to settle for a FG. Also, no unsportsman like penalty against Denver for numerous celebrations and Carolina gets called for one when Sanders is celebrating a catch in the DB's face. :shrug:

Its almost like the refs were controlling the game, but I know that couldn't have been the case because everything is so legit in the NFL... :rolleyes:

So I guess Talib didn't get called for taunting.

Most everyone thought it was a catch including BOTH announcers and the ref on the phone. All said it would be a reversal. I suggest that YOU take another said visit to the replay booth. :shake:

I want to see a replay, but I didn't think it ever hit the ground. It was bouncing around a lot, but when the play was done and Von Miller had put his knife back in his sock, the receiver had the ball in his hands and it had never touched dirt. That's by definition a catch.

The ref on the phone had been wrong 90 percent of the time this year it seems

If it was called a catch would it have been reversed?

It definitely touched when he first went down

You mean I should listen to the guys in the booth who are called idiots 50,000 times a game? Sure. I'll get right on that.

He did. That was the ONE time it was called. It was ignored all the other times. So I guess u did actually watch the game, right? :shrug:

If it barely hits the ground and the receiver maintains control then it's a catch. I think the tip of the ball hit the ground causing the receiver to lose control. That's why it was ruled an incomplete pass.

Rigged? No.

Horribly officiated? Definitely.