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Originally Posted by lawrenceRaider
Officiating, as usual in today's NFL, was pretty atrocious for the entire game. The play in question was a penalty, not because of the contact right at the end of the play, that was actually a really good play by Fuller. No, it was a penalty because of the contact that occured just before that. Clear holding at best, PI at worst. Am I upset that it wasn't called? Nope. It wasn't out and out blatant, but is most often called, and you can't expect the refs to bail you out like that.
What I took more offense too was the blatant late hit on the QB by the Chiefs that knocked Jackson (I think it was that play) out of the game. First Chief had the QB down, and a second Chief essentially speared the QB with a pretty vicious hit that has consistently been called roughing all year. Now, Mahomes had several hits that should also have been called roughing. So it probably evens out.
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No, Jackson wasn't down, and further more, had moved left out of the pocket and pulled the ball down-i.e. he's a runner. Houston grabbed him by the legs, and Ford popped him pretty good, but it was clean. If you're going to play as a hybrid RB/QB, you're going to take hits like that when you leave the pocket.