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Petition urges NFL to fire officiating crew after blown call in NFC Championship game
FoxNews ^ | 21-Jan-2019 | By Ryan Gaydos

Posted on 01/21/2019 3:24:53 PM PST by topher

The NFL is being urged to fire the crew who officiated the NFC Championship game between the Los Angeles Rams and New Orleans Saints over a blown call in the fourth quarter of the matchup.

A petition launched after the Rams defeated the Saints in overtime, 26-23, has asked the league to fire official Bill Vinovich and the rest of the officials who were in charge Sunday afternoon. The officials came under fire after missing a clear pass interference penalty late in the fourth quarter.

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Good use of hiring the blind...

There is another petition for a re-match of the game on 27-Jan-2019. This petition has over 400,000 signatures is less than 24 hours...

Pagan Football at its best.

1 posted on 01/21/2019 3:24:53 PM PST by topher
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To: topher

That’s merely treating a symptom of the disease.


2 posted on 01/21/2019 3:25:36 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: topher

They put their best crews on the playoff games. They can’t fire one of their best crews.

If they did that, they might end up with a different result than planned.


3 posted on 01/21/2019 3:26:22 PM PST by PAR35
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To: topher

4 posted on 01/21/2019 3:26:40 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: topher

>>There is another petition for a re-match of the game on 27-Jan-2019. <<

Now THAT is funny!!!

If your whole game depends on one play (much less a call) then you don’t deserve to win.


5 posted on 01/21/2019 3:26:43 PM PST by freedumb2003 (As always IMHO)
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To: topher

Fire them and replay the game from that point.

There is no point in even having refs if they are that bad.


6 posted on 01/21/2019 3:27:12 PM PST by chris37 (No wall? No vote.)
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To: freedumb2003

Exactly. If the whole game was analyzed I’m sure you could find a hundred penalties that weren’t called. It all evens out.


7 posted on 01/21/2019 3:27:51 PM PST by shelterguy
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To: dfwgator

She looks like Michael Jackson now.


8 posted on 01/21/2019 3:28:26 PM PST by chris37 (No wall? No vote.)
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To: topher

9 posted on 01/21/2019 3:28:52 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: shelterguy

But this call would have allowed the Saints to run the clock down to kick the winning FG, and this was no judgement call, it was blatant.


10 posted on 01/21/2019 3:29:40 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: topher

People need to give up. Yes it was a blown call but there was a face mask on NO when LA was trying to score that wasn’t called. Besides where are these calls for firing when most times than not...the Patriots are favored with lots of bogus calls against opposing team?


11 posted on 01/21/2019 3:30:21 PM PST by Bigtigermike
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To: topher
Link to 'rematch' petition to replay game on 27-January-2019:

We want NFC Championship rematch Sunday, Jan. 27, after refs missed call

12 posted on 01/21/2019 3:31:14 PM PST by topher (America, please Do The Right Thing!)
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To: freedumb2003

BS.....Critical pivot points exist in every close game.....
This was blatant and inexcusable and I’m not a Saints fan....far from it...
Poor officiating, or worse, false officiating, is inexcusable.....
I’ll go further, someones private bank account was just enriched....Follow the money....


13 posted on 01/21/2019 3:31:31 PM PST by nevergore (I have a terrible rash on my covfefe....)
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To: freedumb2003

Do you know how many football games turn on one play?


14 posted on 01/21/2019 3:31:35 PM PST by chris37 (No wall? No vote.)
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To: PAR35
This was one of their “best crews?” Sheesh. Follow the money.
15 posted on 01/21/2019 3:32:09 PM PST by hinckley buzzard (Power is more often surrendered than seized.)
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To: topher

It’s a game. Games are supposed to sometimes be changed by the unexpected, on luck bad and good.

It’s not important.


16 posted on 01/21/2019 3:32:20 PM PST by SaxxonWoods (The internet has driven the world mad.)
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To: PAR35

They tried an all-female referee crew, but they kept throwing flags for plays that happened years ago.


17 posted on 01/21/2019 3:32:21 PM PST by thoughtomator (Nobody is coming to save the day)
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To: nevergore

The NFL knew that support of the Rams in LA was lukewarm at best, they needed something to energize the fans there, since obviously nobody cares about the Chargers, neither.


18 posted on 01/21/2019 3:32:36 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: topher

The game is over and nothing can be done about it. They aren’t going to replay the game.

Kinda like voter fraud, they get away with it and nothing is ever done about it. Game over.


19 posted on 01/21/2019 3:32:56 PM PST by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: thoughtomator

LOL

So true!


20 posted on 01/21/2019 3:33:13 PM PST by jjotto (Next week, BOOM!, for sure!)
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