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New England Patriots: 5 observations from AFC Championship victory

By Ben Porter

FOXBOROUGH, MA - JANUARY 21: Head coach Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots reacts after winning the AFC Championship Game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Gillette Stadium on January 21, 2018 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)
FOXBOROUGH, MA - JANUARY 21: Head coach Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots reacts after winning the AFC Championship Game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Gillette Stadium on January 21, 2018 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images) /
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Let’s talk about the referees

Let’s address what everyone is talking about. And by everyone, I mean people like Max Kellerman, Seth Wickersham, and other people without much between the ears.

This time, the Patriots haters are saying “the Patriots get every call” and “the NFL is rigged, New England paid the refs”. Really, guys? Really? Did you even watch the game?

News flash, not every pass interference call is a result of biased officiating. It’s blasphemous to take away from what the Patriots do year in and year out by claiming the referees are on the Patriots side.

The thing that’s really funny is that there was maybe 1 blown call during the game. The refs probably shouldn’t have blown the play dead when Myles Jack stripped Dion Lewis. Otherwise, everything was fair, in my opinion.

Both pass interference calls were legit, and the hit on Gronk was absolutely illegal. If you’re going to argue about something, argue the rule, not the call.

People continually attack the New England Patriots character and try to find a way to knock them down a peg and I won’t stand for it!

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