New England Patriots: 5 observations from AFC Championship victory
By Ben Porter
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.
Did the refs really just call like 50 yards of penalties on the #Jaguars to give the #Patriots a touchdown to close out the first half? And you wonder why people are suspicious...
— MileHighReport (@MileHighReport) January 21, 2018
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!