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Originally posted by JRutledge
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The refs did not help at all. They just did not stop New England from doing anything. If they disserved to win, they should have played defense in overtime.
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Rut, I don't mean the refs, in general. I mean the Referee, the guy who reviews the replays. He looked at the "fumble" and ruled that there was conclusive evidence to show that it was an incomplete pass. That helped the Patriots immensely. If he had ruled that the play would stand (as I personally think it should have), the game was over. The Raiders just had to take a knee 3 times, b/c the Pats were out of time-outs. Instead, the Pats retained possession and drove for the tying field goal. So the Referee helped the Patriots big time, whether he was right or wrong, he kept the game going when it would otherwise have been over.
Chuck