On Thursday Night Football at Denver (Mile High) the Chargers took on their division rival the Denver Broncos. The Quarterbacks of the two teams have been hot lately and are the early candidates for the MVP of the NFL. ON Thursday, the game was really close until, the referees made some terrible calls that changed the game.
The calls were holding in the end zone, a fumble and the running back of the Broncos did not cross the plane (pileline). These calls were huge momentum swings in the game for the Denver Broncos. The San Diego offense was rolling against the Broncos defense that has improved drastically with some starts from the league. Without the inferior calls, the game would of been a lot closer and the Chargers could of possibly won the game.
UPDATE 10:07 p.m. ET: NFL V.P. of officiating Dean Blandino has defended the decision on Twitter. “On the fumble that was reversed the forearm was down before ball came loose,” Blandino said. “Forearm down before elbow.” The movement of the ball before the forearm is down would seem to prevent a finding of indisputable visual evidence that the ruling of a fumble was incorrect. Former NFL referee Mike Carey has repeatedly said during the CBS broadcast that, in his view, the outcome of the replay review was incorrect.
Football is now being owned by the refs and new rules added to the game. Now defenders get called for holding almost every play. Seeing this in a fans perspective makes you very frustrated. You want to see "NFL football" not "two hand touch." Back when Michael Irvin played, defensive backs could pressure you and there would not be holding or flag. Even last year was better because the defense actually had a chance to make some plays. If the NFL does not make a change, football will be seen as a Referees Game.
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