Really? The damn Patriots? AGAIN?

[Ken Burch]

[Sailor65x1]

1. They fit right in with today's regime.

And as long as Kraft's checkbook holds out, not much will change.

[Ken Burch]

3. Am I the only one who thought the league wanted to make SURE the Patriots won this one?

It felt like the skid were being greased for them the whole damn game.

[Voltaire2]

5. eh? it was actually a remarkably good game.

[Ken Burch]

8. It was close, but it was as if "Patriots comeback" was somehow the intended outcome from the start.

I kind of figured it would go this way from the end of the first half, when it looked as though the refs were trying to make sure the Pats got a touchdown to keep it close.

The game did have a lot of great moments in spite of that, though.

[Voltaire2]

10. There wasn't one controversial call.

I understand people hate the patriots. But that was just a great game with two very evenly matched teams, and the game was in doubt right up to the last 1.28.

perhaps you had observational bias?

[Ken Burch]

13. Actually, there was ONE controversial call:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/an-ill-timed-whistle-likely-robbed-the-jaguars-from-a-trip-to-the-super-bowl/ar-AAuZiil?ocid=spartanntp

They were wrong to rule the play dead when the guy had possession, and was clearly not down. He was denied a certain touchdown for no valid reason.

Would've made it 27-10.

[Voltaire2]

16. Ok maybe one.

But he was in contact and it was not clearly a bad call.

[JonLP24]

22. Jaguars should have been up 27-10 but refs blew a fumble dead

I understand it was a tough call but the refs were celebrating with the Pats on the TD at the end of the first half.

[Sailor65x1]

6. Been that way for quite some time.

It's mostly Patriot fans who ignore it.

[CanonRay]

19. Their last drive in the 1st half

had a lot of sketchy calls, all in their favor, of course.

[Ken Burch]

20. That's the point where I started thinking "the fix is in"-

That there was no way in hell the league was going to let the Jags go into the locker room with an eleven point lead.

Calling the play dead where the guy from the Jags had stripped the ball and was obviously not down(he'd have had a certain touchdown) in the fourth quarter stuck out to me as well.

[oasis]

2. Jags playing away without 3 key defensive players in 4th quarter vs.

Tom Brady. The handwriting was on the wall.

[Ken Burch]

7. IOTW, the Jags turned into the Seahawks at the end.

[pangaia]

4. I don't watch as much Fball as I used to.

That said, whenever I find a Pats game, I have the feeling it is just a replay of the last one I watched.

Groundhog day...

[Ken Burch]

9. Maybe they should start playing "I Got You, Babe!" when they Pats run out at the start of each game.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

21. So true !!! Hate the lying cheaters...perfect for Trump

[CentralMass]

11. The Patriots won. Both teams played well. That's all there is to it.

[pwb]

12. New Englanders play to win. See, Revolution?

[NRaleighLiberal]

14. Great team, great game.

[bronxiteforever]

15. Patriots one penalty for 10 yards:jags 10 for 98 yards

[Ken Burch]

17. That's what I'm saying.

As to holding penalties, for example-why do they even still call those? Any NFL lineman will tell you that every offensive team holds on every play. It's not like it leads to injuries and no quarterback would ever complete a pass if it wasn't for all the holds linemen get away with.

[TheCowsCameHome]

18. They scored more points.

Do the math.