E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!! Birds - Chiefs Super Bowl LVII game thread

[Tom McAndrew]

Birds stop KC short of the LOS, leaving third and 8 (or a bit more). Birds call TO.

On 3rd down ...

incomplete, but a flag is on the field downfield ...

holding Bradberry, and it's an automatic 1st down.

On review, that's a terrible call (IMHO)

 

[Psu00]

That penalty is the game.

 

[psu31trap]

That was a BS holding call. I hate to bring it up but that’s how the zebras robbed Cincy.

 

[Relayer]

Officiating deciding another huge game. And too questionable, just awful!

 

[Phlebitis]

Officiating deciding another huge game. And too questionable, just awful!

Effing ridiculous.

 

[BW Lion]

Franklin should visit Andy Reid about clock management.

 

[PSUAVLNC]

No one will ever convince me the fix wasnt in. The NFL handed this game to KC

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Chiefs with a FG with 8 sec left.

38-35, Chiefs

 

[ManxomeLion]

I didn't have a horse in this race, but that was a bs call. Probably happened many times throughout the game, but they call it in that situation? Horrible way to tarnish what was a good game.

 

[WestSideLion]

Classic Philly ending, gang. The Birds made the game’s one mistake and despite dominating for much of the game, that cost them.

That holding call will be discussed for ages. Oh well.

 

[s1uggo72]

Birds stop KC short of the LOS, leaving third and 8 (or a bit more). Birds call TO.

On 3rd down ...

incomplete, but a flag is on the field downfield ...

holding Bradberry, and it's an automatic 1st down.

On review, that's a terrible call (IMHO)

They didn’t have any of those calls all game

 

[Shadow99]

Birds stop KC short of the LOS, leaving third and 8 (or a bit more). Birds call TO.

On 3rd down ...

incomplete, but a flag is on the field downfield ...

holding Bradberry, and it's an automatic 1st down.

On review, that's a terrible call (IMHO)

Wow. Don't have a rooting interest in the game, so can offer an unbiased opinion:

That was a TERRIBLE call on defensive holding! Let them play, that was incidental and Kansas City is not the Duke basketball team, who get fouls called on the other team when the other team breathes near them.

Granted, the Chiefs would likely have gotten 3 anyway and there is no guarantee that the Eagles would have scored to tie or win it, but they deserved to have more than 4 seconds left to try.

Was just enjoying the 2 best teams going punch for punch with one another, and now what a terrible way to ruin an otherwise GREAT game.

 

[BW Lion]

This game is unofficially over

 

[BobPSU92]

The Iggles defense with a big letdown in the 2nd half.

 

[rudedude]

Sorry guys I’ve experienced this painful situation many times. Chiefs always find a way.

 

[s1uggo72]

Classic Philly ending, gang. The Birds made the game’s one mistake and despite dominating for much of the game, that cost them.

That holding call will be discussed for ages. Oh well.

That wasn’t the Birds only mistake. Too many list. hurts, punt returns etc etc etc

 

[Psu00]

The Iggles defense with a big letdown in the 2nd half.

The Eagles defense never came out of the locker room after half.

 

[WestSideLion]

That wasn’t the Birds only mistake. Too many list. hurts, punt returns etc etc etc

That was the big one, sluggo. You can’t give up the only turnover in a close game and have it go for a score.

 

[BW Lion]

At least the Wawa’s are saved

 

[Nohow]

Too bad game was decided on a questionable call.
And I was rooting for KC.

 

[PSUAVLNC]

Eagles were just robbed by a terrible B.S. Out of nowhere call. WTF

 

[rudedude]

Irregardless of the holding call, the Chiefs would have still gone ahead and the Eagles would have needed to either get a FG or TD. No guarantees.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Final: 38-35, Chiefs.

Entertaining game, but as a Birds fan, the outcome sucked.

 

[BobPSU92]

Time for a jazz bath!

 

[s1uggo72]

That was the big one, sluggo. You can’t give up the only turnover in a close game and have it go for a score.

It was closer than I thought. I figured the Eagles would run it down their throats

 

[s1uggo72]

Time for a jazz bath!

Jazz?? You spell that right

 

[psu31trap]

That wasn’t the Birds only mistake. Too many list. hurts, punt returns etc etc etc

I agree. If the Eagles were a bit more disciplined in the first half it would have been a two TD lead.m going into
Halftime.

 

[razpsu]

Surprised it was that close. Good job eagles. Thought chiefs would kill them but Mahomes was immobile for most of game.

 

[OhioLion]

Eagles were just robbed by a terrible B.S. Out of nowhere call. WTF

The torch has been passed from Brady to Mahomes on bailout calls.

OL

 

[NewEra 2014]

Hurts played much better than I expected him to play. The Eagles can hold their head high.

 

[Ludd]

No one will ever convince me the fix wasnt in. The NFL handed this game to KC

Then they didn’t do a very good job of it…they should have made some different calls in the first half to keep the Eagles from getting such a big lead.

 

[Psu00]

The NFL needs to put in place a way to overturn lousy official calls during a game.

They spend forever micromanaging the slightest details of a catch/ no catch or fumble but then allow horrible game changing official calls go unchallenged.

 

[WestSideLion]

Too bad game was decided on a questionable call.
And I was rooting for KC.

How long until they untangle a ref gambling controversy? I’m not saying that happened here, but it so easily could.

 

[JVP_Yahweh]

The Eagles were robbed. God I hate the NFL Illuminati

 

[VaLion92]

Just a terrible, horrific call. And y'all know I'm a Cowboys fan.

Somebody upstairs wants KC to win. First Cincy, and now this. Bad, bad calls late in the game. This one was far worse. That was defensive holding? C'mon man. Let them play!

 

[WVilleLion]

The Eagles defense never came out of the locker room after half.

Yep. All those sacks all season and barely could create any pressure. Secondary getting beat left and right.

 

[WVilleLion]

The Eagles were robbed. God I hate the NFL Illuminati

They robbed themselves by playing a ****** second half.

 

[Alphalion75]

The NFL needs to put in place a way to overturn lousy official calls during a game.

They spend forever micromanaging the slightest details of a catch/ no catch or fumble but then allow horrible game changing official calls go unchallenged.

I say do away with all the technology and replays and go back to old school football. That call doesn't happen in Super Bowl I.

 

[WestSideLion]

It was closer than I thought. I figured the Eagles would run it down their throats

The offense made the one mistake on the fumble. It was a big one that enabled KC to stay close. But they outscored KC’s offense 35-31.

The defense didn’t really do much all night. I can’t believe this helps Gannon’s head coach cause. They didn’t really seem to adjust as the game went on.

 

[bdgan]

IMO that was a bad call that determined the outcome. It looked to me like the defender reached his arm around the back but didn't actually hold.

That aside, the game was determined on two plays. The Hurt fumble returned for a TD and the poor punt returned to the Eagles 5 yd ljne.