Wow. Pats just got jobbed again. On MNF. As non-biasedly as possible, here's what happened:
Panthers 24
Patriots 20
3 Seconds left on the clock
Ball on the Panthers 18
Brady drops back, side steps pressure, delivers a ball intended for Gronk that is intercepted about 6 yards into the end zone.
Flag comes in by the official standing a few feet away from the play. Pass Interference on Kuechly. Clearly the defender wasn't looking for the ball (face guarding, penalty) as Kuechly was literally hugging Gronk. He is directly in between Gronk and the ball.
Another official comes in and says the ball was uncatchable. That it was thrown too short for Gronk (6' 6") to possibly come back and catch the ball.
Flag picked up. Game over.
What?!?!?!?! Uncatchable??
HOW CAN YOU COMPETE FOR THE BALL WHEN YOUR BEING INTERERED FROM DOING SO??????
Game over. Such a bad call. Jobbed again.
And heres what the masses have to say:
(Make sure to scroll all the way down and check out the vid of Brady getting pissed at the ref after they picked up the flag)
BONUS:
Video of Gronk struggling to answer whether or not he thought he was held on the last play. laugh out loud stuff here-
Ya- that's clean. Enjoy it Panthers. pic.twitter.com/5xzb2ZWQmj
— PatriotsXLVIII (@PatriotsXLVIII) November 19, 2013
My thoughts..Since the flag was thrown they should have stayed with the call. There was clear contact before the ball was intercepted. More.
— Mike Pereira (@MikePereira) November 19, 2013
You could make a case that the pass might have been uncatachable, but the flag was thrown and you should stay with it. My thoughts
— Mike Pereira (@MikePereira) November 19, 2013
Every officiating expert so far says they blew the call. Except the one that's on tv. Another quality hire by ESPN. #worldwideleader
— Johnston & Flynn (@RJFlynn985) November 19, 2013
"Gronk can't compete for the ball. How do you pick that up and run off the field?"
- Steve Young on controversial final call
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) November 19, 2013
Cam was terrific on final drive but come on, that was outrageous face-guarding, wrapped-up PASS INTERFERENCE. NFL looks BAD tonight.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) November 19, 2013
Maybe not a PI on Kuechly, but it sure as hell was illegal contact, a hold, SOMETHING.
— Jon Wallach (@KenGriffeyRules) November 19, 2013
The pass was catchable..not illegal contact since ball was in the air...contact on 87 occurs prior to interception. It's a foul and called!
— Jim Daopoulos (@RefereeJimD) November 19, 2013
utter horseshit. bare minimum its holding. but it's really P.I. and its unconscionable that there was no official explanation by that crew.
— Gresh (Tweets) & Zo (@GreshandZo) November 19, 2013
Gruden is BS about that call/non-call. I think Brady just called the ref a Garbage Ass.
— Toucher and Rich (@Toucherandrich) November 19, 2013
Did the same judges that thought GSP won decide that wasn't pass interference?
— Jimmy Murphy (@MurphysLaw74) November 19, 2013
I'm sorry - but if you are a boston media member and you agree with the flag being picked up - you are trolling. Plain and simple.
— Matt Perrault (@sportstalkmatt) November 19, 2013
The real Tom Brady is so much better than Press Conference Tom Brady. https://t.co/45thvDORrH
— Michael Hurley (@michaelFhurley) November 19, 2013
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