Dez Bryant allowed on field with helmet off for the rigged call

[MultiTroll]

WTF was that?
Any media going to go after the rigged refs / NFL for an explaination?

[Trill Clinton]

http://i.imgur.com/Yq7YcA2.gif

stop crying fam and jump on the bandwagon

[Floyd Pacquiao]

http://i1109.photobucket.com/albums/h422/WhoMurkdYa/mZ69M_zps307e74ea.gif

[poo-doe wayne-o]

its not illegal in that particular situation. your just stupid

[LakerHater]

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[spurtech09]

lol....what about the hit on the dallas punter?....It was worse than cowboys running into the kicker.....the refs had no clue on what there were doing....bad calls on both sides of the ball.....

[Clipper Nation]

"The rigged call"

http://i62.tinypic.com/i3i77t.jpg

[Chris]

It was a confusing situation. Human beings make mistakes tbh

[spurtech09]

"The rigged call"

http://i62.tinypic.com/i3i77t.jpgsaw that....facemask pulled by lions receiver ....foul should of been called on the lions

[TE]

lol....what about the hit on the dallas punter?....It was worse than cowboys running into the kicker.....the refs had no clue on what there were doing....bad calls on both sides of the ball.....
For real...there was bad no calls/ no calls on both sides. The fact is Detroit was lucky that Dallas wasn't sharp for a full sixty minutes. Detroit had a good scheme coming into the game which aided their already number one run defense. They confused Romo tremendously on both called plays and audibles. Dallas was lucky to come out with a win; Detroit was lucky to make it the game it was imho.

[MultiTroll]

"The rigged call"
I don't see a blow up photo of Dez Bryant running from the sidelines onto the field with his helmet off.

[MultiTroll]

saw that....facemask pulled by lions receiver ....foul should of been called on the lions
Wrong.

Face guarding is a penalty in college football, but not at the pro level.
http://espn.go.com/dallas/nfl/story/_/id/12121292/referee-pete-morelli-explains-overturned-pass-interference-call-dallas-cowboys-detroit-lions-wild-card-game

[unleashbaynes]

Wrong.

Face guarding is a penalty in college football, but not at the pro level.

Thay's not what face guarding is you fat pile of shit.

[DJR210]

I'm not gonna complain, but that call was bullshit. Hitchens didn't look for the ball once in his defense.

Wining and dining the head of referees looks to have payed off, thanks Stephen :tu

[MultiTroll]

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[Avante]

Other than the Lions fans, the best thing for the game is...Cowboys vs Packers. Far more interesting/exciting.

[MultiTroll]

I'm not gonna complain, but that call was bullshit. Hitchens didn't look for the ball once in his defense.

Wining and dining the head of referees looks to have payed off, thanks Stephen :tu
Hitchens, knowing he is going to get beat upfield, also grabs his jersey as he turns the corner. I'm sure Clipper Nation will post a zoom in photo of that.

Regardless, still no media addressing Dez Bryant running onto the field with helmet off and lipping off to the refs, supposedly an automatic flag.

[MultiTroll]

"The rigged call"
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B6i6BfbIgAEP42E.jpg

[tlongII]

Detroit definitely got screwed. However, I agree that Dallas vs Green Bay will be a better game so I don't really care.

[jag]

Thay's not what face guarding is you fat pile of shit.

:lmao

[Jeff Van Gundy]

Thay's not what face guarding is you fat pile of shit.

:lmao owned. Multitroll cant get his fat ass up after det one

[MultiTroll]

NFL head of officials Dean Blandino said Monday that the no-call on pass interference (http://espn.go.com/dallas/nfl/story/_/id/12121292/referee-pete-morelli-explains-overturned-pass-interference-call-dallas-cowboys-detroit-lions-wild-card-game) againstDetroit Lions (http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/det/detroit-lions) tight end Brandon Pettigrew (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/12549/brandon-pettigrew) by Dallas Cowboys (http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/dal/dallas-cowboys) linebacker Anthony Hitchens (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/16883/anthony-hitchens) was debatable but holding definitely should have been called on the play.
More from ESPN.comhttp://a.espncdn.com/i/columnists/seifert_kevin_m.jpgBy NFL rules, there were four apparent penalties on the pivotal, controversial Lions-Cowboys flag reversal, writes Kevin Seifert. Story (http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/157504/inside-slant-referee-pete-morelli-had-four-potential-penalties-on-key-lions-cowboys-play)


Blandino, speaking on NBC Sports Radio's "Pro Football Talk Live," said the officiating crew made an error by announcing a penalty and then picking up the flag. Ideally, he said, the crew would have discussed the play and then made an announcement that there was no penalty on the play. If the crew had handled the situation in this manner, "it would have mitigated some of the response to this," he said.
Blandino said that when he reviewed the play it appears as a "judgment call that could have gone either way." But he saw a clear "jersey grab" by Hitchens that should have resulted in a defensive holding call that "should have been called."
There has been debate on whether the makeup of the officiating crew in the playoffs where "all-star" crews are put together for the games helped to cause the confusion on the play. Blandino said he doesn't think "that was ultimately the factor that led to this situation happening." He said there are "pros and cons" on having "all-star" crews versus the crews that have worked together the entire season but in the end it's a moot point because "most of these officials have worked together at some point in their career."

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Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/13215/dez-bryant) came onto the field without his helmet to argue the initial pass-interference call Sunday, an act that had many wondering why he wasn't flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct. But Blandino said that Bryant's actions weren't an automatic penalty as the rule against players taking their helmets off on the field only applies to players in the game at that time.
The official Sunday had "discretion" to decide whether Bryant's actions warranted a penalty and decided against it, although Blandino said he would have supported a penalty on the Cowboys' star receiver if one was called.
Blandino was also asked about his presence on a Cowboys party bus in August and perceptions that he is biased toward owner Jerry Jones' team.
He said the bus incident is something that "happened" but it has nothing to do with how Sunday's game was officiated.
"People can believe what they want to believe but one thing had nothing to do with the other," he said.

[DarrinS]

Former VP of Officiating for the NFL


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdAKk42OzVw

[IceColdBrewski]

Tainted win. It is what it is. The only thing most people will remember about this game is that the Cowboys needed help from the refs to win.

[Kawhi]

Alot of players go on the field without their helmet

[Dex]

Tainted win. It is what it is. The only thing most people will remember about this game is that the Cowboys needed help from the refs to win.

There were bad calls and missed calls on both sides. This one is just getting a higher level of scrutiny because the refs announced it then revoked it, instead of conferencing first and then making the call. Both teams had their chances at that game and Dallas was the one that capitalized.

Either way, A W is still a W.

[Fabbs]

Alot of players go on the field without their helmet
Not members of the current opposite position team (offense/defense) and certainly not to contest a call ala Bitch Bryant. Apparantly the rule is not automatic thus it was up to Jerry Jones err the refs to decide for the non-call.

Go Green Bay.

[Chris]

All of the contact starts with the receiver. He grabs Spencer's face mask and pulls him in. Spencer puts up his arms to show the refs he's getting worked. The receiver grabs onto Spencer and pulls him on top of him. It's offensive pass interference all the way.

[Fabbs]

All of the contact starts with the receiver. He grabs Spencer's face mask and pulls him in. Spencer puts up his arms to show the refs he's getting worked. The receiver grabs onto Spencer and pulls him on top of him. It's offensive pass interference all the way.
:lol 2/10

[LakerHater]

Spencer?

[Chris]

Spencer?

Hitchens whoever! :lol

[Chris]

Offensive pass interference clearly

[IceColdBrewski]

All of the contact starts with the receiver. He grabs Spencer's face mask and pulls him in. Spencer puts up his arms to show the refs he's getting worked. The receiver grabs onto Spencer and pulls him on top of him. It's offensive pass interference all the way.

Actually no. The contact started with Hitchens holding the receiver's jersey when he tried to create separation off the line of scrimmage. We've all seen the replays and pictures by now. Don't know why so many of you are hell bent on looking stupid by trying to justify what's obvious to everyone but Cowboys fans.

[Trill Clinton]

with or without that penalty we win the game. cowboys got called for a bullshit running into a kicker and the refs swallowed their whistle when detroit ran into our punter.

[spurtech09]

There were bad calls and missed calls on both sides. This one is just getting a higher level of scrutiny because the refs announced it then revoked it, instead of conferencing first and then making the call. Both teams had their chances at that game and Dallas was the one that capitalized.

Either way, A W is still a W.agree

[spurtech09]

Actually no. The contact started with Hitchens holding the receiver's jersey when he tried to create separation off the line of scrimmage. We've all seen the replays and pictures by now. Don't know why so many of you are hell bent on looking stupid by trying to justify what's obvious to everyone but Cowboys fans.what happened .....happened....nothing you can do about it.....could of been called either way now the game is over and the cowboys are going to play the packers lol....deal with it and move on....

[poo-doe wayne-o]

it was a make-up call for several bad calls that went detroits way. its not illegal for dez to come onto the field with no helmet on between plays when the defense is on the field. the refs didn't want to change the outcome so they didn't flag dez on a simple judgement call

[Kool Bob Love]

They gonna lose in Green Bay if not to the Seahawks in the NFFC. Let them boys enjoy thier win.

[unleashbaynes]

Former VP of Officiating for the NFL


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdAKk42OzVw

Mike Pereira is just buttmad that he agreed with the flag and THEN they picked it up. It made him look like an idiot, and he'd look like MORE of an idiot if he flipped on his opinion.

[Fabbs]

Mike Pereira is just buttmad that he agreed with the flag and THEN they picked it up. It made him look like an idiot, and he'd look like MORE of an idiot if he flipped on his opinion.
You are so desperate.

[DarrinS]

Mike Pereira is just buttmad that he agreed with the flag and THEN they picked it up. It made him look like an idiot, and he'd look like MORE of an idiot if he flipped on his opinion.


The play of this game was a PI call that was flagged, announced, and then picked up. I don't know why Dallas fans can't admit this. The NFL isn't going to take the "W" away. :lol

[Floyd Pacquiao]

All of the contact starts with the receiver. He grabs Spencer's face mask and pulls him in. Spencer puts up his arms to show the refs he's getting worked. The receiver grabs onto Spencer and pulls him on top of him. It's offensive pass interference all the way.
Yep, haters won't like this post.

[chunticakes]

Lost in all this is the fact that Romo was clutch. People are still bitching over the flag that was picked up with 9 minutes left on the clock. Detroit was still gonna lose regardless.

[TE]

People still talking about this shit only shows how butthurt they are over the Boys success tbh. Get over it. Onto the next one.

[Brazil]

People still talking about this shit only shows how butthurt they are over the Boys success tbh. Get over it. Onto the next one.

:lol of course I'm butthurt... it did not prevent me from saying grats to cowboys and to say Lions can only blame themselves and refs did an overall poor job on this game...

it does not change the fact that cowboys gonna lose next

it is what it is

[DarrinS]

Lost in all this is the fact that Romo was clutch. People are still bitching over the flag that was picked up with 9 minutes left on the clock. Detroit was still gonna lose regardless.

He definitely was clutch, taking advantage of a huge opportunity that presented itself in the 4th quarter.

[AlexJones]

HOW BOUT DEM REFBOYS!?!?!?

[Chris]

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[unleashbaynes]

The play of this game was a PI call that was flagged, announced, and then picked up. I don't know why Dallas fans can't admit this. The NFL isn't going to take the "W" away. :lol

Neither is bitching about it.

[spurtech09]

:lol of course I'm butthurt... it did not prevent me from saying grats to cowboys and to say Lions can only blame themselves and refs did an overall poor job on this game...

it does not change the fact that cowboys gonna lose next

it is what it isand what happens if they win?

[spurtech09]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xap1/t31.0-8/10900149_1005781486102761_8523281672911694129_o.jp glooks likea facemask to me....face guarding I think not

[Brazil]

and what happens if they win?

If Lions win, GB push our shit deeper than cowboys but when you are a Lions fan a PO win is gravy and in this context it would have been important for the future of that team

[pgardn]

Love all the snapshots showing only instances, anyone who saw the whole play can clearly say they made the call and then picked it up. It would have been much more acceptable not to have thrown the flag and got it wrong.

But they thru the flag, then reversed it making it wrong... that's some pretty awful officiating.

The above being stated, I thought the Cowboys were the better team that might have lost. So in the big picture imo, the Cowboys going forward is fine. Of course if I were a Lions fan I would be hacked, and then realize the regular season was rather charmed anyway.

[resistanze]

If Lions win, GB push our shit deeper than cowboys but when you are a Lions fan a PO win is gravy and in this context it would have been important for the future of that team

Lions would've gone to Seattle. Maybe even had a chance.

[unleashbaynes]

Hmmmm just checked the score again and we still won.

[Brazil]

Lions would've gone to Seattle. Maybe even had a chance.

ya :lol sorry for the miss it's If Lions win, SH push our shit deeper than cowboys at GB

[Spur-Addict]

Lions would've gone to Seattle. Maybe even had a chance.

They would've been an extremely competitive game from my point of view. On paper they were a very concerning team.

[The Gemini Method]

They would've been an extremely competitive game from my point of view. On paper they were a very concerning team.

But with Matty Stafford on the Lions--we'd probably still have won.

[Spur-Addict]

But with Matty Stafford on the Lions--we'd probably still have won.

Quite possibly, I am confident in our squad. But with Tron, anything is possible. Tough D line, tough against the run. A play here and there and who knows. But all around I think we are a better team.

[djohn2oo8]

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[djohn2oo8]

with or without that penalty we win the game. cowboys got called for a bullshit running into a kicker and the refs swallowed their whistle when detroit ran into our punter.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B6jAbtBCIAApV5i.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B6jAbtHCIAARub6.jpg

[pgardn]

Hmmmm just checked the score again and we still won.

Bad calls have been made before and teams move on.


But keep up your diligence watching for the score to change.
The bad call won't change.
This does not mean the call was correct, it was a horrible changed call. I look at it like a fumble that bounces the right way, these things happen, and the Cowboys got a big break.

Cowboy fan is really desperate and I can see why. You actually have a team in the playoffs, that is legit finally. How many years has it been?

[unleashbaynes]

Bad calls have been made before and teams move on.


But keep up your diligence watching for the score to change.
The bad call won't change.
This does not mean the call was correct, it was a horrible changed call. I look at it like a fumble that bounces the right way, these things happen, and the Cowboys got a big break.

Cowboy fan is really desperate and I can see why. You actually have a team in the playoffs, that is legit finally. How many years has it been?
Yup, still 24-20.

[Infinite_limit]

Didn't I make a thread recently exposing the NFL?

"Cowboys winning is good for the sport". Enjoy

[The Reckoning]

Best part about this game was walking into a bar in Florida and yelling "HOW BOUT THEM COWBOYS???" The whole bar turned around and yelled "FUCK THE COWBOYS!" :lol

[Chris]

Eat shit, helmet rule only applies to players on the field involved in the play. :lol
Also, ex-referee Mike Carey said the officials got it right, there was absolutely no pass interference on the play and thats why it was reversed by the line judge who had a better angle. Legit win tbh

[Fabbs]

Eat shit, helmet rule only applies to players on the field involved in the play. :lol
Helmet rule for fags coming off the bench is at the discretion of the ref(s).

[pgardn]

Eat shit, helmet rule only applies to players on the field involved in the play. :lol
Also, ex-referee Mike Carey said the officials got it right, there was absolutely no pass interference on the play and thats why it was reversed by the line judge who had a better angle. Legit win tbh

So you got ex-referee Mike Carey defending the call made by... Refs.

You wanna bring up a list of people affiliated with the NFL at some time in their career that thought it was a bad call?
Its a long list.
In fact it's really not much of an argument about if it was bad, it's how bad compared to other notorious calls.

[pgardn]

Yup, still 24-20.

Check again.
This is exciting.

[unleashbaynes]

Check again.
This is exciting.

I just did. Dallas @ GB is still on the schedge.