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Ty Johnson and Monday Night Football

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Well, if one has ESPN and can jump away from the baseball playoffs, looks like Ty will get a chance to display his talent on 'Monday Night Football' against the Packers.
 
Was only in a couple plays and no touches, he'll get his chance soon I hope
 
The NFL product has turned into a complete piece of dung. These are supposed to be high paid officials at the highest level and they literally just handed the Packers that game on three massive blown crucial calls. Two defensive hands to the face at the end of the game on 3rd and long that were not. Almost unbelievable.
 
Kerryon Johnson 14 carries 38 yds.....and Ty doesn’t get a chance smdh.....piss on the lions if they ain’t gonna give him a shot then I hope they lose everytime they play
 
The NFL product has turned into a complete piece of dung. These are supposed to be high paid officials at the highest level and they literally just handed the Packers that game on three massive blown crucial calls. Two defensive hands to the face at the end of the game on 3rd and long that were not. Almost unbelievable.

I used to watch the NFL religiously. I barely watch a game anymore unless it’s the Redskins and that’s bad enough. The Packers were given new life over and over and over again on the first drive last night. One penalty was a completely bogus personal foul where the DB was diving for the ball, he didn’t lower his head at all and the WR came in and hit him in the head and the DB was penalized. The referees determine most games now. The illegal touching rule and the illegal hands to the face at the line of scrimmage on a WR is a joke. It can be 4th and 35 and the penalty results in five yards and 1st down.
 
Posted by Mike Florio on October 14, 2019, 6:27 AM EDT

There was no pool report, no video from Al Riveron. And there likely will be no public admission regarding the conversation(s) that resulted in a key defensive pass interference foul being wiped out in the Texans-Chiefs game.

But something fishy happened, as evidenced by the images broadcast by CBS.


It occurred with the Chiefs leading 17-9 in the second quarter, and driving for more with a first down on the Houson 32. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes fired a deep ball to the end zone, and it was intercepted by Texans defensive back Tashaun Gipson.

Referee Shawn Hochuli initially informed the fans in the stadium and the TV audience that Texans defensive back Lonnie Johnson Jr. had committed defensive pass interference on Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, with the video showing Johnson grabbing Kelce and driving him into the ground. Then, as the teams were lined up for the next play at the spot of the infraction (the Houston 23), Hochuli and two other officials huddled. During the conversation, one of the other officials clearly can be seen pressing his finger against his ear, it what most likely was an attempt to better hear whatever someone was saying to him.

PFT has learned that replay review definitely was not involved in this decision. This means that no one should have been talking to any of the officials regarding whether or not the call for pass interference should have been changed, or whether some other penalty should have been called.

After the consultation, Hochuli announced “the contact that was potentially a hold was while the ball was in the air; it is not pass interference, because it was not on the receiver that caught the ball.” While a little clunky on the back end, the point was that the officials concluded, apparently with input from either the replay official or 345 Park Avenue, that the blatant hold on Kelce happened while the ball was in the air, and that Kelce wasn’t the intended receiver — making the ball uncatchable as to him and thus resulting in no interference.

But the contact on Kelce seems to have clearly commenced and continued before Mahomes threw the ball. Thus, if there was going to be any type of consultation (even if technically unauthorized by the procedures for helping the officials on the field), someone should have told the officials that Johnson committed defensive holding on Kelce, with the interception nullified and possession given to the Chiefs, first and 10 from the Houston 27.

The league declined comment on this play; a source with knowledge of the situation informed PFT that it’s ultimately a judgment call for the officials on the field. The problem is that it looks like someone else’s judgment was involved — and that the judgment was erroneously exercised.

Ultimately, it was a key moment in the game. Tony Dungy called it the turning point on Sunday’s Football Night in America. Houston, with the ensuing touchback, drove the ball the length of the field and scored a touchdown, making the score 17-16 when it could have been 24-9, if the Chiefs had scored a touchdown after rightfully keeping possession.

The Chiefs are upset, as they should be. And the league should be more transparent when mistakes like this happen. Ultimately, that’s the best way to keep mistakes like this from happening again — and to keep fans from thinking that the simplest explanation is that someone, somewhere wanted the Texans to win the game.


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There was plenty to discuss after the Green Bay Packers’ 23-22 win over the Detroit Lions on Monday night.

In particular, on two calls: a pair of illegal-hands-to-the-face penalties on Lions defensive end Trey Flowers. Both calls helped the Packers stay in the game.

The 1st penalty came on a third-and-10 that gave the Packers a first down. Three plays later, Rodgers dropped a dime to Allen Lazard for a touchdown.

On the Packers’ final possession on a third-and-4, Flowers was again called for the same and it allowed the Packers to hit the game winning field goal.

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Everybody was upset, and that included Desmond Howard.

The former football player turned analst took to Twitter and called for an investigation of the refs and bank accounts.

“The refs need to be investigated. This is horrendous. Check bank accounts. #NoExcuses”


Desmond Howard

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https://twitter.com/DesmondHoward/status/1183946054955393024

The refs need to be investigated. This is horrendous. Check bank accounts. #NoExcuses


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“It is a damn shame that the brilliance of @AaronRodgers12 will take a backseat to TWO ridiculous calls by the officials. He made TWO of the best throws you will see all season.”


Desmond Howard

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It is a damn shame that the brilliance of @AaronRodgers12 will take a backseat to TWO ridiculous calls by the officials. He made TWO of the best throws you will see all season.


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This is happening in almost every NFL game throughout the entire the games. It’s been increasing for two decades in the quest to have basketball like scores in every game.

I tuned into a game a few weeks ago and the broadcasters were discussing the particular referring crews propensity to call certain penalties and how the NFL sends scouting reports to each team so that the team can game plan for the referees. What the hell? The game is that controlled by individual referring crews that teams receive scouting reports on the ref for their tendencies. I know the reffing crews have always been an interest at all levels of the sport but these NFL guys are supposed to be the the best of the best and yet there is so much discrepancy between crews that scouting reports are provided by the NFL on them.
 
Imo, fantasy football is keeping the NFL relevant. Too much garbage, too often in prevent D with 4 minutes to go, too many suspect calls...just a money making scheme of grand proportions....under the nonprofit umbrella.
 
I don't blame the actual officials as much as I blame the people who train and oversee them. That conglomerate of people no longer want players to solely decide the outcome of games. I cannot put it any more simple than that.
 
The NFL is more concerned with having a close game coming down to the wire to keep people watching to keep the advertisers happy and eyeballs on the screen through the 4th quarter than it is with having a properly officiated game. Mistakes happen, blown calls happen, thats sports, and thats life but it is way too common of an occurrence for it to be coincidence. The end of the Dallas-Jets game is another example, they threw flags on 5 straight plays on the final drive
 
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