You know what? I looked at it again and the ball is closer than my hyperbolic suggestion.

I still will ride on the fact that the refs are at fault for not acting logically consistent. Every sentient mind on earth wants logical consistence in actions and behaviors. You painted 3 of 4 walls…why? You parked your car only HALF in the garage why? The zombies can’t walk in water till they suddenly can to drag a dragon corpse ashore why?

The refs at best had a “hey the games on the line, you can’t do that!” Response and that’s simply not what they’re paid to do. Either the rules matter all the time or none of the time. Suddenly deciding it’s important with sub 2 min in the game is at best suspect, and at worst legitimate game fixing; accidental or otherwise.

Which is another reason why it’s a ticky tacky call. Machomes overthrew him by 25 yards. The ONLY purpose of the throw was to draw the call. Which is kind of like flopping in the NBA; rules are rules, but it’s complete bullshit to exaggerate it in your favor.

If you watch that same drive, Kelsey got mauled in a crossing route by the LB, and no one had eyes then.

Juju gets basically escorted at the end of the game and suddenly they call it?

If it had been called all game, it makes sense

If it wasn’t called and had NOT been called all game, it makes sense.

It wasn’t called all game then matters in under 2 min left? Everyone should call that what it is, competitively bankrupt.