I cannot believe I read this whole thread.
Having watched all the games the last 4 years, and being able to forecast these phantom PI calls BEFORE they happen, is statistically impossible, short of me being Nostradamus or Edgar Cayce.
I firmly believe we did put men on the moon,yet believe there was more than one gunman. I try to keep an open mind, and not let the theories fit the facts.
Donaghey(sp) proved in the NBA that you can change a WHOLE GAME in the first two minutes by calling fouls against a star player sending him to the bench.
PI, holding etc, could probably be called on more than 50% of plays.
Why they are called, and when they are called, should NOT be something that can so easily be predicted by a moron such as myself, who is far far far from a Football expert, nor a seer.
As the third quater started, I said to a friend, T minus 2 minutes for the Phantom PI Call, and et voila.....