Luke Kuechly admits Panthers "might have got away with one" in 2013

[AtomicDawg]

Yeah, I remember screaming at my TV after this call.



And Brady chasing Clete Blakeman off the field.

 

[Kdo5]

I remember how upsetting that finish was. It really sucked.

 

[borisman]

Someone actually had to admit to this? It's all over the fkn film. I don't think ANYONE thought that was a clean play.

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

It's outrageously bad call like this that happen to all teams that makes fans suspect the fix is in. A booth mechanism to overrule obviously bogus calls is needed.

 

[CheekyDave]

That was a an egregioius "missed" call. Does not instill confidence.

 

[JayNM]

It's outrageously bad call like this that happen to all teams that makes fans suspect the fix is in. A booth mechanism to overrule obviously bogus calls is needed.

The Lions would approve

 

[Kontradiction]

That game will always be the reason why my butthole puckers up with dread anytime I find out Blakeman will officiate a Pats game.

 

[Koma]

The crazy thing about this play was, that as the video that AtomicDawg posted shows, that it was called DPI right away. Then the officials conferred and picked up the flag. They didn't "miss" it. They called it, then changed their minds.

We saw something similar in the Saints game 2 weeks ago, when the officials initially threw a flag for OPI, but then discussed it and determined it was legal because the contact took place with 1 yard of the LOS. I'm not aware of any exception to the DPI rule where you can wrap both arms around a receiver 20 yards down field.

 

[PatsDeb]

Well, you're not getting away with one this week Luke! Who's the ref for this game anyway?

 

[Nikolai]

The crazy thing about this play was, that as the video that AtomicDawg posted shows, that it was called DPI right away. Then the officials conferred and picked up the flag. They didn't "miss" it. They called it, then changed their minds.

That's what drove me crazy about that game, and really made me question for a while what I was watching on Sundays.

 

[bresna]

What drove me crazier about this non-call was response from the officiating office afterward. They had the balls to claim that it was called properly. Everybody knew that was a blown call... except the referees.

 

[TennisBallHead]

We won't have to worry about it this time, the Pats are about to pound you into dust.

 

[Uptown]

Brady hasn’t forgotten that game/ call.
Beware, Panthers....Beware

 

[jah]

Respect to Kuechly. Not his fault the refs changed their mind.

 

[skspikex2]

Well, you're not getting away with one this week Luke! Who's the ref for this game anyway?

The equally bad Jerome Boger.

 

[Patriot Missile]

2 Super Bowl titles later I think I'm over it.

 

[XLIX]

Nothing angered me more than the call itself, which may have cost NE the game.... but I also remember being especially upset at the way the referees slithered off the field once they picked up the flag. Referees normally give long winded explanations but not in this case. Here it was like they had the meter running on their taxi.

 

[Adam Seward]

Bovada had the Pats as the away underdog, IIRC. I know for a fact I lost 50$ on what I assured myself was easy money.

 

[Jackson 2]

2 Super Bowl titles later I think I'm over it.

LOL, I'll never get over it entirely.

 

[AtomicDawg]

I remember how upsetting that finish was. It really sucked.

Not only was the finish upsetting, IIRC, this game was pretty much the reason the Pats couldn't get homefield advantage that season.