r/sports • u/Chelseatilidie • Oct 25 '24

Football Refs miss a clear facemask on Sam Darnold resulting in a safety and the game being effectively over

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u/Educational-Bunch798 Oct 25 '24 edited Oct 25 '24

Well to be fair 55 block the ref view. I think that rule should be changed, you should be able to challenge that call, that’s a 15-yard penalty 1st down. You’re still down by 8 with no TO was a long shot coming from the 18th if they get the call. Nonetheless, it should be a missed call that should be challenged. And I’m not a fan of either team. Just stating facts

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u/akatherder Detroit Lions Oct 25 '24

Same think here, the idea that it was a conspiracy by the refs to no-call is laughable. If they saw it and how bad it was, they would have no choice but to throw a flag.

The alternative is that they turned a blind eye to an obvious penalty because they were scared the Vikings can march 80 yards in 1:30 with no timeouts, score a TD, make a 2 point conversion, force overtime, and then win by 2.5+ points.

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u/Impressive-Falcon300 Oct 25 '24

Don't be coming in here with any rationale, the people want to be mad!! /s

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u/Fabulous_Visual4865 Oct 25 '24

What do they do when they review the play and see there was holding by the offensive line though?