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kdawg7736 [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-01-30 8:36:52 AM  
Possibly one of the biggest blunders in a playoff game. Ever.
 
question_dj [TotalFark]
2023-01-30 8:41:10 AM  
He wanted Mahomes to go backward, so he pushed him from behind?

What are the physics in Ossai's world?
 
NewportBarGuy [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-01-30 8:43:12 AM  

kdawg7736: Possibly one of the biggest blunders in a playoff game. Ever.


Nope... Not really. But that's what the internet is making it out to be.
 
Marcus Aurelius [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-01-30 9:04:44 AM  
Good judgement comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgement.
 
Marcus Aurelius [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-01-30 9:07:23 AM  

NewportBarGuy: kdawg7736: Possibly one of the biggest blunders in a playoff game. Ever.

Nope... Not really. But that's what the internet is making it out to be.


Brandon Bostick's onside kick recovery attempt during the Packers-Seahawks NFC championship game was way worse, for example.
 
REO-Weedwagon
2023-01-30 9:28:51 AM  
Everybody acting like Bengals would have gone on to win in overtime.
 
OldRod [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-01-30 9:30:44 AM  
At the end of a game, to decide who goes to the Super Bowl... running at full speed, doing whatever he could to stop Mahomes from gaining yards... yeah, it happened.  Yes, it was a penalty since Mahomes was clearly out of bound, but shiat happens in the heat and emotion of such a big moment.  Learn from it and do better next year.
 
Eat The Placenta
2023-01-30 9:34:02 AM  
Now, what we have here on this cold and blustery night, we can witness a tiger getting his prey.
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OtherLittleGuy [BareFark]
2023-01-30 9:35:46 AM  

REO-Weedwagon: Everybody acting like Bengals would have gone on to win in overtime won to begin with.
 
Irving Maimway [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-01-30 9:43:17 AM  
This franchise is cursed. Our lot in life is to suffer.
 
Farkenhostile
2023-01-30 9:48:47 AM  
It took away their chance at getting to the super bowl, that is going to haunt that guy forever.
 
DoBeDoBeDo [TotalFark]
2023-01-30 9:56:03 AM  

REO-Weedwagon: Everybody acting like Bengals would have gone on to win in overtime.


All but handing the other team the win in regulation REALLY hurts your chances of winning in overtime.  Not sure anyone thinks it was a lock, but you have a 0% chance if you never get to overtime.
 
Ponzholio [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-01-30 9:59:31 AM  

Marcus Aurelius: NewportBarGuy: kdawg7736: Possibly one of the biggest blunders in a playoff game. Ever.

Nope... Not really. But that's what the internet is making it out to be.

Brandon Bostick's onside kick recovery attempt during the Packers-Seahawks NFC championship game was way worse, for example.



Dee Ford see whistling nonchalantly.

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Best in this World [TotalFark]
2023-01-30 10:00:08 AM  
The amount of sh*t this guy is getting is obscene. You want to argue reality? The refs screwed Cinci umpteen different ways to even get the game to that point where this late hit mattered. You want to ignore the reality of the refs? Cinci had plenty of opportunities that they themselves squandered. You need to win a game with no doubt, just like how in MMA they say never to leave it up to the judges because you just don't know. Ossai left it up to the refs, on a night where there was no way in hell that the refs would make the right call.
 
FLMountainMan
2023-01-30 10:03:04 AM  

Farkenhostile: It took away their chance at getting to the super bowl, that is going to haunt that guy forever.


He's 22.  Next year he could make the play that sends them to the Super Bowl.
 
HeathenHealer [TotalFark]
2023-01-30 10:04:47 AM  

Best in this World: Ossai left it up to the refs committed a clear penalty at a horrible time in the game.


Credit to Ossai and the Bengals for not putting this on the ref. He knows he farked up. The coach knows he farked up. Better luck next year. Maybe shore-up that offensive line.
 
docilej
2023-01-30 10:04:58 AM  
That play wasn't so bad. It's not like he went with a pass play in the red zone instead of handing the ball off to Marshawn Lynch.
 
GypsyJoker [TotalFark]
2023-01-30 10:14:10 AM  
Maybe the Bengals getting 0 yards of offense in the first quarter might've played a part, too.
 
deadsanta
2023-01-30 10:23:03 AM  
I didn't watch the game, but wasn't there a farking 30-yard punt return on the previous play?  Maybe that's your big blunder right there, and the entire defense at fault?  Huh? Maybe?
 
jake3988 [OhFark]
2023-01-30 10:23:09 AM  

kdawg7736: Possibly one of the biggest blunders in a playoff game. Ever.


It's not even the biggest blunder in Bengals playoff history.

Remember the Bengals Steelers playoff game?  I think it was the last game the Steelers won in the playoffs.  2016 IIRC.

Steelers/Bengals got into a bit of a scum and Joey Porter came off the sideline to yell at someone and a Bengals player decided it would be a cool idea to shove Joey Porter to the ground, getting a 15 yard penalty and putting the Steelers in field goal range?

Good times.

Joey Porter was a bit of a dick and it ultimately got him fired but it was still a monumentally boneheaded play by the Bengals.
 
HumanDecency [TotalFark]
2023-01-30 10:23:36 AM  
You know, it wouldn't have mattered if the Refs called one of the three holds that allowed the play to happen.

Or the block in the back that allowed the kickoff return.

I could go on for a while.
 
HumanDecency [TotalFark]
2023-01-30 10:27:26 AM  
1st & 10 at CIN 47
(0:22 - 4th) (Shotgun) B.Roethlisberger pass incomplete deep right to A.Brown. PIT-A.Brown was injured during the play. PENALTY on CIN-V.Burfict, Unnecessary Roughness, 15 yards, enforced at CIN 47 - No Play. PENALTY on CIN-A.Jones, Unsportsmanlike Conduct, 15 yards, enforced between downs.
1st & 10 at CIN 32
(0:18 - 4th) PENALTY on CIN-A.Jones, Unsportsmanlike Conduct, 15 yards, enforced at CIN 32 - No Play.


jake3988: kdawg7736: Possibly one of the biggest blunders in a playoff game. Ever.

It's not even the biggest blunder in Bengals playoff history.

Remember the Bengals Steelers playoff game?  I think it was the last game the Steelers won in the playoffs.  2016 IIRC.

Steelers/Bengals got into a bit of a scum and Joey Porter came off the sideline to yell at someone and a Bengals player decided it would be a cool idea to shove Joey Porter to the ground, getting a 15 yard penalty and putting the Steelers in field goal range?

Good times.

Joey Porter was a bit of a dick and it ultimately got him fired but it was still a monumentally boneheaded play by the Bengals.
 
kdawg7736 [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-01-30 10:42:04 AM  

jake3988: kdawg7736: Possibly one of the biggest blunders in a playoff game. Ever.

It's not even the biggest blunder in Bengals playoff history.

Remember the Bengals Steelers playoff game?  I think it was the last game the Steelers won in the playoffs.  2016 IIRC.

Steelers/Bengals got into a bit of a scum and Joey Porter came off the sideline to yell at someone and a Bengals player decided it would be a cool idea to shove Joey Porter to the ground, getting a 15 yard penalty and putting the Steelers in field goal range?

Good times.

Joey Porter was a bit of a dick and it ultimately got him fired but it was still a monumentally boneheaded play by the Bengals.


The last Steelers playoff win was against the Chiefs in the 2016 season playoffs. Hard to believe it has been that long.
 
jake3988 [OhFark]
2023-01-30 10:46:37 AM  

HumanDecency: 1st & 10 at CIN 47
(0:22 - 4th) (Shotgun) B.Roethlisberger pass incomplete deep right to A.Brown. PIT-A.Brown was injured during the play. PENALTY on CIN-V.Burfict, Unnecessary Roughness, 15 yards, enforced at CIN 47 - No Play. PENALTY on CIN-A.Jones, Unsportsmanlike Conduct, 15 yards, enforced between downs.
1st & 10 at CIN 32
(0:18 - 4th) PENALTY on CIN-A.Jones, Unsportsmanlike Conduct, 15 yards, enforced at CIN 32 - No Play.


Ah, yes, I forgot about the asshat known as Burfict nearly decapitating Antonio Brown right before that which is what led to the scrum and people coming off the bench in the first place.

/God I hated that guy.  He should've been blackballed out of the league.
 
Iowan73
2023-01-30 10:47:39 AM  

OldRod: At the end of a game, to decide who goes to the Super Bowl... running at full speed, doing whatever he could to stop Mahomes from gaining yards... yeah, it happened.  Yes, it was a penalty since Mahomes was clearly out of bound, but shiat happens in the heat and emotion of such a big moment.  Learn from it and do better next year.


It's a tough needle to thread. If you let up, maybe he sneaks by you and picks up another 10 yards. Don't let up, and you risk a penalty. Hard to stop all that momentum on a dime. But it was clearly a penalty.
 
iron_city_ap
2023-01-30 11:02:52 AM  

Eat The Placenta: Now, what we have here on this cold and blustery night, we can witness a tiger getting his prey.
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Wish I had PS...

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iron_city_ap
2023-01-30 11:03:38 AM  

Farkenhostile: It took away their chance at getting to the super bowl, that is going to haunt that guy forever.


Steve Bartman is probably willing to buy the guy a beer.
 
Mrtraveler01
2023-01-30 11:07:39 AM  

kdawg7736: Possibly one of the biggest blunders in a playoff game. Ever.


Forgot about Vontaze Burfict huh?
 
Mrtraveler01
2023-01-30 11:10:29 AM  

jake3988: HumanDecency: 1st & 10 at CIN 47
(0:22 - 4th) (Shotgun) B.Roethlisberger pass incomplete deep right to A.Brown. PIT-A.Brown was injured during the play. PENALTY on CIN-V.Burfict, Unnecessary Roughness, 15 yards, enforced at CIN 47 - No Play. PENALTY on CIN-A.Jones, Unsportsmanlike Conduct, 15 yards, enforced between downs.
1st & 10 at CIN 32
(0:18 - 4th) PENALTY on CIN-A.Jones, Unsportsmanlike Conduct, 15 yards, enforced at CIN 32 - No Play.

Ah, yes, I forgot about the asshat known as Burfict nearly decapitating Antonio Brown right before that which is what led to the scrum and people coming off the bench in the first place.

/God I hated that guy.  He should've been blackballed out of the league.


I'm convinced that concussion triggered AB's downward spiral.

He was never the same after that hit.
 
AntonChigger
2023-01-30 11:15:32 AM  

kdawg7736: Possibly one of the biggest blunders in a playoff game. Ever.


Not even the biggest Bengals blunder that caused them to lose a playoff game.

/Burfict and Pacman in the game against Pittsburgh come to mind
 
deadsanta
2023-01-30 11:17:10 AM  

kdawg7736: Possibly one of the biggest blunders in a playoff game. Ever.


Buttfumble.
 
TDWCom29
2023-01-30 11:18:21 AM  

Mrtraveler01: jake3988: HumanDecency: 1st & 10 at CIN 47
(0:22 - 4th) (Shotgun) B.Roethlisberger pass incomplete deep right to A.Brown. PIT-A.Brown was injured during the play. PENALTY on CIN-V.Burfict, Unnecessary Roughness, 15 yards, enforced at CIN 47 - No Play. PENALTY on CIN-A.Jones, Unsportsmanlike Conduct, 15 yards, enforced between downs.
1st & 10 at CIN 32
(0:18 - 4th) PENALTY on CIN-A.Jones, Unsportsmanlike Conduct, 15 yards, enforced at CIN 32 - No Play.

Ah, yes, I forgot about the asshat known as Burfict nearly decapitating Antonio Brown right before that which is what led to the scrum and people coming off the bench in the first place.

/God I hated that guy.  He should've been blackballed out of the league.

I'm convinced that concussion triggered AB's downward spiral.

He was never the same after that hit.


His spiral started literally years after that hit. it had nothing to do with it
 
Clash City Farker
2023-01-30 11:20:49 AM  

HumanDecency: You know, it wouldn't have mattered if the Refs called one of the three holds that allowed the play to happen.

Or the block in the back that allowed the kickoff return.

I could go on for a while.


The refs were probably cold and didn't want any over time game.
 
Joe_diGriz [BareFark]
2023-01-30 11:26:32 AM  

deadsanta: kdawg7736: Possibly one of the biggest blunders in a playoff game. Ever.

Buttfumble.


That wasn't a playoff game. However, it was a Thanksgiving Evening game, the first that was broadcast on National TV (instead of NFL Network exclusively), between two rivals, and had no other competing game. Hence, it probably felt like a playoff game.
 
EyeballKid
2023-01-30 11:29:04 AM  
Still, no one makes a ninth down conversion better than the Chiefs.
 
Uncle Pooky
2023-01-30 11:37:24 AM  
Were the refs abysmal? Yes.

Did the Bengals miss some opportunities? Yes.

Doesn't change the fact that this dude made an absurdly bad decision at the absolute worst time, which directly put KC in position to easily win the game and send the Bengals home. That's the point people are making, and doing so isn't ignoring the rest of the game. Not sure why people think it is.
 
BrianGriffin [TotalFark]
2023-01-30 12:02:02 PM  
I hate it when people blame the refs. Every single ref in the league misses multiple calls during a season for (a) offensive holding, (b) defensive holding, (c) OPI, (d) DPI, (e) false start...etc etc etc. And yes, this season every ref made at least one shiatty roughing the passer call. But for god's sake stop this nonsense that the refs are (a) paid off, (b) biased, or (c) conspiratorial. Unless you have sat in the production booth for minimum 10 games and watched all...what, like 10 cameras during each play, you can't make any statements. Poor officiating is a thing, yes. But biatching about it is futile. If you think officials should be perfect and infallible, good luck enjoying the games.
 
EyeballKid
2023-01-30 12:03:13 PM  

Uncle Pooky: Were the refs abysmal? Yes.

Did the Bengals miss some opportunities? Yes.

Doesn't change the fact that this dude made an absurdly bad decision at the absolute worst time, which directly put KC in position to easily win the game and send the Bengals home. That's the point people are making, and doing so isn't ignoring the rest of the game. Not sure why people think it is.


Not sure why they're ignoring the fact that the Super Bowl is being held at State Farm Stadium.
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Coincidence, I'm sure.
 
UNC_Samurai
2023-01-30 12:12:33 PM  
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Eddie Hazel's E string
2023-01-30 12:23:41 PM  

UNC_Samurai: [Fark user image 425x392]


Yeah, if I want a non-histrionic take, I'm going to ask Bill Simmons. Right.
 
OldRod [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-01-30 12:25:40 PM  

UNC_Samurai: [Fark user image 425x392]


This officiating team seems to have a bad rep.  When they announced the ref team lineups for the playoffs, several people on Twitter were complaining about this particular crew.

My brother is convinced that the NFL is rigged and that they pay the officials to call games certain ways to get a narrative - like now the Kelce brothers can play against each other in the Super Bowl, etc.  I think you just have good crews and bad crews, and with so many games coming down to just a handful of plays, it's easy for one missed call or one bad call to sway the outcome.

I think this particular call was correct, but there were some others that were questionable earlier in the game
 
Joe_diGriz [BareFark]
2023-01-30 12:28:41 PM  

UNC_Samurai: [Fark user image image 425x392]


Uh huh. Okay. Sure.

For an exercise, Mr. Simmons, replace "Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs" with "Tom Brady and the Patriots" in that exact same scenario. I'm curious what your reaction would be.
 
JohnBigBootay
2023-01-30 12:28:59 PM  

UNC_Samurai: [Fark user image 425x392]


Who gives a fark what Simmons says? This just means he missed his pick or lost money on the game.
 
HeathenHealer [TotalFark]
2023-01-30 12:30:27 PM  

UNC_Samurai: [Fark user image 425x392]


No witty obscure 80's reference? You're slipping Bill.
 
MtnByker
2023-01-30 12:33:33 PM  
Between the bad calls and the reach review the Refs should have just slipped on a red jersey. It  ain't the goaline, you reach forward but then pull the ball back yourself you don't get that forward progress. Just like when a WR goes backwards to loop around a defender, you go backwards on your own No forward progress.
 
Sergeant Angle
2023-01-30 12:39:07 PM  
Nobody, and I mean nobody is even mentioning the one play that led to the Ossai penalty.

The punt by the Bengals should have been angled to go out of bounds and not give the Chiefs a chance for a return. Earlier this season, the Jets learned the hard way that a punt late in the game could be returned for a TD.

Coaches at all levels of the game have forgotten the art of kicking for the coffin corner or angling the kick to ensure less of a chance for a return.
 
Rwa2play [TotalFark]
2023-01-30 1:02:43 PM  
He Earnest Bynered himself.
 
jonas opines
2023-01-30 1:30:14 PM  
You know if any of these armchair referees actually called the games they complain about the penalty or foul totals would be like 35-2 favorable and they'd swear up and down that it was 'just the way it actually was'
 
EyeballKid
2023-01-30 2:09:00 PM  

jonas opines: You know if any of these armchair referees actually called the games they complain about the penalty or foul totals would be like 35-2 favorable and they'd swear up and down that it was 'just the way it actually was'


Why would they complain when they have the script?
 
Snexxus
2023-01-30 3:01:45 PM  
He made one mistake...unfortunately, at the very end of the game when it was very visible.
What about every single other mistake made during the game by everyone else.... (including multiple picks, and God-knows-F-all sacks allowed).

This one play is NOT why "who Dey?" ain't going to Vegas in a couple weeks.
 
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