Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 (Denver Mods 7/26/84) 6/24/83; site druhi.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!drutx!druhi!tml From: tml@druhi.UUCP (Tim Larison) Newsgroups: net.sport.football Subject: Re: Atrocious officiating on Monday Night Message-ID: <247@druhi.UUCP> Date: Thu, 14-Nov-85 10:03:54 EST Article-I.D.: druhi.247 Posted: Thu Nov 14 10:03:54 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 16-Nov-85 00:55:27 EST References: <284@ucdavis.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Information Systems Laboratories, Denver Lines: 41 > I have been an avid fan of NFL football for many years, and have seen more games > than most. However, the officiating on Monday's Denver/ S.F. game was a > complete and utter travesty. > There will always be the occasional bad call, but the inconsistent rulings of > the officials in that game were positively vile. I will forgive the > questionable (to put it kindly) pass interference call on a crucial third down > play in the Broncos' last scoring drive, but the missed call of interference > against Denver in the End Zone disgusted me. > Without its fine, classy fan that threw the snowball at Matt Cavanaugh in the > second quarter, the Broncos would be 6-4 at this point. It's beyond me that > the officials did not call an unsportsmanlike against the crowd at that point. > According the rules, that is within their power. > More angry than most, > Gary Huckabay. If I follow the logic here, I think your saying: If no snowball is thrown, then San Francisco makes the field goal. Add 3 points to the 49'ers total and they win 19 - 17. Now wait a minute! For one, the missed field goal occurred in the first half, and the 49'ers had more than enough time to make up the points. I think the 49'ers going 1 for 16 on third down conversions and being inside the 5 yard line twice without scoring a touchdown had more to do with loss than a missed field goal. And if the 49'ers had made the field goal, it would have been a different ball game. Instead of going for a field goal on that last drive, Denver could have scored a touchdown (they were inside the 10) and have won 21 - 19. Has anyone read an interview with the S.F. field goal holder? I wonder if he thinks the snowball made him drop the ball. From the replays I saw the ball still hit him right in the hands after the snowball had landed a few feet away. Championship teams seem to be able to transcend such adversity and win anyway. Tim Larison ihnp4!drutx!druhi!tml