polamalubeast
06-12-2016, 07:06 PM
Your near-weekly 'Bengals were screwed in Wild Card game' headline.
The Cincinnati Bengals and Pittsburgh Steelers made a lot of headlines from their 2016 Wild Card matchup.
Between Vontaze Burfict's suspension-inducing hit on Antonio Brown, Ryan Shazier knocking out Giovani Bernard, multiple blown calls by referees, Steelers assistant Joey Porter illegally being on the field, and that dreaded last-minute personal foul barrage that ultimately buried the Bengals, that was a day the Bengals would probably rather forget.
Six months later, the game continues to be brought up as the NFL is making rule changes linked to that fateful day, even when we all would rather move past it and look forward to the 2016 season. At least with the changes the NFL is making, we hopefully will never see a debacle like that game ever happen again.
So to recap:
1. Martavis Bryant's touchdown catch should not have counted.
2. Shazier's hit on Bernard should have been a 15-yard penalty putting the Bengals in the red zone vs instead being a fumble recovery for Pittsburgh. (This rule has been clarified over the offseason, too.)
3. Porter should have been flagged for being on the field and, at worst, led to offsetting penalties, but instead, Adam Jones was flagged for pushing him.
4. NFL referees have become the equivalent of WWE refs.
5. Is Week 1 here yet?
6. Is Week 1 here yet?
In all seriousness, can we just move past this now?
read more
http://www.cincyjungle.com/2016/6/9/11895576/nfl-rule-changes-affected-bengals-vs-steelers
The Cincinnati Bengals and Pittsburgh Steelers made a lot of headlines from their 2016 Wild Card matchup.
Between Vontaze Burfict's suspension-inducing hit on Antonio Brown, Ryan Shazier knocking out Giovani Bernard, multiple blown calls by referees, Steelers assistant Joey Porter illegally being on the field, and that dreaded last-minute personal foul barrage that ultimately buried the Bengals, that was a day the Bengals would probably rather forget.
Six months later, the game continues to be brought up as the NFL is making rule changes linked to that fateful day, even when we all would rather move past it and look forward to the 2016 season. At least with the changes the NFL is making, we hopefully will never see a debacle like that game ever happen again.
So to recap:
1. Martavis Bryant's touchdown catch should not have counted.
2. Shazier's hit on Bernard should have been a 15-yard penalty putting the Bengals in the red zone vs instead being a fumble recovery for Pittsburgh. (This rule has been clarified over the offseason, too.)
3. Porter should have been flagged for being on the field and, at worst, led to offsetting penalties, but instead, Adam Jones was flagged for pushing him.
4. NFL referees have become the equivalent of WWE refs.
5. Is Week 1 here yet?
6. Is Week 1 here yet?
In all seriousness, can we just move past this now?
read more
http://www.cincyjungle.com/2016/6/9/11895576/nfl-rule-changes-affected-bengals-vs-steelers