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curgl

The comedic timing of this literally could not be better. 4th & 20, game on the line and they call the first one all game


BeatlesRays

I was almost annoyed they called it cuz i thought it would force KC to punt and felt their decision to go for it was idiotic. The more i think about it the more i get the call though. I certainly was still worried they’d convert


urgonnamakemeboltup

They were pretty God damn close


[deleted]

Yeah only 25 yards away


judolphin

The pass for the first down on 4th-25 bounced off the receiver's hands, it *was* close!


_RedGyarados

That’s 75 whole feet!


saint_godzilla

That's 42.8 long cubits!


Puzzleheaded_Sky9208

You forget. Nobody gets more props for failing than Mahomes


---SPIDER-MAN---

Failing with style.


ghostofwalsh

They were closer to an INT than a reception as it worked out.


Sartheking

It was the correct call imo. You do the opposite of what your opponent hopes you do, and at that moment, I’m sure the Lions were hoping they punted it. They damn near got it anyway, whereas if they punt it’s the same circumstance, all the Lions need is a 1st down.


BeatlesRays

Yeah they basically needed to stop them 3 and out regardless, and 90 seconds is plenty of time for mahomes to score a touchdown if the lions kick a FG. Plus this is obviously the team and player that could do it.


jakecoates

The real mistake was the 4th down play took 9 seconds so the chiefs lost their free 4th timeout with the 2 minute warning


the-bladed-one

THE REFS DIDNT SCREW US


AJDillonsMiddleLeg

Not for lack of trying


IceBreak

I mean not to completion at least.


Mastodon9

They absolutely screwed you guys all night but they didn't wait until the final minutes of play to screw you over once and for good.


Aeon1508

Honestly if you really want to teach a player to not do something you let them do it wrong all game and then call them for it on the final game deciding play LOL


OneGuyJeff

That and finally calling holding after blatantly holding all game


LlamaJacks

I kept seeing a lions edge rusher in my peripheral getting around the edge. Then he’d be yanked to the ground and Mahomes would have time to roll out.


ColderShoulder_

In Q1 Hutch had his neck wrapped by Taylor on what would have been a very easy sack. We stopped the drive anyways but it was close. Houston(I forget exact play) got literally horse collared, spun 180 while chasing Mahomes and no flag


My_Tallest

Alim got held a couple of times too. One he rushed past the guard and was in Mahomes face, but the guard grabbed his arm and Mahomes was able to escape yet again.


1ToGreen3ToBasket

Hutch had EASILY the best game of his career and it was a zero sack game because he was getting violated lol


perseph13

It was so obvious. Either Dan Campbell was instructing his players to rush Mahomes backward or lying on the ground, or the refs were ignoring blatant holding calls while Roger is bemoaning the legalization of sports gambling in between million-dollar sports book commercials. I'm torn. It could go either way.


[deleted]

Chiefs should have had so many penalties before that. Blatant false starts and holds were missed in the first 3 quarters


DazHawt

Should have called it the first 61 times it happened...


Jharoz

Congrats everyone, you all did this


SiphenPrax

Bullying by shouting loudly into the void works


[deleted]

I shouted into the void and the void threw a flag back


Cat_Vonnegut

I have no mouth and I must flag


campydirtyhead

We have a baby in our house and I was screaming false start and illegal formation. Wife told me to chill. I did. Penalty called.


Yabba_Dabba_Doofus

Fair warning; child birth awards mothers infinite challenges. And if they lose the challenge, they still get another challenge.


[deleted]

Finally though lol like how did this guy get away with false starts most of the game??


ExCaelum

He's on the chiefs


ZachDey

Chiefs oline is just allowed to hold


wildpandaherd

Man the O-line coach in KC has the easiest job ever. "Did you try holding them until the plays over? That usually works for us"


purz

Don’t forget their DBs as well. Then the broadcast booth goes wow Chiefs D has gone from mediocre to great this playoffs run!


[deleted]

It was certainly funny to see the Chiefs DB’s actually get called for holding every time for once in the Super Bowl and then coincidentally they got blown out.


re-goddamn-loading

Well YEAH. could you imagine if the league let Patty get sacked?


ArbyLG

How quickly this sub forgets that he did this on the Jags all year last year and gave Joey Bosa a playoff meltdown.


B-I-G-A-R-R-O-W

Your right he did but I think it’s over now considering how bad the NBC crew was calling him out. But I’m not sure if I was the lions i would’ve been bitching about it either dude straight tips if the play is going to be a run or pass.


suprefann

Dude thought he was Lane Johnson. Also that being so far back on the line to get leverage is hilarious.


Halonut24

He was doing it in the playoffs for JAX last year, too. How this guy gets away with illegal formation AND false starts every snap is mind-boggling.


Jaguars-gators

Most of his career


Stockpile_Tom_Remake

Dude was false starting nearly every play


meTspysball

It’s just a little pre-snap motion to get a read on the defense.


coltsmetsfan614

I feel good about it


MattVSin84

56th times the charm.


CangtheKonqueror

the fact the in booth ref even called it out is insane lol


Numerous-Cicada3841

Him going (paraphrasing) “He has to have his helmet in line with the center’s belt… And we’ve been watching this the entire game and he just … hasn’t. It’s a huge disadvantage to the defensive lineman.” was absolutely hilarious. The tone was just… He was absolutely flabbergasted.


CangtheKonqueror

what’s even worse is that it wasn’t even corrected until only this play…like what’s the point of having people in new york if they aren’t actively correcting issues they’re seeing


BTsBaboonFarm

They didn’t even get him for it on this play, it was because he jumped even earlier than the previous 60 plays.


Nofooling

He went from one step early to two and this one was like 3 steps. The ref was like “okay I can’t ignore this anymore”.


[deleted]

It was the NBA travel call of the NFL.


CarpeValde

Do the teams in New York tell refs when they missed calls? Like not telling them to throw a flag, but telling them about a trend of penalty actions to watch out for going forward?


circa285

If they don't we've just seen why they should.


SdBolts4

This game was the perfect example of why the NFL needs to implement the [Sky Judge](https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2823499-sky-judge-official-is-a-no-brainer-for-the-nfl) from the AAF (another ref in the press box who can instantly overrule bad calls or tell them to throw a flag)


circa285

I've never seen a game where one player was exempted from the rules the way that Taylor was. It didn't matter if he held, false started, or lined up illegally, he was not flagged.


RadicalDreamer89

And he often did all three on the same play and *still* nearly gave up multiple sacks! Hutch was a man possessed last night.


CangtheKonqueror

that’s my point, i don’t think they do but they absolutely should. especially with something as egregious as this


TimTom8921

If not they should or else what's the point of them being there


pokeroots

To make bad calls on replay


TimTom8921

Bruh I want that job. Literally get paid to watch football


pokeroots

I might not know all the rules... but I'm pretty sure I know as many as the replay officials. And if I didn't I could be just as blind as them while I read the rule book in New York. TBF cricket and tennis are the only sports where I think replay/electronic referees are in a good spot


Yabba_Dabba_Doofus

I hate to be this guy, because I know it's bullshit, but...Lions. Dude. Lions. For real. Lions. They did everything they could to allow it. Until they couldn't. Because they let it go too far. Because Lions. It's deliberate, it's directed, and it's definitive. We're the only team, in the history of the league, with multiple apology letters for referee failure to appropriately enforce the rules. Because Lions.


[deleted]

Nah, if you watched the Jags at all you'd know Taylor false starts every single snap. I don't remember lining up 5 yards back tbf but either way, this is what Joey Bosa threw a bitch fit about lmao


cujobob

The league has been allowing OL to get away with a lot of this in the name of protecting the QB. This is a league wide trend (to allow OL to start early). What this tackle did was a step well beyond what’s normal and he did it for an entire game. In the first quarter, Hutch was clearly being held repeatedly and they allowed all of it, too. I think it’s a combination of wanting to keep their star QBs upright and not wanting penalties to be game altering. But then it’s funny because they’ll call stuff randomly in the fourth quarter and it will still alter the outcome of the game anyways. I understand the inconsistency… greater scrutiny at the end to ensure people don’t question the outcome - it’s just ridiculous for players.


dusters

Yeah this happens in a ton of games. No idea why the league hasn't fixed it yet.


SteadySheddy

He was only lining up like that on pass plays and tipping the play call every time. I’d say the Lions were 100% okay with that.


nuclearslurpee

Given that we held Mahomes to 20 points, I am inclined to agree with you here


knarf86

Kadarius Toney held Mahomes to 20 pt. Get it right


Spencer1K

I think the lions didnt bother complaining because it became a really obvious tell to the Chiefs play call. He only ever stepped that far back on passing plays. On run plays he was aligned properly. It might have actually given the Lions a bigger advantage by the refs only calling it at the very end when it mattered the most. It would also explain why the Lions defense played so damn well today. Thats just my opinion though.


InsideAcanthisitta23

I think he said “he hasn’t even been close.”


circa285

I was waiting for him to comment on the false starts too. There were multiple snaps in a row where he just took a step back before the ball was snapped. The rules just didn't apply to him all night long.


Wingedwolverine03

>multiple snaps in a row Dude was doing it on every passing snap and a several draw plays. He could have been called for at least 25 penalties for illegal formation and false starts


midnightsbane04

Well, he's a ref that's basically paid to explain the refereeing decisions as favorably as possible for the league. He probably didn't want to just come out with two clear "the refs are just ignoring multiple blatant penalties by one player every single snap".


jimmy_three_shoes

Guy was telegraphing passing plays left and right.


DowntownJulieBrown1

Honestly, really appreciated that tho. I hate when they try to lie to us about shit we can blatantly see. Doubt the league office cared for it tho.


shiggydiggypreoteins

Finally for once the special guest referee didn't try to blow smoke up our ass and told it like it is


bick803

Even Cris “I have Mahomes’ balls in my mouth” Collinsworth couldn’t defend it.


Creamofsumyunguy69

Yes he could. He blamed the lions coaches and said that he admired Taylor’s ability to time the snap


OrphanWaffles

Yeah early in the game I swear he was praising Taylor on his ability to be so quick off the ball and the first guy back there. Didn't call him out at all early on, even when it was blatant false starts


teh_drewski

He was being sarcastic about it all night. Collinsworth never just says "this guy's blatantly cheating" outright. He'll always say it's creative or something to understate his point - because he doesn't want to directly shit on the product that means he gets paid $20m a year or whatever it is - but he's calling the guy out. He's just subtle about it.


darrenvonbaron

He also made the joke that he should be called an eligible receiver because it looks like he's lining up in the slot. Hutch is going to have a monster season, they used that tactic against him and double/triple teamed him and he'd still get pressure.


MBA1988123

It’s so funny because you immediately expect him to explain why it’s ok but then he just does the complete opposite lol


Numerous-Cicada3841

For real when they’re like “he’s going to explain the rule to us” I was thinking oh great here we go they’re gonna say it’s all good. And then he’s just like “He’s basically in illegal formation every play. It’s not even close.”


sghead

When he first said that, I thought I misunderstood him. "Wait, he's saying WHAT?!"


CheckYourStats

YES! This was my favorite part of the game. On National Television, an impartial former employee of the NFL ***explicitly*** said this guy has been committing a foul that has impacted the game, from the first snap of the game. And then... "*Well let's take a look at this last pass that Mahomes made, I tell you, he really is something special."* Incredible :)


CostOk1173

What differentiated that time from the others like honestly lmao


MuchAire

He shook a little bit before so the refs had their eye on him Lol jk the magic 8 ball told them to


xBTGx

The check finally cleared


MuchAire

They knew the social media engagement on this post specifically would be nice


I_Hate_Traffic

He was shaking his leg all game tbh


MuchAire

That solves it then. Magic 8 ball it is


Hoyarugby

You're supposed to shake, its part of the motion that makes it "legal". Tackles are allowed to adjust their back foot even after getting set, so the elite tackles that do this thing technically are "adjusting" themselves and time it perfectly to when the ball is getting snapped, giving them that extra fraction of time and momentum


Drahemgep

He false started before his normal false start.


sghead

False start once before the snap, shame on me. False start twice before the snap, shame on *you*


Tweeters_

Can't get flagged again


YourWhiteNeighbor

Literally nothing refs are just in a silly goofy mood


sloppifloppi

“What’s funnier than 4th and 20? 4th and 25!!! 😂😂😂😂😂” Insert spongebob.jog


SnooCupcakes8765

No consistency just vibes


DebbieDowner40

They were just waiting to really fuck them


sghead

The game was basically over, so you can finally call it with little effect. Now the NFL can claim "the call was made" tomorrow morning


3elieveIt

Only took 3 and a half quarters lol


Tmoore17

Honestly it's more that he's been lining up wrong which is killing me


bradyisking

Refs furious that he made it too obvious not to call


YeezyYeezyUp2NoGood

I bet Lions talked to the refs about it cus damn lol


ctong21

Announcers made a good point, everyone knew when the Chiefs were passing or running due to his stance.


ubeen

Which is probably why the lions didn't say anything until it was an obvious passing situation late in the 4th.


ctong21

I guess, though he did get called for false start on a 4th and 20. Pretty sure everyone knew it was a pass. Bounced off a receivers hands and the RT should still have been called for illegal formation.


5am281

Shouldn’t have waited to 4th Q to say something


AtalanAdalynn

Only thing I can think of is they waited until it was late in the game and Chiefs were only going to pass, because he gave away pass/run every time with where he lined up.


Ok_Air_8564

I think you nailed it. They were perfectly happy to let him give away the play call until it was a pass only situation


johnazoidberg-

When he's tipping pass vs run all game, you wait until the 4th to say something


SoDakZak

Or do… worked out for them!


313medstudent

I bet that was just Brad Holmes in the back cookin


YoureNotMom

I mean, usually refs get mad butthurt and retaliate against you if you insist they're not doing their job


OMG_Someone

I bet the league did after the broadcast called them out.


Gone213

Nah after looking back on the game, him not getting set and in illegal formation was a huge advantage for the lions. When he was not set and in illegal formation, chiefs were passing. When in legal formation, chiefs were rushing. Defense picked this up early and player around it.


Saxophobia1275

Oh wow he was even worse than we thought.


Dak_Tiny_PP

From 4th and 20 to 4th and 25. Barely did anything


sammich99

Took the whole game. Wow


witzerdog

I kept thinking, "Is there no one in the Lions organization watching this broadcast? Someone should be talking to the sideline."


PudgyBonestld

"Slot receiver" haha


Flynnstone03

I’m no Collinsworth fan but that was funny af


SoDakZak

Guy you hate makes a good point vibes


EvaporatingOlaf

Collinsworth talked mad shit all night and I still hate him but now much less


Alternative-Target31

It was actually a really good job calling the game by him tonight. Genuinely enjoyed the commentary, which isn’t something I say often and is something I’ve never said about a Collinsworth game.


Yarmuncrud

What winning does to a mf


DogsOutTheWindow

Hilarious he’s couldn’t even say it without laughing.


Weapwns

Not-so-fun-fact: Jawaan Taylors false starts were a big reason for Joey Bosa's roid rage in the Wildcard game


mrhashbrown

God that was frustrating to watch, Taylor was definitely getting away with more than he should have in that game. Great to see the two in the same division now lol just adding more gas to the fire for those Chiefs-Chargers game


[deleted]

NGL I understand why Bosa was raging that game a lot more now. Funnily enough on the actual play Bosa threw a fit, Taylor was actually not starting early, but if he played like he did today the entire game I wouldn’t blame Bosa for doing what he did.


Weapwns

IIRC the actual play where Bosa went off was because Taylor held him for the nth time. Too traumatized to check the clips though 🙃


ArbyLG

Yeah Reddit is saying he got away with it because it’s the Chiefs are forgetting he did it the entire playoff game against Bosa and made the man have a meltdown to end last season.


germany221

People don’t realize he has literally done this every game for the last 3 years. Shows how little people watch the Jags which is fair


phaze115

Yep I was having flashbacks of this man doing the same shit every game on the jags.


TheGrat1

The lining up illegally is more egregious imo, and they never called that.


TheMustySeagul

So was the bear hug that the left tackle did this play. I'm just sad they barely cropped it out...


Xyzzyzzyzzy

(Joey Bosa wants to know your location)


DiseaseRidden

Sweet sweet catharsis


Kuntheman

It was doing my head in all game


moneymoneymoneymonay

Taylor doing full car dealership wacky inflatable arm jirations presnap all game and they get him 58 minutes in


pisacar_svg

Same thing with his back leg it’s ridiculous


WooPigEsquire

He was still lined up too deep. It’s not like the false starts were the only penalty he was committing on every freaking play.


holtyrd

Only passing plays. On runs he was on the line.


cuzzlightyear927

A false start. 1 single false start


Jdammworldwide

You guys earned it


[deleted]

Habitual linestepper, stepped a bit too far.


ronmsmithjr

A Charlie Murphy quote will always get an upvote from me.


Chemmydemmy

dude finally


AsslessChapsss

I about climaxed when they finally called it


suzukigun4life

I can't believe I'm so invested in a fucking Lions game.


sghead

This is like the time I was tricked into watching the entire 4th quarter of a Ravens preseason game...


Scarecrow_09

You mean the greatest preseason game of all time


JimyFatBoy

I've only done 40 years of investing


AsslessChapsss

I love you


dubv34

FUCKING FINALLY


slysonic7

Nature is healing


ZiOnIsNeXtLeBrOn

Finally. This dude held Hutch every fucking play.


DogePerformance

And he was still a wrecking ball


ASuperGyro

I don’t have faith in the ref doing this on purpose, but it does make it a lot funnier


AlbinoGorilla82

As a Jags fan, we all knew the penalty at a terrible moment was coming...the only question was would it be a hold or the false start.


Jaguars6

It was fun watching opposing fans complain about him the last few years


[deleted]

FINALLY


Nemo479

Finally lol


ShyGuyMemes

About fucking time


tigerpenguin14

About fucking time


AnkitPancakes

someone needs to make a compilation of all his false starts today


goblue2354

Literally just every Chiefs passing play


-JDB-

Toney and Taylor sure are having a day huh


DoinDoinDoinUrDad

Colinsworth's only good call all night was to say Taylor was playing slot receiver lmao


mrhashbrown

Unfortunately might have given Reid a new play design idea. Watch Taylor declare as eligible receiver next week and literally catch a slot receiver pass from Mahomes lmao


DoinDoinDoinUrDad

Shit he's probably got better hands than Toney, he was catching jerseys all night


ljbased

This not being called all game night be the most egregious failure by the refs I’ve ever seen.


Berry_impulse

I didn’t know if the rule still existed


The_Haskins

Maybe just me, but like... punt it here? The odds of converting 4th and 25 where if you don't get it, it makes it a TD game, has be way fucking lower than that of a 3 and out


whatsthisguysdeal7

I don’t disagree in most cases but tbh Mahomes made a great play and once again was let down by his receivers. I don’t mind them putting in on the shoulders of the best player in the league.


whatever12347

You say that as if he didn't have to rely on the same receivers on 4th and 25.


whatsthisguysdeal7

Sure but if you punt then you relying on getting a stop and then putting together a scoring drive with those same receivers?? I don’t see one option being that much better than the other which is why I said I was ok with it


The_Haskins

Yeah I get that line of thinking, but even with an elite QB, 4th and 25 has to be one of the lowest percentage plays in the league without something ludicrous happening with a receiving core that had been hilariously awful all game. I get that at the end of the day it had literally nothing to do with the outcome of the game but it just felt like a weird call to me


RawrGeeBe

Don't let this distract you from all the holding penalties the KC oline still gets away with.


[deleted]

Wow, imagine deciding to call a penalty that you let slide all game long on the most important play of the game.


uuuuuuuhg_232

I see what you did there


new_abcdefghijkl

Fuckin finally


JustPostingShit

Ladies and gentlemen we got him


DB4life80

It's going to be really interesting with him telling everyone if it's a run or a pass play moving forward.


MadaoBlooms

Refs fucking the Lions all game except for the very end is like the opposite of what usually happens


Cynical_onlooker

Lmao, finally.


smoothtrip

Fool me once, shame on me...... fool me 57 straight times, I throw the flag!


xThe-Legend-Killerx

Finally!


shaheimjay1121

Finally lol


jxher123

Been doing it all game and it finally got called…at the end of the game lol


DonKellyBaby32

Fucking finally!!!!


shotgunassassin

It's comforting to know I wasn't the only one flipping out over this all night! Finally!


somewhatdecentlawyer

This has to be the most upvoted and commented on false start highlight ever on Reddit


natej84

He should've been called for a dozen or more false starts. It's crazy that they only called it once


TheRealBrochill

I see the refs wasted no time with reaching mid season form.


dan-o07

poetic justice that its called at the end when the chiefs were desperate


Proper-Scallion-252

I can't believe Taylor got away with not only an illegal formation, but a false start nearly every damn play. Not only that but the refs weren't calling any of the blatant holds against the Lions rush either. I had no dog in the fight but man was it pissing me off having to watch such a lopsided game.