Pigeon wrote:The Chargers had plenty of chances to build a lead but couldn't take advantage. Officials wiped out a TD pass to Eddie Royal for offensive pass interference on Keenan Allen, starting for Floyd.
Then Rivers tried too hard to plead his case with an official who flagged the quarterback for unsportsmanlike conduct, giving the Chargers first-and-goal at the Titans 30. Rivers said he didn't say anything out of line but that was no excuse for drawing a penalty.
"They did take a touchdown off the board there," Rivers said. "I haven't seen the replay to know if it was the right call or not. Obviously, that's why I was so upset. That was a big play in the game when a touchdown gets called back."
So Rivers goes wild arguing the case of bad call yet didn't see what was called. A duh moment...
Glad you are noticing these things. So many fans have this weird amnesia about football, and don't consider other forces at work.
The last play where Tennessee scores the game winning touchdown is suspect. Looks like offensive pass interference, not called, and the defender tries to stop the catch by hitting the ball BEHIND his head which would not be effective.
Check out this other brute force attack:
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Geno Smith threw two touchdown passes, including a go-ahead 69-yarder to Santonio Holmes in the fourth quarter, and the New York Jets overcame a team-record 20 penalties to hang on and beat the Buffalo Bills 27-20 in an ugly game Sunday.