Mike Pereira: Refs come through with tough non-call

[OriginalColtsFan]

I thought it was one of the best officiated games I've ever seen. The officials stepped up in the spotlight.

The best officiated games are the ones where the officials aren't overly visible.

The problem with a night full of non calls is that things tend to get out of hand. I would not necessarily say this was one of the best officiated games at all. It was more like benign neglect. But at least it went both ways. Too many times the Ravens have been on the short end of the stick in these types of affairs.

[ivanbalt]

It was one of the worst to most people. The pass interference no-call, the offsides on Ed Reed no-call and the pass interference no-call on a long pass were are horrible no-calls. They all greatly affected the game as well.

Of course it was to you. Ravens are champions and your team can't even win a home playoff game in the wild card round.

Bottom line is that the 49ers decided to start playing well after they were down 28-6. All of the tears in the world won't change this fact.

[reg_indy]

It was one of the worst to most people. The pass interference no-call, the offsides on Ed Reed no-call and the pass interference no-call on a long pass were are horrible no-calls. They all greatly affected the game as well.

Not to mention the out of bounds hit on Flacco, or a few others .... Refs let them play... not like the officials tebdencies weren't known prior to the game.

Seeing as how the niners likely wouldn't have made it to the SB without a more obvious PI/Holding call NOT being made in the NFC championship makes Jim's whining more sour grapesy..

[NCBirdfan]

Of course it was to you. Ravens are champions and your team can't even win a home playoff game in the wild card round.

Bottom line is that the 49ers decided to start playing well after they were down 28-6. All of the tears in the world won't change this fact.

What would this forum be without our resident troll?

[Rael]

It was one of the worst to most people. The pass interference no-call, the offsides on Ed Reed no-call and the pass interference no-call on a long pass were are horrible no-calls. They all greatly affected the game as well.

As did the non call on the Flacco hit out of bounds, the non call on PI on Smith, and the great flop of Akers. You are cherry picking.

[Passarino]

But but but YankeeDave, you forgot to beeotch about the helmet to helmet hit on Crabtree the play before he was gang raped in the endzone!

[Dub]

I think all you can ask is that the refs be consistent and they were consistently bad. It was like they were afraid to make a call. While everyone is asking for a flag for the hit on Flacco, on the same play Pitta was held and hugged by 2 players, which is why Joe had to throw the ball away.

[HAIL2BNG]

As did the non call on the Flacco hit out of bounds, the non call on PI on Smith, and the great flop of Akers. You are cherry picking.

So you think the Flacco out of bounds no-call was the same as a game ending pass interference or an offsides on a two point conversion to tie the game? The Akers call was correct and could have been roughing the kicker.

Of course the whole country is saying this but when I do, it makes me a troll. Take your win, tainted as it is.

[NCBirdfan]

So you think the Flacco out of bounds no-call was the same as a game ending pass interference or an offsides on a two point conversion to tie the game? The Akers call was correct and could have been roughing the kicker.

Of course the whole country is saying this but when I do, it makes me a troll. Take your win, tainted as it is.

No, you are a troll because you come on here to trash anything Baltimore. I just figure you have no friends and need attention - even if it's negative. You're not too bad as trolls go. You are predictable and humorous (without even trying ) at times.

[ivanbalt]

Of course the whole country is saying this but when I do, it makes me a troll. Take your win, tainted as it is.

Hmmm. A Redskins fan who posts on a Baltimore message board with some excuse for every Ravens win during this postseason? Sounds like a troll.

Go celebrate RG3's ROY award. It's almost as good as Flacco's SB MVP award...

[Passarino]

So you think the Flacco out of bounds no-call was the same as a game ending pass interference or an offsides on a two point conversion to tie the game? The Akers call was correct and could have been roughing the kicker.

Of course the whole country is saying this but when I do, it makes me a troll. Take your win, tainted as it is.

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[HAIL2BNG]

Hmmm. A Redskins fan who posts on a Baltimore message board with some excuse for every Ravens win during this postseason? Sounds like a troll.

Go celebrate RG3's ROY award. It's almost as good as Flacco's SB MVP award...

I said nothing of your wins over Indy and New England. Rahim Moore and the refs didn't affect those games.

[Rael]

So you think the Flacco out of bounds no-call was the same as a game ending pass interference or an offsides on a two point conversion to tie the game? The Akers call was correct and could have been roughing the kicker.

Of course the whole country is saying this but when I do, it makes me a troll. Take your win, tainted as it is.

Certainly the no call on Smith could easily have cost us a touchdown. The no call on the Flacco hit would have been big. Where is "the whole country" saying what you are saying? ESPN? Lol. Most of the things I am hearing is that it was a good no call and the real travesty was the SF play calling at the end.

[Peej7245]

So you think the Flacco out of bounds no-call was the same as a game ending pass interference or an offsides on a two point conversion to tie the game? The Akers call was correct and could have been roughing the kicker.

Of course the whole country is saying this but when I do, it makes me a troll. Take your win, tainted as it is.

An illegal play that should be called or not be called must be called or not called for BOTH sides.

The OB hit on Flacco, if called would have given another four downs in which the Ravens might have scored a TD in lieu of a FG.

The running into the kicker, if not called, keeps 3pts off the 49ers scoreboard.

The non call on the 4th and goal was exactly like the one in the ATL/SF Conference Championship. If that one were called as you (and "... the whole country ..." wanted), SF is more than likely not in the SB.

We can list at least a dozen more plays that should have drawn flags, but didn't.

I've written before that we fans always call for consistency. When we get it as we did on Sunday, why complain?

What has made you a troll is 1) your obvious hatred of the Ravens - not unexpected in a 'Skins fan; and 2) repeating what every other hater says.

[HAIL2BNG]

Yeah, everyone is a hater for calling a bad call a bad call. Your victim mentality never ends.

[Peej7245]

Yeah, everyone is a hater for calling a bad call and bad call. Your victim mentality never ends.

It is not your "outrage" at a particular call that makes you a hater, it's your selective outrage that does.

[Rael]

Yeah, everyone is a hater for calling a bad call and bad call. Your victim mentality never ends.

Nothing to feel victimized about. We are world champions.

[NCBirdfan]

Yeah, everyone is a hater for calling a bad call and bad call.

Again. No. It's not everyone. It is YOU though.

Your victim mentality never ends.

Wouldn't the victim mentality be losing a game and blaming everyone else but themselves?

[Passarino]

Hail needs to remember that ever if SF had scored, the Ravens would have had about a minute and a half with 3 time outs to get into field goal range. No guarantee the Ravens would have lost even if SF had scored.

[Fang]

Not only was the pass uncatchable, but the naysayers are acting like the 49ers win if the flag is thrown. They still would have had to punch it in against the best redzone D in the league. If they did happen to score, my money was on Joe Flacco to drive them back down for a game tying field goal.