These NFL Players Believe Their Super Bowls were Rigged. Why?

A documentary covering the timeline of the NFL's most controversial Super Bowls and the players who believe they were rigged.
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0:00 Part 1: Super Bowl III
13:45 Part 2: Super Bowl XXXVII
25:52 Part 3: Super Bow XL
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www.history.com/this-day-in-h...
www.chicagotribune.com/news/c...
www.nytimes.com/1983/01/16/sp...
"Going Long: The Wild Ten Year Saga of the Renegade American Football League in the Words of Those Who Lived It" by Jeff Miller
"The 30 Greatest Sports Conspiracy Theories of All-Time: Ranking Sports' Most Notorious Fixes, Cover-ups, and Scandals" by Elliott Kalb
sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shu...
www.ibtimes.com/super-bowl-fix...
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profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...
• Real Sports with Bryan...
www.espn.com/nfl/s/2003/0129/...
www.espn.com/nfl/news/2003/06...
www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/rai...
www.nbcsports.com/northwest/s...
www.ocregister.com/2006/02/01...
archive.triblive.com/news/det...
bleacherreport.com/articles/2...
www.thebiglead.com/posts/supe...
archive.boston.com/sports/foot...
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Claim of Thrones - RKVC
At Odds - SYBS
End of Time - Ugonna Onyekwe
Magical Dirt - Sir Cubworth
Meteor - HOVATOFF
Last Dawn - Ross Bugden
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Saxophone Jam - Aries Beats
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End of Time - Ugonna Onyekwe
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[@MustyDubs]

Thanks!

[@ChaseChats]

Thank you! Makes all the difference :)

[@chiefapostle50]

Thank you ❤

[@raider-zilla937]

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[@charlesdavis5373]

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[@tmichelle8794]

Cause the lions were in the game this year !!

[@danm2084]

If money is involved, there's sure to be corruption.

[@shawnsmith2540]

Spence Vs Crawford is the Latest

[@amochswohntet4434]

Yup. If you understand the money behind each team and the innerworkings of management, sports can become quite boring, and even depressing after learning the unfairness of it all.

[@PLF...]

But not necessarily to an extent where play on the field is impacted

[@danm2084]

@@PLF... yeah, not necessarily, but it is much more likely, in my opinion.

[@JJ-ju6ky]

Indeed. And, the more money, the more corrupted they become.

[@Yyyyyy5]

People are soooo stuck on how all the players are in on it. They don’t have to be. The only thing you need to rig a ball game is an officiating crew. That’s it.

[@kevinvest9693]

Their are players in on it tho. Tyler Doug Baldwin thumbs up duck over TD in super bowl 48!

[@Yyyyyy5]

@@kevinvest9693 yes I believe that there are players involved too. What I’m saying though is that all you need is an officiating crew.

[@CaptainTrips560]

Tbh you don’t even need the officiating crew. You could hire some junior equipment assistant doing an internship for their phys ed/coaching degree & say “we’ll pay your tuition next semester if you poison the team’s Gatorade”

[@6StrngWzrd]

Really only need 1 or 2 Officials. 1 or 2 well placed Penalties can alter the outcome of ANY game.

[@rascalmatt6713]

@@6StrngWzrd Yeah... "Holding" and "PI".

[@mattygee79]

“The refs saw something they didn’t see” is a great Madden quote

[@beyondalpha1072]

Every single game is rigged

[@correct-me-not]

Watch the No Holding calls on Lion's Hutchinson as he spins his way in. They tackle him which is usually a hold. But the NFL Owners all make more money in the playoffs, ask me, a LIONS fan who's ownership is the same family as the last time they won the title., 1967, I mean 1957. (Too young to know.). They hold him by his jersey with hands literally double wrapped and unable to release but no calls. . There are teams with stretch and tear away jerseys this year and no one stopping them, Unreal! Obvious!. No shirt tackles as shirts stretch as they shirt stretching like rubber bands. They had rules about this and there they are. Didn't test? Hard to grip slick material and it stretches, too. Jerseys are not supposed to stretch five feet. Ridiculous and obvious. Why is t allowed? oh, the league favorite draws use them this year, Surprise?.

[@LxrdLuciii]

hahahahaha i hear that on madden at

[@IAMJhonnyBravo]

Yessssssssssss...he was trying to say it without SAYING IT!

[@tenbroeck1958]

That "something" was money!

[@33TimberWolf]

When the owners are content with part time officials, the commissioner gets a cut from every bet placed, and the gambling commission continues to turn a blind eye… the NFL corruption will only get worse.

[@jamiyabennett4503]

Most people don’t understand how much money is involved. In close games, the bookie or gambling company wins both ways. Your team might win but not by the points to cover or your team loses but it’s too close. Then count the halftime beats where it looks like your team is losing. You change your bets but then your team wins.

[@truthseekersthenewomega97]

We always say the house always wins for a reason!!!

[@tonysoprano7193]

We'd be fools to think that at least 1 game in history wasn't rigged. When it comes to big money, corruption follows.

[@MikeBNumba6]

the media admits it. The leagues literally give star players better treatment then non stars. And the star players tend to play for star teams who also gets good treatment. Its not a secret. Now having the league trying to beat the Vegas odds is another thing

[@69weed.420]

No no no. Not one NFL game was ever rigged. What are y'all a conspiracy theory? Joe Willy baby 😮🚬

[@Eric-jk3oi]

I remember watching a game and it was rigged but I didn't really care cuz I was eating Pizza Hut pizza and no one out the pizza hut

[@archangelgabriel5316]

NFL is an entertainment industry not a sports industry. Allows for gambling, and obviously with that - rigging. End of story.

[@anonymous01792]

Sure, in the history of the sport I’m sure someone somewhere attempted to rig a match. Like the 1919 black sox scandal or the European soccer league scandals over the years with international mafia interference amongst the officials. But to say the whole NFL is in on it? That absurd

[@trevorlee7945]

Two calls give the Refs the ability to affect the outcome of close games Offensive Holding= takes place on every single play Defensive Pass Interference = Takes place on every single play The circumstances that they chose to call these penalties gives them control of the outcome of games .

[@jakurdadov6375]

They spot the ball by just eyeballing forward progress. But, a couple of times per game, when they need a really precise measurement, they bring out the chains. It's all a very bad joke.

[@richardtominaga8957]

Exactly what I say! There is holding on every play, it's just that if the refs want to call it or not...that's their go-to call

[@Musicsports]

Yep, penalty calls effect every outcome.

[@markhughes7273]

Mob money

[@rhitzoid1]

Exactly right

[@RosalindaCookingShowFANCLUB]

For a referee to apologize years later "could be" clear evidence that the game was fixed. Normal people without sociopathic tendencies have a conscience that wears on them and an apology "could be" a way to relieve that anxiety. I'm surprised you wouldn't catch that.

[@davetrayford]

OR...ref just knew he blew it, and guilt rose to level to lead to his apology...not a sign of a "rigging". Besides, the vast majority of people (the common sense...66% of people) don't understand other people very well, nor do they make high-level moral decisions. See psychologist, Lawrence Kohlberg'moral development theory (fact) re-proved for over 5 decades across the world!

[@peterhamilton557]

I'm a Steeler fan. A hard core Steeler fan. After the Seahawks game, even I felt that Seattle got robbed.

[@Kyle-uz1rp]

That day crushed the young teenage me, it was definitely rigged - but as I got older and wiser I realized this is more common than not - even in my latter days beloved soccer. World Cup Superbowl both dirty af.

[@silvermane1741]

The Steelers were the team I liked from the AFC North, but my hometown 'Hawks were more than robbed in SB XL.

[@Johnny_from_RI]

You're a stand up dude for saying this. Kudos

[@hichcoc]

Yep

[@davidmacias1270]

Hurt me too….thats when I knew😔

[@mikemccardle5153]

The year the saints won right after Katrina was obvious to me

[@georgfriedrichhandel4390]

What about the year the Saints didn't go to the Super Bowl because of a no-call on a blatant pass interference penalty against the Rams? You can't tell me that something wasn't amiss in that game.

[@njunique42017]

Katrina happen in 2005 and saints won the 2009 season , not that blatant to me , so that one not so obvious, but I agree something not right in a lot of these games and in a lot of scenarios, and I’m a silver n black fan so I’m angry and have a lot of animosity to begin with a lot of things that have happen over the years , I have to say I enjoyed this video hope to see more good stuff

[@jmreasor10]

The few years after Katrina the saints were terrible, they overcame a lot and built a superbowl team in the aftermath

[@CaptainTrips560]

@@georgfriedrichhandel4390 you mean when the Saints choked & blamed it on one egregious no-call? It’s like the Raiders & the tuck rule game. They got “screwed” on that one specific play, but that wasn’t the end of the game. Both games went into overtime. Both the saints & the raiders had plenty of chances to stop the Rams/Patriots after they got screwed

[@georgfriedrichhandel4390]

@@CaptainTrips560 Saints didn't choke and that was definitely pass interference. Even the league admitted the Rams should have been called for that penalty. If they had, NO would have been within striking distance to score a touchdown with less than 2 minutes left and if they had they most likely would have won the game. After the controversial no-call, several officials who worked this game were fired by the league. The Saints didn't get "screwed". They got screwed.

[@jimlechuga3193]

The NFL testified at the Supreme Court that they are entertainment and not a sports competition. The court agreed.

[@onemans-opinion8391]

They do Announce before a game that they “Hope you enjoy the following scheduled NFL Program”, or something similar, but they definitely use the words NFL Program!

[@jimlechuga3193]

@@onemans-opinion8391 you’re right. I’ve heard that. Good point. Imagine the millions that don’t even hear that as it’s playing. They actually don’t even have to buy off refs because match fixing is allowed. No one is getting in trouble.

[@PApro]

You know who else did that exact same thing? The WWE! So according to the NFL themselves, they are no different than pro wrestling. sus af

[@rticle15]

When exactly did they say that?

[@ronhatfield726]

The NBA is considered a entertainment company not a sporting competition as well

[@ColeslawLarry]

This years NFL play off goes like this.......Kansas City scores a touchdown, show Taylor Swift. K.C. scores a field goal, show Taylor Swift. K.C. gets an interception, show Taylor shift. Kansas City gets a safety, show guess who?

[@ItsFinished]

Hoping SF wins so we don't have to see the high school prom activity.

[@DP-ol5uv]

The fix is in…Chiefs can’t loose the Super Bowl…just wait to see a late call either go against SF or a no call the benefits KC…either way SF can’t win…the league won’t allow it….

[@mikebrown9850]

Where is the Neil O’Donnell gift wrapped win to the Cowboys in Superbowl XXXII? That was the most obvious in that era.

[@liluglymane5676]

Just say you hate women

[@Jsmitt716]

Your 100 percent correct. It's like when Jeffery Epstein got thrown in jail and EVERYBODY said that he was a dead man. And then they killed him anyways, because they can get away with it even if everyone knows, who care because it's not like the average NFL fan will stop watching​@@DP-ol5uv

[@xezqeznunya6671]

From a video about rigged games, to a history lesson on the league that anyone who loves football should be well aware of.

[@robdlc438]

As a Raider, Jerry personally saw the difference between how some teams get treated…

[@user-jq7im5pc2k]

An cynic knows everyone is corrupt including themselves while an idealist thinks everyone else is corrupt except themselves. What are you?

[@JustMeELC]

​@@user-jq7im5pc2k Word salad doesn't change facts lol

[@lmcc0072]

Rod Woodson said the same thing when he was on the Raiders too.

[@Chris-sl1wh]

​​@@user-jq7im5pc2kGreat quote👍 Robert Anton Wilson

[@tommytomtom5531]

@@user-jq7im5pc2k Which end of the whip are YOU on ?

[@texasstadium]

It isn't just the obvious bad calls. It is the "no calls" that dictate the outcome, especially in the line play.

[@26michaeluk]

This!

[@mitchelll3879]

@@26michaeluk I never understood what point someone is trying to convey when they post This.. what does that or Based even mean?

[@willstar8095]

@@mitchelll3879 It means "I agree wholeheartedly!"

[@26michaeluk]

@@mitchelll3879 it means I agree. And based means holding an opinion and not caring what others think of it.

[@Boston_420]

Yup always have the mysterious "holding" penalty in the back pocket ..weird they literally NEVER EVER show these on replay but will spend 75 minutes zooming in to see if a shoelace touches a blade of grass hmm

[@rm-qk2fw]

Entertainment doesn't equal fair. Entertainment doesn't equal legitimate. Entertainment is showmanship.

[@SaintFredrocks]

How many movies or Broadway shows do people bet on? This isn't professional wrestling Sport.

[@captain_orange]

​@@SaintFredrocksactually yes it is. It is all a performance. Not authentic whatsoever.

[@SaintFredrocks]

It is alleged to be honest though. Entertainment yes, but not rigged like our elections, so no they are not the same: everyone knows wrestling is staged @@captain_orange

[@Mjones8383]

Earl morrall is in my family by marriage and he once told all the fellas 1 Thanksgiving while watching football that the land we were on was bought off the money he won by losing the SB, he never said he threw it but I'm sure he did

[@SEVEN-gy3ub]

That's some good info. I believe that more than someone saying he told me straight up he threw it.

[@digitaurus]

That game reeks of the Mob

[@Mooseman327]

@@digitaurus The NFL was founded BY the Mob so ALL games reek of corruption. With legalized gambling bringing in more money than everything else combined, the NFL has become professional wrestling. It's a complete joke.

[@carlreed6186]

It is hard to lose on purpose. I was asked to let a guy beat me in the 2 mile because someone else needed the points more towards a letter, I tried I gave up a big lead but in the end I could not do it.

[@ppumpkin3282]

Well that explains why they brought in an old Johny Unitas toward the end of the game, and didn't he almost bring them back?

[@trevorjason4962]

Super Bowl XL was the moment I began questioning the integrity of pro sports. Then Ray Lewis announced his retirement, and Baltimore goes on to win the Super Bowl. Then you have the Lakers game where they beat the Kings when they shouldn't have, all in the same time period. I have no faith in Pro sports integrity.

[@JasonSmith-om4lr]

I agree, but the Lakers vs kings travesty was 5 years prior to this

[@francisparker3557]

Ray lewis retired after the game not before. Mad sus tho

[@-BLACKLION]

Even though I'm a life long Lakers fan, The king's got robbed. PERIOD

[@trevorjason4962]

@Francis Parker true. The speculation was so high that all the pieces just falling into place so he could make his "announcement" was just too perfect.

[@thepropagatingfalcon5764]

33 minute delay in that superbowl. Totally planned. The Kings are the champs that year in my book. Wayyyy to obvious.

[@GMZohar14]

For some reason if Jerry Rice and Tim Brown both say the samething.. Something about those 2 makes me 100% believe them

[@michaelking550]

Jerry wouldnt risk his reputation,if he didnt think it was true!!

[@PhilAndersonOutside]

I don't think anyone has ever questioned Rice and Brown believing what they say. But that doesn't make it factual. (For clarity, I'm a Raiders fan and think at the very worst Callahan coached the worst game in NFL history. If he didn't, then he sabotaged the game).

[@thepropagatingfalcon5764]

@@PhilAndersonOutside I feel bad for Gannon. Not changing audibles is sabatoge.

[@lf2417]

People might wonder why the Raiders would throw the game but when you look at how much money these owners, GM's, and coaches make on paper it's probably just scratching the surface. There was almost certainly some under the table deal between the bucs and the Raiders.

[@JT-yr5yd]

@@PhilAndersonOutside Remember, Callahan talked bad about the Raiders when he was coaching them. Also, an offensive guard went crazy before the game and did not play. That threw off his teammates. It was rigged alright

[@sar4x474]

When money became more important than winning, it was natural that the game would be corrupted.

[@bananafanafoferry6970]

Rams over Bengals in LA was def scripted.

[@boffo63]

Then the AFC game the next year.

[@frankhuff120]

So True with 5 Downs and a holding call when The DE Joseph Ossai took out Patty Mahomes You hardly seen him play any time after that!!!! How ironic they Take Myles Murphy in the 1st round when they Badly needed a Tight End!!! Food for Thought.....

[@small-townhero4386]

Where there's smoke there's fire. Where there's humans there's corruption.

[@fatcatadude]

Well said. Very well said.

[@xklepx]

Humans, AND money to made = corruption imo

[@doylewilliamson2794]

Amen

[@darrickeaster]

Well stated.

[@akiyajapan]

It's not the humans -- it's the psychopaths and sociopaths.

[@hccarder]

Not all the games are fixed. But the league definitely puts their thumb on the scale whenever they think they can control an outcome that will make them more money. We see it year after year.

[@Slo-ryde]

This, I am open to believing!

[@jamessaville3194]

Not all of the regular season games but non of the post season games are decided on the field

[@RicOshayed1]

The Callahan alterations definitely had a foul smell.

[@Greenpower2]

Of course not. The games that are going their way, they don't need to rig.

[@user-od8yh8xs9u]

how do you know "not all the games are fixed"? you just said they do it whenever they want...buy youre so smart you can tell when its happening and when its not. right. its fixed. simple as that. always has been.

[@allanboyer2769]

There is no doubt in my mind that the refs in super bowl 40 used calls to disrupt Seattle's rhythm and take away points, also giving advantage and points to the Steelers. If the proper calls had been made, the end result would have been quite different.

[@natec599]

I was screaming at the tv.

[@allanboyer2769]

Me too.@@natec599

[@TL2354]

Only 1 referee in each game

[@sunriseboy4837]

@@natec599 But didn't you hear me, also?!

[@Hippida]

I am happy to see another person speaking out just how much trowing a team of their rhythm decide an outcome of a game. This is the one tactic an opposing team can use, or fixers, to get a desired outcome

[@deeel5692]

Sh*t, the Ref's just rigged the Lions Cowboys game yesterday.

[@jeffreyrepass6834]

The really sad part about the officiating in games is that the players and coaches are fined for speaking up and complaining about the men and women who blow calls with no repercussions against them!

[@hb1338]

Quite right too.

[@johnwhite5485]

Yet for some reason Holmgren wasn't after SB XL. They know he was right

[@LordChains]

I would not doubt it a bit if those games were fixed. The NFL and Goodell has proven many times over the years how corrupt they are.

[@terranceburgess9170]

Callahan gave chucky that Super Bowl dungy put that bucs team together now we see how horrible a coach chucky is

[@darilcaldwell31]

I agree 100 %

[@bobk411]

@@terranceburgess9170 that's bullshyt, the raiders were the team chucky put together, so how can you say John Gruden was a bad coach

[@terranceburgess9170]

@@bobk411 I said dungy put the buccaneers together I didn’t say raider’s

[@terranceburgess9170]

@@bobk411 anyway where is he now

[@john_sparks]

You missed one of the biggest factors behind these fixes. Billion dollar stadiums are routinely financed with municipal bonds that require public support. The Bucs stadium was built in 1998. Seattle's new stadium completed in 2002. Super Bowl wins or appearances happen within 5 years before or after every new stadium built over the past 40 years. Is that 10 year window too much for you to believe? Check it out. Teams without new stadiums go many decades without a Super Bowl. Key point. You don't always get a win. You get an appearance.

[@sunriseboy4837]

Well spotted.

[@FairHavenCT]

What about cowboys lmao

[@michaelbayha5557]

Tell that to Vikings fans who built two new domed stadiums after the outdoor Metropolitan years.

[@john_sparks]

The cowboys won the in the early 90s. The stadium was built in 2009 just 4 years after the third SB in 1995. As for the Vikings, I think the Vikings we're supposed to win the Super Bowl in 2009. But Hurricane Katrina and a new deal to keep the Saints in new Orleans for 20 more years after hurricane Katrina flipped the script.

[@JayDubWilly]

@@john_sparks "The stadium was built in 2009 just 4 years after the third SB in 1995" Math much???? 4 years after the third SB in 1995 would be 1999 genius, not 2009. "I think the Vikings we're supposed to win the Super Bowl in 2009" - Source: Trust me bro... suuuuuurreee Also, let's go with your narrative for a minute... So because New Orleans/Katrina, which happened in 2005, meant the NFL was going to "script them" a SB appearance/win in 2010? So this meant that Minnesota who was "written in" for that appearance/win... got...what, pushed? So why not Minnesota in 2011, 2012, 2013..... tick tock man.... Since you seem to be 'in the know here' Starting from 2005, explain the "why" for 1. Each team's appearance in the SB 2. Why the winning team was "chosen". Also explain why if "building a new stadium" is part of this, please do explain the reason why Detroit Cleveland Minnesota Houston Las Vegas All have yet to win SBs post new stadium built.....let alone BE IN ONE.

[@timfronimos459]

Lions vs Cowboys game makes you question the whole idea of sports being rigged or 'influenced' The embrace of online gaming also undermines the credibility of all major pro sports leagues.

[@bcsdscar]

I believe this goes on far more than we even realize. Make no mistake Vegas and the gambling industry control all sports not just the NFL. As far as the NFL that’s why teams are required to submit an injury report, not because of a league rule or player safety or whatever. It’s so Vegas can adjust the odds on the game. I’m not saying all games are fixed but I’d say this goes far deeper than anyone can fathom.

[@toshiojohnston3732]

And that's why the immaturity and fratboy behavior is allowed in sports players,fans,media,talk radio the dated silly rivalries it gives sports a clean innocent vibe but sports is very dirty and corrupt just like any other business we that much money invested.

[@edwardhalpin7503]

Agreed, FOLLOW THE MONEY!!

[@JohnS-il1dr]

NASCAR is rigged as well as F1.

[@darkSi08]

If any foul play in football, Antonio Brown would spill the beans.

[@soulglowsheen]

Agree. Same for basketball.

[@lancearp7389]

I will go one further. Bills win it this year for first time ever. They have Hamlin at the game, the camera focuses on him and America gets its “feel good” sports moment of the decade. It then wins a ESPY for Moment of the year

[@paulhardy8245]

No doubt, this WILL happen. They're already milking it for all it's worth.

[@dickfitzwell2675]

Nah they wouldnt make it that obvious. They will collect all the sympathy bets then pull the rug

[@jonathanbatturs6359]

You may be on to something 👈

[@joeraines963]

Or will be the 49ers with the quarter back who was the last pick in the draft.

[@TheWakeup011]

I really feel like this may happen. Niners Bills.

[@michaelfleming5999]

Key parts of a game can be changed by one call from a Ref or a Coach or a Quarterback or dropped ball in the end zone . It isn't hard to throw a interception or miss a block on a key play. It can be fixed in many different ways from the owner to the waterboy.

[@Just_Pele]

I know that my grandfather, living in NYC at the time, made over $40k off Super Bowl III, based on a "great tip". Coincidentally, he was a chef at a restaurant that several Jets players regularly frequented. It was enough money to pay off all his debt, move to south Florida, and start his own restaurant, where a lot of Dolphins players liked to eat.

[@ralphholiman7401]

Former mafia boss Michael Franseze has talked about how he was the guy who was fixing college games for the mob. You don't think they have someone doing it for the pro games as well?

[@miriadlamentations]

Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite. Psalm 147:5 ✝🌅 But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows. Luke 12:7 ✝🌅 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. 2 Peter 3:9 ✝🌅

[@duane8829]

Michael also talks about how that was a thing of the past because players make too much money

[@ralphholiman7401]

@duane8829 , and, the people who bet on sports games, believe that.

[@mutteringmale]

It's amazing how innocent and slow most people are.

[@24kGoldenRocket]

@@mutteringmaleREMEMBER! When you meet any stranger there is a 50% chance that they have an Intelligence Quotient below 100. That's by definition. As the late comedian George Carlin said..."Think of the average person. Half of the people are stupider."

[@thomasgardner1734]

I have been saying this for years. There is too much money involved for it not to be fixed.

[@nunyabizness5391]

Someone could also say that there's too much money involved for anyone to risk losing it all by everyone finding out it's not legit.

[@Kaddywompous]

The exact opposite is true: there’s too much money involved for it to be fixed.

[@erichokhold8459]

People don't find out. It's the whole media working on this. The news outlets would never cover the story. The whole world is rigged. Sports is just one scam, money scheme. Distraction. Bread and circus. People don't find out what they aren't supposed to find out

[@mpup54]

and tax free money!

[@donaldsanders5639]

I remember thinking SB XXX was rigged when Neil O'Donnell threw 2 picks right to Larry Brown.

[@tommyl3207]

O'Donnell never threw picks. Still way up there for all-time I'm pretty sure.

[@nunyabidness9578]

I’ve always said the same thing about the World Series. How is it that soooo many of them go all seven games? There is way to much money to lose for each game of seven not played.

[@jakealden2517]

but most of them do not go 7 games

[@infinitesimotel]

Even logically, it follows that it is rigged. It cannot be any other way.

[@TeamFish15]

Look no further than Eric Grigg in the Marlins/Braves series. Calling balls 1ft off the plate strikes.

[@Renbo54321]

Since 1967, 35% of World Series series have gone to game 7

[@JonesyTerp1]

The W/S has gone seven games 28% of the time since 1998 and 35% of the time since 1967. You're doing what we all do, your memory is more attuned to the exceptional rather than the normal. And therefore you are overvaluing how often the exceptional occurs. The aforementioned percentages fit perfectly with the game of baseball. Two of, at the very least, the top six teams will feature, meaning the match up is fairly even. Considering the best ball club is guaranteed to lose 1/3 of their games while the worst team loses 2/3, when matching up two of the top teams one winning four straight is almost never going to happen. That means the series usually ends in five, six or seven games. It simply doesn't go seven games more often than it mathematically should.

[@bigpun4780]

For me, the problem with officiating is the subjectively selecting WHEN to make calls/no calls.....example, both teams have been holding all game "letting them play" (so to speak) but when it provides an opportunity to call back a touchdown, THATS when they decide to call it... infuriating! Just call it the same way the whole game!

[@marylynnearnold4236]

The games are totally rigged they've been rigged for decades

[@jackdaniels2905]

Exactly. Holding literally on every play.

[@georgecosrove3651]

It's all about which way the betting line is going at a specific time. 🙄🤬

[@scrabbleking1965]

You are exactly right, then when the holding call happens, they show a slo mo replay and the announcers are like "oh there it is, clearly holding", and they are right, what they don't show is the exact same thing is happening on nearly every play and not being called. Once there are a couple of calls against your team, I 100% guarantee the players on that team realize "hey, I can't push the envelope on what will be tolerated, these officials are being strict". Those players don't want the next penalty to be called on them, they are fighting for a job next season...

[@marylynnearnold4236]

@@scrabbleking1965 the game is rigged brother wake up

[@rickbauls]

Jerome Bettis was the first one I remember thinking was odd. In hindsight.. same for the Saints with hurricane katrina. The Rams with their game played in their stadium and a movie that same year… the Kelce bowl with State Farm stadium. I love football but money corrupts. So take it for what it is and enjoy the show.

[@carlreed6186]

Bettis and the Steelers got a lot of help vs the Seahawks.

[@stevenlight5006]

When the show is rigged ,no thanks im done

[@johnmorgan7947]

😈not to mention the. SATANIC S.B. half time SHOW😳

[@JayDubWilly]

@rickbauls Saints with Katrina???? You mean the hurricane that hit NO in Aug 2005, but the league somehow "gave them the SB win" in 2010?!?!?! They did what exactly, "bank it for them" just waited a few years? Had it been THAT year you may have had something.

[@mpup54]

Seattle and Arizona not winning their Super Bowls makes me wonder...both were against Pittsburgh too.

[@LikeMadCops]

The drama for losing in the AFC championships for the raiders should have been highlighted a bit more for the controversy. Felt like the raiders got shafted that entire span of time.

[@darknotered7425]

@@superzero4250 What about the OBVIOUS PHANTOM roughing the passer call that allowed the Raiders to beat the Patriots back in 1976 in the AFC playoff division game?

[@robertzenniful]

The 2001 championship game Raiders versus the patriots was a divisional game

[@6699230]

The Bucs v Raiders was the easiest bet in SB history. The Raiders had no chance.

[@Steve-wo7gt]

@@6699230 I agree they had no chance but do you honestly believe Callahan threw the game and somehow manipulated Barrett Robins to go off the deep end just before kickoff?

[@mmaranta785]

The Jan 78 Rob Lytle fumble game was worse

[@JayLandon64]

You forgot the lights going out in Super Bowl XLVII where the Ravens were romping and then half the lights in the stadium go out. After a long delay that pretty much erased the Ravens momentum, the 49ers made a comeback and made the game interesting, though the Ravens did win in the end. Ravens players swear it was done intentionally to try to eliminate the Ravens momentum and make it an exciting game.

[@brunozachary]

So right. I was so pissed off when that happened, rat smell and all.

[@bradmarkell12167]

Beyond that, niners could've won on last play... Vegas house has to win big, since the RAMS big surprise 99/'00 season.

[@Sky_Blaze]

It's so annoying like why does the NFL think they need to rigged stuff people will watch an unbiased game. When rigging it runs people off. I use too love football but it's so obvious and the NFL are so sloppy with how they rig games. Look at all the blowouts that turn into comebacks after halftime this year. It's so constant.

[@sgtrock2175]

I believed then and now that it was no accident when the lights went out. The Niners were a Cinderella team and the NFL wanted a story, not another blowout. I imagine there were a lot of people who stood to win a lot of money with a Niners win.

[@chillvibed]

@@sgtrock2175 facts

[@jadeddragon4254]

I honestly believe this happened with Super Bowl 32 also. I'll never forget the confused look on Reggie Whites face (and also the rest of the defensive starters) that were pulled out on that final drive for apparently no reason.

[@user-wm2hv2mh9b]

It's funny how in TODAY'S Super Bowl 2/11/24 That 5 San Fran starters were out of the game by games end !...Especially with the Chiefs Taylor swift connection !.....Seems fishy !

[@kayla-Rey22]

Really, because there are literally hundreds of people in the comments on recent 'NFL is Rigged' videos claiming that the players are all in on it. They claim they are actors working to a script and that people like Aaron Rodgers feigned injury to go along with the script. if this is the case then Reggie White would not have looked confused because he was working to a script and already knew the outcome. Personally, I think this is one of the most ridiculous rigged theories ever but these people actually believe it.

[@garycourtier4668]

Once the integrity is lost it's over. Your afternoon would be better spent washing the car or taking the wife and kids to a movie.

[@formulasaltythunder4806]

Still remember that non-call pass interference for the Saints in the playoffs. The ref was right there and the receiver got tackled before the ball got there .

[@josephdavis3686]

PI and personal foul helment to helment contact

[@formulasaltythunder4806]

@@josephdavis3686 true dat

[@juliussowell51]

Yeah just like them 2 calls they missed on the Rams drive prior to the the Saints PI...Let's say they hypothetically throw the flags the game was over and the Saints PI doesn't even happen🤷🏾‍♂️

[@tchef2525]

Ya deff most modern point the NFL showed a hicccup

[@PhilAndersonOutside]

One of the worst non-calls in NFL history. Absolutely changed the game. Saints had the best team in the NFL that year. And I'm not even a Saints fan.

[@RockPolitics]

I watched the Chiefs-Bengals tonight. I'm not a big fan of either team, but the zebras gave the Chiefs gift after gift. The worst was giving the Chiefs a free timeout, when the refs said that they needed to slightly change the position of the ball after THEY set it up to be snapped. Then, when the Bengals stopped the Chiefs on 3rd down on that play, the officials suddenly said that the play didn't count, because of a clock issue. But they let the play run before they did anything! I watched it over and over again. If KC had been successful on 3rd, the play would stand. When it failed, they gave KC do-overs. Might as well watch pro wrestling.

[@logisticalnonsense]

Only thing is the refs helped out the Bengals too with bad spots and ticky tacky calls against the chiefs. The taunting call for Wiley waiving his arms (the chiefs just had a big play and wpuld have been on like the bengals 30 but instead were on the chiefs 40) is what led to the fumble and later a bengals score so you really cant say that the refs gave the Bengals the game. Plus the chiefs didnt end up scoring on the do over drive. I thought the refs were horrible but i dont think it directly benefited the Bengals especially in a way that "gave them the game"

[@randylochtefeld2806]

Football is a momentum and emotion driven sport. The issue is to stop the momentum when the action is leading away from the desired “program”. The NFL is rigged.

[@nunyabizness5391]

I guess the ref that called the pass interference that gave the Bengals a first down on their last drive wasn't in on it.

[@roberthagberg5482]

Pro football is the same as pro wrestling. They already know at the beginning of the season who will win the Superbowl!!!!!!!!

[@wockawocka5293]

@roberthagberg5482 - While I agree that the NFL does fix games, I disagree with your Superbowl comment. There have been many years that were surprise endings. Such as the Patriots' perfect season being wrecked by the NY Giants. Or the Eagles upset of the Pats. So yes, the NFL tries to decide some games, but not all games and not SuperBowl winner at start of the season.

[@miggs80]

Neil O’ Donnell’s 4th quarter performance against the Cowboys will always be fishy to me. That was absolutely weird to watch.

[@Dr.HUGENSTEIN]

Seahawks v Steelers was the first time I realized there was shady business going on in the NFL

[@KingD0]

No. Seahawks and patriots. 99.9 other people gives it to Marshawn at the 1 yd line. But instead passes it??? Wtf

[@Dr.HUGENSTEIN]

@@KingD0 Yes, since sea pit happened a decade before.

[@cedricnora4481]

@@KingD0why did you say no? They said it was the time THEY realized the NFL was sus. They didn’t say it was the first example EVER. People are out here just tryna cut everything down, and I’ve gotta be a hypocrite to get the point across 😂

[@frankyshuttlesworth4255]

The same for me .. the refs calls brought it to my attention .. it was like 06

[@KingD0]

@@cedricnora4481 I said no. Because that’s when I seen it and realized it

[@DGreat-nk7eu]

Easiest way to corrupt a game is to pay off the officials! It only takes 1 or 2 bad calls to change the outcome of a game

[@doctoranderson2009]

And a couple of players

[@austinogle6654]

this could be true, however there's just no evidence of it actually happening and even less showing the NFL is behind it. Bad calls dont constitute as evidence.

[@austinogle6654]

@@richardburnett-_ ok show it to me

[@austinogle6654]

@@richardburnett-_ you're the expert man, shoot me a link with your best evidence. I'm open minded I just call it like I see it.

[@BingBongTruth]

For sure. A great team can overcome that but that's how it's done. Through holding, pass interference, etc. Setting the team up for failure basically

[@jackbpace]

I have always suspected that refs will try and steer a game toward who they want to win. It only takes a few calls (or no-calls) to change the complexion of a game between closely matched teams. And this is not just in the NFL, but in every league that makes big money.

[@anitahickman4675]

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[@billy33365]

Facts- The NFL acknowledges that is an entertainment company NOT A SPORT which is why it doesnt qualify to be in the Olympics. Its the same thing as the WWF. Both organizations classify themselves as Entertainment Companies, not sports organization. Anyone who disagrees with the facts chooses to be dillusional.

[@akvalues]

ALL OF THE AMERICA SPORTS ARE FIXED. And the crazy part is it’s completely legal for them to be fixed look it up.

[@Nerevarine420]

No they aren't your delusional if that was the case many small market nfl teams would never even get a shot at the superbowl yet many have won their first championship in the past 20 ish years

[@gelidsoul]

@@Nerevarine420 They need an underdog or else it's not a lucrative bet.

[@standardofexcellence]

Um all 32 teams or atleast 31 of the nfl teams share there profits with douchebag so yea they can win but only large market teams usually win. As for the cowboys don't win because there owner won't share with douchebag so they won't push

[@Yyyyyy5]

@@Nerevarine420 he’s delusional according to you and you’re in denial.

[@paulcampbell8696]

@@Nerevarine420 You think they don't know they need to keep you thinking that way?

[@panurge987]

Back in the 1980s, I worked in a local family-owned restaurant, and I had to work on the day of Super Bowl XX. My boss, the owner of the restaurant, was there to watch the game on the bar's TV, along with our regulars. Well, when the game started, he told me he was going to make a lot of money on the game, because he knew about some people (organized crime people, I assume) who had fixed the outcome. At the beginning of each quarter, he told me what the score was going to be at the end of each quarter. When he was correct each time, he said to me, "See, I told you. Big money!"

[@UrbanMetroImages]

Was it the Raiders?

[@sol1120]

What were u smoking? That bears Defense was only favored by 10 No one could’ve beaten them that day

[@jackgeary6928]

It’s written on you tube so it must be true.

[@toshiojohnston3732]

Doesn't change human nature and big money funny things will happen.

[@gavinpoultney3460]

Nothin in pro sports surprises me. Just look at the Underdog successes.

[@custer2449]

Last week there was a few articles about 49er coaches getting offers for head coaching spots around the country. That is not good. That truly sounds like sabotage to me.

[@franksmith7419]

My dad told me 50 years ago. These refs are professionals. They are hand picked to do a job. And boy have they.

[@kokolovitch56]

What about the non-call pass interference in that Saints Rams playoff game?

[@LA_Commander]

What about it? The Saints still had plenty of chances after that non-call to finish off the Rams and they didn't. The Saints even got the ball first in overtime and still couldn't put the Rams away. You can complain all you want about that bad call, but Drew Brees simply didn't have the arm he used to have and was playing at a diminished capacity. In fact he retired after that. The Saints lost that one. They had several opportunities to win that game, but didn't.

[@Trollificusv2]

That should have gotten a ref fired. That would have been called Unnecessary Roughness anywhere else on the field, much less a receiver who was protected from contact. Unbelievable.

[@Steve-wo7gt]

🤣🤣🤣

[@jeffroberts8246]

Dude to this day that is the worst call I have ever seen in over 40 yrs watching foortball

[@waynerunyon9843]

@@jeffroberts8246 The Washington Commanders say hold my beer when the Giants mugged Curtis Samuel in the endzone of that Sunday night fiasco with playoff implications not counting the ref who called McLaurin for illegal formation after being told he was good...makes ya wonder but this is an entertainment industry and billions of dollars at stake each yr so yeah games are fixed when they want them fixed..

[@beeried8973]

For SBXXXVII, it's Callahan. He's a literal liability. There is no question in my mind that he did this by himself, 100% thinking he was smarter than everyone else

[@danibeas9032]

Callahan didn't throw multiple interceptions and the Bucs scored 48 points. Nobody in the 02 NFL would've beaten the Bucs that night. This video ignores the actual games and acts as if the coach has total control like a video game

[@user-it4yn9vz6c]

Nah it was a set up Oakland was better den Tampa

[@mkifer4473]

You're right - it probably didn't matter that the TB defense knew exactly what plays the Raider's offense was going to run -@@danibeas9032

[@crazyhorse3854]

Tampas defence was so much better than Oaklands offence. I don't care about either team but, this was one of the easiest picks ever.

[@kalstonii]

The bucs had beat their playoff nemesis, the eagles, after two or three straight losses to them. That superbowl had the bucs name on it even if they had played the entire AFC pro bowl team. Thats back when defense could actually shut a team down. These days, the “best defense” still gives up 20 points a game and 350yds

[@thelonewolf5357]

The nfl is an entertainment company, it's no different than the WWE. All about storyline, drama, and vegas

[@rodericmoss4907]

Goodell even said it himself. He said the NFL is like the WWE, WE'RE HERE TO ENTERTAIN!

[@JasonSmith-om4lr]

You can still entertain without corruption 100%

[@rodericmoss4907]

@@JasonSmith-om4lr HEY....Roger said it. Not me....

[@doctoranderson2009]

@Jason Smith agreed but what corruption are you referring too they say they're entertainment fan boys just don't want to believe that Santa Claus is not real

[@truthiscensored]

Yea, people don't realize that when they buy a ticket to a game, they buying a ticket to be entertained

[@garywi.9299]

It's big time gamblers that fix every contest.

[@TheWorldsBiggestFan89]

It's sad how the Raiders were never the same after Super Bowl 37.

[@MikeBNumba6]

From what I hear the NFL owners did not like Al or Mark Davis. Al Davis was more of a rebel and Mark Davis seems to have zero respect from anyone. Also they don't fit in with the other owners since all their wealth is tied to their teams.

[@user-mx8dq2ix9d]

Mark is a bummer w dat bowl cut!! C'mon it's saad Al would a had a 🏟️ get up n Oakland. But now Oaktown f'd up wit da stadium plus da team sucked. But Oakland loves da Raiders

[@irishledden4924]

Why is it sad? The Faiders BLOW.

[@Z3nHolEminD]

37/EL

[@bradleybrown8399]

Yeah, getting butt-fucked by the best defensive performance in Superbowl history will do that to a team!!😂

[@TimRobinson-kd3zn]

I remember a NFL film talking about the fix to SBIII But the vet Rosenbloom made confirms it for me the game was fixed the League merged and all was right with the world for a bit. SB37 is a strange one but again the fix was on there too I had heard about the game plan switch at the last min and that was something you don't do before the biggest game in the world. When the center for the Raiders went missing I knew TB had the game. I tell my friends about these things and they just refuse to believe it no matter what i tell them it sounds to them like the 1919 Black Sox Scandal all over again and they don't want to hear it

[@JamesSmith-gc9kk]

I’m a jets fan and I love how we are the butt of every joke yet we’re instrumental in the AFL NFL merger

[@CranialExtractor]

I think it is VERY POWERFUL to hear a guy like Jerry Rice say the coach threw the game. When NFL players say they think something was rigged and strange things happened why do we question them so much? It's hard to come out and say stuff like that. A lot of people not as successful as Jerry would be ostracized for making comments like that.

[@CranialExtractor]

If Matt Hasselbeck was saying that about the superbowl (which I don't remember him directly accusing the refs of rigging the game) would he still be on ESPN?

[@mikeo8890]

I remember a lot in the 49er's wins when Jerry Rice Played for them , do you think he's going to give up some of those rings?

[@TheJpep2424]

@@mikeo8890 he isn't saying his wins were rigged

[@Dr-Jan-itor]

@@mikeo8890 Rice was talking about his Super Bowl with the Raiders.

[@kyledamron]

Agreed, not to mention Tim Brown and so many others on just that Raiders team alone

[@kingdavide.9250]

Seahawks fan since 87' .And I've been saying for years and since it happened. That there was no way the NFL was going to let Bettis go home and lose the SB. I knew when the refs called that's bulljive OPI that the 'Hawks we're going to lose . But when Ben clearly didn't cross the goal line I knew it was over.

[@BillHock]

Why would the NFL care if Bettis won or lost? What did the NFL gain by it?

[@fredpeezy]

OC/DC work for Vegas that’s why they’re no longer on the fields. They share plays to put together a good show. It’s goes to the spread. Players have no control

[@Goji-eletienne]

Everyone regretted having Bill Callahan be their coach 😂😂😂

[@billmcpheeters1888]

All very valid points - good research. No professional head coach would change the game plan 2 days before the championship game without ulterior motive, as in SB37. As well as keeping the same verbiage that the opposing coach knows. If the officiating in SB40 wasn't rigged, it is certainly the worst officiating in SB history. The officiating in the Saints/Rams NFC championship game was the absolute worst. Unfortunately, legalized gambling and promotion by the NFL is only going to make this problem worse.

[@robertfiorito9888]

Actually, that is exactly what Bill Parcells and Bill Belichick did prior to SB XXV when they beat the Bills. Belichick changed the defensive game plan and it worked

[@CitizenX2024]

Neil O’Donnell’s gift-wrapped interceptions in Super Bowl 30 comes to mind here.

[@edwardgoodwin241]

Neil O'Donnell threw that game. He got a payday from someone.

[@howardwalck3000]

Iam a old guy seen a lot of games I never saw any thing in my whole life like the fix in that game steelers got screwed and I am not from pittisburgh

[@rticle15]

The league loves Pittsburgh. No chance they were involved

[@nickseibel3076]

@@rticle15 someone was though

[@fasteddievh2072]

💯🎯You read my mind!!!

[@natansoto3673]

Missed opportunity to mention how the league robbed the Saints of a superbowl birth and what would've been a more entertaining game of Patriots vs. Saints. I guess they wanted Brady to win another by letting the Rams commit one of the most egregious pass interferences in history and get away with it. Not only were we robbed of a qb showdown it also happened to be one of the most boring superbowls ever.

[@margaretjiantonio939]

I always wondered about 2001. I heard something about food poisoning. There was a pass interference call that was questionable. The ball was intercepted and ran back for a touchdown. The interference call took the touchdown away.

[@oleonard7319]

it's not just the Superbowl it's the whole playoffs and it's gotten worse in the past 4 years since fanduel and DraftKings were allowed to operate pretty much with no supervision

[@jeffmcdonald4225]

I'm not, and was never a Colts fan, but I believe Bubba Smith.

[@ronswoboda8310]

Based on what?

[@toddsmods.623]

Based on he played "Hightower" in all those classic "Police Academy" movies. That alone should be enough. Lol

[@Havoc917]

Bubba Smith stuck with his story as long as I can remember. Never faltered from it

[@briankorbelik2873]

I was a Colts fan until they moved to Indianapolis in the middle of the night. I too believe Bubba Smith, he was an honest man.

[@stancruz4809]

What we believe here isn't all that important to me. What is however, is that you have never been a Colts fan. And I kind of feel bad that you can't know the joys of cheering for Johnny Unitas and watching his displays of ariel artistry, or the display of heriocs and courage on the field. UNITAS is the true GOAT of the Q.B. position. In 1964 I was an impressionable 10 year old . Living through 50 losing seasons wasn't fun, but I didnt waiver. It was worth it when Peyton arrived. Win lose or draw. I will always be a joyous Colts man, and you will just be a fan.

[@user-vl2dg9bi1p]

My Dad said back in the 70's he thought the games were fixed and I think that he was right

[@gofusmoholl3462]

I was at a fishing resort sitting at a table with three ExNFL players and a man who is involved with the mob and betting games. They discussed how the refs could influence the game on 2 to 3 calls in key situations to sway the outcome. A lot of money can change hands when this happens and there is a lot of money to be made.

[@SEVEN-gy3ub]

And someone is told that if it doesn't turn out right their family is at risk.

[@9ner]

We saw this with the lions and cowboys just recently. I believe you.

[@SEVEN-gy3ub]

@@9ner That was the lions own fault. They tried to get a little too tricky but only caught the ref's not paying attention and tricked them.

[@9ner]

@@SEVEN-gy3ub holy heckin tricks, bootlicker! Refs are experts, you can see they saw who declared on video but you being sooo smart you got it all figured out!

[@robertcanup4473]

I'm old enough (75) to remember watching Super Bowl III. There is a factor not discussed. The Colts ran a zone defense which nobody else in pro football ran. Nobody in the NFL had figured out how to attack a zone. The Jets did figure out that zones left short areas open, and Namath did a great job of picking that weakness apart. His short passes acted like a ball control run game. This put a lot of pressure on the Colts offense, which it had not faced all year, since they counted on their defense to get them many offensive chances during the game. Zone secondaries are much more difficult to run against, the Colts defense generated a lot of 3 and outs against other teams, and that didn't happen against the Jets.

[@jaxdragon1723]

i remember watching the game ,I was to young to understand defenses. I know my dad was mad about the game outcome. I also remember Howard Cosell interviewing players...

[@fredbobberts5753]

Spot on. The other thing is in the Colts other loss, in the regular season against Cleveland, they also had several turnovers through the air from both QBs and Browns tailback Leroy Kelly ran wild. The pattern was set if not repeated again for awhile- as good as the Colt passing game was if you could frustrate it and force it to go the length of the field it was possible they might make mistakes. Like Minnesota the next year Baltimore relied on the field position coming from its defense as well, but in this game Lou Michaels kicked very poorly and left those points on the table. (In Super Bowl 4 Minnesota was surprised by the range of KC kicker Jan Stenerud, which gave them less margin for error. ) Far and away the biggest issue was, to your point, the man to man matchup between George Sauer and Lenny Lyles, who was feeling poorly to begin with. The Colts moved their zone to take away the injured Don Maynard and left Lyles, normally a good cornerback to cover Sauer on those short passes one on one. Sauer schooled him. The Jets also changed up their blocking to run left right at Colt DE Ordell Braase, who was getting older at that point and did not hold up (similar again to earlier Cleveland game) against Snell and Boozer on runs to that side. I don’t know if Super Bowl 3 was thrown; looking at it it seems the Colts came out flat and were surprised as heck to be shut out in the first half, then they fumbled the second half kickoff and things got tougher.

[@ncnuggets]

I love seeing the elderly type so coherently.

[@tonymarselle8812]

Nah, it was a conspiracy because my team didn’t win.

[@Th3Watch3r]

​@@ncnuggetsyou'll get there one day. Promise.

[@omarbahrour]

Robbins mental health event was wholly or heavily a result of the change. Super Bowl I’m sure has a certain stress level, but he and others ideally lower it through thorough prep. His statement directly discussing insufficient time for necessary time to prep seems completely rational. Shifting to pass heavy could’ve been an honest change based on film, info, etc. But the HC/staff not having seemingly any significant dialogue with the players before implementing was massively irresponsible at a minimum, and this would be the case without Barret or anyone else being so mentally affected.

[@therealityofitall4819]

Robbins couldn't believe it! Or Robbins knew the fix was in.. He knew they were about to get screwed.. Why change the plays 2 days before the game?

[@raisl1853]

@@therealityofitall4819 idk, but great NFL centers have abnormally high IQs and extra-intelligent, particularly creative and inventive, people are far more prone to mania and mental-illness. Callahan fucked up for sure, maybe his star center could see his folly before it even happened and failed to stop it from his position in the chain of command. Stress can manifest in the most creative ways: particularly Psychosis in this case

[@poindextertunes]

Robbins admitted to had been in a manic episode in the weeks prior to the Super Bowl. He was diagnosed bipolar in the years after his retirement. I’m sure repeated blows to the head(which is part of any lineman’s job) didn’t help the situation either

[@mr.arthurb.2166]

That Seattle vs Pittsburgh Super Bowl to get cower his championship was highway robbery 💯🫡

[@bryanmccarthy6493]

Every single person that watched Seattle v Pittsburgh knew that the game was decided before the coin flip.

[@axxionman69]

💯 % !!!!

[@crashman2062]

I feared it but I didn't know until after every call went against them - obvious bad calls that took away points from the Seahawks or gave assistance to the Steelers.

[@andregoings4616]

Kind of funny how it was in Detroit. Jerome Bettis home town. Then he retires after that

[@mbhinkle]

Make no mistake this goes ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP BRASS, The owners are the largest betters on football.

[@PeteZam]

the NFL is 100% fixed. they might not always get the outcomes they want, but for the most part, all it takes is a few calls or no calls to swing a game, and they do it all the time. just look at last night with jags vs titans. a couple questionable calls wiped out 2 big plays for the titans and thats all it took to get trevor lawerence into the playoffs. the NFL is drooling at the prospect of sunshine becoming one of the faces of the league. but i mean NO wins SB after katrina, the pats win after 911. its so obvious they fix the games, especially if you are big into fantasy football or just a huge fan in general and you watch a lot of football and pay attention to a dozen or so games every week. just this season alone, i bet i watched no less than 35 games with extremely suspect officiating that directly led to the outcome of the game and who won.

[@devanishant]

The games are just for show. The real game is the money wagered. Ever see a Probowl? Choreographed theater. Same chit all season.

[@rascalmatt6713]

One game i remember ... that i just laugh at now but at the time was incredibly frustrating was Seahawks vs Falcons in the playoffs when the Seahawks had Devon Hester and he had three really good returns and EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM was called back for holding. I forget which year but Hester on the Seahawks should be enough to find it.. i just don't know if they have those returns on any highlights on youtube.

[@jbratt]

There is a certain owner that tried to get Roger fired. Instead Roger got a ten year extension. The owner was taken off the committee and his team sometimes very good can’t seem to win a playoff game. I predicted a Rams Super Bowl and now I predict a Bills Super Bowl. The NFL needed the LA market and now the story drama with the Bills means big ratings.

[@jbratt]

@@rascalmatt6713 yes the Falcon owner was the guy that saved Rogers job. Roger controls the referees and had experience as the head of officiating before he was commissioner.

[@beachmom501]

@@jbratt Goodell is a sleaze bag.

[@davidj7516]

I stopped watching football about 10 years ago. The Seahawk game was rigged. It was disgusting. Thank you for your time and posting.

[@Cristalack]

lol, okay?

[@justinklein7077]

One thing is if the game is rigged everyone should sue the NFL for money bet on the games and refs should lose jobs if they can't make correct calls and every play should be review if it is a question called

[@mrfreeandclear970]

How do you come to that conclusion??

[@ranlingyan217]

Same here, yea that Seahawk game was insulting, they could've hidden it better than that. That wasn't only game rigged. If they rig one game, taints the whole league, I stopped watching NFL and NBA, its all about the money. Go read, The Fix Is In.. All pro sports are basically rigged for that big money

[@justinklein7077]

@@ranlingyan217 like they did for Brady and now it is Patrick mahomes turn the chefs are the new patriots right now

[@thelighthousefjcproduction5597]

When I realized it was fixed I quit watching football as well as all other sports really.

[@mtbyrne52]

The Rothlesberger sneak was a TD and it wasn't even close. The holding call was ticky tack but I've seen much less called holding in this NFL. The other two calls were bad but the OPI happened too early in the game to be considered outcome altering. That officiating crew has always been one of the worst crews in the sport. The evidence provided for the other two games is much more compelling.

[@skipdog9912]

After we lost that championship game up in Seattle in 13, my buddy sent me a video called rigged chopping up the bad or non calls in that game. It was pretty disturbing! Same with the superbowl with KC.

[@ronburgundy8941]

Bowman recovered that fumbled & shredded his acl in the process and the ball popped out and they gave it to Seattle after Bowman was clearly touched down

[@76biggdogg]

"We" .... lol

[@leftyswildkingdom2936]

What position you play?

[@skipdog9912]

@@leftyswildkingdom2936 armchair quarterback!

[@artheriford]

What was rigged in that game?

[@eriksturdevant8589]

The Seattle-Pittsburgh Super Bowl was the closest thing to a fixed game I've ever seen. Very suspect, imo.

[@jacksquat4140]

The Patriots win over the Falcons was fixed, just as the Patriots win over the Seahawks.

[@joshblanchard3719]

It wasn't a very good game anyways

[@colinedelman6392]

@@jacksquat4140 You are crazy

[@PhilAndersonOutside]

Horrible refereeing. Fixed or not, Seattle got screwed.

[@jacksquat4140]

@@colinedelman6392: You may be right, Colin, but before I accept your statement as fact, I need to know a little more. So, what makes you think I'm crazy?

[@bradmorgan3797]

The only reason that the Steelers would have been favored in that game come game time is because more people were betting on them rather than the Seahawks. Vegas always changes the spread based on what way the money goes. So that doesn’t really have a lot to do with it.

[@JayDubWilly]

@bradmorgan3797 I think you are the only other person in these comments that understands how betting/spreads work. Also, I don't recall SB betting moving more than a couple of points ever. SB 40 had Pit -4. So I could see where it could have started at -2 and "a bunch of people bet on Pit so they moved it to -3 then -4". Unfortunately I am not seeing many hits on trying to find what the most a spread has ever moved.

[@JustMeELC]

The NBA is more obvious & has a big problem with this now sadly. For me the rigged officiating is making it hard to keep watching.

[@MinneapolisSkip]

Jordan was the best point shaver in the NBA. Nobody really thinks he wanted to try baseball in his prime. He goes away for two years and comes back to win the title again. Kobe was the same.

[@tmacman0418]

A ref here, a coach there, a few players here, it's not hard to fix a game.

[@mpup54]

dont forget flattening footballs!

[@thronepotato]

And if the NFL really wanted to get in on it, they could share the communications through the headsets, or share the screens on the Windows Surface tablets.

[@JayDubWilly]

@tmacman0418 yea and not one ref, coach, player, etc has ever shown proof of this... Just "we lost, therefore it was rigged".

[@davidmann2988]

The sad thing is as long as particular fans teams win, people are willing to turn a blind eye

[@timsparks1858]

John Madden said in the pregame was if the Raiders would run at the Bucs they could beat them. The Bucs were great against the pass poor against the run because their Defensive line was small. Callahan should have played the team to their weaknesses.

[@kellykarcher7179]

It certainly looked as if the recent Rams/Lions Wild Card game was rigged! So many calls went in favor of the Lions and they wind up winning the game 24-23. What a joke!

[@greengrass1072]

There is so much merit regarding the Raiders/Bucs game and what Tim Brown says about it. In Gruden’s 2nd year as coach as the Raiders, they played the Bucs towards the end of the season and absolutely crushed them running all over them and winning 45-0. The Raiders were loaded that year and it was their time, but Bill Callahan was an a-hole for what he did here and that veteran team knew it.

[@Runnygraph20]

The BUCS NEEDED JUST A 2 TOUCHDOWN OFFENSE THE D WAS BAD AS.....and they did old Brad Johnson and the offense avg.17points a game and the D done the rest that was DOMINATION YOU KNOW PANTERA DOMINATION

[@bowlchamps37]

If you trade away your HC, you trade away his playbook. If you keep this playbook and play the guy you traded away, and use his playbook, you ask for disaster. It was Al Davis´ego that cost the Raiders this game.

[@user-mx8dq2ix9d]

Thank you for game recognize game n da Bay mane!! Or wherever u from jus common sense

[@JayDubWilly]

@greengrass1072 Um whaaat!?!?!? What does any of this prove??? Grudens (first 1998-99) and 2nd year as Raiders coach (1999-2000) they went 8-8. In fact the 3 years before Gruden took over, they were 8-8, 7-9, 4-12... then Gruden took over after that 4-12 season. This is credit more to Gruden in turning a sub-par team around into a decent team. So your "evidence" of a fix is that: • in a regular season game • 3 years removed from these two teams meeting in the SB • one of Gruden's 8 wins that year was an impressive win • Against the team he would then go be the HC coach • THREE years later... • With Gruden making that TB a better team than Dungy had??? Yes, the Raiders offense was impressive that year, but not even close to being historic. However, the separation from 1st/2nd offense wasn't as far as what Gruden's 1st/best defense was doing over the 2nd, 3rd ranked defenses. And all of that was BEFORE they met in the SB! Sorry, this is weak 'evidence' at best.

[@johnnunes2993]

That Seattle vs Pittsburgh Super Bowl was 100% Fixed. All the attention was on Pittsburgh and Bettis that they had to win. It was embarrassing to watch.

[@ilovvetacos]

That was the dirtiest thing I’ve seen in all of sport’s history.

[@Tuskegee_Brown]

Maybe the first TD by Ben (although that was a 3rd down...and MT could have gone for it. But the 80 yd Parker run and Randle El TD pass were all failures of the Seahawks D.

[@mikecrooks8085]

Seattles linemen on offense and defense could not raise a hand above their waists without drawing a holding call while Pittsburg was allowed to do anything. After awhile the linemen learned who was in charge of the game and that was that. The officials even made sure that was not going to be all cause Pittsburg kept needing more and more help and they got it at every turn. After the game Holmberg got a one time only ever in the NFL where he the coach criticized the officiating and he never got fined for it. Years later one of the officials did step up to say so far as the only thing he regretted while working was officiating in this super bowl. It was so bad I could not bring myself to watch another NFL game for 3 years afterwards and the city of Detroit still stinks to this day.

[@larrybaldwin8325]

Ray Charles could See how FIXED AND RIGGED This Game was!! They didn't even try to Hide it, Was BLATANTLY FIXED!!

[@guyh.4121]

What the AFL did was bring more exciting players into the League. The Jets had great receivers. Great video.

[@unqualifiedastronaut6328]

Every player, every coach, every fan of every sport at every level thinks that every game their team loses is rigged.

[@kenw2225]

The bucs won in 2002 and their dB said it rigged for them to win. So what do you say to the superbowl champion who says it was rigged for them to win?

[@SonjaAmbroXOX]

Growing up in the 70's and 80's you would hear the adults talking about how these games were blatantly rigged. Let's not forget how outright laughable boxing matches where when the judges were paid off to vote a certain way

[@homedeezyfasheezy5662]

I think there’s even a book out there written in 70s and was about the mafia controlling the scores of games and also a relationship they had with Al Davis and the Raiders.

[@ag358]

Howard cosell eluded to boxing being rigged but didn't go all the way.

[@sludge8506]

If you felt a game was rigged, why would you *ever* watch another game?? 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

[@sludge8506]

@@homedeezyfasheezy5662 Wow, champ!! A book says so! It must be true. 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🙄

[@corners3755]

Even today UFC judges look like they watched different fights with their scorecards being so different.

[@TexasTimeLord]

The NFL ABSOLUTELY wanted the Steelers and Bettis to win that Super Bowl. No question

[@Everythingis22]

💯 it was beyond obvious.

[@BoysCantGetPregnant]

why? Jerome was never a top tier back he never lead the league in rushing never a mvp never top 10 in any stat. he's not even a top 50 rb of all time so why rig a game over a irrelevant rb who's never gonna be remembered

[@ghostwhite1648]

@@BoysCantGetPregnant as you talk about him in 2023🤔

[@rockirhoades3004]

They couldnt beat denver the week before without ref help

[@KlodFather]

It was money. Pittsburgh is an earner and a winner in a VERY BIG way. Merch and fanbase. There are Steelers bars world wide but the world does not care about baltimore and seattle and many other low level teams. They just do not drive the fans. Follow the money.

[@ariamartinez7355]

I didn’t watch this video bc I already know. I stopped watching pro sports years ago. My wife & coach our middle school children & tbh I love watching the kids play way more. Seeing their excitement & watching them grow & develop as players is way better for me.

[@mr.blackhawk142]

@aria, I'm the same way but with hockey instead of football! I like the kids' games better!

[@raceday2155]

I watched the NFL for 50 years. I watched my last game after the no call with the Ssints and Rams.

[@kidmack3556]

SB47 w/The Be-Non-Sense halftime debacle, and Ray Nay Lewis being allowed to participate in spite of evidence he was using PEDs. I don't miss it.

[@michaeldaughtry5911]

Yeah that was definite proof..

[@Primus-ue4th]

Come on guy. You still watch

[@L_Train]

Crybaby. Every team experiences both good and bad calls. You admit you're clueless and don't even watch enough to realize this.

[@kidmack3556]

@LTrain45 45 It used to be that JUST the owners were crooked... Now, the league is infested with hoodlums on the field and brigands in the coaching staff and front offices.

[@offthegridgreco]

I hadn't considered this until I remembered Seattle's loss by not running Marshan Lynch into the endzone from a half yard out & PASSING??? instead. Worst call in history. Lynch quit football, not just the team. You put the beast in beast mode to plow in!!! How did that NOT happen???

[@Twotontessie]

Caroll blew the time management. He was never good at that. I think he was worried about the clock and tried to sneak a pass in so there was time for another running attempt on third down? Plus a timeout. People tend to forget Lynch really wasn’t that great in those situations. He fumbled in the NFC title game the year before from the one. He was someone you wanted to get a head of steam and churn through linebackers and safeties in open space. The fact also was the pass was a good call against that goal line defense … the players didn’t execute. If our receiver sets the pick and the throw isn’t late no one says anything about the call. It would have been a “genius call.” That’s sports. A bad call is always the one the players don’t execute.

[@edgregory1]

Skip Bayless explained how poor Seattle's short yardage run stat was that season. But yeah, shoulda run regardless.

[@robertmartin1254]

Simple if they ran beast mode he would have gotten mvp and he didn't talk to reporters which is a bad look for the nfl. Carrol wanted Wilson to win mvp instead of Brady. The next season on a half yard situation carrol called a Wilson pass again then was the end of legion of boom. Sherman called carrol on it after the game to reporters and left to San Francisco. Seattle hasn't done anything since. BTW carrols assistant did same thing in Atlanta pats superbowl. Try to pass from the 20 yard line with an 8 point lead and got sacked. 3 runs burn the clock and get a extra point for 11 point lead with under 2 minutes is how it should have ended. 2 coaches from Seattle losing 2 superbowls by refusing to run so pats could win.

[@joelhague5515]

@@Twotontessie that's exactly what happened. It was just time ticking away and Belichick not calling time out. The crazy thing about people thinking that was rigged or a gimme is that the defensive back has to catch the ball while being run into by the intended receiver. What happens if Butler drops it? How did Butler know it was coming? Did Carroll tell him? If Butler drops it, the Seahawks have two more cracks at the end zone. They also overlook that Seattle made that call to pass precisely because they're thinking, "New England is expecting a run here. Let's throw it and catch them by surprise."

[@thomasmartin7425]

@@joelhague5515 yes this is exactly as I remember it. 1) Seattle was thinking that the LAST thing Pat's were thinking was a run play. 2) However, Butler saw the formation while studying video. He saw two Seattle players lined up in an unusual run type formation and he knew what was coming. 3) Butler barely had time to scream a pass audible, so they caught Seattle with their pants down. 4) The only hope was for Wilson to call an audible or a time out, but he must not have heard Butler shouting that he had sniffed out the play.