Oct 6, 2014; Landover, MD, USA; Washington Redskins wide receiver DeSean Jackson (11) drops the ball in front of Seattle Seahawks free safety Earl Thomas (29) in the first quarter at FedEx Field. The Seahawks won 27-17. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
The Seattle Seahawks are a good squad and they will be competing for the Super Bowl at the end of the year again. Monday Night’s game was a little too close for comfort and Earl Thomas has his own theories on why the game was close.
Here is what he told the Washington Post:
"“I just think it’s Monday Night Football, you know the fans are watching, and everybody wants to see a good game, so they’re gonna try to make it as close as possible,” Thomas told reporters, according to USA Today Sports. “It’s a business.” – Washington Post"
So Thomas thinks that the refs were making this game as close as they could in order to keep it a good show for Monday Night Football. There were a lot of calls by the refs and Percy Harvin did have 3 touchdowns called back. THREE TOUCHDOWNS!!! I am still bitter on that one since he is on my fantasy team and I ended up losing by .5 points in that game.
So Thomas thinks that the refs were making this game as close as they could in order to keep it a good show for Monday Night Football. There were a lot of calls by the refs and Percy Harvin did have 3 touchdowns called back. THREE TOUCHDOWNS!!! I am still bitter on that one since he is on my fantasy team and I ended up losing by .5 points in that game.
Anyway, I would hate to have for any of this to be true. I would hate to know that the refs have that much influence over a game and that they would make some BS calls in order to keep the game close.
BUT… it all could be true since they do have that power.