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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
I don't really like bitching about the calls, since I learned in that heartwarming story of the hotheaded, soccer-playing refugees that bad calls are just part of the game, but WTF was that "roughing the passer" call against Tully Banta-Cain to move the Colts down to the 12? Without that call, running that ball wasn't an option.
Maybe it was a decent call, but since CBS showed it only once and did not dwell on its significance, I don't know.
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There had been a couple of borderline late hits on that series, including one 2 or 3(?) plays earlier which included a hand and/or forearm to the backside of Manning's helmet. I saw that and commented that the Pats needed to be careful or there would be a flag for roughing later.
Leading with a hand/arm/whatever to a qb's helmet is supposed to be an automatic foul and I suspect that Manning pointed this out to the referee. When it happened again (even tho it was very minor), the flag was thrown.
