Refs played the sympathy card today - Fix was in from the start - NFL officially saves face.

[Anybodyhome]

As bad as the Panthers are and you think they need to fix games to lose? Seriously?

[LinvilleGorge]

The NFL loves a feel good story. We've seen it impact officiating many times in the past and we'll see it many time in the future. However, when you allow Brady Quinn to play like he did today, you deserve to lose. We made one of the worst offenses in the league look like a well oiled machine.

[4Corners]

OP is dead on the money

The chiefs have been around since day 1 and they were a delay of game from having their first unpenalized game as a franchise ever.

36 hours ago the NFL was a bunch of greedy assholes putting the league in front of human beings and emotions.

Now?

The chiefs are the feel good story of the year.

[KSpan]

As someone who was at the game, the refs in general called only blatant penalties, and there were holds on both sides. Carolina killed .themselves with jaw-droppingly stupid penalties at key moments, by not stopping Charles, and by not getting to Quinn. Kudos to the Chiefs for playing focused and disciplined ball in a time of distraction. Carolina had their opportunities and failed to make enough plays.

[csx]

It's embarrassing that you all are Panther fans.

[SZ James (banned)]

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[Actionman0z]

Clearly we just got beat by a better team, with better defense, a better run game, better coaching, and the O-MVP of the League EAS star, Brady Quinn. Thanks Ron, Merry fuging Christmas you mother fuging bum. Good luck at CAL.

[MaineManPanther]

The fact that it happened on the day after is not automatic proof. Unless you have mutiple specific plays where there was bogus no calls, that were being called on us,then you don't have anything to go on but coincidence.

I among other posters have watched the game without questioning officials, showing that its not as if it was blatant or frequent.

[raleigh-panther]

Bunch of fuging women on this board

You don't like women?

[Borat]

Or could it just be that the panthers were outplayed and thoroughly outcoached?

[JohnRiggins]

Get real, Is this the best excuse you can come up with? Your arguement about not penalties is like a 200 hitter in baseball complaining about the outside pitch being called a strike.

[SauceBoss]

Did u forget our game after katrina

[Lilsmitty09]

We lost because of shitty coaching and defense. Open your eyes.

[TheGreatestOfAllTimeCam]

watching Rivera's press conference he honestly was acting like the tragedy affected him, his group, etc.

This guy is such a joke! He has been outcoached by virtually everyone in the NFL in a two year span.