Cleveland Browns: Officials tried, but failed to give the game to the Ravens

The Cleveland Browns won a football game. They defeated the Baltimore Raven 12 to 9. But how did the officiating interfere with the game this week?

The Cleveland Browns won. Despite the best attempt of the officials, the Browns won their second game of the season. They deserved the win.

I learned something very important in high school football. To win the game, you have to beat both the other team and the officials. You have to play against them both every game. And you have to win the game despite everything they throw at you.

This week the NFL officials would have us believe that the Baltimore Ravens did not commit a single penalty until the fourth quarter. Well, at least they didn’t call a penalty against the Ravens until the fourth quarter. If you believe that, I have some ocean front property in Arizona I would like to sell you.

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Meanwhile ,the Browns committed ten penalties for sixty-six yards. There is no disproportionate officiating there. If there was anything wrong with the officiating, they will apologize on Thursday. It’s ok.

Then there is the blatant hit on Jarvis Landry. But remember, it wasn’t a penalty. The non-call was so obviously bad. It doesn’t take the power of the three-eyed Raven from the Game of Thrones to see that.

Supposedly, it wasn’t a penalty because the ball was “uncatchable”. Well duh! When you get mauled on the route, you will not be in a position to catch the ball.

So, what did the officials teach us with this play? It’s ok to hit receivers to prevent them from catching passes. If you keep the receiver away from the vicinity of the ball you can rob them by gunpoint, stab them with knives and kill them. No foul per the NFL officials.

They better get this under control before mauling receivers become the norm. Honestly, if I were a coach, I would be telling defensive backs to do the same thing every play. Just keep the receiver far away from the ball. If they can do that, they can pretty much legally hit the receiver any way they want.

My favorite call was the non-call on the Raven’s tight end who led with his helmet into linebacker Christian Kirksey’s knee. Kirksey had to hobble off the field. The leading with helmet rules were created to prevent these plays. Plus, he hit Kirksey from behind.

A call? Nope. No foul. One can practically hear the officials saying “Sorry your linebacker got hurt. But leading with the helmet to a defender’s knee from behind is not a penalty.”

NFL officials suck. Worse yet, when they screw up and lose teams football games. They simply apologize the following Thursday and pretend it’s all ok. Such is the case with the NFL.

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To win in the NFL, a team has to beat the opponent and the officials. The officials seem to play against some teams harder than others.

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