Worst Calls in NFL History
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- Worst Calls in NFL History
It’s bad enough when refs make a bad call, but it’s horrendous when their calls actually alter an entire game… or more. It’s no surprise to NFL fans that refs have botched calls and no-calls before. It happens. But it’s unacceptable when it happens at critical moments and ruins the outcome of a game. Today, you’re going to see some egregious calls by the referees over the years, and you’re going to see big games whose endings were forever transformed. Because bad calls have happened on the biggest of stages… even in the final minutes of the most recent Super Bowl.
In today's video, we look at the Worst Calls in NFL History
The worst calls in NFL history have become infamous moments in sports, some of which stand out as the absolute worst referee calls in all of football history. These egregious mistakes have left fans and players alike frustrated. From questionable penalties, blown calls, and missed calls to blatant errors, the list of the worst calls in football history is extensive. These NFL worst calls ever serve as reminders of the need for accurate officiating in the sport.
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The hip check ref should have been fired.
Agreed as well as half of the rules committee who don’t want taunting to happen
yea the ref purposely got in the way of the player
The NFL needs to investigate the refs. When a questionable call changes the outcome, it should automatically be investigated
For real tho
That or be able to challenge a call.
fine for every bad call
Yeah thats exactly what we need, MORE replay! Might as well have replay on every snap?@@pligman1
The NFL must have professional referees, that's all. It is uncredible that a league, with such money involved, don't have correctly paid employees to rule the games.
And before every season, summer camp should be made for referees, in order to set same level in their decisions.
Dont forget to watch our other video: czcams.com/video/9fG3FAS-lFo/video.html&t
I’ll give you another bad no call: Super Bowl XLVII. After the Ravens intercepted a pass from the 49ers, a fight broke out on the field. During the fight, Ravens DT Carey Williams intentionally shoved a referee to get to 49ers QB Colin Caepernick. In that same season, Cam Newton and Bill Bellichek were fined $29k and $55k respectively for putting their hands on the referee. Carey’s punishment: No ejection, no fine and no suspension.
Oo that’s a good one. With touching refs, it’s so random because it’s based on how threatened they feel lol.
My new favorite CZcams channel. Keep up the good content!
What would we even do without football bro?
Worse “call” in history was the non-call PI in Saints v Rams Championship game.
NFL = WWE
Yep that was brutal- see part from 8:44
That proves that the league is rigged. NFL HQ wanted an L.A. team in the Superbowl, NOT an LA team.
i aggre that call was terrible
@@itzhakbentov6572 no, it doesn't. I'm a huge Saints fan...I have been my whole life. But the idea that somehow this was a plot to put LA in the Superbowl is laughable. Do you honestly think that the refs plotted to ensure that LA won the game, and the way they did it was waiting until the very end of the game and missing a blatant pass interference call? Why on Earth would their plan require something like that to happen where there are so many other ways they could affect the game?
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The refs are so bad no one is safe
How are you going to protect my team from bad calls?
Bread Stick
refs love the steelers
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The hip check ref is just a MENACE
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Here are 3 video ideas
: top 10 worst teams in nfl history
: the worst plays in nfl history
: things you did not know about the nfl
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I'm not a Saints fan (49er faithful here) but my God that PI no call against the Rams still pisses me off. I remember watching that game with family and yelling at the TV. Saints and all of the world were robbed of what could've been an awesome Brady vs Brees Super Bowl that probably wouldn't have ended with a 13-3 final score.
Yea man gotta feel for Brees. He deserved better.
it was early yeas however there was a facemask agaisnt saints uncalled, holding on saints uncalled, and the ball was tipped on that same play so not rams fault
@@jameslaughlin9262coping, just admit it was an awful call.
@@jameslaughlin9262 don't know how you saw a tipped ball on that play, I didn't see it, the announcers didn't see it the crew didn't see it, no one referenced it, as far as holding, there's holing on every play, I looked back on it, of course they don't show all the angles, but I didn't see any holding or facemask.
I love you’re back ground music
Thank u!
Great video!
Thank you!
bro if i was a ref i would be the next hall of famer of refs bro
Anything’s possible
Jesse caught that ball
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Nobody seems to remember in Super Bowl XLIX, when a Seattle receive was outrunning the defender for a probable touchdown, the New England defender did a shoestring tackle on the receiver, and the refs all swallowed their whistle, because, well it was New England. At least that's the only explanation I can come up with. Pass Interference calls, or lack of them, is still a problem in the NFL.
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Nah probably fake
What quarter and minute mark? I believe that entire Super Bowl is on CZcams. I’m curious now
That chiefs v eagles was a good call
Killed my Super Bowl vibe tho
It was the CORRECT call. People just didn’t like the timing. People need to swallow their pride and admit that rules still matter at all times in the game and just because the clock is late in the 4th quarter of a close game doesn’t mean you can get away with things.
@@mitchellmccroskey4568 even as a Giants fan, all I remember was watching one of the best super bowls ever and then suddenly feeling upset for the Eagles for being robbed. No one would have argued if the refs didn’t call anything. It was such light touch and it essentially gave the Chiefs the win.
@@TheGridironYTHe fully impeded Smith-Schusters route. Blame Bradberry for that ending
TheGridironYliterally nobody cares how you feel there is a rulebook for a reason
As a Giants fan... That game against the commanders was wild, But karma is
real after we got robbed against the bills
in the 2023 season. Having the worst record in the NFC East and dealing with injuries... So it's very unfortunate.😅
Lol yea as a giants fan I didn’t hate the bad calls that game. We need to break this Karma tho and get a serious offensive line asap.
on that play it was tipped therefor not pi possible on top of that the saints had a uncalled holding and facemask on that same play
I am a eagles fan and when the ref called a flag at the end of the Super Bowl I almost cried but then i remember you can’t make the refs change the game like when jalen fumbled it we could have scored not them, and that is what happens every call you always make mistakes and NEVER put the game in the refs hands.
He pointed to the line... he didnt give a thumbs up LOL
As a bear fan i was heated with the hip check
I couldn’t believe it
the official is reaching for his flag even before the player hip checks him.
The Steelers and Bears call was horrible man
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Good video
Thank you!
Without a doubt gotta be 1975 Bloomington Minnesota. cowboys at the Vikings the hail Mary pass from Staubach to Drew Pearson’s push off Nate Wright. BTW, that official left in an ambulance.
Yea that game was insane. Might have to make a whole video for that ending.
BS the ball was short and the Vikings player fell while trying to apply the breaks. The contact was no different then any other pass play. I just watched it czcams.com/video/O7uS0ezb2o4/video.html only offensive PI to Viking fans.
Sorry I’m so late but this vid is 🔥
Appreciate u 🤝🏽
@@TheGridironYT I feel like you could at least have 617k subs? When did you start your journey?
Steelers Vs Bears; He was penalized for taunting for walking towards the other bench (still near hash marks), gave the yards for the field goal. (it was not the hip check, which the ref should have been punished for)
Agreed, either way, nothing should have been called.
@@TheGridironYT If i remember correctly; this was the game the refs were letting the steelers hit Fields with a 2-5 step run up after he tossed the ball and no flags.
Dez caught it
But he didn’t come down with it
@@TheGridironYT caught it, came down with it, took it home and slept with it for 2 days before bringing it back.
And Coaches Careers/Legacies! Jason Garrett - Dallas Cowboys HC in the 2014 Divisional Playoff Game vs Packers; The Dez 'No Catch Call' definitely tarnished Garrett's Legacy, as this was his Teams best chance to get to the NFC Championship Game!
True that
As a GB fan, Dez caught it
Jason Garret is the one that effed that game up by allowing that long pass in the first place. Even if the play was good for a TD they still need 2 pts and the Packers have plenty of time to march right down the field and win the game which they did all game long and after they took over on downs moved it within easy fg range and ran the clock out. No doubt they would have won it with a TD if necessary's, meanwhile, it was 4th and 1 and GB could not stop Dallas's running game. Run the ball, get a first down,, take the time off of the clock and get a TD and leave no time for GB to respond. That whole no catch thing covered up the fact that that was the worst call in NFL history, even worse then the Seattle debacle at the end of the SB. And this is coming from a die hard Cowboys fan.
Im so glad superbowl 40 was mentioned. I've been saying for almost a decade that if refs were fair, the seahawks would be 3-0 in superbowls
During the fail mary, the offensive pass interference was missed in the end zone.
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Fail mary😂😂😂😂
7:24 one ref singals touchdown and the other singals interception
That was terrible but honestly, as a defender, u just have to knock it down in that moment
Yea
Ay do u play roblox?
No QB ever wins a SB that's the most common deception everybody makes. Teams win SB's and saying Drew Brees not winning a SB by an officials bs call which can affect his Hall of Fame status is a bunch of crock.
I believe there needs to be some serious investigations into the referees to see if they are betting on games, publicly or in private, or are receiving some time of gain, financial or otherwise. This is happening too often to be coincidence.
especially now since betting is so available.
This is why the NFL desperately NEEDS a TMO team to stop this!!!
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Honestly, @5:27 looks like ref is telling Terry to move up a little and Terry tried to a little but he also had to be set before the guy goes in motion. You said the ball is on the 1yard line and you circled Terry standing on the 2yard line, clearly illegal formation.
Ref appears to be pointing to the 1 yard line so he should move up, but Terry looked once and kinda scooted when he saw it, but not enough so the refs hand immediately went to the flag because he didn’t line up correctly.
Yea but it impacted nothing for that play and shouldn’t have been called. Also the no call on that PI after awful. The whole sequence was taken into account for this list
@@TheGridironYTIt impacted nothing, yes, but first rules are rules, second a illegal formation is a presnap penalty and therefore has to be called before the ref knows if it will have an impact
@@dersimonyt9560 tru that and also, as a Giants fan, I thought they were great calls in that moment
He called a flag cause he said something to the bench not cause he ran into the ref
True
Was penalized for taking 3 steps to the bench (he near the hash mark). Before that he did a interesting kick (signature move), ran with the team (celebration), and then took 3 steps (according to the ref it was threatening steps) to the bench. He got flagged for the steps towards the bench, i think if he did not do the first two things they would have let it go.
May I also submit the Tuck Rule call? It gave Brady his career. Bottom line: he doesn’t win the Super Bowl that season, Bledsoe maintains the starting job, and Brady is the one that gets traded to the mediocre Bills squad thereby ruining his career. That single call is the cause of Brady being Brady.
The packer vs Seahawks interception. It matters whose feet hit the ground first.
I think now it’s always gonna be a catch for the offensive player if both players come down with it with all the rule changes from that game.
@@TheGridironYT I swear it's a foot thing, but tie goes to the o
The Packers db had the ball clutched in both arms for possession and the Seahawks receiver didn’t have possession. Maybe touched it with one hand. Only gb had possession but it wasn’t recognized that way.
@@TheGridironYT if I'm not mistaken, the rule has always been that in cases where two players possess the ball simultaneously, the offensive player gets the ball.
Deberían investigar a los oficiales cuando hacen llamados absurdos y completamente fuera de toda lógica... Parece una situación totalmente CORRUPTA dentro de la NFL
no bueno
Bro I thought you had like a million subs but 254 that’s crazy
Rome wasn’t built overnight!
@@TheGridironYT Yep, I hope you grow fast
@@Yourjordanianmap working on it bro
@@TheGridironYT Alright
3:45 That's the definition of a pushoff. What are you looking at? The receiver CLEARLY pushed the defended to create space. He pushed him so bad the defender went in the opposite direction. That's the ONLY reason he was so wide open is because he pushed off 🙄
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Yeah, I agree. It's the same with the disputed TD in the same game, where there's a side-on shot of the ball barely/almost breaking the plain. One is harsh but technically correct, the other was too close to overturn the call on the field.
There's 20 worse calls than those every week of the regular season.
That Saints vs Rams missed call still baffles me though. It's one of the clearest penalties possible.
Damn Refs ruin the NFL sometimes
For real
Refs almost always have biases.
Tru that. We need AI refs soon
No one noticing how the refs on these calls are already holding their flag
They ready
Dont forget super bowl 36, when the refs SWALLOWED their whistles on EVERY Pass interference by the Patriots
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If the teams want to put dignity back in the game, they should decline the bogus calls. Wouldn't accepting the penalty make the team complicit?
In this game you have to use every advantage u can
Saints lost a superbowl appearance due to a missed mugging call on wide receiver.
How do you only have 756 subscribers when you post good content
We’ll keep posting good content and hopefully get more
8:26 So what are the refs supposed to do? They don't throw a flag here in the Ram, Saints NFC Champ game at the end and everyone flips out saying, WHERE"S THE FLAG, then in the SB with KC and Philly at the end where there was clearly a hold, the Philly defended even ADMITTED that it was a hold, the refs throw a flag, and everyone cries that THE REFS SHOULD LET THE PLAYERS DECIDE THE GAME. At what point should the ref not throw a flag and just let the players decide the game, for the 4th quarter, the last 5 minutes, the last 2 minutes? No, a penally is a penalty and should be called REGARDLESS of what quarter the game is in.
We need AI refs
One of the worst in recent memory is the Chiefs v Browns missed helmet to helmet call. Because of how obvious it was and because of what happened by not flagging the Chiefs. It was instead ruled a touchback, giving the Chiefs the ball when the Browns were only on first down.
Also Bottlegate Game
That was a tough one. I feel like illegal hits are looked at more seriously now than they did a couple years ago
Colts vs Browns with the horrible illegal contact and absolutely rigged PI
Tough season for the colts
The worst call ever is the fail Mary hands down
Blame the NFL refs for those botch calls in the NFL.
It’s easy to blame the refs but how many willl blame themselves
Saints Rams was the worst call of all time. We were robbed of a Brees Brady Superbowl.
Yea that would have been epic
Tom Brady wouldn't have been even close to his record without extensive help from bad calls.
The same ref who who robbed washington also robbed the broncos of a game a few days ago against the lions calling back 3 clear touchdowns this ref derseves to be fired from the nfl and fined.
The 2001 AFC Divisional game between Raiders and Patriots. Instead of a fumble and the ball for the Raiders, it was called an incomplete pass and lead to a Pats win.
Ah the Tuck Rule- yea that was close to being added for this vid
@@TheGridironYTyou could argue that call destroyed the raiders franchise in Oakland. And resulted in them moving to las Vegas.
@@TheGridironYTit is a good thing you didn't add it as it was not a blown call but called correctly for the "rule".
@@treyblaze22 dam that’s a hot take
@@jerryh1895 exactly
Okay I am a packers fan but the bears vs steelers call was bs
Yea the NFL gotta let players have fun and celebrate. Like is a player ever gonna have his feelings hurt from taunting?
The 'reasoning' was that he He did his signature kick, ran with the team in celebration, then took 3 steps (while near the hash marks) towards the other sideline while the kicker was coming out. And they deemed the last move as 'threatening' to the kicker, and with all 3, called it taunting. IE it was the straw that broke the camels back. The hip check I think the ref should have been punished for.
Here's another bad call... Chiefs VS Eagles in the 11/20/23 game... Late into the game, one of the Eagles players blatantly started early, which would have been a false start. A flag was thrown for a false start, but it was against the CHIEFS!
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I saw that. I think it was against the center because he moved the ball slightly or something. I've seen this called a lot the past couple of weeks. If I was gonna be upset about any call in that game, it would've been on the Eagles first touchdown where there was blatant offensive holding. Eagles should've lost that game and I'm not even a Chiefs fan.
As a Cowboys fan I watched a Player on the Eagles in both games jump early several times without getting called and then I watched them against someone else on youtube highlights and it was the same thing. I thought maybe he was a special case who received special treatment.
suprised “tuck rule” wasn’t incorporated in this video
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That's not bad reffing as much as it is a bad rule.
Drew is definitely regarded in the same class as a Peyton manning or Tom Brady.
Debate worthy comment
that last one, neither team should have made the SB. Like you said the BS no PI cost the Saints the SB appearance and the Chiefs completely gave the Patriots the SB with a Safety lining up in the neutral zone at the end nullifying a game winning INT and the worst part is he wasn't even rushing in on the play. But you missed one of the worst no calls which was Dionne Sanders no call PI on Michael Irvin in the 1994 NFC Championship game which cost Dallas dearly.
saints were the only team who couldve beat the pats that year drew wouldve had number 2
@@NSMSplqsh I just wish they were there and scored more then 3 pts so my Cowboys would still have the NFL SB record of allowing the fewest points in a SB which is 3, instead now it's tied.
What about Saints vs Steelers 2018….
Yea that was a bad PI call for sure
Let’s add the colts browns game
Oh yea the refs gave the browns all the assists on that game
The book is called "The Fix Is In" by Brian Tuohy, and worth the read.
The refs should be fined for bad calls at a minimum. The most egregious should be fired, starting with the ref who hip checked the Bears player.
Yea I agree but also u gotta consider how the refs don’t make nearly as much as the players do. So the fines would be a lot worse for them
I hate Pittsburgh but that was definately Offensive PI on Seattle plus apparently this was during the time when they banned challenges and that TD by Roethlisberger obviously would be reviewed and can't blame the officials for getting it wrong and they probably get the TD anyway unless it was 4th down. Anyway there are far worse calls and no calls by officials then that. I'm guessing the Narrator is a big Seattle fan.
Ny didn’t see that
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The only explanation for most of these is that the fix was in....
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The Rams-Saints non-PI call remains the worst call ever.
lol ref lovers still somehow defend this stuff 😂
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The Steelers always have the referees to save them. Every time.
Yea refs def have a soft spot for them and the Pats
Yeah and I’m a Seahawks fan so we clearly got robbed a Super Bowl.@@TheGridironYT
Why so many bad calls especially recently? Sports betting? A lot of money hanging out there?
Probably
I've said time and time again, we should be able to challenge any decision made by the refs and if it gets overturned they need to be fined or have a warning against them that can lead to termination if they stack up enough.
And if the challenge is denied the coach who challenges gets a fifteen-yard penalty, right? If not, every coach would challenge every call on the field and sixty-minutes of football would take ten hours.
After the lions cowboys game u made this video a month to soon
Literally considering making another one because of that call
Hey man, i got another one for you
Life long Seahawks fan, and I'm probably the only one who will admit it, but that hail Mary was over before anyone touched it. Watch again, Golden Tate pushes number 37 of the Packers, offensive pass interference. Sorry Seattle, but if you gonna cry about Superbowl 40 like I am, y'all also gotta call out bad plays that "won" the game.
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The refs should be held accountable for there FK ups
They need to get fined
3:15 the refs calling it a touchdown was the smart call as all touchdowns are reviewed. IMO that wasnt on the refs but on whoever was upstairs reviewing the play
That first one against the bears, the flag was for making a motion to the sideline. It's not a bad call, it's just a bad rule
It says “Taunting - Bears - #59 Cassius Marsh” for that flag, so bad
call.
Terrible rule for sure
The call in the Super Bowl last year was the reason the chiefs won. Eagles fan here!!!!
Cowboys fan, I have never been happier to see a flag thrown
You didn’t even have the mention the worst call in SB 40. Hasselbeck making a clean tackle on an interception and getting called for unnecessary roughness.
Number of super bowls won by Bill Cowher = zero
Boy someone sure has an axe to grind
The last super PI call hurt. It was such a good game until then.
How about coingate? Thanksgiving day game between the Steelers and the Lions. The Steelers won the toss in overtime and the zebras gave the ball to the Lions.
That’s still a subject of debate
Cowboys vs packers, Romo makes an amazing pass to DEZ Bryant, DEZ catches the ball and tries to get it over the goal line, it was ruled an incomplete pass! #DEZCAUGHTIT
Ahh he lost that ball right when it hit the ground. U gotta come down clean with it. Also for all the Cowboys fans, we got a good video for y’all coming out in a few days! I’m a Giants fan so u know it’s gonna be good!
I said this on another comment but as a GB fan Dez had it.
@@TheGridironYT but he already had possession, we would’ve won if the ref didn’t make that terrible call
@@TheGridironYT Dez had it got 2 feet down, took it home and slept with it, and brought it back, it was a catch, HOWEVER, the play call was horrible as the Packers had plenty of time to come back and win the game. They took over after that play and drove it down to easy fg range before running out the clock and I'm sure would have gotten the TD if necessary. Meanwhile, it's 4th and one and GB couldn't stop the Boy's running game so instead of running and getting an easy 1st down, running the time off the clock and getting a TD leaving the Pack with very little time left. They throw the game on a long very low percentage play which would likely lost even if the catch was ruled right. and I'm a Cowboys fan. BTW i'm sure a certain Detroit-Dallas game is sure to make an updated version of this topic.
As far as the Cowboys are concerned the call (or no call) that robbed them worse then anything else in their history is the Dionne Sanders obvious PI in the '94 NFC championship.
the nola no call still haunts me. i think the saints wouldve won that super bowl
He grabbed it out of his hands, its a TD! You dont know the rules LOL
I think the refs ,or they know some of the refs know somebody that is betting on the games and that’s how they decide the games
Probs gonna be found out in a few years
Refs should receive fines for these falls.
They honestly should
the golden tate touchdown the rules say that if they both have the ball it goes to the offense or whoever gets their feet down first
It was an impossible situation
Except Jennings had clear possession before Tate so it should've been declared an int after review. GB got hosed and the NFL knew it which is why the actual refs came back the following week
3:22 why is the 40 over Super?
Thought it was a decent effect
The first two it listed in Super Bowl 40 were the right calls.
Too many could haves, just show the bad calls and leave the commentary at the end out
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Jimmy G’s with 49ers vs Kansas City Chiefs holdings is the most bs I ever saw. Patty Mahomes better get that Swifty curse
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These aren't bad calls - these are examples of the refs throwing games for big money
How could you not have the decency to not put the Detroit Dallas playoff game in this? You are a joke!
Lmao relax and wait for our next video. It’ll make u happy
If you paused it right at the snap, was not offside. The TD was called on the field, nothing definitive to overturn. OPI is OPI, don't nitpick, its not a good look. All these 'bad calls' are subjective and honestly its whining...
I wish the NFL would look at film and start handing out fines
They should but refs don’t make as much as the players. Imagine if they fine us when we make a mistake at our 9-5 job.
It's unfortunate that games can be altered by bad officiating. It is all to commen to see this week to week. If the NFL wants the games to be well managed, start by looking at the officials. Reprimand officials that get it wrong. And possibly allow certain call's to be reviewed.
💯 they also have to figure out a better standard for PI calls