{"id":1550032,"date":"2023-02-13T11:58:28","date_gmt":"2023-02-13T16:58:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1550032"},"modified":"2023-02-13T11:58:30","modified_gmt":"2023-02-13T16:58:30","slug":"no-eagles-cant-blame-referees-blowing-super-bowl-57","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/no-eagles-cant-blame-referees-blowing-super-bowl-57\/","title":{"rendered":"No, the Eagles Can't Blame the Referees for Blowing Super Bowl 57"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
For the first 58 minutes and five seconds of Super Bowl<\/a> 57, Carl Cheffers' referee crew swallowed their whistles and let the boys play. Before the game-clinching defensive holding call on cornerback James Bradberry late in the fourth quarter, the Philadelphia Eagles<\/a> and the Kansas City Chiefs<\/a> were flagged for just eight combined penalties. Only two of them were after the snap. None of them were holding calls. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Should the flag have been thrown? Probably not, especially considering how the crew officiated the game up to that point. But was it a foul? Yes, and Bradberry even admitted to that fact after the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Philadelphia fans are right to be upset about the controversial call that marred what could've been an all-time Super Bowl finish, but it's not the reason the Eagles lost the game. <\/p>\n\n\n\nJames Bradberry's holding call was ticky-tacky, but correct<\/h2>\n\n\n\n