Buccaneers – Falcons (Photo via Prime Video)
Some NFL fans believe various events from the fourth quarter of the ‘Thursday Night Football’ Buccaneers – Falcons fixture were very suspicious, with one even going on to claim that it was the “most rigged” game of the season.
‘TNF’ games aren’t typically entertaining, but the NFC South teams flipped the script this week, presenting fans with quite the spectacle as it turned out to be a shootout that went down to the wire, with the Falcons seemingly snatching victory from the jaws of defeat yet again.
Both quarterbacks put in stellar performances, but Kirk Cousins won the battle under center as he passed for a franchise-record 509 yards and four touchdowns. Baker Mayfield threw for 180 yards and registered three passing touchdowns himself, but the Bucs’ defense let them down in the end.
Still, fans felt like they weren’t given a fair shot, with one pointing to a missed facemask call that could have kept them in the game late on.
absolutely clear & obvious but not flagged face mask
very well could be difference in the game
good job refs pic.twitter.com/255tHWWOfc
— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) October 4, 2024
Another Fan Felt Like Buccaneers – Falcons Game Was Scripted For An Atlanta Victory
Another fan posted a video showing the game-winning touchdown in overtime, suggesting that Tampa Bay purposely played no defense despite how easy it would have been to make a tackle when KhaDarel Hodge cut through like a hot knife through butter to give Atlanta the win.
#Falcons beat #Buccaneers in rigged game. #riggednfl pic.twitter.com/4IC6QyJ8by
— Truth Seeker (@_TruthZone_) October 4, 2024
Someone else felt like the game’s final moments were too good to be real.
“Cousins spikes the ball with one second left —-What a script,” they wrote.
This is the most rigged scripted game of the 2024 season.
The NFL push the Falcons to win this game. All you had to do was watch the fourth quarter.
I can sit here and predict things that are happening. You know something is wrong with the NFL.
To top it off no team has won… pic.twitter.com/vFjWRQOih4
— Joshua Tully (@ThaJungleKiDD) October 4, 2024
In any case, Cousins is giving the Falcons a great return on their investment. And they already have another highly-rated QB waiting in the wings.
They must feel good about both the near and long-term future.
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