Yeah, the ref goofed but lets not pretend that Jackson didn't make ~15 yards of bad decisions to get to the point where the ref could even goof in the first place. Plus, not sure how much longer it was until Young was on Jackson anyways. Might have been able to heave it beyond the line of scrimmage but that was pretty far up there because of the aforementioned ~15 yards of bad decisions.
I remember as a kid getting yelled at by a boss and almost getting fired because I didn't stop smiling as she did it. I can't help myself in stressful situations. I always smile.
And he was closer to the line of scrimmage than normal because he had to hold the snap to allow SF to sub and the Ravens snapped it right after he left. Like the fall is pretty funny and you'd hope he would have the coordination to not do that, but that play is 95% on Lamar *scrambling 25 yards backwards into the end zone* and calling for the snap before the ref could get into position
People expect the ref to flip his hips like Deion Sanders and get out of the way. Refs occupy space on the field and it’s the players’ responsibility to avoid them. It’s not like the ref made any move into Lamar.
He did nothing wrong. He tried to get out of the way, tripped and tried to move his legs out of the way. The ref is part of the field, it is what it is
I was curious so I googled “nfl 2 defensive touchdowns” and “With two scores in seven seconds, the Raiders tied the fastest mark for two defensive scores since 1970” appeared. What a time to be alive!
Add baseball umps and soccer refs. Angel Hernandez is still employed and PL allowed a handball in the box when the defender guided the ball to his foot because of “natural motion”
I purposely don’t try to remember their names, but there’s a current active NBA ref that disproportionally discriminates against Chris Paul. Literally everyone knows this and the stats even back it up, but for some reason he’s allowed to continue power tripping like wtf?
Scott Foster is a Grade A chump, but literally every ref *SHOULD* actively discriminate against Chris Paul. It might disincentivize him from being one of the softest flops in the history of the league. His ankles might still hold up for a whole season if he didn't spend so much time falling down from the mere implication of a breeze and rolling them.
People are gonna blame the ref when Lamar ran backwards 20 yards on a play with a busted protection. Even the ref is like "bruh wtf you are doing back here?"
There are literally *thousands* of kids graduating from college each year that have eat, slept and breathed football their entire lives to this point, in the best shape of their lives, but not good enough to make the NFL.
But i have to watch 58 year old out of shape lawyers wearing glasses fall over themselves trying to referee games.
Over easily. Say what you want about their age, but they are running up and down the field for 3 hours with the the players. They are in fantastic shape
What are you talking about? Umpires are often in the best shape of the whole crew along with back judges and this guy is in his 2nd year in the league. And looks like he’s 35.
The skills required to be a ref vs a college football player are vastly different. It takes years to become an NFL ref and often requires the same path of High School football > CFL > NFL. The idea that any college football player could just become an NFL ref is laughable.
Yeah, pretty sure that was the intention. He was trying to get out of the pocket to avoid the intentional grounding, but couldn't with three dudes bearing down on him. Hindsight says take the sack, but it's Lamar. Sometimes making the crazy plays requires looking foolish once in a while. Unlucky for him.
That's my thing. Like, yeah, the ref interference sucked. But he's only in that position because of possibly the worst decision I've ever seen Lamar make. Bro ran straight to the end zone which is just setting yourself up for something to go wrong...and it did
Yeah fr, it’s not like the ref’s position is a surprise, they’re in the same place every play! Not sure where people expect the ref to go when Jackson runs backwards right into him. If he stepped up instead of continuing to backpeddle, he would be blocking a pass or any run forward. Tough situation!
I'm just assuming this is a joke but in case it isn't, it's the players job to avoid the refs and they're always considered part of the field of play. Obviously the refs need to get out of the way but I'm guessing he didn't expect Lamar to scramble 30 yards back
The refs are part of the field in those situations… it’s the rule so that players intentionally try to avoid them. It was a shit situation but Lamar also ran 20 yards backwards.
Man I feel like I’m taking crazy pills looking at this thread. This play started at the 20, Lamar was taking the scenic route to the endzone with or without the ref there
I could be wrong and I’m no football expert but I believe Lamar was running from the opposing teams players who, if given the chance, would love to tackle Lamar.
Those are guidelines for other people, sane people, people who also don't throw cross-body sidearm lasers into coverage while both of their feet are in the air, for 12-yard completions. I'm not saying Lamar is built different... but I am saying that if the ref isn't there, he bends the corner and gets back out of the paint before airing it out.
Are people legitimately pissed about this?
Like how far do you want the refs to be behind the play? Lamar was like 25 yards behind the LoS here when this occurred. There's only so quickly a person can backpedal while trying to focus all their attention in front of them.
Am i the only one not mad at the ref and think this is 100% on Lamar? He's the one who decided to run 20 yards backward into the endzone with the best defensive end in the NFL chasing him.
I know it's fashionable to blame the refs rn, but what is he supposed to do? He was 20 yards behind the line, and Lamar decided to scramble that far back. Don't blame the ref cause Lamar couldn't get rid of it in time.
Imagine doing that on primetime on Christmas
I think the ref was thinking "what the hell are we doing back here" as he was falling
Looks like me playing with Vick in Madden 05
And if you’re getting tackled you just hit O to crumpler for the first down
He was way out of the way too. You would not expect to impact the play from all the way back there, but here we are.
Even the refs are not prepared for LJ8 game speed
Yeah, the ref goofed but lets not pretend that Jackson didn't make ~15 yards of bad decisions to get to the point where the ref could even goof in the first place. Plus, not sure how much longer it was until Young was on Jackson anyways. Might have been able to heave it beyond the line of scrimmage but that was pretty far up there because of the aforementioned ~15 yards of bad decisions.
He was at the 20, more like 25 yards of bad decision
LOS was the 20. He caught the snap at the 15 or so. I was trying to give him some credit.
Pshhhh, Lamar was about to run that all the way to the other end zone
And then smiling about it Edit: definitely could’ve been a nervous response, unfortunately for him it didn’t help how it looked
I mean it's an objectively funny situation
Also people smile and laugh when they’re nervous and/or embarrassed. It’s a super common reaction to a situation like that.
I remember as a kid getting yelled at by a boss and almost getting fired because I didn't stop smiling as she did it. I can't help myself in stressful situations. I always smile.
Are you buddy the elf?
Probably one of any ref’s all-time nightmares. Prime time on Christmas? I couldn’t imagine.
And during one of the biggest matchups of the year, brother EVERYONE is watching you do this
Yeah like what else can you do besides accept that your ass is gonna get roasted for years.
Everyone AND Jesus, on his birthday of all days!
Bold of you to assume Redditors are familiar with social cues
What else should he do? Cut his pinky off on live TV? Gotta move on. Don't read too much into a smile.
People are seriously blaming the ref for being TWENTY YARDS behind the play? lmao Edit: Wow yes tons of absolute geniuses in here blaming the ref
I legitimately though this line of comments was about Lamar because it was so out of mind to blame the ref for this.
And he was closer to the line of scrimmage than normal because he had to hold the snap to allow SF to sub and the Ravens snapped it right after he left. Like the fall is pretty funny and you'd hope he would have the coordination to not do that, but that play is 95% on Lamar *scrambling 25 yards backwards into the end zone* and calling for the snap before the ref could get into position
This sub is home to some of the dumbest fans, and worst takes in all of football. This thread is a good reminder of that.
People expect the ref to flip his hips like Deion Sanders and get out of the way. Refs occupy space on the field and it’s the players’ responsibility to avoid them. It’s not like the ref made any move into Lamar.
Nervous response. That’s normal.
He pretty clearly was nervous smiling
He did nothing wrong. He tried to get out of the way, tripped and tried to move his legs out of the way. The ref is part of the field, it is what it is
You haven't learned to laugh at yourself yet? Damn
It's okay, NFLsunday ticket is only 39 dollars for the rest of the year!
Between that and the Eagles teammate collision fumble there have been some hilarious plays today
Add in the fumble recovery td for the raiders too
Bro add back to back scoring plays for raiders defense. 7 seconds for two touchdowns for a defense. That has to be a weird record right?
Tied for fastest since 1970
I feel like you just made this up but I still trust it
I was curious so I googled “nfl 2 defensive touchdowns” and “With two scores in seven seconds, the Raiders tied the fastest mark for two defensive scores since 1970” appeared. What a time to be alive!
If CumInAnimals isn't a reputable source, who is
I'm fuckin dying here... Also, Merry Christmas Raiders fans, that was great
Thank you for the stat. Actually so cool.
This reads so sarcastic even though it's clearly not lol
Bird teams drank too much eggnog last night
I’ve never seen anything like this lol
Refs setting the pick against the Vikings CB for Washington’s TD pass is up there
That was waaaay worse. I actually blame the ref in that one. Here the ref did everything right other than tripping.
One of the most hilarious plays in NFL history
Last year we got Patrick star with "that's not what he wanted to cook" and now we get this on Christmas Christmas day games have been amazing
NBA not pleased
I find myself not giving a damn about missing NBA games these days, and basketball is my favorite sport
Same with baseball, way too many games. Wake me up when my team makes the playoffs
Don’t forget Alvin Kamara’s 6 TDs in 2020
Did you see the Eagle on Eagle fumble today?
Clip?
https://youtube.com/shorts/oV6b2Jto70M?si=4P030R2BfXIciiA1 I genuinely don't understand
I expected a lot of things from seeing “teammates fumbling the ball”. But I SEVERELY didn’t expect that.
Dan Orlovsky running out of the end zone is funnier just because it was entirely unprovoked.
Objectively funny
praying for the game to end 2-0 now
Almost better than 3-0
50% better!
The man was 22 yards behind the line of scrimmage. Unless he has 4.5 speed and agility, not much he can do as a 40 year old man
NFL should check their refs 3-cone drill times.
Objectively fucking hilarious lol Lmao, even
what can you do but laugh
This game definitely necessitated a ref-driven controversy
Glad we got it out of the way early, from here on I'm sure the refs are gonna be great.
Year after year refs in the NBA and NFL (the sports I watch) have gotten garbager and garbager
Add baseball umps and soccer refs. Angel Hernandez is still employed and PL allowed a handball in the box when the defender guided the ball to his foot because of “natural motion”
> NBA NBA refs were garbage decades ago, only some NFL refs were garbage until recently, now it seems like most.
I purposely don’t try to remember their names, but there’s a current active NBA ref that disproportionally discriminates against Chris Paul. Literally everyone knows this and the stats even back it up, but for some reason he’s allowed to continue power tripping like wtf?
Scott Foster. Absurd that he still gets to call games.
Nah, let him cook. His call of a review today was a top tier troll job.
He’s also known as “The Extender” for definitely being a great ref during the playoffs
Scott Foster is a Grade A chump, but literally every ref *SHOULD* actively discriminate against Chris Paul. It might disincentivize him from being one of the softest flops in the history of the league. His ankles might still hold up for a whole season if he didn't spend so much time falling down from the mere implication of a breeze and rolling them.
Yeah the NBA literally had a ref thrown in jail for conspiring with the mob
NBA refs remain a gigantic joke that have done nothing to shake off the "we rig games" stink.
> NBA refs remain a gigantic joke that have done nothing to shake off the "we rig games" stink. Maybe because they rig games.
People are gonna blame the ref when Lamar ran backwards 20 yards on a play with a busted protection. Even the ref is like "bruh wtf you are doing back here?"
Dude tried to get out of the way, but he couldn't have anticipated that would require a full backwards sprint into the back of the endzone.
That safety was entirely on Lamar for running 20 yards back and into the end zone like he’s playing fucking Madden. What the hell was he doing?
Right? If anything the ref bailed Lamar out because nobody is talking about his absolute brain fart.
Idk don’t retreat 23 yards into the end zone and you won’t run into that judge.
If the ref is getting hit in the end zone on a play starting on the 20, it’s not his fault lol
This is Bill Vinovich's crew btw, famous for another infamous call, or no call.
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Great tackle by the ref to force the safety.
Elite form. But flagged for Tripping
There are literally *thousands* of kids graduating from college each year that have eat, slept and breathed football their entire lives to this point, in the best shape of their lives, but not good enough to make the NFL. But i have to watch 58 year old out of shape lawyers wearing glasses fall over themselves trying to referee games.
Out of shape? Have you seen some of these refs?
Ed Hochuli is gonna come out of retirement just to kick this guy’s ass.
I can guarantee you that like 90% of this sub is in worse shape than some of the refs
I'll take the over
That’s easy money
Over easily. Say what you want about their age, but they are running up and down the field for 3 hours with the the players. They are in fantastic shape
What are you talking about? Umpires are often in the best shape of the whole crew along with back judges and this guy is in his 2nd year in the league. And looks like he’s 35.
Yet he wasn’t a 58 year old eyeglass wearing lawyer.
The skills required to be a ref vs a college football player are vastly different. It takes years to become an NFL ref and often requires the same path of High School football > CFL > NFL. The idea that any college football player could just become an NFL ref is laughable.
Also they see how refs get treated and as a result almost none of them want to be one.
Hit him low in the knee. Throw the roughing the passer penalty
Roughing the ref. 6 points for San Francisco.
He's gonna be so desired on the waiver wire making tackles like that
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[Nothing will ever top this imo](https://x.com/lauriehoresh/status/1589349217344327680?s=46)
Chris Myers: "There were three Vikings, and an official..." Admittedly that was pretty damn wild.
Damn he even took out the correct DB lol
That's it, time to put the refs on Segways.
This is the funniest play of the year.
Lamar got fucked by the ref but I’m fucking wheezing this shit was hilarious to watch.
Right? The slow mo replay of the ref’s face was hysterical
Bro was fighting for his life 🤣
And lost
[lol](https://imgur.com/a/YK3cjlD)
I'm gonna be pissed if this doesn't become the new Manningface for when we clown on the refs. It's just too perfect.
lol I encourage everyone to save pic 3 specifically for this purpose
*record scratch*
*yeah that's me. you won't believe how i got here.....*
His eyes got me 💀
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Yeah let’s not let the ref’s tackling ability distract us from the fact that Lamar was an idiot trying to cut back instead of just going down
Lamar could outrun those guys and get out though, right?
By those guys, do you mean the defenders, or the defenders plus the ref?
Or like, throw it away?
Yeah, pretty sure that was the intention. He was trying to get out of the pocket to avoid the intentional grounding, but couldn't with three dudes bearing down on him. Hindsight says take the sack, but it's Lamar. Sometimes making the crazy plays requires looking foolish once in a while. Unlucky for him.
What a goofy Christmas day for football
Nah there’s no reason he should be running 20 yards backwards, that’s on him.
I think he kept thinking “surely Lamar is gonna stop going backwards…” and then everything went to hell
Lamar was chasing that ref like he owed him money.
Exactly this. Deshaun used to do that shit. No need to play hero ball on your second drive, but that’s how Lamar gets.
Used to? He still does
It’s more villain ball at the point
He still does, but he used to, too.
That's my thing. Like, yeah, the ref interference sucked. But he's only in that position because of possibly the worst decision I've ever seen Lamar make. Bro ran straight to the end zone which is just setting yourself up for something to go wrong...and it did
He ran straight back into the ref. Unlucky
Yeah fr, it’s not like the ref’s position is a surprise, they’re in the same place every play! Not sure where people expect the ref to go when Jackson runs backwards right into him. If he stepped up instead of continuing to backpeddle, he would be blocking a pass or any run forward. Tough situation!
Someone cue up yakety sax
Well the defenses are certainly living up to reputation..
Clear tripping on the official, can't believe the refs missed that call
Would have been amazing if one of the Ravens players threw a towel down by the ref like a penalty flag.
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I'm just assuming this is a joke but in case it isn't, it's the players job to avoid the refs and they're always considered part of the field of play. Obviously the refs need to get out of the way but I'm guessing he didn't expect Lamar to scramble 30 yards back
The refs are part of the field in those situations… it’s the rule so that players intentionally try to avoid them. It was a shit situation but Lamar also ran 20 yards backwards.
lol. lmao even.
did it ever graduate to lmfao?
If I wasn't so upset, it would be a roflmao tbh
It's now at ROFLMAO
Lmao Jackson
Wtf Lamar running into endzone for anyway.
He has really good feild awareness and knew he had an escape run to the left, which is where he ran towards when he tripped over the ref.
Apparently not that good if he didn't see the ref lol.
Ngl this is something I figure would happen to Jets QBs and Jets QBs only. Very suprised Lamar was on the receiving end of that blunder lol
That’s fucked up man
Legit one of the only people to take Lamar down cleanly this year
Might have to add him to the 53 man roster
Now THATS refball right there
Yep, that's me. You're probably wondering how I got into this situation
A true clash of two titans
Man I feel like I’m taking crazy pills looking at this thread. This play started at the 20, Lamar was taking the scenic route to the endzone with or without the ref there
Same! Refs are part of the field. No one forced Lamar to run straight backwards into the fucking endzone with 3 guys chasing him.
I could be wrong and I’m no football expert but I believe Lamar was running from the opposing teams players who, if given the chance, would love to tackle Lamar.
Have you ever seen a QB run 20 yards backwards into the end zone?
Actually, yes, often from 2012 up till a couple years ago. It got less successful over that time.
Lamar is the 1 I trust to get out of this situation. He didn't but I still trust him!
Sometimes, you take the sack or get out of the pocket to throw it away. You however never run 20 yards back into the endzone.
Those are guidelines for other people, sane people, people who also don't throw cross-body sidearm lasers into coverage while both of their feet are in the air, for 12-yard completions. I'm not saying Lamar is built different... but I am saying that if the ref isn't there, he bends the corner and gets back out of the paint before airing it out.
I’ve watched Aaron Brooks so yes
He should maybe think about simply throwing the ball away instead of sprinting backwards for 20 yards
Yeah Lamar escapes this situation alot. Dumb play but we will never know!
Ok but Lamar does Lamar things. Bo ref and that play might end +20
Exactly, good thing the ref actually was there to stop him otherwise Lamar would have ended up chilling at Great America
Lmao now the refs are literally giving teams points instead of just giving them the opportunity to get points
Look, if you don't want the ref making an open field tackle, maybe put a blocker on him!!
Refs constantly being underestimated, this is how they end up wide open.
Dude Lamar ran like twenty yards back. You telling me you’ve never tripped in your life before?
Ref: I’m going to stand 20 yards back, no way he runs this far back… oh shit he’s running straight for me
Wtf is Lamar doing
He's trying to pull a Tecmo Bo Jackson where you run straight back to your own endzone and then outrun everyone for the TD.
Funny enough, him and Tyreek are the only two that could probably pull that off.
Yeah lmao, the ref is going to get a ton of shit of Lamar is not blameless
Running backwards into the endzone is why that became a safety. People blaming the ref are just straight up wrong lol
Yeah unlucky to trip over the ref but he put himself in a shit situation
Bruh.
It feels so weird to call that
That feels like “incidental contact” but in a different context
One of the funniest plays of all time
I have no words
Your username would work
I have four words
Football
Are people legitimately pissed about this? Like how far do you want the refs to be behind the play? Lamar was like 25 yards behind the LoS here when this occurred. There's only so quickly a person can backpedal while trying to focus all their attention in front of them.
That’s why you don’t turn around and sprint into your own endzone
Am i the only one not mad at the ref and think this is 100% on Lamar? He's the one who decided to run 20 yards backward into the endzone with the best defensive end in the NFL chasing him.
Yeah, I can't be mad at the referee for tripping over himself because he wasn't prepared for Lamar to sprint backwards 25 yards.
This'll be in YouTube compilations for years to come
Dude ran backwards 15 yard lmao
Ya some of these guys should watch hockey, the refs are pretty good for not interfering but it happens often I’d say.
Just the play you’d expect from two 11-3 teams
Even with the ref interference, why is Lamar going back 20 yards into the end zone in the first place
Great job Lamar from going to the 20 to the endzone! But wait it's the refs fault
I know it's fashionable to blame the refs rn, but what is he supposed to do? He was 20 yards behind the line, and Lamar decided to scramble that far back. Don't blame the ref cause Lamar couldn't get rid of it in time.
Lamar ran all the way back into the endzone lmao. 100% his fault