I apologize if anyone actually watched that Memphis and Orlando game. You know from Preds GDT that i rarely blame the refs, but in this football game the refs messed up early and often and then let the game get out of hand late.
Orlando won by a field goal, 34-31. However, when it was 3-3, Memphis had an interception, but got a really soft PI call on it, then Orlando goes down for the FG. Following that, Memphis has two touchdowns taken away due to more ticky-tack penalties. After the second one, when the defense should have been on, Manziel throws a pick and gets a concussion making the tackle.
Late in the game, trailing, the Apollos had a massive delay of game missed. The clock sat on zero for a full three seconds. They pick up a big gain, Mike Singletary gets a 15 yard unsportsmanlike for coming into the field to complain, then an assistant gets another while the first penalty is being announced. Orlando scores, wins the game.
Could easily have been a two score win for Memphis. Instead they're a loss or Iron win away from elimination.
I didn't get the official count, but there were ~30 penalties called today, each team was around 150 yards penalized. Pretty much unwatchable. Not a great day for AAF, especially being that this game was on TNT.