{"id":13742,"date":"2024-11-08T23:49:30","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T23:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=13742"},"modified":"2024-11-08T23:49:30","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T23:49:30","slug":"video-al-michaels-called-out-the-refs-with-blunt-statement-on-live-tv-after-they-totally-blew-it-during-critical-moment-of-bengals-ravens-tnf-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=13742","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Al Michaels Called Out The Refs With Blunt Statement On Live TV After They Totally Blew It During Critical Moment Of Bengals-Ravens TNF Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thursday night\u2019s showdown between the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/cincinnati-bengals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cincinnati Bengals<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/baltimore-ravens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Baltimore Ravens<\/a>\u00a0had Al Michaels calling the officials out nearing the end following an incompletion from Joe Burrow.<\/p>\n<p>The Ravens mounted an impressive comeback to win 35-34 and improve to 7-3, breaking hearts in Cincy after keeping the Bengals out of the end zone on an attempt at a two-point conversion.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/zac-taylor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zac Taylor<\/a>\u00a0decided to go for it after a Ja\u2019Marr Chase touchdown brought them to within one, but Burrow missed his target and ultimately handed the ball back to Baltimore with less than a minute to go.<\/p>\n<p>The refs also missed a roughing the passer penalty and a defensive holding on the play, sparking outrage on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Even Michaels joined the criticism, bemoaning the fact that too many\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFL<\/a>\u00a0games are ruined by missed calls.<\/p>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-1\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<p>You can hear his complaint in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mysportsupdate\/status\/1854748078089159094\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the video<\/a>\u00a0below:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Unfiltered Al Michaels: &#8220;Too many games end this way. They just do. You miss calls. The whole thing. So frustrating for the fans. So frustrating.&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DkOH6xhnD2\">pic.twitter.com\/DkOH6xhnD2<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HhCkRpvWVa\">https:\/\/t.co\/HhCkRpvWVa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MySportsUpdate\/status\/1854748078089159094?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-social-media-mostly-sided-with-al-michaels\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Social Media Mostly Sided With Al Michaels<\/h2>\n<p>Fans were mostly in agreement with the veteran broadcaster as they joined him in lashing out at the refs.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cAl Micheals is a real one for this!\u201d<\/em>\u00a0someone wrote.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cNFL got exactly what they wanted\u2026\u201d<\/em>\u00a0said a second.<\/p>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-3\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"pw-ad-scroll-container pw-clearfix\" data-pw-in-article=\"true\">\n<div class=\"pw-ad-container-logo\">\n<p><em>\u201cAgreed \u2013 the league is scripted,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0a third added.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cnothing but facts. too many games decided by referees. picking and choosing when to call a foul when they are so freaking obvious \ud83d\ude2d,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0a comment read.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe games are rigged. Don\u2019t take this league too seriously,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0a user suggested.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=KavanFlavius&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1854880227106914484&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.totalprosports.com%2Fnfl%2Fvideo-al-michaels-called-out-the-refs-with-blunt-statement-on-live-tv-after-they-totally-blew-it-during-critical-moment-of-bengals-ravens-tnf-game%2F&amp;sessionId=1e5037031ad0640c9a77c33474fa33833ea6d7ee&amp;siteScreenName=totalprosports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1854880227106914484\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-4\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<p>Of course, some folks had different feelings on the matter.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI mean is it a flag ? Yea but it has 0 impact on the result of this play,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0a fan claimed.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cOh shut the f**k up, Al. The refs were horrible all night and affected the Ravens negatively 90% of the time,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0another wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Does the NFL have a refereeing problem?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Thursday night\u2019s showdown between the\u00a0Cincinnati Bengals\u00a0and\u00a0Baltimore Ravens\u00a0had Al Michaels calling the officials out nearing the end following an incompletion from Joe Burrow. 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