{"id":15649,"date":"2024-12-03T19:00:07","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T19:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=15649"},"modified":"2024-12-03T19:00:07","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T19:00:07","slug":"nfl-fans-are-debating-the-leagues-obvious-double-standard-after-josh-allen-george-pickens-were-caught-doing-the-exact-same-thing-but-only-one-of-them-was-punished-for-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=15649","title":{"rendered":"NFL Fans Are Debating The League\u2019s Obvious Double-Standard After Josh Allen &#038; George Pickens Were Caught Doing The Exact Same Thing, But Only One Of Them Was Punished For It"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/josh-allen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Josh Allen<\/a>\u00a0is one of the NFL\u2019s best quarterbacks and many NFL fans consider the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/buffalo-bills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buffalo Bills<\/a>\u00a0star as at least a top five signal caller in the league. George Pickens, on the other hand, has a very up and down reputation with fans.<\/p>\n<p>Allen and the Bills played the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/san-francisco-49ers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Francisco 49ers<\/a>\u00a0on Sunday Night Football, where they would earn their tenth win of the 2024 season after beating the 49ers by a score of 35 to 10. The Steelers would also win their week their\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/schedules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">week 13<\/a>\u00a0game against the Bengals 44 to 38.<\/p>\n<p>While Allen is receiving tons of attention for his record breaking game last, many fans are upset about a certain celebration that went penalized by the NFL after the aforementioned George Pickens was penalized for the same thing.<\/p>\n<p>One fan posted to X to question the league while using photo\u2019s of the two NFL standouts. They questioned what the difference between the two celebrations was after Allen wasn\u2019t penalized and Pickens was.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">What\u2019s the difference????? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zBXD5q7H5J\">pic.twitter.com\/zBXD5q7H5J<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Anthony G. Halkias II (@anthonyghalkias) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/anthonyghalkias\/status\/1863600324910395631?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-george-pickens-was-penalized-after-finger-gun-celebration\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">George Pickens Was Penalized After Finger Gun Celebration<\/h2>\n<p>Many of the NFL fans who commented on the post were on Pickens\u2019 side after deeming the call soft. Other fans were joking about the celebration, but most fans were upset with refs, who did eventually admit that the call was wrong.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u201d<strong>They admitted to GP after the game they shouldn\u2019t have flagged him<\/strong>\u201d claimed one fan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<strong>NFL glazing the Bills,<\/strong>\u201d joked another.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<strong>One\u2019s a Bill. One\u2019s a Steeler,<\/strong>\u201d added another fan.<\/p>\n<p>One NFL fan added to the comedy, commenting, \u201c<strong>The person on the left is Josh Allen and the person on the right is George Pickens. That wasn\u2019t hard.<\/strong>\u201c<\/p>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-3\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\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=kadenharty&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1863634681289113980&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.totalprosports.com%2Fnfl%2Ffans-are-debating-the-leagues-obvious-double-standard-after-josh-allen-george-pickens-were-caught-doing-the-exact-same-thing-but-only-one-of-them-was-punished-for-it%2F&amp;sessionId=c32aec7f867b8cea7035b6f5291a7055128b7d43&amp;siteScreenName=totalprosports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1863634681289113980\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>One fan pointed out that \u201c<strong>George used the double-barreled shotgun finger.<\/strong>\u201c<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<strong>One is the MVP. The other is a Flag for breathing,<\/strong>\u201d complained another fan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<strong>Josh Allen didn\u2019t high step through the end zone and then follow it up with this after only getting a first down,<\/strong>\u201d one commenter said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-4\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<p>Another took it to an analytical level, saying, \u201c<strong>Was there a \u201chand motion\u201d with Allen\u2019s like he was shooting a gun? That\u2019s the only difference I can think of, otherwise you have a fair point.<\/strong>\u201c<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=kadenharty&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1863617530415194609&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.totalprosports.com%2Fnfl%2Ffans-are-debating-the-leagues-obvious-double-standard-after-josh-allen-george-pickens-were-caught-doing-the-exact-same-thing-but-only-one-of-them-was-punished-for-it%2F&amp;sessionId=c32aec7f867b8cea7035b6f5291a7055128b7d43&amp;siteScreenName=totalprosports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1863617530415194609\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>While it may have been an unfair call, fans are still identifying that there was indeed a difference between the two celebration. The unfortunate reality is that the refs called it the way they called it, and fans will just have to deal with Pickens getting penalized.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Josh Allen\u00a0is one of the NFL\u2019s best quarterbacks and many NFL fans consider the\u00a0Buffalo Bills\u00a0star as at least a top five signal caller in the league. 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