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[QUOTE="intlzncster, post: 3007008, member: 56"]
That's what a smart disciplined team will do for ya.  Kudos to the Pats.  The notion that calls should be even is laughable.

Bill Barnwell had a nice piece of analysis that showed how the 'Pats getting all the calls' in general is a myth.

Barnwell in another piece, he also mentioned how the Chiefs got a lot of favorable calls in that second half.

[URL='http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/25813279/inside-16-crucial-plays-2018-nfl-conference-championship-games']On Tom Brady Specifically[/URL]:
[I]I'd also point out that it's the fourth time Brady has benefited from a roughing the passer call in 1,002 postseason dropbacks since returning from his torn ACL in 2009, which is one penalty for every 250.5 dropbacks. Teams like the Cardinals and Vikings have benefited from roughing the passer penalties more frequently over that same time frame, and the mark is right in line with the Pats' regular-season average since 2009 (224.5 dropbacks per roughing the passer call). It was a bad call, but it's also not representative of special treatment for Brady in the postseason, as much as that one play might suggest otherwise[/I]
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