VivaEfrenHerrera
Active member
Just a classic NFL road loss, when you look at it in totality.
- Motivated opponent plays at the top of their game
- Another poster called it a "throwback performance by Gates", which totally nails it.
- Unfavorable conditions for speed/energy-based defense.
- Terrible ball luck
- Poor timing on penalties
- Super bad timing on the one turnover
- Typical 60/40 officiating advantage for the home team
The defense dug themselves an early TOP hole and the offense, even if they kept pace on the scoreboard, wasn't able to even the account. Special Teams didn't help either with the really untimely fumble by Percy. All that adds up to why good teams lose on the road in the NFL.
Most annoying part for me (other than Rivers' pissy mug) was the frustrating inability to get off the field on 3rd-and long. Brings back baaaaad memories...
- Motivated opponent plays at the top of their game
- Another poster called it a "throwback performance by Gates", which totally nails it.
- Unfavorable conditions for speed/energy-based defense.
- Terrible ball luck
- Poor timing on penalties
- Super bad timing on the one turnover
- Typical 60/40 officiating advantage for the home team
The defense dug themselves an early TOP hole and the offense, even if they kept pace on the scoreboard, wasn't able to even the account. Special Teams didn't help either with the really untimely fumble by Percy. All that adds up to why good teams lose on the road in the NFL.
Most annoying part for me (other than Rivers' pissy mug) was the frustrating inability to get off the field on 3rd-and long. Brings back baaaaad memories...