Unlike any other season before, many fans have been referring to several games played this year as being rigged for the overwhelming discrepancy of calls on one team as opposed to the other. Sometimes non-calls are just as bad.
There is a new report this week that is not helping the notion that games are not being rigged.
TAMPA, FLORIDA – OCTOBER 02: Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs shakes hands with Tom Brady #12 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after defeating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 41-31 at Raymond James Stadium on October 02, 2022 in Tampa, Florida.
According to a new study, there have been a total of 25 games where an NFL team did not commit a single penalty all game long.
Among those games, Tom Brady, Patrick Mahomes, and Aaron Rodgers led teams that accounted for 48% of them. This is an insane number for three of the best quarterbacks that have ever played in the league.
CRAZY: In the last 15 years there have ONLY BEEN 25 games where a #NFL
team did NOT commit any penalties.Tom Brady, Patrick Mahomes, and Aaron Rodgers led teams accounted for 48% of those
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pic.twitter.com/ZFlKj98KDg@The_Ecyclopedia)— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) November 8, 2023
In the past decade, Brady has had four of these games, Rodgers has had three and Mahomes has two. There were just 8 other games. No other QB had more than one. Those other quarterbacks are Hurts, Russ, Brissett, Wentz, Kizer, EJ Manuel, Cutler, and Tannehill.
The sheer number had fans pondering if something sinister was going on:
Basically means we're all right that the refs rig it https://t.co/1SaIZQLh8Y
— Chris B (@Chris_So_JDM) November 8, 2023
Hmm.. almost as if the NFL wants their big names to win. https://t.co/3wPQvMMFu9
— ✭ Korpat ✭ (@Korpat55) November 8, 2023
The NFL finds the face of their league and ride them for a while until they rinse and repeat. https://t.co/6TPrqzrssI
— JoSay (@JoSayLBC) November 8, 2023
I hope one day Vegas rides Tua's meat enough to where we can get this lucky but probably not sadly lol. https://t.co/X2hcZqTlGm
— TheRealist1 (@TheRealist0n3) November 8, 2023
But the refs aren't biased. How many of those games are Cleveland https://t.co/oLO6HbmLO0
— Andrew Swanson (@ASwanson33) November 8, 2023
3 poster boys of the NFL. Wonder why they weren’t penalized as much. https://t.co/1gEbsukFvc
— Frank (@FrankTheTank813) November 8, 2023
Brady probably has the most. https://t.co/taxgAqjX5w
— 🐬 #FINSUP (@SloRollinU) November 8, 2023
Can they announce that it’s fixed and for entertainment already? Lmao it be worse than WWE https://t.co/PYiIgCVt3T
— Big Seba (@Zimbuhh) November 8, 2023
For Tom Brady, his illustrious career has also been marred with controversy and cheating scandals, but he is still recognized as the best QB of all time. Brady is a seven-time Super Bowl winner who ended his career as the NFL’s all-time leader in passing yards (89,214), and touchdown passes (649).
Aaron Rodgers just had surgery for a torn Achilles that ended his 2023 season but all signs point to him continuing his career in 2024.
Patrick Mahomes is still in the midst of his hall-of-fame career as he just won his second Super Bowl back in January.
