New England Patriots fans rioting after their 24-21 loss to the Oakland Raiders in the 1976 AFC Divisional Playoffs. The Raiders scored the winning TD after a controversial roughing the passer call against New England defensive lineman Ray “Sugar Bear” Hamilton.
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The scales were balanced one wintry night 25 years later.
My dad still gets angry about this game lol
absooutely robbed. that was Pats first year of making any kind of splash in the playoffs iirc. funny nobody knows about this game when I bring it up to counter the tuck rule (correctly called) game
They had a legit shot at the super bowl that year. The Steelers were beat up (no Franco Harris, notably), and the 76 Vikings were the weakest of the four Vikings SB teams. All time hose job
I love them!!! 😍😍😍😍
r/accidentalrenaissance
The dude immediately next to the statie’s face looks like Eli
Wasn’t the guy who threw the flag from Oakland too? I remember talking to my great uncle and he said everything about this was shady.
If by “controversial,” you mean “[completely fictitious](https://youtu.be/UjQ3mVZQl1U?si=UnC-W4ESLQOwQKOO&t=75).”
Most controversial call in a Pats Raiders game
more things change, the more they stay the same
Valid crash out honestly
This game was played in Oakland and these people back home were still ripshit enough for this to happen.
Darryl Stingley would be less than two years later. Raiders fans that know their history tend to be a little more level headed about the tuck rule. They hate it of course, but they also get it.
Burr kept talking about this game when he was on the Manningcast lol..some losses really do stick with you forever I guess lol
Who the hell is Eli Manning pointing at here?