No anger is saying that was a bad call, but we weren't the better team on that day and we deserved to lose because we still messed up x, y and z. Even Pats fans can mostly do that in game threads.
I generally agree, but we're talking about a game that literally came down to an inch. Hard to argue the massive inconsistency on PI calls wasn't a factor.
I'm not even fired up anymore - I just think it's objectively false to say refs can't impact games. It's a belief we drum into ourselves bc we want to believe sports is a rare place where the playing field is truly even. It's just not accurate.
I'm sure if we dig up the gamethread from the phantom knoblauch tag game, we will find plenty of "whining."