NFL Fans Are Convinced That Seahawks-Rams NFC Championship Game Was “Rigged” After Fishy Ending [VIDEOS]

The Seahawks certainly benefited from a questionable call.

NFL fans think the refs “rigged” the NFC Championship Game between the Seattle Seahawks and Los Angeles Rams after a questionable call involving wide receiver Cooper Kupp.

The Seahawks were leading 31-27, facing a critical 3rd-and-8 situation inside their own 30. Sam Darnold found Cooper Kupp to move the chains, as the officials ruled that he barely reached the first-down marker:

Take a closer look, though, and it certainly looks like Kupp was short of the first down:

The Seahawks were able to bleed more clock, and the Rams ran out of time to complete the comeback. Thus, the first-down ruling for Kupp proved to be a significant factor in Seattle’s win.

And fans accused the NFL refs of “rigging” the game in favor of the home team.

“That is not a catch NFL is rigged,” a fan said.

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“That is NOT a first. ROBBERY,“ a user commented.

“Seahawks been getting glazed by refs all game,” another quipped.

“Garage Officiating: #Rams just got cheated out of a shot of getting the ball back!!” a fan commented.


“Nacua gets out of bounds and the ref signals to end the game. wtf? Somehow the Cupp catch was a 1st down but Nacua wasn’t out of bounds? The NFL is blatantly rigged,” a user added.

“The Bills got cheated. Kupp doesn’t survive the ground. Crazy rigged,” said a fan.


For what it’s worth, the refs called four penalties on the Rams and six on the Seahawks, per ESPN. So, make of that as you will.