[VarlosZ]

Cross-posted form a thread in Sports Betting, since this thread has so much more traffic:

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Ok, someone's going to have to explain to me the fuss over the offensive pass interference call. The receiver clearly pushed off, extending his right arm (from the defenders chest) as he broke to his left while the pass was in the air, thus preventing the defender from being able to make a play on the ball. That's text-book interference, and he did it two feet from the ref.

That he didn't push off with a lot of force is irrelevant, as is the fact that the defender probably couldn't have made a play regardless. That the play occurred in the Super Bowl is even more irrelevant, if that's possible. A penalty is a penalty.

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