Been thinking alot about that Carolina Panthers loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Saturday afternoon, and for the most part there were several plays/calls that made me think that the Carolina Panthers got robbed…The worst one of all was the soft Offensive Pass Interference/OPI on the Panthers’ Tetairoa McMillan…He just barely touched the Bucs defensive cover man as they were heading down the field and into the pass route…Tetairoa McMillan makes the catch for what would have been a 31-yard gain, and a HUGE Carolina Panthers’ First Down…And then the flag came in for Offensive Pass Interference on McMillan…You’ve got to kidding me, and everyone out there agrees with me and McMillan, right???
Well if I am out of my goard and totally insane crazy about that call, how did the Officials miss the call on Panthers’ tight end Tommy Tremble…Tremble had his helmet ripped of his head by Tampa Bay linebacker, SirVocea Dennis…Tommy Tremble got his helmet ripped right off of his head and no call…Did anybody else see that one, or did I channel in the spirits of Ray Charles and Ronnie Milsap and I lost my mind on that one too???
A look at the Helmet being ripped off of Tommy Tremble, well the NFL has blocked you and me from seeing it, but if you Click On that link in the Black Box, you see it NOW…CLICK ON…They don’t want us to see it, or talk about it, but that has not stopped us before….CLICK ON…
from online Post Game Reports and this gets the pot stirring on the call against the Carolina Panthers’ WR Tetairoa McMillan:
Yes, the offensive pass interference (OPI) call on Tetairoa McMillan during the Panthers-Buccaneers game was widely considered controversial and “bogus” by fans, media, and even the Panthers’ players/coaches, negating a big gain, with the referee explaining it as the receiver creating separation beyond one yard downfield, but many felt it was a poor call, contributing to a frustrating loss for Carolina.
from MORE online and coming in from the New York Post…..
The referees might’ve gone soft on this play.
Midway through the third quarter during the Panthers’ 16-14 Week 18 loss against the Buccaneers on Saturday, a highly controversial offensive pass interference penalty was dished out against Carolina wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan.
At the start of the play, McMillan shoved Tampa Bay defensive back Benjamin Morrison to get out in front and eventually make the reception thrown by quarterback Bryce Young.
Rather than what would have been the Panthers’ largest passing gain of the game up to that point, officials called the play back, citing that shove as the reason for the flag.
Following the penalty, Carolina could not convert on third-and-long and was forced to punt.
This was not the only penalty that the Panthers were given that was controversial.
Late in the third quarter, Carolina safety Nick Scott was flagged for defensive pass interference for appearing to trip Bucs tight end Cade Otton, which ultimately put Tampa Bay into field goal range.
However, replays showed that Otton appeared to trip and fall on his own, with Scott being a few steps behind.
Earlier in the game, Tampa Bay linebacker SirVocea Dennis ripped the helmet off of Panthers tight end Tommy Tremble, which the officials ultimately missed and did not call.
Following the penalty, Carolina was not able to convert on third-and-long and was forced to punt.
People around the sports world put the officials on blast for some of the calls, with “The Ringer” founder Bill Simmons calling the McMillan flag “bogus.”
“The bogus TMac OPI, the unexplained call on the backward pass, then this blatant miss… that’s just this half,” Simmons posted to X.
NFL insider Johnathan Jones was also shocked that the refs called a penalty on McMillan.
“That’s a very tough OPI call on McMillan. Surprised they threw that flag,” he wrote on X.
The refs are on the take. The Carolina Panthers got robbed. Can’t catch a pass or a break.