Fans Rip Refs Over Crucial Holding Penalty At End Of Super Bowl That Cost Eagles The Game

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A crucial holding penalty ended up being the biggest play of the game.

Late in the fourth quarter, Eagles CB James Bradberry was called for a holding penalty that put the Chiefs in chip shot field goal range with about two minutes left to go in the game.

Biggest play of the game was a penalty pic.twitter.com/VObJNjtkWm

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Eventually, the Chiefs were able to hit the game-winning field goal a few plays later.

.@buttkicker7 gives the @Chiefs the lead with 8 seconds left!

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Fans went on to rip the refs for calling the holding penalty of Bradnerry.

Such a great game ruined at the end by the refs/NFL at the very end to gift the #Chiefs the win.

Jalen Hurts was going to be the MVP, clearly outplayed any player in this game including Mahomes but the refs had to ruin it.

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The refs on that hold: pic.twitter.com/96VLGPq0Xh

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The fact that the two best teams in the league were throwing haymakers at each other for 58 minutes only for the refs to basically decide the game is really a tragedy.

No professional sports season should end like this.

— Brett Kollmann (@BrettKollmann)
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