Football fans are accusing the NFL refs of “rigging” the Philadelphia Eagles-Washington Commanders NFC Championship Game after a strange detail about head official Shawn Hochuli came to light.
Hochuli and his crew were assigned the NFC Championship Game between the two NFC East rivals. The Eagles cruised to a 55-23 victory, punching their third ticket to the Super Bowl in eight seasons.
After the game, David Chabot and the popular ML Football X/Twitter account noted that the Eagles have improved to 7-0 in games officiated by Hochuli:
🚨BREAKING: THE #EAGLES ARE UNDEFEATED WITH SHAWN HOCHULI REFFING THEIR GAMES.
— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) January 26, 2025
PHILLY IS NOW 7 AND 0, with Nick Sirianni as the head coach and Hochuli.
UNREAL STAT 🤯
(📸: @Dav1dChabot) pic.twitter.com/gjvkFCb4al
After this tweet was posted, fans accused the NFL refs of rigging the game in favor of Saquon Barkley and the Eagles.
“Postgame celebration leaked,” a fan wrote with a photoshopped image of the Eagles hugging one of the NFL refs.
Postgame celebration leaked pic.twitter.com/jRTjue8NYX
— Ben (@TheHurricaneBen) January 26, 2025
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“Well yea he tried to get eagles a free score for bad behavior,” wrote another.
Well yea he tried to get eagles a free score for bad behavior
— Mighty Matt 💪🏼 (@HskrsStarsBucs) January 26, 2025
“NFL should be ashamed of itself! That was BAD,” said a fan.
NFL should be ashamed of itself! That was BAD
— Much Wow! (@MuchWow_X) January 26, 2025
“Rigged,” wrote another fan.
Rigged
— Freedom Nexxus (@InfirmaPeribit) January 26, 2025
“@Chiefs2.0,” quipped one user.
@Chiefs 2.0.
— Dr Stew (@pharmastewticle) January 26, 2025
“Officials favoring the Eagles the whole game,” said a fan.
Officials favoring the Eagles the whole game.
— The Notorious LA Sports Fan (@NotoriousLAFan) January 26, 2025
The Eagles will face the winner of the Buffalo Bills-Kansas City Chiefs AFC Championship Game in Super Bowl 59.
Commanders Can Blame The NFL Refs, But They Beat Themselves
The Commanders were indeed on the wrong end of several calls, but the defense was a no-show for practically the entire game. They also lost the turnover battle 4-0, and that proved to be the real difference.
