Fans Calling The NFL "Rigged" During 49ers-Browns Game

The Entire Internet Is Convinced 49ers-Browns Game Is “Rigged” (VIDEO + PICS)

October 15, 2023, 3:12pm ESTBy Alex Hoegler

Another NFL Sunday, another moment of mind-boggling officiating calls that have fans furious.

In the first quarter of Sunday’s Week 6 game between the San Francisco 49ers and Cleveland Browns, P.J. Walker attempted to pick up the first down with a quarterback sneak on a 3rd-and-1 play.

Officials brought out the measuring sticks and ruled Walker short. If you look closely, though, it certainly looks like the ball narrowly crossed the marker. Thus, the Browns should have been issued a first down.

Refs call this qb sneak short. #SFvsCLE pic.twitter.com/AzGAVeOUq6
— Rate the Refs App (@Rate_the_Refs) October 15, 2023

The referees called this short!!

The #Browns actually had to challenge the spot (because you can't challenge a measurement) to get this overturned. The rule says the nose of the ball has to extend to the marker.

Again, how does a whole team of referees get a measurement wrong?? https://t.co/BAePC3LZ9C pic.twitter.com/8tybxpDxfL
— Roberto Shenanigans (@Rob_Shenanigans) October 15, 2023

The questionable spot by the officials here had fans furious, to say the very least:

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THE #NFL IS RIGGED!!! @NFLOfficiating is clearly cheating that spot for the #Browns
— Victor Habat (@The_BAD_Habat) October 15, 2023

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#Browns

The NFL is rigged. How isn't that a first down?
— FIRE STEFANSKI (28-26) (@Purefactsspitt1) October 15, 2023

Ruled not a 1st down for the #Browns. #Nfl is rigged pic.twitter.com/EHxPdRYBDD
— CCGAMES? (@ccgamesceo) October 15, 2023

Rigged game, we are done
— John Mauceri (@johnmauceri21) October 15, 2023

The “NFL is rigged” crowd would love what’s going on in Cleveland today.

Refs called this short.

Then pick it up, and re-spot it. Measure again.

All after QB clearly crosses line by almost entire ball.

On same drive the refs backed up the #Browns for a 49ers penalty lol. pic.twitter.com/nwjXwbSZBu
— Jeff D. Lowe (@JeffDLowe) October 15, 2023

@NFL @ESPNNFL @NFLonFOX @ClevelandBrowns. Thats the last straw. Its official NFL Refs are horrible. Called facemasking on Browns (wrong team), then made bad spot against Cleveland. Rigged for 49ers to stay undefeated? Hmmm!
— S H (@Fight4WutsRight) October 15, 2023

The 49ers carried a 10-7 lead into halftime.