Three Times The Super Bowl Was Rigged, According to Players, Coaches and Referees

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Was The Super Bowl Really Rigged?

For the most part, fans crying foul after every game that doesn’t go as they expected is nothing more than conspiracy theory. That being said, conspiracies in sports are real, and we have several examples throughout history as proof.

In 2015 the FBI arrested seven FIFA officials as part of an investigation into bribery, fraud, racketeering, and money laundering. The investigation resulted in the resignation of FIFA President Sepp Blatter. NBA referee Tim Donaghy was sentenced to time in federal prison for his role in “Operation Flagrant Foul“,  a scandal that involved NBA referees betting on games. You have several cases of point shaving in college basketball, and Major League Baseball is no stranger to scandals involving gambling.

It’s one thing when fans ask questions, but here we take a look at three times Hall of Fame players and coaches claimed that the Super Bowl was rigged.

SUPER BOWL III  (New York Jets 16 – Baltimore Colts 7)

It was 1969, and it was a pivotal moment for the Super Bowl. The previous two Super Bowls saw the NFL team run roughshod over the team representing the AFL. Rumor has it that another lopsided Super Bowl loss for the AFL would threaten the future of the Super Bowl. The Colts came in as a heavy favorite (-18), and still Joe Namath was guaranteeing victory for the New York Jets.

Vince Lombardi went on record saying that the Jets had no chance of victory. The owner of the Colts (Caroll Rosenblum) was known to be a heavy gambler, and he died under mysterious circumstances in 1979. A large bet was placed in the City of Baltimore, and according to urban legend it was Rosenblum betting 3 Million on the Jets.

Colts Pro Bowl defensive end Bubba Smith blamed quarterback Earl Morrall for throwing the game. He appeared to be missing wide open receivers, and he threw for 71 yards and three INTs on 6-of-17 passing. The Jets went on to win by a score of 16-7, leading to the merger of the NFL and AFL, and securing the future of the Super Bowl.

SUPER BOWL XXXVII (Tampa Buccaneers 48 – Oakland Raiders 21)

Multiple players on the Raiders accused head coach Bill Callahan of throwing the game against his mentor John Gruden. Callahan was the offensive coordinator under Gruden in Oakland, and was promoted to head coach when Gruden left for Tampa.

Jerry Rice, Rod Woodson, Tim Brown and Barret Robbins all questioned their coach’s decision to change the game plan just two days before the game. After practicing a run heavy attack all week, Callahan completely flipped the script on the Friday before the Super Bowl, telling the team he now intends to throw the ball 60 times.

If that wasn’t enough, Callahan used the same audible calls that the team used when John Gruden was in Oakland. As to why a coach would sabotage his own team in a Super Bowl, the theory is that his rocky relationship with owner Al Davis played a roll.

SUPER BOWL XL (Pittsburgh Steelers 21 – Seattle Seahawks 10)

The Seahawks had the NFL’s best offense, and MVP running back Shaun Alexander, but outside of the Pacific Northwest everyone was cheering for Pittsburgh. It was the final season for Hall of Famer Jerome Bettis. He was given the key to the city by Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, and fans started referring to Detroit as “Bettisburgh”.

The media, the fans and possibly the league were all backing the Steelers. Despite Seattle coming in as the #1 seed, and the Steelers being a Wild Card team, Pittsburgh was a slight favorite in Las Vegas. The officials didn’t waste any time making their mark on this game. Seattle scored what appeared to be the first touchdown of the game with two minutes left in the first quarter, but the play was flagged for offensive pass interference. John Madden said “when you think of pass interference, that’s not what you think about“.

The Seahawks appeared to have a 1st and goal at the 1 yard line, setting them up to take the lead early in the fourth quarter. Referee Bill Levy threw a flag for holding, even though he was the only one in the building that saw a hold. Levy would end up officially apologizing to the Seattle organization years later. The most egregious of all the controversial calls in the game was a block below the waste that was actually a tackle on the ball carrier. Madden said “the ref thought he saw something that he didn’t see“.

After the game Boston reporter Tom Curran said: “The game reeked of orchestration by the officials, and made you feel dirty by the time your turned it off.” The disappearance of NFL head of officiating Mike Pereira after the game was also controversial. Instead of making a statement to address the controversy, Pereira

 

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8 comments on Three Times The Super Bowl Was Rigged, According to Players, Coaches and Referees


Anthony D=L

Hell yes, Super Bowl 3 was fixed. Just look at the films, The Colts are inside the Jet’s 20 multiple times and come away with no points? Earl Morrall throws 3 picks in one half and doesn’t throw to the primary receiver on a flea flicker who was open from Miami to Fort Lauderdale? Lou Michaels misses 3 field goals? How many times the Jets were holding the Colts defensive line and no penalties were called? Shula doesn’t put Unitas in until midway through the last quarter? The powers that be wanted the leagues to merge, and another 35 to 10 smackdown of the AFL would have derailed that. So, they arranged things for the AFL to win. Funny how the Jets never did a damn thing after that, and how the following year the Colts (almost the same teams) kicked the hell out of them.


David Svis

When it gets to where I can script a game loke I did in the Ssn Francisco 49ers first loss of the 2023 season 19 -17. I predicted the refs who had been keeping Cleveland drives slive all game would call a penalty that would keep the Browns dtive alive & lead tobtje go ahead TD. I then said the 49ets would respond & get in FG range and that their rookie kicker would miss a makeable 41 yd FG ehich he did. I smelled s rat when the over & under was only 31. The Niners came in averging 31 points a game & the Browns were on a 3rd syring QB. It was phonier then a 4 dollar bill. The NFL isn’t much different then the WWE. Hulk Hogan who wouldn’t a wrestling hold from a hole in the ground is a money maker. That”s why the kept him as chsmp. He puts asses into the seats. Just like Floyd Msyweather or Rocky Marciano. They were psper champions controlled by greedy promotors who kept them champs by ducking fighter who in their prime could beat either one. Sports is s business that’s controlled by the mob as ways.to clean their ill gotten gains. It ruons sports competion. This is my opinion. 🍀✌️😎 David (sparky) Avis 2024


former Nevada resident

“Is anybody believing these Taylor Swift Psyop stories? Is SBLVIII rigged for the Chiefs so Kelce and Swift can make a political statement? It kinda looks fishy doesn’t it?”

No, but it’s comments like yours that reek “Controlled Opposition” as Putin’s boyz like to say–that is, drown real comments in utter stupidity so regular people will just dismiss or at least look elsewhere. It’s a very old trick but you don’t have to be a secret agent to do it.

I think, as the above story implies, that it simply comes down to the Bookies: before the game the 49ers were favored; after the game, whoever bet against them made a lot of $$$. It isn’t hard to hide $$$ these days in the Caymens or use crypto, so getting paid isn’t the risk it used to be.

For this game in particular, the dead give-away was those 5 49ers players just standing around near the End Zone while the action was going on once KC got possession–it’s the SuperBowl, why would ANY active player just be standing around especially with the game at stake?

FWIW, its not just NFL, I’ve felt for a very long time most professional games are rigged, maybe not to the extent of boxing being scripted like a WWF, er, E match (another giveaway that they want to do betting on THOSE “games”), but definitely to the payments to fit the odds in the sports books. Also that this became WAY more obvious after online sports books became legal in most places so a lot more $ is on the line.

Or maybe I’m just a conspiracy nut. FWIW I had no bet on this game or any other–no skin at all–its just how I see it. Take of this rant as you will.


Bennie Hawkins

Is anybody believing these Taylor Swift Psyop stories? Is SBLVIII rigged for the Chiefs so Kelce and Swift can make a political statement? It kinda looks fishy doesn’t it?


Bigger D

The 2002 Superbowl (1st Post-9/11/2001 Superbowl) in HAD to have been rigged also!! I came here hoping to confirm my suspicion but I see it’s deeper undercover than I’d hoped! 😡

Being the very first superbowl after the “terrorist attack”, there was a CRAP TON of patriotic bull$hit airing before the game and I just KNEW that, since one of the two teams was the New England Patriots, there was NO WAY they’d be allowed to lose!! 😠

The St. Louis Rams gave up the ball 🏈 to the Patriots SO MANY TIMES that day (OBVIOUSLY on purpose) PLUS, the Patriots made THEIR share of fumbles and other blunders too BUT THEY STILL ended up with a tie game (17-17) and then (as the Patriots did in MANY games, I see), whipped out their ‘award-winning’ kicker AND DEFEATED THE SUPERIOR TEAM BY A FIELD GOAL!! 🤬

This still bugs me to this very day!! 😠😡🤬


Bigger D

The 2002 Superbowl (1st Post-9/11/2001 Superbowl) in HAD to have been rigged also!! I came here hoping to confirm my suspicion but I see it’s deeper undercover than I’d hoped! 😡

Being the very first superb owl after the “terrorist attack”, there was a CRAP TO of patriotic bull$hit airing before the game and I just KNEW that, since one of the two teams was the New England Patriots, there was NO WAY they’d be allowed to lose!! 😠

The St. Louis Rams gave up the ball 🏈 to the Patriots SO MANY TIMES that day (OBVIOUSLY on purpose) PLUS, the Patriots made THEIR share of fumbles and other blunders too BUT THEY STILL ended up with a tie game (17-17) and then (as the Patriots did in MANY games, I see), whipped out their ‘award-winning’ kicker AND DEFEATED THE SUPERIOR TEAM BY A FIELD GOAL!! 🤬

This still bugs me to this very day!! 😠😡🤬


Bengals Fan

The Bengals got robbed in the AFC Championship Game, the NFL is rigged and everybody knows it!


Big Mike

I can’t speak to the other two Super Bowl, but SBXL was a complete scam. Seattle got so fucked over in that game it was a crime. Somebody should go to jail. Mike Pereira should be in prison.

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