Marshawn Lynch not getting the ball at the 1-yard line in Super Bowl XLIX was one of the more controversial plays in Super Bowl history. The Seahawks were in position to take a late lead on the Patriots, and elected to throw the ball, which was promptly picked off by Malcolm Butler.
Since then, Lynch has been outspoken, saying that he felt the NFL didn’t want him to be the “face of the nation.” They couldn’t have somebody like him being the guy.
After the Falcons blew a 25-point lead in the Super Bowl — the largest blown deficit of all-time — Lynch tweeted out the following, which suggests that the game might be fixed.
I kno y I didn't get the ball now. Yes Lawd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
— Shawn Lynch (@MoneyLynch) February 6, 2017
Conspiracy theories are abundant, and we all love them to some degree. This is now the second Super Bowl that the Patriots won that they probably shouldn’t have.
Between the goal-line pass that should have been given to Lynch, and the Falcons crumbling after building a 21-0 lead in the first half and pushing it to 28-3 midway through the third quarter.