Bubba Smith consistently and persuasively says that his Colts deliberately lost, and points to how QB Earl Morrall (who was the 1968 NFL season MVP) failed to throw to a wide-open primary receiver near the end zone on a flee-flicker play and instead tossed an interception in the middle of the field.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k78hKs1DmPY</ref><ref>https://athlonsports.com/nfl/5-conspiracy-theories-changed-sports-history</ref> The flee-flicker play is designed for the quarterback to throw the long pass to the open wide receiver downfield.<ref>https://throwdeeppublishing.com/blogs/football-glossary/understanding-the-flea-flicker-play-in-football-diagrams-and-video</ref> | Bubba Smith consistently and persuasively says that his Colts deliberately lost, and points to how QB Earl Morrall (who was the 1968 NFL season MVP) failed to throw to a wide-open primary receiver near the end zone on a flee-flicker play and instead tossed an interception in the middle of the field.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k78hKs1DmPY</ref><ref>https://athlonsports.com/nfl/5-conspiracy-theories-changed-sports-history</ref> The flee-flicker play is designed for the quarterback to throw the long pass to the open wide receiver downfield.<ref>https://throwdeeppublishing.com/blogs/football-glossary/understanding-the-flea-flicker-play-in-football-diagrams-and-video</ref> |