No one said it effected anything and has nothing to do with the teams that played. What it does have to do with is what I have been saying for a long time. That is how soft this league has become.
Do you think Football will be played the same way in 50 years when they see all the players with debilitating mental injuries in their older years? I think it's great as a society we are realizing somethings just aren't worth our entertainment.
While you might like gladiator fights to the death for entertainment, or boxing with little regulation, I think these changes are a welcome addition to the game. There's no reason to do a hard foul when you are down by 30 and the guy had an open breakaway.