It’s been a rough year for NFL officiating, as penalties are way up in frequency and, as a result, calls are still having a major impact on games. This has been discussed to death; however, I wanted to raise the additional issue of the NFL’s broadcast partners’ complicity.
Yesterday, late in the Packers-Patriots game, when the Packers had victory well in hand, and backup quarterback Tommy DeVito had replaced Drake Maye, the officials made a call that, in the grand scheme of things, didn’t matter. Patriots right tackle Caleb Lomu completely blew a block on Packers edge rusher Dani Dennis-Sutton, who capitalized by forcing a rushed throw from DeVito. Dennis-Sutton made some light contact with…
