The Jacksonville Jaguars grinded out a 19-7 win against the hapless Cleveland Browns on Sunday in a game that was more tense at the end than it needed to be, in large part because the game’s officiating crew was probably the worst I’ve witnessed watching an NFL game.
As most people who read what I write and interact with me know, I generally don’t complain about referring because overall I think it evens out, but on Sunday it was absolutely a factor in the game and it was brutally bad. The Peter Morelli led officiating crew blew multiple calls and put the game in jeopardy near the end with a quick whistle that negated a would-be game sealing touchdown by Dante Fowler, Jr.