Excuse NFL pass rushers if they’re suddenly unsure how to tackle the quarterback.
In Week 5, referees seemed to call roughing the passer anytime a defender delivered a hit without laying down a bed of pillows first.
The spate of disputed flags started Sunday afternoon with this Oscar-worthy flop by Cleveland’s Jacoby Brissett against the Los Angeles Chargers. Minutes later, Atlanta’s last-gasp comeback hopes dimmed when an apparent third-down sack of Tom Brady resulted in a drive-extending personal foul.
Then on Monday night, another controversial roughing the passer call negated an apparent strip sack of Las Vegas' Derek Carr.