Missed Calls: How NFL Referees Are Changing Games

NFL referees are making big mistakes. They are not calling pass interference when they should. This is a big problem. It changes the outcome of games. In recent weeks, two important games had key moments where pass interference was not called. In one game, a player from Baltimore pulled down a receiver from New England before the ball arrived. No flag was thrown. In another game, a player from Atlanta hooked the arm of a receiver from Los Angeles. Again, no flag. These mistakes have huge consequences. In the second game, if the pass interference had been called, the Rams would have been much closer to scoring a touchdown. They might have even won the game.This is not the first time this has happened. In 2019, a missed pass interference call helped the Rams reach the Super Bowl. The NFL tried to fix this by allowing replay reviews, but it did not work well. Now, they have stopped trying to fix it. The NFL needs to find a way to fix this problem. One idea is to make the penalty for pass interference less severe. This way, referees would have less power to change the outcome of a game. Until the NFL fixes this problem, referees will continue to have too much influence on games. This is especially important in the age of sports betting, where every call can have a big impact.