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A pair of controversial calls in Week 5 have prompted the NFL to take a second look at how roughing the passer penalties are being officiated, according to a report. The NFL will discuss how roughing the passer is being called across the league, …
Troy Aikman may have been a star quarterback when he played in the NFL, but he’s had enough of the star treatment quarterbacks are receiving on the field. Aikman and Joe Buck were calling the Week 5 “Monday Night Football” game …
The Kansas City Chiefs were screwed on Monday night by a terrible roughing the passer penalty. The Las Vegas Raiders were leading 17-7 and had a 3rd-and-8 at their 46 with just over a minute left in the first half. Chris Jones got a strip-sack that …
The Atlanta Falcons were completely screwed on an absurd roughing the passer penalty that was called on Grady Jarrett late in the team’s 21-15 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. Tampa Bay was leading 21-15 and trying to maintain the …
The Baltimore Ravens blew a big lead against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, and the officials made life more difficult for them on the final drive of the game. With the scored tied 20-20 and the Bills facing 1st-and-15 near midfield, Ravens cornerback …
The officiating crew in Saturday’s game between the Texas Longhorns and Alabama Crimson Tide made a total mess of a key call in the end zone roughly midway through the third quarter. The Longhorns appeared to get a safety by sacking …
The NFL is tweaking its approach to enforcing one penalty that proved controversial last season. The league is cracking down on roughing the passer calls in 2022, according to Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports. However, this enforcement should result in …
Roughing the passer penalties continue to be a major issue across the NFL, and another bad call proved to be costly for the New Orleans Saints on Sunday. The Tennessee Titans had the ball deep in New Orleans territory when safety Marcus Williams …
The New Orleans Saints scrapped their way to a hard-fought victory over the Seattle Seahawks on Monday night, and they had to overcome one of the worst penalty calls of the season while doing it. Saints defensive end Marcus Davenport was flagged for …
Fans, analysts and even NBC’s announcers could not believe the roughing the passer calls in Sunday night’s game between the Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs. In fact, the sheer amount of penalties called in the game upset many …
Kentavius Street was robbed of what would have been his first career sack during the San Francisco 49ers’ game on Sunday against the New Orleans Saints. Street closed in on Drew Brees and brought down the Saints quarterback on a second down …
The Green Bay Packers were bailed out by a terrible call in the first half of their game on Sunday, and the Carolina Panthers have every right to be furious about it. Facing 3rd-and-13 from deep in Green Bay territory, Rodgers was just barely able to …
Strange roughing the passer calls remain a great source of frustration for defensive linemen. Oakland Raiders lineman Maurice Hurst was the latest victim. In the fourth quarter of Sunday’s game against the Chicago Bears, the Raiders appeared to …
The NFL may have softened its roughing the passer penalty calls, but they still got Clay Matthews for a big one on Thursday night. Seattle had a 1st-and-10 at the Los Angeles Rams 40 with under six minutes to go while trailing 29-24. Russell Wilson …
The Kansas City Chiefs linebacker who let Tom Brady go on a key third down play late in the game says he was concerned about incurring a roughing the passer penalty. The New England Patriots had a 3rd-and-goal at the KC 4 with under six minutes to go …
The NFL has reportedly made an effort to clarify its roughing the passer rules to officials in hopes that flags will not continue to be thrown at a record pace, but we saw yet another controversial call that had a significant impact on a game in Week …
