The last three weeks have proven that NFL referees are not commodities.
Through the general ineptitude of the replacement refs, we've learned that lawful, fair, swift-moving NFL games don't happen naturally — they are the result of the competence of qualified officials.
As NBC's Chris Collinsworth said on the Sunday Night Football broadcast last night, the replacement refs are simply in over their heads.
We pulled out 11 botched calls that will show you how badly the replacement refs are doing, and how desperately the NFL needs the regular officials back ASAP.
The refs allowed the 49ers to challenge even though they didn't have any timeouts left ... twice. So they were effectively given 5 timeouts
Darrius Heyward-Bey got knocked unconscious on a clear helmet-to-helmet hit that wasn't called
What should have been a 15-yard penalty against the Lions was marked off for 27 yards. It set up a game-winning Titans field goal
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