THE UGLY
The officiating: Neither team was particularly pleased with the referees on Monday night, who seemed to be watching an entirely different game at times. Eagles fans grumbled about an illegal contact penalty called on Darius Slay in the second quarter after the CB was accused of grabbing D.K. Metcalf’s shoulders (broadcast replay appeared to show nothing more than a standard defensive maneuver). On the following drive, Seahawks fans were outraged as the referees declined to call intentional grounding on Carson Wentz, despite an official standing right at the line of scrimmage as Wentz’s throw sailed out of bounds just short with no receiver in the area. Both plays occurred on touchdown drives, which only added to viewers’ ire. Unfortunately, human error will always be par for the course when it comes to penalty-calling, but the league’s recent willingness to experiment with reviewable flags (see: last year’s pass interference challenges) may indicate that another change could be tested next season.
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