Ball Don’t Lie: 3 worst calls from Week 2 of the 2022 NFL season
By Mark Powell
![NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - SEPTEMBER 18: Marcus Maye #6 of the New Orleans Saints argues with Mike Evans #13 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on the field during the second half of the game at Caesars Superdome on September 18, 2022 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - SEPTEMBER 18: Marcus Maye #6 of the New Orleans Saints argues with Mike Evans #13 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on the field during the second half of the game at Caesars Superdome on September 18, 2022 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/117140e427c83e0d1f7021fd652f3ae921a7d93be310c0864d1bec8061b49657.jpg)
NFL worst calls: Packers get home cookin
Oh, the Packers are playing at home in primetime? Where should I start?
Finding this week’s worst calls could’ve been a segment entirely on the Green Bay Packers, and the benefits they receive from officiating crews on a weekly basis. Alas, I am not that mean, nor do I have such an obvious bias that I make said effort to highlight these referee decisions on a weekly basis.
Need more evidence? Alright, let me go through these calls one by one.
If you want to know how BENT these Refs are... they flagged it & then waved off the hold... on this play!#DaBears pic.twitter.com/Fn5UUByYzp
— Bearlissimo (@Bearlissimo1) September 19, 2022
Holding flag picked up for some reason. Okay, cool.
Genuinely curious why this isn’t a block in the back. pic.twitter.com/3W7FGkDhx1
— Patrick Sheldon (@P_Shels) September 19, 2022
No block in the back. Why, exactly?
And last but not least, the touchdown that could not be overturned because it was called short of the goal line on the field.
“We think it’s a TD, it looks like a TD, we’ve even circled the ball showing it’s a TD…but it just isn’t clear and obvious enough to call it one” #CHIvsGB pic.twitter.com/DuYGisxyzi
— Bad Sports Refs (@BadSportsRefs) September 19, 2022
Those are the facts. The third is the most sketchy, of course. By no means can I guarantee that was the touchdown. However, it is my job to provide the evidence and let the reader decide whether I’m right, or completely full of it.
Official grade of the week: C+. For the record, that’s heading in the wrong direction. Just wait until Week 3.
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