"The scrutiny and the attention are at an all-time high on anything related to NFL, and that is a very positive thing," said Dean Blandino, the NFL's senior vice president of officiating. "And sometimes it can be negative, and we understand that in officiating."
Patterns? There weren't any, in particular.
Phantom pass interference calls have been as common as unflagged hits to the head, the likes of which sent Newton to the commissioner's office to discuss. There were petty calls for hugging refs (Earl Thomas) and throwing towels (Travis Kelce got ejected ), all underscored by a flurry of flags for celebrations that grew more subversive the harder the NFL tried to curb them.
Nothing new here — there is no single answer, but merely a list of remedies the NFL has committed to and could consider in the offseason.
What to do about all this?
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Replay worked — sometimes. But it didn't change anything at the end of the Cowboys-Vikings game. Cedric Thornton wasn't flagged even though he clearly hit Minnesota quarterback Sam Bradford in the head as Bradford threw for a potential tying 2-point play,Cheap Authentic Jerseys.

This has been the year of the penalty in the NFL.
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Not so much because more flags have been thrown in 2016 — through Week 15 teams were averaging 8.09 flags a game this season compared to 8.10 in 2015 — or because a larger-than-normal number of games have been decided by questionable calls.