NFL assigns Brad Allen's officiating crew to Steelers at Ravens, Week 18
Most people recognize that being an NFL official is a thankless job. Typically, the names of refs are only known if they botch a call. As it turns out, referee Brad Allen and his crew have been in the news for all the wrong reasons, yet the NFL decided to give them another primetime game, […]
Most people recognize that being an NFL official is a thankless job.
Typically, the names of refs are only known if they botch a call.
As it turns out, referee Brad Allen and his crew have been in the news for all the wrong reasons, yet the NFL decided to give them another primetime game, with the Steelers season on the line:
Brad's Botch
In one of the more controversial endings to a game in recent memory, Brad Allen and his officiating crew mismanaged a tackle-eligible situation that would have given the Lions a win over Dallas had the play stood.
The NFL even acknowledged that the call was wrong, (or that the communication failed) handing down the worst punishment a crew can receive, via a postseason ban.
Yet, instead of placing the crew on a meaningless early window game on Sunday (You know like Patriots-Jets) the NFL decided to assign the crew to a stand-alone game in front of the whole nation with playoff implications on the line.
And look, I don't think Allen or his crew should lose their job, or be suspended or anything crazy. Losing out on the payoffs is enough punishment.
But giving the crew another primetime game less than a week after one of the most memorable officiating moments in some time, is a decision that's tough to wrap your brain around.
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