Even though the NFL doubled (and tripled) down on the idiocy surrounding the taunting penalty called on the Chicago Bears’ Cassius Marsh against the Pittsburgh Steelers, league officials came out today and admitted their refs screwed up several times to benefit Pittsburgh in their 29 to 27 victory against the Bears last Monday night.
In a recent article on NFL.com from Tom Pelissero and Ian Rapoport, they wrote that “privately, members of the NFL’s officiating department who reviewed the game acknowledged that referee Tony Corrente and his crew erred on at least three separate critical calls and non-calls that went against Chicago.