They are bound to miss calls even in a playoff setting with the best referees and all-star crews. The San Francisco 49ers defense thought Tashaun Gipson’s defensive pass interference early in the game was a ticky-tack call.
I thought the refs missed an illegal contact penalty against Ray-Ray McCloud when he had a reception on second down and an incomplete pass to George Kittle later. But you could play that game and cry for penalties on every play if you watched the game in slow motion.
This week’s referee assigned to the NFC Championship game is Clete Blakeman.