NEW ORLEANS — Early last week I wrote a column rejecting the ridiculous conspiracy that the NFL, via its referees, were trying to fix/influence games to the benefit of the bottom line (TV ratings, sponsorships) by helping the Kansas City Chiefs. The reasons were myriad.
Many, if not most, of the 3,200-plus comments rejected my take on it. While I can’t believe any reasonable person could take the conspiracy seriously, they can’t believe I’d be so naïve to not.
So be it.
Except the refs remain the topic of the week here as everyone builds to Sunday’s Super Bowl between Kansas City and Philadelphia.