If the NFL flexed officials like they do enticing matchups for prime time, the crews led by referees Brad Allen and Shawn Smith wouldn't get much work under the bright lights. Not after their performances in Week 7, when an unsually high number of calls and non-calls across the league drew scrutiny from fans and rules analysts all wondering just what the rules keepers on the field and the watchdogs at NFL headquarters were watching. Only once this century had there been an NFL game where one team was flagged 10 or more times and the other avoided penalties altogether.
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