As replay assistance becomes more common in NFL games, it’s fair to wonder where the line resides between a quick fix and a full-blown replay challenge.

Early in the second quarter of Thursday night’s game, Packers receiver Malik Heath made an incredible catch for a 37-yard gain. The official who was looking right at the play believed that Heath failed to complete the reception in bounds before landing on the white stripe.

It was immediately clear, and obvious, that Heath got both feet down.

So where was replay assistance? Why didn’t the league activate the process of utilizing replay to fix clear and obvious mistakes quickly?

Packers coach Matt LaFleur had to use one of his limited challenges to rectify the error. And it was fixed quickly, because it truly was clear and obvious that H

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