Angry fans believe that NFL refs “rigged” two pivotal games on Sunday following several head-scratching calls.
During any given NFL Sunday, there’s always one guarantee: The NFL refs stealing the show with controversial calls that lead to outrage from fans, coaches and players. That’s just how it works.
In the second quarter of Sunday’s clash between the Chicago Bears and Pittsburgh Steelers at Soldier Field, D’Andre Swift lost the ball on a running play. The Steelers recovered, but the refs should have ruled forward progress here:
The controversial officiating in that game led to accusations that the NFL refs wanted the Steelers to win, though it was the Bears who held on for a 31-28 victory.
“Refs bailing out Steelers like usual. Terrible taunting on DJ but Steelers can keep hitting

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