The NFL made it clear before the start of this season that the officials would be cracking down on players taunting their opponents and the refs have stuck with that through the first 10 weeks of the season by flagging a number of players for doing mostly harmless things after making big plays.
The latest example of this came during Monday night's Cardinals-Cowboys game when George Pickens earned a costly 15-yard unsportsmanlike penalty after picking up a key first down with just under seven minutes left in the fourth quarter.
