Amazing, isn't it? Forty-four years after Mike Renfro, the NFL still can't get the simple things right. Like whether a critical pass in a conference championship game hit the ground (which it very clearly did).
This is a rinse-and-repeat commentary, by the way. Almost every playoff year, the NFL embarrasses itself on the officiating front — and I don't necessarily blame the on-field officials.
The rule book is bigger than the national deficit. The players are larger and faster than ever. Plays happen at a million miles per hour. There is so much to process, so much to track. No human could be expected to properly officiate a game on the field.
