The referees in the Wild Card Game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Las Vegas Raiders have caused discussion. The NFL did not comment on it, but could respond in other ways.

Munich – The NFL has yet to comment on the controversial refereeing decision in the Wild Card Game between the Cincinnati Bengals and Las Vegas Raiders. The league will probably settle it in its own way: According to an “ESPN” report, referee Jerome Boger’s crew will probably not be used again during the playoffs.

What happened? Less than two minutes before halftime, Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow had found wide receiver Tyler Boyd in the end zone with a throw just outside the sideline.

However, linesman Mark Steinkerchner had blown the whistle while the ball was in the air – thinking that Burrow was already in the sideline at the moment of his throw, which was not the case.

The rules are clear: if the whistle is blown, the play is actually over. Nevertheless, the officials counted the pass catch as a touchdown.

The Bengals went up 20-6 with the touchdown, ending up with a 26-19 win and Cincinnati’s first playoff victory in 31 years.

Graded by appearances

The NFL says nothing about the incidents, but will react anyway, according to “ESPN”.

The background: The referees are graded after their assignments, and normally Boger and Co. should be punished for the performance. With a convincing performance, the referee team could theoretically even have been in the conversation for the Super Bowl.

As the report states, Boger’s poor performance comes as no surprise to a league source. The fact that the referee teams are being reassembled for the playoffs also caused criticism