How Much Did the Referees Affect Super Bowl LIV?

Not much at all I think they got the memo they can’t let a controversial call be the talk of the game.

I’m disappointed, don’t recall any hands to the face

IMHO, the better topic to ponder is this one: Why after 100 years of Officiating the Rules of their own game is the NFL still unable to Officiate the game in a consistently accurate manner, from game to game, and often from play to play?

The main point I have to share WRT my observation of this Superbowl is that the NFL still fails to officiate their games in a consistently accurate manner from game to game.

Point is: Officiating is still a "Wild Card". Whether the inconsistent application of the rules is intentional or accidental is not completely knowable. What we do know is that Officiating remains a "Wild Card" factor that dilutes the alleged "competitive integrity" of the game.

Not one holding call

I mean, the officials made it pretty clear that action is not PI, as evidenced by the Saints' over time game.

What I find comical is that Mike frickface was adamant that this same extension was not PI in the Saints' game, yet was equally as adamant that Kittle had committed PI by doing the exact same thing (and arguably less egregious).

NFL officials literally have no idea what they are fricking doing and have proven 100% incapable of calling games consistently.

In fact, they have gotten progressively worse.

The fact that Vinobitch was allowed to keep his job, let alone officiate a Superbowl, tells you all you need to know about how much the NFL cares about their officating problem.