I agree to some extent DH but our D was playing well until the refs gifted brady a touchdown with all those bullshit flags
goal line stand, sack, and good pressure on brady that caused and errant ball tipped into HB's hands...
and of course the bullshit call that reversed that play and gave all momentum to brady
when you're playing a SB caliber team, the refs can KILL you because you're already having to play your best
we play a team like the chargers and we can overcome bad/inconsistent calls
we play a great team with the NFL poster child, it's impossible to overcome
there were more bullshit calls than I care to remember, and our receivers were getting held on every play... case in point Kelce in the red zone for the 5 yard completion... the defender had him wrapped before th ball even got there... no flag
would a 1st and goal have changed the outcome of that drive? we'll never know but the fact is the drive ended because of referee inconsistency