I'm 40. Been watching NFL football since 1992. Some of you kids weren't around during the days before replay, back when we blamed literally everything on the referees. Replay showed us so many bad calls and there were no repercussions. Nowadays if you blow a call, there are massive consequences by the league. One crew called a single game so badly this year they were banned outright from officiating in the postseason. And any questionable calls are reviewed by refs upstairs in the booth based on what they see on replay, and are able to call down to the refs on the field to stop play to make corrections where they miss things.

As a teenager and young adult, I about gave up on watching the sport because I was so frustrated by just having to live with bad calls, and feeling like the game was never truly decided on the field. Nowadays I almost NEVER feel like that. And I'd wager about 80% of the time that I think a ref got something wrong on the field initially, after looking at replay, I realize how talented and spot on these guys have become in recent decades.

I'm sorry but I just don't buy the NFL is rigged conspiracy. Every year there are 5 or 6 theories that float around, and people just hope one sticks to confirm their suspicion. This year everyone was sure the Super Bowl would be between the 49ers and Ravens because the Super Bowl colors were red and purple. That didn't pan out so Taylor Swift and Kelce slipped in behind it and became the new theory du jure.

I'll just say this: I've never met someone over age 30 who watches the NFL regularly who holds this opinion. Sorry not sorry. If it's rigged, it aint rigged the way you think it is.