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It wouldn’t be the modern NFL without a bit of over-officiating. 

Thursday night’s Chiefs-Raiders game saw one such moment deep in the second quarter with Las Vegas leading by a score of 17-7. It was a second questionable roughing the passer call in two days of football enraging fans. 

Chiefs defender Chris Jones came from behind Raiders QB Derek Carr and forced a critical fumble that could have given the Chiefs advantageous field position.

However, the officials issued a roughing the passer penalty that enabled the Raiders to maintain possession — and get a first down — as time wound down in the half.

 ESPN’s Joe Buck and Troy Aikman noted that Chiefs Kingdom was not enthused by the call.

“You can hear the crowd. I don’t blame the crowd at all,” Buck said.

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Derek Carr #4 of the Las Vegas Raiders is sacked by Chris Jones #95 of the Kansas City Chiefs during the 2nd quarter of the game at Arrowhead Stadium on October 10, 2022 in Kansas City, Missouri. Jones was called for a penalty for roughing the passer.
Chris Jones’ hit on Derek Carr was flagged under a new provision that penalized defensive players for landing on a quarterback with their “full body weight.”Getty Images
Chris Jones was flagged for roughing the passer.Getty Images
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The NFL has come under scrutiny for questionable roughing the passer penalties. Getty Images
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 Moments after, Aikman made his stance crystal clear. 

“My hope is that the competition committee looks at this in the next set of meetings and we take the dresses off,” Aikman said.

On Sunday, Falcons defensive end Grady Jarrett dropped Buccaneers QB Tom Brady for what should have been a 10-yard loss but was instead bafflingly called for roughing the passer. Referee Jerome Boger claimed Garrett “unnecessarily” threw Brady to the ground, a determination that allowed the Bucs to run out the clock for a controversial win.

Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons took to social media Monday night to voice his frustration with the questionable call.

“The NFL is terrible!!! Change the rules or just make the league 7 on 7!!,” Parsons tweeted.

He wasn’t alone. Ex-Saints coach and current Fox analyst chimed in, as well.

“Awful call @Chiefs @Raiders game,” he wrote. “@NFLOfficiating needs lots of work on roughing the passer!!.”

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