Colts owner Jim Irsay reveals NFL admitted botching calls in loss; wants penalties reviewed by replay

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Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay wants the NFL to do more than just admit wrong calls were made in his team’s controversial loss to the Cleveland Browns this past Sunday. 

He wants a rule change. 

Irsay says the NFL admitted that the officiating crew for the Colts-Browns game got two calls against Indianapolis wrong with 50 seconds left to play that ultimately allowed Cleveland to have wonderful field position for a game-winning touchdown. 

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Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay talks to the fans during the Dwight Freeney induction to the Indianapolis Colts Ring of Honor at Lucas Oil Stadium on November 10, 2019, in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Justin Casterline/Getty Images)

An apology isn’t enough for Irsay, though. He believes the NFL needs to institute the use of replay for not just what players do on the field, but for referees as well. 

"The NFL admits and understands that they did not make the correct calls at the end of Sunday’s Colts/Browns Game," Irsay posted on X. "I believe we need to institute Instant Replay for all calls, including Penalties, in the last two minutes of All Games."

This would obviously be a drastic change to the NFL rulebook, but two flags that should’ve stayed in the referees’ pocket did cost Irsay’s team a game. 

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