I am not much of a conspiracy person. Meaning I usually do not buy into them, however given the number of articles written, talking about how physical we are on defense-holding etc, then the fact the head ref for our game is from Louisiana and then the below, I am starting to wonder.
NFL tells refs to tighten up officiating calls. The "let 'em play" moniker is not to be seen this weekend.
http://nfl.si.com/2014/01/11/nfl-offici ... ame-calls/