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Refs In Falcons vs. Colts Game Call Absurd 'Roughing' Penalty

By Andrew Holleran The officiating crew in the Indianapolis Colts vs. Atlanta Falcons game is taking serious heat on social media. And deservedly so. The referees called a ridiculous "unnecessary roughness" penalty on the Colts for a hit on the Falcons. How is this a penalty? "Colts called for a personal foul here on this tackle… how is that unnecessary roughness?" Rate the Refs tweeted. There was some helmet-to-helmet contact there, but that's pretty tough to avoid on a bang-bang play on the sideline. What has the NFL come to if that is an unnecessary roughness penalty? The Colts and the Falc…