Sunday's Hall of Fame Game is a trial run for a crew of replacement officials standing in for the NFL's regular referees, who currently are engaged in a struggle with the league for a revised labor contract. Before anyone threw a pass or shed a tackle, our zebra-striped friends managed to botch the coin toss. An official announced to the crowd that the Saints, after winning the toss, had chosen to defer and kick to the Cardinals. Twenty seconds pass before the public-address system crackled to life with a correction. The Saints, in reality, had chosen to receive the kick. Source: NFL.com
Lol...nerves. Not like they botched it on Thanksgiving Day or anything. "Real Officials" wouldn't do that...
