# The NFL’s Penalty Flag Problem

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nfl-s-penalty-flag-problem/709892>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [January 15, 2015, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nfl-s-penalty-flag-problem/709892 "2015-01-15T14:52:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2015, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nfl-s-penalty-flag-problem/709892/41 "2015-02-03T21:19:15Z")

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I see no problem with flag lag. Is it so unbearable to wait 20-30 seconds to find out what a ruling is? It seems perfectly tolerable to wait.

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**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2015, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nfl-s-penalty-flag-problem/709892/42 "2015-02-03T21:20:20Z")

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> [@Enright3](#):
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> I wasn’t aware this ever occurred; and I can’t seem to find anything on it. Can you provide a link? I’d like to read about it.

It’s a joke. He’s referring to the unfair officiating in that Super Bowl that heavily favored Pittsburgh.

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