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Super Bowl champion head coach Tony Dungy expressed frustration over inconsistent pass interference penalties during Thanksgiving Day NFL games.
There were many questionable calls during each of the three games, as there have been throughout the entire 2025 season. He wrote on social media that the discrepancies have made it seem like NFL officials don’t know what pass interference is.
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Tony Dungy on the NBC Sports set before the game between the Los Angeles Rams and Buffalo Bills at SoFi Stadium on September 8, 2022. (Kirby Lee/USA TODAY Sports)
“When you watch NFL football all day, you come to the conclusion that our officials don’t know what pass interference is,” he wrote on
Dungy explained his opinion further when an X user responded that his comments were “kind of complaining about cheap seats.”
“I had a good day watching football. I just think pass interference is called very inconsistently. And sometimes it’s 40 yard penalties. Doesn’t make it a cheap complaint. It’s just a statement of fact made by watching 3 games with (DB) and WR making contact on 40-50 passes. Anyone who watched the games would say the same thing.”
Former NFL coach Tony Dungy looks on from the sideline during the 2025 NFL game between the Atlanta Falcons and the San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium on October 19, 2025 in Santa Clara, California. (Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)
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NFL officials have sparked debates on social media over pass interference calls, which also made their way into the broadcast booth, as Tony Romo and Cris Collinsworth were among those who criticized them this year.
Former NFL head coach Jon Gruden said last December that he would like to see the league adopt college football’s rules on pass interference penalties.
“Honestly, I would make it the college rule, because some of these pass interference calls are impacting the game, just one play there,” Gruden said at the time on the “Pardon My Take” podcast.
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He also suggested that the decision was too subjective and that the penalty flag should only be thrown if it is clear and obvious.
