A "bad call" is an informal term used in sports to describe a referee decision, or "call", that is incorrect or perceived to be incorrect. Bad calls have been associated with all sports involving referees or judges.

Oct 26, 2023 · NFL referees may be right far more often than they are wrong, but they made egregiously bad calls during the Dallas Cowboys' controversial 20-19 win over the Detroit Lions on Saturday, and have...

Oct 25, 2024 · AN NFL ref explained a brutal missed call at the end of the Los Angeles Rams' Thursday Night Football win over the Minnesota Vikings. Still, NFL fans believe that the league is rigged after the late fourth-quarter sequence at SoFi Stadium.

Feb 16, 2023 · Though the video serves as evidence that the officials made the right call, Eagles and Chiefs fans will continue to argue about that penalty and others that seemingly defined Super Bowl LVII.

Jan 1, 2024 · Sadly, the Cincinnati Bengals are the latest team to fall victim to what appeared to be some brutally bad calls by officials.

Feb 13, 2023 · During a key 3rd-and-8 play from the Chiefs’ 15-yard-line with 1:54 remaining in the game, cornerback James Bradberry was called for a questionable defensive holding call on receiver Juju...

A bad decision or idea. Ugh, I can't fall asleep—I think that extra cup of coffee was a bad call. No, no, no. Pretty much any idea you have after 2 AM is a bad call. Man, taking this class was a bad call—I thought it would be easy, but I only have a D average. Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2024 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.

A “bad call” is an idiom for a poor decision or idea. In the world of sports, a bad call is an informal term used to describe a referee decision (or “call”) that was an obvious error and often radically impacts the result of a game.

Feb 9, 2025 · The Kansas City Chiefs were gifted an early offensive pass interference call which stopped a Philadelphia Eagles drive in its tracks.