Keep in mind I didn't say the games were "fixed" per se; only that when possible, the refs are under instructions to step in to influence the league-preferred outcome. Of course some officials are less subtle going about it than are others.
**Now as far as Sunday's game, I hope to hell that we are in full command since Houston, with the unheralded Andre Johnson, a likeable coach whose job is on the line, an underappreciated QB having a good year, and a team that's always been the bridesmaid but never the bride playing in a bigger media market than SoFL, is a more compelling story to tell to their advertisers' demographics than a team whose most identifiable player won't be on the field, and as a result, most likely won't be relying on that interesting Wildcat formation too much**.
