Shocking: Chris Simms actually made a great point in regards to NFL officiating during the Eagles-Ravens game on Sunday

Chris Simms usually can’t resist taking shots at the Philadelphia Eagles. Whether it’s Jalen Hurts, the team’s scheme, or quite literally anything else he can find at the bottom of his “hot take well”, Simms has made a side hustle out of doubting the Birds.

So when he actually said something positive about the Eagles, it felt like the sports commentary equivalent of a lunar eclipse—rare and unexpected.

The Internet would call this a “Rare Chris Simms W”

Here’s what Chris Simms had to say about the officiating during the Eagles-Ravens game:

“There were so many blatant holds on Jalen Carter in the second half of the football game (that) the NFL should be embarrassed. They should be embarrassed. I’m seeing this as a theme, and I know you’ve heard me say it a bunch here as of late, whoever is down gets held a lot right now. If you’re losing, they let the team that’s losing get away with more than they should. And I see it in a lot of games… There were some blatant ones in this game where I go, ‘they’re just not going to call it, it’s right in front of his face, I don’t know what they’re looking at.’”

Credit where it’s due—Simms “cooked” on this one. The NFL has an officiating problem, and it’s impossible to ignore when you’re watching Jalen Carter get mauled like he’s trying to fight off a pack of wolves every time the football is snapped.

NFL Officials missed an absurd amount of holding calls on Jalen Carter against the Ravens and he STILL dominated

A Look at the Numbers: the Eagles have a -22 penalty differential this season, with a whopping -194 penalty yard differential. For context, the Eagles are dead average in penalties committed, so the disparity isn’t because they’re sloppy—it’s because the refs seem to have a hard time keeping their flags holstered when Philly or really, any winning football team is involved.

That is the theory that Chris Simms is running with. Teams that are losing get more leeway from the officials and honestly, that tracks. The jersey tug on Milton Williams that magically turned into a 39-yard Lamar Jackson run is Exhibit A. The ref throws the flag, we all see it, and then… it’s like they decided it wasn’t worth the paperwork. You could almost hear the internal dialogue: “The Ravens are down, let’s just give ‘em a break.”

This kind of officiating that’s frustrating for a variety of reasons. Fans specifically turn into absolute cry babies by complaining about officiating on social media and more importantly, team’s that are winning appear to be on the shit end of the stick more times than not.

The refs shouldn’t be out there trying to keep games close; they should be enforcing the rules evenly. But for some reason, it feels like the Eagles are constantly on the wrong side of these calls. Whether it’s Carter getting mugged at the line or borderline hits on Hurts, there’s a pattern here, and Simms actually did a solid job calling it out.

What’s wild is that the Eagles keep winning anyway. Eight straight victories despite all of this nonsense? That’s an absurd testament to the team’s depth, resilience, and overall discipline. You can’t just whistle away the fact that the Eagles are that good. If anything, it makes them even more terrifying to the rest of the league.

Don’t get me wrong, Simms hasn’t fully redeemed himself. His track record of doubting Hurts, cooking up QB rankings straight from the “Engagement Farm” and pretending Kirk Cousins is better than he is has and will not be forgotten.

But maybe—just maybe—he’s starting to come around on the Eagles as a legitimate contender. And if Simms can finally admit what the rest of us already know, maybe the refs can admit they’ve been, well, less than stellar this season.

Here’s hoping.

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