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DPS: Jim Daopoulus, NBC Sports' officiating consultant, agrees with Rodney Harrison's take on the no-call between Jimmy Smith and Michael Crabtree. Daopoulus says officials need to throw the flag there, and he would have called defensive holding if he was the ref. (NBC Sports)

Bob Costas talks with Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin about his view of media having too much access and how long he sees himself coaching. Tomlin also jokes about his frustrations with refs. (NBC Sports)

PFT Live: Mike Florio congratulates Drew Brees on his record-setting performance against the Chargers on Sunday Night Football, but also highlights a few questionable calls and wonders if the officials may have helped the Saints win on Brees' record-setting night. (NBC Sports)

PFT Live: Mike Florio says that because the replacement officials were so eager to do anything to work for the NFL, the league should have created a legal document barring them to speak to the media about their time officiating games after their employment was terminated. (NBC Sports)

ProFootballTalk: Jim Daopoulos reviews the performance of the regular NFL officials in their first week back on the job, breaking down the week's most controversial calls. (NBC Sports)

ProFootballTalk: The NFL had its back against the wall to get its regular referees back after Monday's debacle, but did the NFLRA take full advantage of that? Mike Florio and Peter King discuss. (NBC Sports)

PFT Live: Mike Florio ponders why the NFL did not put a gag order on the replacement officials, and wonders how many of the now displaced refs will speak out about what went on behind closed doors. (NBC Sports)

The regular refs were back in action for the first time during Thursday night's matchup between the Ravens and Browns. Ravens QB Joe Flacco says the game went a lot smoother and the ref were able to keep things moving. Ravens LB Ray Lewis says the refs appreciated the players fighting for them to be back and on-field communication went smoother as opposed to when the replacement officials were working. (NBC Sports)

ProFootballTalk: The Packers (1-2) and Saints (0-3) are both underachieving. Neither team is scoring as much as it should, but the return of the regular NFL refs should grant both offenses more freedom. Can either team turn around its season? The PFT team previews Sunday's game. (NBC Sports)

ProFootballTalk: The NFL referee lockout is officially over and the regular refs will be back in the zebra stripes in time for Week 4 play, which begins on Thursday night. Each side made some concessions, but both the NFL and the NFLRA are happy to be back on the same page -- and the same field. (NBC Sports)