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Official NFL referees are wrapping up their second week back at work, but backlash over calls made by replacement refs continues to be a hot topic. Lance Easley, the sideline judge who made a contentious call during a game between the Packers and the Seahawks, says he still stands by his decision. (TODAY)

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)

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 NBC affiliate TV station WGBA-TV in Green Bay, Wisc, mocked the controversial NFL replacement referee call during the Seahawks-Packers game with their own "replacement weather guy." (NBC News)

Pro Football Talk: Mike Florio and Erik Kuselias talk about the botched call from Monday night's Packers vs. Seahawks game and wonders if the replacement refs are doing more harm to the League's images than the NFL had originally thought they would. (NBC Sports)

Pro Football Talk: Mike Florio and Erik Kuselias discuss the Packers-Seahawks controversy and describe Monday night at "the craziest day" they can ever remember. Florio says the pressure is on the NFL to get a deal done with the original officials now that this controversy is mainstream news outside of the sporting world. (NBC Sports)

PFT Live: Mike Florio talks about the biggest story in all of sports right now and that is the blown call from last night's Packers vs. Seahawks game. Florio gives his take about what he thinks happened in the replay booth after the on-field officials deferred to him, how he thinks the replay official – who is not a replacement ref – got the wrong call, and if it's time for these refs to just flat out quit because they know they're in over their head. Florio also gives an update from Jets camp saying that Rex Ryan and the Jets may lean on Darrelle Revis' injury as an excuse if their season continues to spiral out of control. (NBC Sports)

PFT Live: Mike Florio believes that after the debacle in Seattle, if the replacement referees have any respect for the game, they need to resign immediately. (NBC Sports)

ProFootballTalk: Former NFL official Jim Daopoulos reviews the Week 3 performance of the NFL's replacement officials, focusing on the controversial ending to the Patriots-Ravens Sunday night game. (NBC Sports)

PFT Live: Mike Florio dissects the Week 3 performance of the replacement NFL officials, slamming reckless comments by Ravens LB Ray Lewis about player safety, and wondering if such comments and increased pressure from players and league officials alike are leading to more mistakes by the on-field officials. (NBC Sports)