Analyst Warren Sharp on the unprecedented unfairness in the NFL schedule

Maybe they're trying to get away from corrupting the referees into influencing the outcomes of the games.
Nope. That is just done at a subtle level when the refs prep for a game and are instructed by the NFL to “watch” for certain things.

Other times the officials just take matters into their own hands, integrity be damned. Nothing is more obvious than the refs refusal to overturn PI reviews. No way would they allow the coaches to control that point shaving tool.