Only this year's crop of shitty refs would pull something like that out of their asses. 2026 is definitely the year of refball.
This weekend's NFL fan events in Paris have been canceled because of the unrest.
ESPNU and ESPNews are popular channels for them to start games on because they jam packed too many games on the schedule and the previous game is still going. However, for most cable providers, ESPNU and ESPNews are on a more expensive tier than regular ESPN and ESPN 2, so if you're not already paying for them, tough luck.