Broncos' Riley Moss has become a victim of NFL officials, which has created a false narrative

Travis Wakeman

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Broncos' Riley Moss has become a victim of NFL officials, which has created a false narrative image

For Denver Broncos starting cornerback Riley Moss, the 2025 season has been the ultimate roller coaster ride. He plays for the team with the best record in the NFL, but the team's own fanbase often singles him out as a player who is a liability on defense and is simply not very good.

But none of this is true.

This idea has been driven by the fact that Moss leads the league in being called for defensive pass interference, something that seems to happen at least once every game. But after seeing a call made against him on Sunday against the Green Bay Packers, fans need to be questioning why the officials are so often making these calls, if they weren't already.

The Broncos were trailing 16-14 in the third quarter and the Packers were facing a 3rd-and-4 from their own 35-yard line. Jordan Love took a deep shot to Matthew Golden and Moss was flagged for DPI. It gave the Packers an automatic first down. Here is a look at the penalty:

Riley Moss is the only corner in the NFL getting a DPI called here pic.twitter.com/ROzkIkHJTZ
— BetMGM 🦁 (@BetMGM) December 14, 2025

Yes, that was it. It was an absolutely ridiculous call that threatened to change the complexion of the entire game, as on the very next play, Josh Jacobs scored on a 40-yard touchdown run to put the Packers up by nine points. The Broncos were able to overcome all of that and Moss had a huge interception in the fourth quarter to help the team to victory. He also had a breakup of a pass down near the goal line in this game.

All of this is to say that Moss is not a bad player. In fact, he's a very good player. He is the cornerback who plays opposite of Pat Surtain II, the best cornerback in the league. That means he is going to see a lot of action. Sure, sometimes the flag is warranted. But NFL officials seem to be unfairly throwing flags that shouldn't have been thrown at all or picked up after the fact just because they see Moss in coverage in what looks like anything close to contact between the defensive back and receiver.

There is no corner in football who gets hit by softer DPI/holding flags than Riley Moss
— Benjamin Solak (@BenjaminSolak) December 14, 2025

Moss is a competitor. He is a terrific tackler and he's rarely out of position. Wide receivers have made some fabulous catches against him, but he should get a bit more leeway from officials when it comes to these borderline calls.

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As stated here, Moss is going to be involved in a huge play or sequence for the Broncos in the biggest moment of the year; you can see it coming. Broncos fans can only hope that when that play takes place, the referees swallow their whistles and keep their hands off their flags unless it's just absolutely egregious contact.

Broncos' Riley Moss has become a victim of NFL officials, which has created a false narrative

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