Bruce Arians is throwing the challenge flag on Shawn Hochuli.

earned his first career unsportsmanlike conduct penalty in the Buccaneers' NFC divisional lo s to the Rams on Sunday, much to the chagrin of the Tampa Bay Austen Williams Jersey coach.

Speaking on hisBuccaneers Radio Network show, Arians laid into Hochuli for the flag.

"Totally uncalled for," Arians said. "I dont think any other referee in the league would have thrown the flag."

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While this Adam Eaton Jersey can typically be filed under "coach defending his player," Arians may have a point: Hochulihas come under fire for his seeming tendency to steal the spotlight in games he's officiating, whichwas no exceptionwith the Buccaneers-Rams matchup on Sunday.

Hochuli explained the flag on Michael Taylor Jersey Brady following the game.

"He got in my face in an aggre sive manner and used abusive language," Hochuli said.

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Brady, the notorious trash talker, had never been flagged for taunting or unsportsmanlike conduct in his career before, even in 2021 when the league put an emphasis on taunting calls. He says he didn't curse at Hochuli before the flag.

On his "Let's Go" podcast, Brady said he James Bourque Jersey didn't cu s at referee Shawn Hochuli. "If I feel like they mi s a call, I want to let the guy know, and I've done that literally 1,000 times over the course of my career and never got called."

The Bucs QB took i Ryan Zimmerman Jersey sue with the officials mi sing a supposed roughing the pa ser call when Rams pa s rusher Von Miller hit Brady on the chin with his helmet. Hochuli said the call didn't rise to the level of roughing Stephen Strasburg Jersey the pa ser.

A sports rule reminder: Usually, when you know a ref's name, that's never a good thing.