The holding looked like embellishment but the hands to the face should’ve been called.
The rules are fine, the idea that 7 refs have to watch numerous infractions on every play and decide which ones slide and which ones get a flag.
They could literally throw multiple flags in almost every play. That would completely kill the game. Not the refs fault.
What you say is just what "people always say". They can't watch tape, and call penalties NO, but they can catch the big ones if they are watching as problem areas. Obvious holds on the LOS, facemasks, interference et al. Last nights game saw multiple easy game changing misses. When the Ravens scored on that long TD after the half, a Raven player clearly blocked a Bengal in the back near the 10-15 yard line. He just cleared him out by pushing him out of the way of a potential tackle.. MISS.... At the end on the 2 pt play, the Ravens were clearly told to hold and obstruct. They didn't care if there was a penalty, it would only be 1 yard. Hold again, they would be at the half yard...do it again, they would be 9 inches away. The odds favor the offender. IDK how much they pay the officials, if they are full timers now, or not. They DEFINITELY need better ones. I can recall this year when the Hawks had a kick blocked, when the defenders pushed down the blocker and it wasn't called. It was addressed as not against the rules. That is not logical at all. The rules say the guy who breaks through and blocks the kick can't lean on the blocker, but his buddy can? THAT IS TOTAL BS, rules can't be for one defender or another... but they were.... Refs are screwed up clearly is my point.
