NFL refs had a rough week this week. Like, a really, really rough week.
First there was that pivotal touchdown in Philly on Sunday night that saw the refs miss two blatant calls that should have prevented the touchdown that basically killed the Cowboys’ chances in the game.
Then in the final minute of Monday night’s Bucs-Giants game, the officiating crew had an ultimate head-scratcher that rightly had NFL fans wondering what in the world just happened.
The refs first threw a flag for pass inference against the Bucs on the Giants’ two-point conversion that would have tied the game. Then they talked it over a bit and decided to pick up the flag and forget about the penalty, which gave the Bucs a 25-23 win.
Antoine Winfield Jr. sure seemed to interfere with this pass:
Antoine Winfield Jr. shuts it down 😡 @AntoineWJr11 @Buccaneers
📺 #TBvsNYG on ESPN pic.twitter.com/uZ65LRIHA1
— The Checkdown (@thecheckdown) November 3, 2020
Right?
Twitter couldn’t believe it:
The receiver was about to catch it, the defender ran into him w/o looking at the ball. DPI. Why is there any question? So what if it was behind the receiver? That happens with half the DPI calls.
— Andrew Perloff (@andrewperloff) November 3, 2020
Ball should have been sooner & in a better location but you CAN’T tell me this isn’t Pass Interference @Giants got some BRUTAL calls against them tonight #TBvsNYG pic.twitter.com/FQNaBaWofD
— Shaun O'Hara (@ShaunOHara60) November 3, 2020
lol wait listen to this, so the official explanation from ESPN’s rules expert was that because it’s late in a close game you can’t ever call a close penalty?
and to clarity, they actually DID call a penalty, then for some reason conferenced up to overturn the call. pic.twitter.com/ioXPcPWGgO
— patrick (@muldowney) November 3, 2020
So… what’s pass interference anymore?
— Lily Zhao (@LilySZhao) November 3, 2020
Pass Interference 10000% It's digusting on all levels how the officials in the @NFL play favourites.@nflcommish how was that not? #MondayNightFootball @Giants got robbed! pic.twitter.com/eIaXWVI8EQ
— Mark Pavelich (@MarkPavelich) November 3, 2020
This is literally the definition of PASS INTERFERENCE. The giants stink anyway but I’d be sooo tight if the refs picked up a flag like that for my team. pic.twitter.com/Hp5HKM6yje
— Vin Bonaccorso (@VinBonaccorso) November 3, 2020
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