Who doesn’t love a good, dramatic penalty call?
On Sunday, the Los Angeles Rams were leading the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27-13 in the fourth quarter of the NFL’s divisional round as Tom Brady was marching down the field looking for a score. On fourth and 14 on the Rams’ 36, Brady launched a pass to Mike Evans down the field, but the pass fell incomplete as he was rocked hard by Eric Weddle.
A flag was thrown after the play, as fans in Tampa Bay awaited a call that could have given the Buccaneers new life on the drive. After the referees discussed the play, it was decided that it was a dead ball unnecessary roughness foul, meaning 15 yards were tacked onto the play after the Rams received the ball on downs.
A confusing explanation, but the funniest part of the entire exchange was the way referee Shawn Hochuli announced the call, putting a huge emphasis on “HOWEVER”.
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NFL fans were absolutely enamored with the way Hochuli announced this call, as it instantly became a meme.