Deshaun Watson and the Houston Texans held on to beat the rival Indianapolis Colts, 20-17, at home Thursday night.
But there was some controversy in the final minutes as it felt like refs somehow didn’t even review what looked like a clear fumble by Watson on a run with 1:48 left.
It looked like the Colts recovered the ball and should have taken over with a chance to at least tie the game with a field goal. There was even a time out called after the play by Houston, which should have given the review officials a second to at least take a look at the play.
But for some reason nobody made a big deal of the fumble and the Texans kept the ball and ran out the clock.
Colts head coach Frank Reich, however, said after the game that the refs told him it was going to be reviewed so apparently somebody in New York didn’t think it was a fumble since nothing was done about it?
It all seems very questionable because this sure looked like a fumble:
Why didn't the officials at least review this? The #Colts potentially screwed if Watson was unable to recover this fumble 👀pic.twitter.com/neSbcZ4Ot4
— NFL on ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsNFL) November 22, 2019
Bruh, in what universe is this NOT a fumble? #colts #texans #ThursdayNightFootball #tnf #nfl pic.twitter.com/5bohqHTGpr
— Doug McKain (@DMAC_LA) November 22, 2019
NFL refs have been awful this year and this play only adds to their awfulness.
NFL fans couldn’t believe it:
Am I asleep or was that absolutely a fumble?!? Wow.
— Adam Schein (@AdamSchein) November 22, 2019
The NFL has to review that play.
Reward great plays by great players.— Darrius Heyward-Bey (@theDHB85) November 22, 2019
Why no review of the Deshaun Watson fumble? And why did the Texans call timeout, which gave the replay ref more time to call for a review?
— Michael David Smith (@MichaelDavSmith) November 22, 2019
Any explanation for why they didn’t review that fumble?
— Andrew Perloff (@andrewperloff) November 22, 2019
@NFLOfficiating needs to fire Al Riveron – Deshaun Watson just clearly fumbled the ball. It was inside the 2 minute warning, which warrants automatic booth review…
Bring back @MikePereira
— K!NG HENNEY (@Ravens_D) November 22, 2019
I don’t understand how you don’t even take a look at that fumble, IMO it was clearly out before a knee or anything else hit the ground, I’m calling NFL conspiracy to get a Watson vs Jackson playoff matchup
— Hoosier Huddles (@HoosierHuddles) November 22, 2019
The Colts just got screwed by the NFL’s dumb officiating rules. That was a fumble by Watson.
— Jake Asman (@JakeAsman) November 22, 2019
The fact that the Deshawn Watson fumble wasn't even reviewed makes this game a complete farce.
— David "Not a Penske Property" Land 🆒 (@DLand91) November 22, 2019
Me: waiting for someone to review that late Watson fumble..
Also Me: pic.twitter.com/HvWsibioZZ
— Mikeyy (@MikeyyDayz) November 22, 2019
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