In the fourth quarter of the AFC title game between the Cincinnati Bengals and Kansas City Chiefs, controversy erupted as officials called a play that went fully to completion “shut down.”
On the play that was apparently called dead, the Bengals got a stop on third down and were poised to force a punt that would give them the ball back and have a chance to take the lead.
But official Ron Torbert declared the play “shut down” even though no indication of this was given. Both teams had to come back off the sideline and the Chiefs got to completely re-do the down.
Here’s a look at the fallout from the latest NFL officiating debacle.
Update: Officials explained the situation after the game in a pool report, via Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic:
Pool report on the third down replay. pic.twitter.com/oBn9v7JhVP
— Paul Dehner Jr. (@pauldehnerjr) January 30, 2023