The Indianapolis Colts (6-5) dropped a crucial divisional game against the Houston Texans (7-4) on Thursday night, and the game wasn’t without its controversy.
On the final drive of the game, Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson took an option to the right. Colts linebacker Darius Leonard knocked the ball free and appeared to have recovered the fumble.
However, the play was ruled a recovery by the Texans, and because it was within two minutes, only the booth could review the play. The league inexplicably didn’t review the play despite the fact that there was a clear fumble.
As expected, Twitter was baffled about another ridiculous officiating decision.
THIS IS A FUMBLE#Colts#INDvsHOU pic.twitter.com/vlqivbavz8
— Chris Shepherd (@NFLscheme) November 22, 2019
Why are they not reviewing that call?!? Leonard caused the fumble and it was in his gut. #Colts
— Stephen Reed (@NiceReedSteve) November 22, 2019
Wow. Just wow. That CLEARLY should’ve been a colts recovered fumble to at LEAST give us the opportunity for one last drive,
But of course @NFLOfficiating fails again as it has in nearly every single NFL game this year.— Sports With Love INDY (@SportsWLoveIndy) November 22, 2019
The Colts didn’t do much to help themselves, but that Watson fumble was weird. I don’t know which was more odd..that it wasn’t reviewed, or that nothing was made of that fact.
— Jake Query (@jakequery) November 22, 2019
Am I asleep or was that absolutely a fumble?!? Wow.
— Adam Schein (@AdamSchein) November 22, 2019
Ummm. How do you not review that fumble? What on earth are the @NFLOfficiating doing???
— Matt Dery (@DerySpeaks) November 22, 2019
NFL officiating just nonchalantly disregarded an obvious fumble with 50 seconds left in a 3-point game. Every week, they out-stupid themselves.
— Brandon Justice (@BrandonBJustice) November 22, 2019
In #INDvsHOU, officials on the field ruled a fumble recovered by the offense. There was no clear visual evidence of a recovery by the defense.
— NFL Officiating (@NFLOfficiating) November 22, 2019