13 Feb 2023 9:42 am
Really? You can literally see the flag flying through the air while the play finished unfolding on the replay. And in the replay, you can see the receiver's jersey being stretched by the defender holding it.RedheadedStranger » 12 Feb 2023, 10:25 pm » wrote: ↑ It was a indeed a great game, but I think the pass interference call on the last drive was BS.
The defender laid his hand on the receiver's back and the ref didn't throw the flag until Mahomes protested.
They should have just given Mahomes the little yellow flag and let him throw it himself.
People will say, "The official shouldn't have thrown the flag, he influenced the end of the game with his call." That's only looking at one side of the equation. By rule, that was defensive holding and he saw it. That leaves him with two options...throw the flag and influence the end of the game in favor of KC, or not throw the flag and influence the end of the game in favor of Philly. The only person to properly blame on that play was the Philly player who committed the penalty.