Photo Shows Patriots Defender Was Clearly Offside on Opening Series That Held Eagles to FG
Only for the New England Patriots, right? At times, it seems like these guy can get away with robbing a liquor store.
Take Sunday's tilt with the Eagles for example. On the opening drive, future Hall of Fame left tackle Jason Peters was called for a false start, but the evidence here clearly shows the Pats were lined up in the neutral zone. Doesn't matter. Move Philly back five yards...
Tough to fault Jason Peters on that first series false start. The second from right Pats DL has his hand planted over the line, DL to his right has foot on line and helmet way over. pic.twitter.com/FHJgbPgrVV
— Les Bowen (@LesBowen) November 18, 2019
What else needs to be seen by the officials? This offsides is clear as day. How in the world can you miss this?
With how dominant the Pats' defense has been, going from 2nd & 3 to 2nd & 8 is a big deal. Right here, the offsides should have resulted in a first down for Carson Wentz and Co. It's the little things that in turn make a massive difference for teams out there each Sunday. While one blown call by the refs didn't cost the Eagles a win, these kinds of mistakes simply can't happen.
Hats off to Patriots defense. After the 95-yard TD, the Eagles went:
— Ryan Hannable (@RyanHannable) November 18, 2019
Punt
Fumble
Punt
Punt
Punt
Punt
Punt
Punt
Downs
End of game
It turned out to be a long night for the Eagles offense, but they surely weren't helped out by the zebras in this case.