Dealing with 4th-and-2 on the 50-yard line on the opening possession of Tremendous Bowl LIX, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts hit extensive receiver A.J. Brown with a 28-yard completion, or so he thought.
Brown was referred to as for offensive cross interference, a name that Fox broadcasters Kevin Burkhardt and Tom Brady had been fast to criticize.
Some NFL followers have been crucial of calls siding with the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, which try to win a third-straight Tremendous Bowl title, all season, feeling that calls are persistently made of their favor.
In keeping with Warren Sharp of Sharp Football Analysis, the Chiefs had been referred to as for fewer penalties (36) than the opposition (66) in 10 of their final 11 playoff video games when opponents misplaced almost 225 extra penalty yards than Kansas Metropolis.
Head coach Nick Sirianni was furious afterwards on the sidelines, because the play would have given his crew a good chance to attain on their opening drive.
Thankfully for Eagles followers, third-string receiver Jahan Dotson acquired Philadelphia right down to the 1-yard line, the place Hurts used the crew’s signature tush-push play to attain the sport’s first landing.
