Patriots head coach Bill Belichick felt like he was robbed out of a TD by the refs, and he busted out the receipts to make his case.
On Sunday afternoon, Pats Gunner Olszewski returned a punt and took it all the way to the end zone but a “blindside block” penalty was called on his teammate Anfernee Jennings who delivered what looked to be a legal block on the play.
Somehow in the NFL rule book this is an illegal blindside block and a 15-yard penalty.
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— Field Yates (@FieldYates) November 29, 2020
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— Pats Pulpit (@patspulpit) November 29, 2020
After the penalty, Belichick was seen surrounded by refs and he appeared to be showing them still photographs of the play while arguing the call.
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Thankfully the Patriots the call didn’t cost them the game as they went on to beat the Cardinals with a late game-winning field goal by Nick Folk.