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Liam McKeone

NFL World Baffled by Colts-Falcons Referees’ Bizarre Mistake During OT Coin Toss

The Colts and Falcons faced off in Germany on Sunday morning to kick off the day’s NFL Week 10 action. It wound up a fairly entertaining game and went to overtime following a game-tying field goal by Indianapolis with fewer than 30 seconds remaining. The Colts wound up victorious thanks to another monster Jonathan Taylor performance capped off by his game-winning touchdown in OT, but it didn’t go down without a truly bizarre snafu from the officiating crew.

As always, there was a coin toss to start overtime that determined who got the ball first. The referees allowed Indianapolis to make the heads or tails call; they were right and the Colts were therefore able to choose whether to kick or receive first, opting to receive. The broadcast then went to commercial.

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