At this point, one feels as if it would be easier to create the following headline macro: “Officials miss [OBVIOUS PENALTY] on [CRUCIAL PLAY THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN CALLED BACK BUT WASN’T.” That’s the state of officiating in today’s NFL, and it happened again with 1:03 left in the first quarter of the wild-card game between the New York Giants and the Minnesota Vikings.
On the play in question, Giants quarterback Daniel Jones hit receiver Isaiah Hodgins for a 14-yard touchdown pass. The only problem was that left tackle Andrew Thomas clearly and obviously left the formation early — by more than the nanosecond you’d think might be excusable.
