Though the NFL doesn’t have a similar entity to what the NBA does with their Two-Minute Report, teams can ask the league for clarification and reviews on certain penalties, no calls, ect. which do sometimes become public.
In the first quarter of the NFC divisional game with the Green Bay Packers ahead 7-3, the Dallas Cowboys were struck with arguably the oddest penalty of the entire year, being penalized 15 yards for having an extra player in the huddle, even though there was no real huddle formed.
The crucial penalty on Brice Butler negated a 22-yard pass play to Terrence Williams that would have given Dallas a first down on the the Packers’ 16-yard line. Instead, the Cowboys wound up with the ball 2nd and 20 on their own 48-yard line. Instead of presumably surely a field goal at least, they punted two plays later.
The league is now admitting its wrongdoing with the call, saying the Cowboys shouldn’t have been penalized, per Dan Blandino, the league VP of officiating.
The too many men in the huddle call on Dallas for 15 yards was a mistake, the league admitted this to teams…sorry….
— michael lombardi (@mlombardiNFL) January 19, 2017
The too many men in the huddle call on Dallas for 15 yards was a mistake, the league admitted this to teams…sorry….
— michael lombardi (@mlombardiNFL) January 19, 2017
Other teams saw the call, called the league office for clarification and NFL said Dallas was not being deceptive,no call was the right call
— michael lombardi (@mlombardiNFL) January 19, 2017
I have not spoken to any club about this call. Longstanding rule that was last called in 2014 Week 8 WAS at DAL against WAS #82. https://t.co/0W9r6js0mq
— Dean Blandino (@DeanBlandino) January 19, 2017
