Refs Miss A Clear Tripping Penalty On Jets Game-Winning Punt Return TD

Oh boy.

The New York Jets pulled out a wild 22-16 win in overtime over the Buffalo Bills thanks to a punt return touchdown by a rookie undrafted returner named Xavier Gipson.

THE ROOKIE XAVIER GIPSON WINS IT! #BUFvsNYJ pic.twitter.com/lC26hn74bm

— NFL (@NFL) September 12, 2023

But after the play, ESPN’s referee analyst John Parry pointed out that the referees missed a big penalty on the Jets that would’ve wiped out the big play.

As Gipson was running down the sidelines, a Jets player got away with a clear tripping penalty that should’ve been called to negate the touchdown.

"You've gotta put an asterisk on it because there's a tripping call that was not made. A trip, a leg whip, right near the 23-yard line, No. 55, which would have brought the touchdown back."

ESPN's John Parry says that Jets LB Chazz Surratt should have been flagged on the GW-TD pic.twitter.com/QwP10ArAAx

— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) September 12, 2023