With 28 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Ravens cornerback Nate Wiggins batted away a pass from Cowboys wide receiver Cee Dee Lamb near the goal line, with his left arm interlocked behind him with Lamb's right arm. The flag hit the ground, and Wiggins was flagged 20 yards for defensive pass interference, moving the Cowboys two yards away from the end zone for a potential go-ahead touchdown. They settled for a field goal.
The Ravens ultimately overcame the call to win 34-31, but the debate over how pass interference was officiated reignited. The week's Sunday night game poured more fuel on that fire when Los Angeles Rams cornerback Josh Wallace was called for DPI against the Denver Broncos' Pat Bryant. Rams coach Sean Mc Vay said Wednesday the league told the team the call was a mistake.
The Broncos scored on the drive to take a 30-26 lead with 47 seconds left. That would be the final score. Pass interference is not subject to review by NFL rules.
That wasn't the case in 2019 after an egregious missed DPI cost the New Orleans Saints the NFC Championship Game against the Rams the previous season. Overall, the NFL reviewed 101 pass interference calls or non-calls in 2019 and overturned 24. The league reversed its decision the following season and the call hasn't been reviewable since.
Here's what they said. Sean Mc Vay, Los Angeles Rams Mc Vay is a member of the competition committee. Those are things that I'll worry about at a later date.
I'm interested in things that move us forward. Me spending any mental or emotional energy on what happened the other day doesn't do that. I think it's a subjective call.
We've tried some of those things after the situation happened in our favor in 2018 and that opened up a can of worms, so I don't have a great answer for you on that note. Sean Payton, Denver Broncos Payton is a member of the competition committee. I said this the other day, the older you get in this, the wiser you get in this, you end up just not focusing on those things that are out of your control.
You just hope when your career is over you're on the better end of those than not so better end. I think having watched [the competition committee] go through it, my guess would be not any time soon. Brian Schottenheimer, Dallas Cowboys Yeah, I think the league's learned that they can do a lot of things in a short period of time with the calls going to New York.
So yeah, I wouldn't be opposed to that.
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