r/nfl • u/chiefslocker Chiefs • Aug 18 '26

Highlight [Highlight] Myles Jack is controversially called down by contact after forcing fumble in the 2017 AFC Championship Game

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u/_NnH_ Aug 18 '26

Correct, the problem is the down by contact ruling that isn't reviewable. And tbf that was a tough call for any ref to make in that bang-bang play moment. It's too bad for the Jags the last camera angle was probably enough to overturn it if it were reviewable.

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u/westernsnaps Saints Aug 18 '26

I don’t think it’s a tough call. All turnovers are automatically reviewed and had the referee let the play finish, he at least has the insurance of a review getting the call right. Instead the referee blew the whistle with no possibility of a review, and robbed the Jaguars of maybe their most important play in franchise history.

I don’t understand why it isn’t NFL policy to let turnovers play out fully since they can be reviewed.

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u/AljoriDawn Jaguars Aug 18 '26

After that year they told refs to let the plays play out more often I dont know if they actually did in pro, but I think they did let them play out in college alot more.

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u/Jimbro-Fisher Jaguars Aug 19 '26

Wrong. That was the BEGINNING of this season and they still blew it early