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Andrew Joseph

Colts fans were justifiably livid over the pass interference penalty that set up the Browns’ winning TD

While it’s difficult to blame an entire game on one call, there are certain moments where a penalty can absolutely swing a game. And for the Indianapolis Colts, they were on the wrong end of one of those penalties on Sunday.

The Browns and Colts played a back-and-forth thriller in Week 7 at Lucas Oil Stadium. And with the Browns driving late down five points, P.J. Walker’s first-and-goal attempt to Donovan Peoples-Jones sailed high and out of the end zone. But a late flag gave the Browns a golden opportunity — one they’d take advantage of.

The refs called Darrell Baker Jr. for pass interference, overlooking that the pass was uncatchable. The penalty set the Browns up at the one-yard line for Kareem Hunt to punch in the go-ahead score.

Here’s a look at the penalty:

That’s just so bad, and it came after the Colts were already called for a questionable illegal contact penalty that erased a turnover.

You can’t blame Colts fans for being upset with the officials after the 39-38 loss.

This was how Twitter reacted

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