The San Francisco 49ers had a huge play they needed to put themselves in field goal range late in the second quarter of Super Bowl 54, with Jimmy Garoppolo uncorking a long pass to his dependable tight end George Kittle that he caught.
But a flag came out for offensive pass interference, wiping out a chance to take the lead before halftime. Kittle was called for pushing off on his Chiefs defender.
On Twitter, fans were quick to talk about Kyle Rudolph, the Minnesota Vikings tight end who definitely wasn’t playing in this game, but who had caught the playoff game-winning touchdown for the Vikes last month in a win over the New Orleans Saints. Former NFL officials thought Rudolph should have been called for offensive PI then.
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