Just when you thought NFL games couldn’t become any longer or have any more controversial moments, the league during the offseason made a rule (for at least the 2019 season) that teams could challenge pass interference calls.
The Denver Broncos became the first team to try this out when head coach Vic Fangio threw the red flag over a call in the second quarter.
And, well, yeah. This could really turn into a problem this year. Because all we need is more stoppages in play where officials look at highlights and announcers try to predict what will happen to the call.
Fun times!
I know this is only the first preseason game and this could just be teams trying things out to see how the whole thing plays out, but fans weren’t impressed with this new rule and the ability for teams to challenge a PI call.
First, here was the historic play:
While the call stood, fans sounded off:
