Jets’ late touchdown vs. Patriots overruled after questionable call by referees
It was a close play, and might even be the correct call. You decide.
Jets fans are going to be talking about this one all week.
In the middle of the fourth quarter, it appeared that tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins had a touchdown that would have trimmed the Patriots’ lead to three at 24-21. Instead, the play was ruled a fumble out of the end zone.
The play was initially ruled a touchdown on the field. Upon further review, officials decided that there was enough evidence to rule it a fumble and a touchback.
Is it the right call? I mean, you can clearly see movement as Seferian-Jenkins is going to the ground, but it also appears that he re-secures the ball before going to the ground.
However, he must do that in bounds.
In #NEvsNYJ, player can't break plane if he's juggling ball. He has to reestablish possession, but does so as he lands out/bounds→touchback
— Fᴏᴏᴛʙᴀʟʟ Zᴇʙʀᴀs (@footballzebras) October 15, 2017
Based on that assessment, it appears that referees technically made the right call. Though based on that look, it’s hard to say that it’s indisputable. Jets players certainly weren’t happy with the result.
Jets WR Jermaine Kearse on the ASJ “fumble”: “I thought it was a B.S. call.”
— Ralph Vacchiano (@RVacchianoSNY) October 15, 2017
It just stinks that it was that close.