How are the Colts supposed to reckon with calls like this Marcus Peters interception, which completely flipped the second half?
The Indianapolis Colts had enough on their hands attempting to contain Lamar Jackson on Sunday before the stripes got involved and flipped Baltimore’s momentum entirely.
That was very nice of them!
With Lamar Jackson floundering in the first half, succumbing to Darius Leonard’s defensive intensity, Philip Rivers had the ball and a 10-7 lead early in the third quarter.
Attempting to make things happen on a first down deep in his own territory, Rivers attempted to pick on Marcus Peters, and instead found himself with another turnover on his ledger. We swear it wasn’t his fault, though!
Seriously, watch this interception 10 times and tell us at what point Peters has control of the football.
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Confounding!
A lot of juggling, a lot of jostling, and almost a nice pick for sure, but at the end the day, the ball simply isn’t in Peters’ hands by the time this play ends.
What’s the ruling here? A pick and a fumble? There’s no logic.
This was ruled an interception for Marcus Peters after further review.
— Joey Hayden (@_joeyhayden) November 8, 2020
I'm sure his new teammate Dez Bryant isn't at all salty about that. pic.twitter.com/XinGC7cfLJ
Imagine you’re Dez Bryant, and you’re experiencing your first NFL game in several years after battling back from a devastating injury during your extremely short tenure in New Orleans. You’ve gone from one of the best wideouts in the league to a washout famous for maybe-or-maybe-not catching a crucial floater during a playoff game in Green Bay.
And now you’re experiencing a world where this call gets made? Where was this lax attitude a half-decade ago?
On the other hand, this has been a fairly pedestrian and unfortunate game for Rivers from the second he found himself on the ground, grasping for straws during a post-Jonathan Taylor fumble tackle attempt. Now, the momentum has completely turned in Jackson’s favor, and you can’t help but blame the referees for this flip.
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