The Arizona Cardinals pulled off a massive upset on Sunday, defeating the Los Angeles Rams 18-16 despite not scoring a single touchdown. However, it did not come without controversy.
With under a minute left to play, Jacoby Brissett hurled a 21-yard pass to Jalen Brooks. It was caught, and the Cardinals received an additional 15 yards when Josh Wallace was adjudged to have hit Brooks in the helmet during the descent:
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It proved crucial, as it put the Cardinals within field-goal range. Moments later, Chad Ryland hit the walk-off 43-yarder – his sixth field goal of the day – as time expired:
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That call was met with much outrage, led by Yahoo.com writer Charles Robinson:
“This was a game-deciding personal foul call against the Rams. This is absolutely bananas. Grazing a defenseless receiver. This is atrocious,” he said.
And soon, fans were joining him:
“Horrible call,” one sneered.
“Oh look, another rigged game,” another yawned.
“The nfl needs to and will make this reviewable by next week,” another hoped.
“The NFL has an officiating problem and it’s quickly becoming a liability,” one maintained.
“This is horrendous. Simply can’t happen,” another raged.
Edited by Andre Castillo
