Ball don’t lie: 3 worst calls from Week 16 in the NFL
By Mark Powell
2. Aaron Jones was out of bounds…by a lot
The Packers ran right through the Titans on Sunday Night Football at a snowy Lambeau Field, showing just how dynamic they can be, even when the conditions don’t necessarily call for a great offensive output. Yet, it’s the Packers defense that appears to finally be matching wits with their high-flying offense at the right time.
Early on in their all-around dominant performance on a national stage, Aaron Jones found a seam, and ran down the sidelines for a monster gain into the Titans secondary. The only problem? That gain should’ve been about 20-30 yards less than the stat-books suggest.
Ref literally looking directly at Aaron Jones, doesn’t stop the play and call him out of bounds...Packers gain another 20-30 yards or so as a result and immediately turn it into a TD #TENvsGB pic.twitter.com/7wMM4eFNp7
— Bad Sports Refs (@BadSportsRefs) December 28, 2020
Crazy how that official was right on top of that play and missed Aaron Jones stepping out of bounds.
— TURRON DAVENPORT (@TDavenport_NFL) December 28, 2020
One of the lead officials was standing with a direct view of the sideline, and still missed the call. It’s an alarming moment that, had it occurred in a close game or in a playoff game, would be heavily-scrutinized.
What’s worse is that Mike Vrabel had a chance to challenge this play, which shows the importance of coaches being on top of their game in that department. Still, it shouldn’t be up to coaches to catch a mistake of this magnitude. Be better, zebras.