Each Friday, the NFL releases instructional videos designed to review a handful of calls made during the previous week (they are truly informative and should be recommended weekly viewing). One of the plays was Bobby Hart’s illegal hands to the face with 9:30 remaining in the fourth quarter. The foul negated an A.J. Green nine-yard touchdown in a game Cincinnati was losing 33-28.
Here’s the officiating video (the Bobby Hart part starts around 3:13):
If you can’t watch, here’s the transcript:
“(Hart) is going to make contact with the head area of this defender (Brooks Reed),” said Senior Vice President of Officiating Al Riveron.