An egregious roughing the passer penalty nullified an interception for the Green Bay Packers and handed the New Orleans Saints another chance to score a game-sealing touchdown on Sunday in Jacksonville.
Late in the third quarter, Packers outside linebacker Za’Darius Smith was penalized for hitting Saints quarterback Jameis Winston on third down. The 15-yard penalty negated an interception by Packers safety Darnell Savage in the end zone with the score 24-3 in favor of the Saints.
Smith didn’t hit Winston late or in the head or neck area. Even Mike Periera of FOX thought it was a poor call made on the field.