Even former NFL referee Gene Steratore said the officials got it wrong.
In the fourth quarter of Sunday’s AFC Championship Game, a Patriots drive was aided by a questionable roughing the passer call against Chiefs defensive lineman Chris Jones.
Instead of third-and-7, the Patriots got a first down on a drive that ended with a touchdown.
Steratore, who works for CBS, admitted that was the wrong call.
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Here was the play:
This brutally violent act by the Chiefs’ Chris Jones on Tom Brady drew a roughing the passer penalty.