Every coach in the NFL thinks his team gets a raw deal from the officials, but Jon Gruden has a good gripe Sunday against the Jets.
With the Jets inside the Raiders’ 10-yard line in the second quarter of a 3-3 game, Oakland needed a big play to stop New York from finishing off a long drive. Maxx Crosby delivered one, sacking Sam Darnold back at the 20-yard line to force a third-and-goal from that spot.
But he was joined in pressuring Darnold by Maurice Hurst, who also fell onto the young Jets quarterback. It wasn’t violent and Hurst appeared to be pushed by Jets lineman Tom Compton, but that didn’t save him from an extremely questionable penalty call.