As time was winding down in the fourth quarter of their matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, the Minnesota Vikings were hoping their nine-point lead would be enough to come away with a win.
With less than a minute and a half remaining in the game, the Eagles’ offense was faced with a 2nd and 10 from the Vikings 15-yard line. Philadelphia quarterback Carson Wentz fired a pass into the end zone toward tight end Zach Ertz, but Minnesota linebacker Ben Gedeon was able to get a hand on the ball and force an incompletion.
However, a flag was thrown on the play after Vikings safety Andrew Sendejo delivered a totally unnecessary helmet-to-helmet hit to Ertz at the end of the throw.