Christopher Gates has been the lead writer at The Daily Norseman since the site launched in July of 2006, covering the Minnesota Vikings day in and day out.
There are times in sports where referees or officials miss calls. Pretty much everyone understands this. Sometimes those officials are asked about those calls and sometimes they’re not.
Last night, following the Minnesota Vikings’ 30-20 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday Night Football, referee Tra Blake was asked by a reporter about the game-ending face mask non-call against Sam Darnold that resulted in a safety.