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Officials (and broadcasters) missed obvious intentional grounding call

Related Topics: Intentional grounding

As explained in the opening segment of Friday’s PFT Live, plenty of things that happened during last night’s game made me #salty. This one made me the #saltiest.

Fourth quarter. 10:40 to play. Leading 16-7, the Patriots had just pinned the Buccaneers on their own three yard line with a punt.

Lined up under center, quarterback Jameis Winston took the snap and dropped back to throw from the end zone. On the left side of the formation, receiver Mike Evans streaked down the field. Tight end Cameron Brate, aligned a step back from the line of scrimmage and next to the left tackle, ran to the five and flared toward the sideline.