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Referee Defends Blown Call In Patriots Loss; Bill Belichick Defers To Official

The New England Patriots intercepted a pass and then the Kansas City Chiefs punted 40 seconds later.

Confused? So were we.

Patriots linebacker Shilique Calhoun seemingly intercepted a pass Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes threw while under pressure late in the first half of New England’s 26-10 loss to Kansas City.

Not so fast.

The officials called this play a sack instead.

Here was referee Tony Corrente’s explanation:

“I felt that he was being controlled quite a bit prior to him actually going to the ground,” Corrente said.