Al Riveron, the NFL's senior vice president of officiating, admitted the referee crew made a mistake near the end of the first half in the New Orleans Saints' 30-28 victory over the Houston Texans on Sunday.
At issue was a 10-second runoff following a replay review that determined Michael Thomas got a first down on a 3rd-and-17. Riveron told The Athletic's Larry Holder the officials should have started the runoff from the time Thomas was ruled down instead of from when the review started:
Larry HolderI spoke with NFL head of officiating Al Riveron after the game about the end of the first half.