Prior to Monday’s 32–21 loss to the Commanders, the previously undefeated Eagles hadn’t been behind during the second half all season. Trailing against Washington in the fourth quarter, Philadelphia made too many self-inflicted blunders to make up the deficit—though an egregious mistake by the officiating crew certainly played a role, too.
Early in the fourth quarter, Jalen Hurts found tight end Dallas Goedert for a completion on first down, but Goedert lost the ball while getting tackled and the Commanders recovered it. Upon an official review of the play concerning the turnover, it was clear that Goedert had his facemask pulled during the tackle—though the referees did not throw a flag on the play, and could not do so during the review.