Illustration by Sinelab
With three minutes remaining in an early-October loss to the Patriots, Giants quarterback Daniel Jones dropped back on third-and-10 and threw in the direction of Golden Tate, who was covered tightly by cornerback Jonathan Jones on a post route. As the ball arrived, Jones hooked Tate's right arm and the pass, predictably, fell incomplete. The receiver, looking for a flag, raised his hands in bewilderment. Only now, thanks to a newly introduced rule that permits challenging pass interference penalties (or, here, the lack thereof), New York coach Pat Shurmur had a course of action. He threw his red flag.