before, during, or after a pass) which, in the referee’s judgment, are unwarranted by the circumstances of the play will be called as fouls.” In the NFL rulebook, it states: “Any physical acts against a player who is in a passing posture (i.e. Right now, the way they are calling (it), I think a lot of people would’ve gotten that call.” “I think they are starting to crack down on some of the things, slinging backs. I saw it against Tua when he got hit, and in the London game this morning,” Bowles said. “That is what I was making my decision based upon.”īuccaneers coach Todd Bowles, of course, understood the decision.

“What I had was the defender grabbed the quarterback while he was still in the pocket, and unnecessarily throwing him to the ground,” Boger told a pool reporter after the game. Neither Josh Allen nor Brady were injured on the hits Boger called roughing. Tupou wasn’t penalized for sacking Tagovailoa. Tagovailoa sustained a concussion when 6-foot-3, 340-pound Bengals defensive tackle Josh Tupou threw him backward, slamming his head into the turf. That was magnified after Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was taken off the field on a stretcher following a violent hit in a game against Cincinnati on Sept. Protecting quarterbacks has always been a point of emphasis for the NFL. This time, it allowed the Buccaneers to extend the final drive and eventually run out the clock. Last week, it helped the Buffalo Bills on a drive that ended with Tyler Bass kicking a 21-yard field goal as time expired to beat the Baltimore Ravens 23-20. It was the second straight week referee Jerome Boger made the critical call late in a game on a play that didn’t seem to warrant a flag. The questionable penalty that benefited Brady and the Buccaneers raised more concerns about interpretations of the rule.

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