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[QUOTE="GoSU96, post: 2462957, member: 114"]
[URL="http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/nfl-explains-call-myles-jack-fumble-recovery-patriots-article-1.3772457"]NFL explains call on Myles Jack’s fumble recovery versus Patriots[/URL]

[COLOR=#ff0000][B]If the referees hadn't blown their whistles, Jack could have returned the fumble for a touchdown[/B][/COLOR], making it a 27-10 game with around 13:30 left in regulation. Instead, the Jaguars offense went three-and-out after the fumble and punted back to the Patriots, who scored a touchdown on the ensuing drive to cut the Jags' lead to three points.

[COLOR=#ff0000][B]Referees, in theory, should always avoid blowing a play dead unless they are 100% sure the player was down by contact[/B][/COLOR]. That way, the proper call can always be enacted after a replay review.

[URL="http://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/01/myles-jack-fumble-call-whistle-video-touchdown-missed-patriots-jaguars-afc-super-bowl"]An ill-timed whistle likely robbed the Jaguars from a trip to the Super Bowl[/URL]

Yet, the play was called dead.

It shouldn’t have been.

Jack was not touched after he gained full control of the ball and was justifiably furious when the official blew his whistle. He had a touchdown and would have extended the Jaguars’ lead to 27-10 in the fourth quarter. The play was ruled a fumble on the field, so the official either inadvertently blew the whistle or incorrectly ruled Jack down by contact.
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