Saints' Tyler Shough scores go-ahead TD vs Ravens but NFL fans wonder whether the ball crossed the goal line
New Orleans Saints quarterback Tyler Shough continued to show massive improvement from Year 1 to Year 2 as he led the team to a 24-17 victory over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday.
Shough scored the go-ahead touchdown from the 1-yard line and New Orleans’ defense locked down Baltimore’s offense to seal the win in the closing moments.
But, as with most NFL games, the officiating came under fire over Shough’s touchdown.
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It appeared, at some point, Shough lost the ball as he was pulled down.
It also appeared a Ravens defender grabbed his facemask to bring him to the ground.
The NFL world wondered how Shough’s play was ruled a touchdown.
An NFL executive defended the ruling.
"We exhausted all available angles and could not prove clear and obvious that he did not break the plane of the goal line," Mark Butterworth, NFL vice president of instant replay, told a pool reporter after the game.
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Regardless, Shough was 27-of-34 with a touchdown pass and a rushing score.
He had 252 yards through the air.
"It's a hard play on the goal line because ... sometimes they lose sight of the football.
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