Facing 4th-and-2 at the 50-yard line on the opening possession of Super Bowl LIX, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts hit wide receiver A.J. Brown with a 28-yard completion, or so he thought.
Brown was called for offensive pass interference, a call that Fox broadcasters Kevin Burkhardt and Tom Brady were quick to criticize.
Some NFL fans have been critical of calls siding with the Kansas City Chiefs, which are trying to win a third-straight Super Bowl title, all season, feeling that calls are consistently made in their favor.
According to Warren Sharp of Sharp Football Analysis, the Chiefs were called for fewer penalties (36) than the opposition (66) in 10 of their last 11 playoff games when opponents lost nearly 225 more penalty yards than Kansas City.
Head coach Nick Sirianni was livid afterwards on the sidelines, as the play would have given his team an excellent chance to score on their opening drive.
Fortunately for Eagles fans, third-string receiver Jahan Dotson got Philadelphia down to the 1-yard line, where Hurts used the team’s signature tush-push play to score the game’s first touchdown.
