Officials hand Tom Brady's Buccaneers 3 points on rare PI penalty on Hail Mary
You never see pass interference called on a Hail Mary. A defensive player needs to practically mug someone to get called on a desperation heave.
Or, you can be the Minnesota Vikings at the end of the first half on Sunday.
Vikings fans were already angry about a pass interference call on Jeff Gladney that led to a touchdown late in the second quarter. Then came another PI call on a Tom Brady Hail Mary. Not only is that an unusual call, it didn’t seem like the Vikings did much to earn it.
Brady threw deep to Rob Gronkowski. Gronk was jostled a bit but nothing egregious. It was a surprise to see the flag come down.
Technically that could be seen as PI. There was contact. But you just never see it called in that situation. The Buccaneers had an untimed down and kicked a field goal to end the half. They eventually won, 26-14.
Vikings fans were not happy to be down 17-6 at the half. They had good reason, as least on the final penalty call.
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