Payments had 12 males on subject for essential OT play vs. Vikings

The Buffalo Payments had 12 males on the sphere after they made a crucial defensive play in extra time of their wild recreation Sunday towards the Minnesota Vikings.

The play occurred with 5 minutes, 17 seconds remaining within the extra time interval, simply after the Vikings had accomplished a 24-yard go to receiver Justin Jefferson to arrange a first-and-goal on the Payments’ 2-yard line.

On the following play, Vikings tailback Dalvin Prepare dinner was tackled for a three-yard loss. Coach Kevin O’Connell mentioned afterwards that “I do imagine there was 12 gamers on the sphere” on that play, however mentioned he wished to verify that through tape. An ESPN assessment of the sport video clearly reveals 12 defensive gamers.

Had it been flagged, the Vikings would have had first down on the 1-yard line as an alternative of a second-and-goal on the 5.

Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins took a sack on second down and threw an incompletion on third down, resulting in a subject aim that allowed the Payments to have a possession.

“I do know it is shifting fairly quick on the market generally,” O’Connell mentioned.

Earlier, the NFL’s on-site replay sales space did not provoke a assessment on what was dominated a accomplished 20-yard catch by Payments receiver Gabriel Davis with 17 seconds remaining in regulation. NFL senior vice chairman of officiating Walt Anderson later instructed a pool reporter that the play ought to have been reviewed and that it will have been reversed to incomplete if it had.

That completion put the Payments in place to tie the sport and ship it into extra time.