Dean Blandino: Kirk Cousins's Fumble Wasn't A Fumble

[RealGM Wiretap]

Kirk Cousins fumbled late against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, leading to a game-clinching touchdown.

The play was reviewed and looked like an incomplete pass rather than a fumble.

Official Brad Allen ruled that it was a fumble and an Eagles touchdown. When he went to replay, the decision was upheld by the NFL's senior vice president of officiating, Alberto Riveron.

However, Dean Blandino, the man Riveron replaced as the league's head of officiating, saw the play differently. He now works for FOX as an analyst.

"Yeah, there was one angle where it looked like it may have been a fumble," Blandino said alongside Mike Pereira. "But the shot from behind, the end zone look, the hand was coming forward and it looked like a forward pass. It's a close call, but we both felt it was a forward pass."

Via Dan Steinberg/Washington Post

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Once again, the NFL proves to be completely incompetent even with a designated review team that literally ONLY watches replays all day. They are afraid to overturn calls on the field and almost ALWAYS leave it standing, even when obvious. They shouldn't be afraid to overturn calls. This is the same BS that used to happen all the time when replay was first introduced. They just let the bad calls stand even when there is clear evidence. Pretty sad. I'm not a fan of either team, but I want an accurate game called. It ruins the experience when games are decided by incompetent officiating.