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

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

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

On the subsequent play, Vikings tailback Dalvin Prepare dinner was tackled for a three-yard loss. Coach Kevin O’Connell stated afterwards that “I do consider there was 12 gamers on the sphere” on that play, however stated he wished to verify that through tape. An ESPN evaluate 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 a substitute 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 area aim that allowed the Payments to have a possession.

“I do know it is transferring fairly quick on the market typically,” O’Connell stated.

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

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