Late in the fourth quarter of the Buccaneers’ win over the Falcons, while leading 21-15, Tampa Bay was faced with a third-and-5 from Atlanta’s 47-yard line. With a stop, the Falcons could have gotten the ball back with a chance to win the game.
They should’ve received that chance after Grady Jarrett got to Brady on third down and dropped him for a loss of 10 yards.
The only problem? The referees called roughing the passer on Jarrett, giving the Buccaneers an automatic first down. Tampa Bay was able to run out the rest of the clock and hold on for the win at home.
Aside from that terrible call, there are some fans online accusing Brady of trying to knee Grady Jarrett in his groin.
There was also another incident where he tried kicking him again.
How social media responded to both:
The NFL changed the roughing-the-passer rule before the 2018 season. The rule was changed to prohibit defenders from landing on top of the quarterback and created a lot of controversy in the years since.
Added former NFL quarterback and current ESPN analyst Robert Griffin III: “The Falcons got ROBBED. Hitting the QB hard does not equal Roughing the Passer even if it’s Tom Brady.”
The Buccaneers improve to 3-2 with the win and will travel to Pittsburgh next week
Atlanta drops to 2-3 and will play the 49ers next week.
