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    Terry McAulay explains the Eagles-Rams challenge flag controversy on Sunday Night Football

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    There was some controversy early on Sunday Night Football following the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles Nick Sirianni decided to throw a challenge flag late, when the crew on duty wasn’t looking for it. The Rams fumbled the ball and the Eagles recovered.

    The initial ruling on the field was no fumble, and that Rams running back Kyren Williams was down. But Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni wanted the officials to look at it. The problem was that he threw his challenge flag a little late. And the officials didn’t see the flag in time before the next play started.

    The call was reversed after an official review. The play was ruled a fumble by the officials, with the Eagles recovering the football.

    Here is the video of the play here.

    SNF rules analyst Terry McAulay discussed the officials honoring the flag even though they didn’t see it before the ball was snapped on the next play. “Yes, Mike, as long as he releases it into the court before the snap. It counts and replay assist can help with that,” McAulay explained on the stand.

    It was clearly a fumble, so it’s good that the officials took another look and received the on-field call correctly. The Rams led the Eagles 7-6 with 6:17 remaining in the first half.

    Eagles wideout AJ Brown is having a solid first half, with three catches for 63 receiving yards. Running back Saquon Barkley had to leave the game briefly after taking a short shot to the groin. But he still had 11 carries for 72 yards with 3:00 left in the first half.

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