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The Atlanta Falcons infamously have been on the wrong side of a Tom Brady comeback, but in Week 5 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, it was the Falcons trying to pull off a comeback from down 21-0. Atlanta thought it was getting off the field down 21-15 with just over three minutes to play after a Grady Jarrett sack on third down, but Jarrett was called for roughing the passer to give Brady and the Buccaneers a fresh set of downs. Tampa ultimately ran out the clock on a 21-15 win.
The roughing the passer call, though? This is easily one of the worst you'll ever seen, and one maybe only Tom Brady gets. Just look at this:
I mean.. this is flat out ridiculous pic.twitter.com/lj7poJbc68
— trey wingo (@wingoz) October 9, 2022
Even the announcers were befuddled by this call, wondering just what the hell Jarrett was supposed to do to avoid that call. The broadcast even showed several other hits earlier in the game that easily were more flagrant than this one, which looked like a perfect sack and even an attempt to avoid hurting Brady.
Needless to say, Twitter was absolutely appalled by the Falcons getting screwed like this:
That roughing the passer call on Grady Jarrett is brutal. He even appeared to lay him down softly on the finish.
— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) October 9, 2022
One of the worst pure calls the NFL will see in this era. https://t.co/iAZ62pqOEz
— Cam Marino (@MarinoNFL) October 9, 2022
i wonder if this would have been called roughing the passer on anyone else pic.twitter.com/wFBkWjygUt
— SB Nation (@SBNation) October 9, 2022
This may be the WORST roughing the passer penalty I’ve ever seen. Embarrassingly bad call. The Falcons got screwed.
(🎥: @TrainIsland)pic.twitter.com/KdvC0mi2KJ
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) October 9, 2022
This cost the Falcons a chance to win the game.
Very consequential call. Not sure what Jarrett is supposed to do here. https://t.co/fjU82uSzmS
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) October 9, 2022
The Falcons dropped to 2-3 with this crucial loss, while the Buccaneers moved to 3-2. Atlanta trailed 21-0 after three quarters but then made things really interesting with two touchdown drives in the fourth quarter. Marcus Mariota threw a 19-yard touchdown pass with 4:38 left and was hoping to get a chance to play hero with one final drive, but this roughing the passer took that away from him.
