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The Eagles are losing, 15-13, to the Falcons. That’s enough cause for consternation among Eagles fans.
But Jordan Matthews was absolutely obliterated by a painfully obvious helmet-to-helmet hit early in the fourth quarter, and the referees did nothing about it. The whistles were swallowed.
This is the best angle as evidence of a blatant helmet-to-helmet hit indeed being a blatant helmet-to-helmet hit, frozen at the point of contact and zoomed in for emphasis, courtesy of Billy Penn’s Dan Levy:
Uh, @DeanBlandino… pic.twitter.com/4biQgDqXO9
— Dan Levy (@DanLevyThinks) November 13, 2016
There were no gray areas on this play. Matthews was hit in the head. That is a penalty. Everyone saw it.
Helmet to helmet. Clear. As. Day. #Eagles
— Jeff McLane (@Jeff_McLane) November 13, 2016
Jordan Matthews is going crazy at the ref, and rightfully so #Eagles
— Eliot Shorr-Parks (@EliotShorrParks) November 13, 2016
That just defies explanation. I can't imagine what the rationale is for not calling helmet-to-helmet.
— Les Bowen (@LesBowen) November 13, 2016
Do better, NFL. Do better.