NFL Officials Missed Eight Eagles False Starts In Patriots’ Loss (Videos)

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Dec 7, 2015

Let’s just get this out of the way: The New England Patriots didn’t lose Sunday because of poor officiating.

There was a case to be made that missed calls cost the Patriots their Week 12 matchup with the Denver Broncos, but injuries, poor decision-making and play-calling were to blame for Sunday’s 35-28 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.

That being said, Pete Morelli’s crew, which reportedly was demoted from the Monday night game to officiate Patriots-Eagles, didn’t seem to be paying attention to false starts.

Morelli’s crew missed eight Eagles false-start penalties, of varying degrees, on passing plays and called Philadelphia for jumping early only once.

Let’s go through the missed false starts:

1. Left tackle Jason Peters clearly starts moving before center Jason Kelce snaps the ball.
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2. Peters begins moving backward before the snap, though he steps back at the snap.
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3. This is one of the the closest calls, but Peters begins rising before the snap.
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4. Peters begins stepping back before the snap again.
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5. This time, right tackle Lane Johnson clearly starts stepping backward before Kelce’s snap.
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6. Tight end Zach Ertz begins moving before Kelce’s snap.
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7. This is the most obvious missed false-start penalty. Peters takes a massive step back before Kelce snaps the ball.
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8. Johnson begins stepping backward before the snap. This missed call came on the Eagles’ third-down conversion late in the fourth quarter. If it had been called, the Eagles would have faced third-and-16, and the Patriots likely would have got the ball back before the two-minute warning.
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Thumbnail photo via Stew Milne/USA TODAY Sports Images

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