The Carolina Panthers took issue with some crucial officiating in the final seconds of their loss to the Cleveland Browns on Sunday in Week 1.
The first problem came on the final drive when Jacoby Brissett was leading the charge down the field. Brissett dropped back and was hit by Panthers defensive end Brian Burns as he was throwing the ball. Burns was called for a roughing the passer penalty, though it didn’t appear the contact was excessive or out of the ordinary.
Referee Brad Rogers said the flag was thrown because there was"forcible contact to the head and neck area," according to"We've had meetings on that to understand the new rules," he said."My understanding was that if it wasn't blatantly like you said, forcible, they wouldn't call it. But I haven't seen the play yet, so I don't know exactly what happened. I know I was in a bull rush, I was moving the guy back, and they fell. That's all I know.
If the penalty was called, the Browns would’ve taken a 10-second runoff and bring the game from 13 seconds left to 3 seconds. But that wasn’t the case.
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