What happened?
Replay correctly awarded Michael Thomas a first down near halftime, but officials applied the required 10-second runoff from the wrong clock setting. The Saints were left with 16 seconds instead of 31. NFL officiating chief Al Riveron acknowledged the mistake. New Orleans lost valuable time on its scoring opportunity before halftime, though the Saints ultimately won 30–28.
The receipts
- NFL acknowledgment of the clock error · Official pool report
- How the runoff was misapplied · Football Zebras
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