Yeah, a missed facemask call should definitely be reviewable. More simply stated, an official in the booth who is watching the broadcast and seeing what the rest of the viewing audience is seeing should simply call down to the field and say, “Hey guys, you missed an obvious facemask penalty. Let’s throw the flag on that play.”
I mean, they can stop the game and review for the exact spot where a runner goes out of bounds, why not do the same for a play that’s going to make all the conspiracy theorists have a field day?
But let’s not make more of the no-call than what it was. A MISSED call. There are dozens of missed calls every game. The officials simply cannot see everything. (And in most cases fans don’t WANT the officials to call every infraction that happens on the field.
I believe if the rule was in the books for reviewing facemask penalties, that review would have been initiated and the penalty would have been enforced. But what DIDN’T happen on Thursday night was an attempt to favor one team over another. Even Goodell isn’t stupid enough to deliberately sabotage one of his personal favorites teams.
Try to accept the fact that not everything happens for a reason. :jpshakehead: