{"id":2029250,"date":"2023-09-12T13:34:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T17:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-was-the-first-monday-night-football-game-of-the-year-marred-by-a-glaring-missed-call\/"},"modified":"2023-09-12T13:37:19","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T17:37:19","slug":"watch-was-the-first-monday-night-football-game-of-the-year-marred-by-a-glaring-missed-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-was-the-first-monday-night-football-game-of-the-year-marred-by-a-glaring-missed-call\/","title":{"rendered":"Did the first &#8220;Monday Night Football&#8221; game of the year have a major missed call?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-was-the-first-monday-night-football-game-of-the-year-marred-by-a-glaring-missed-call%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2029250&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The First &#8220;Monday Night Football&#8221; Game of the\u200b Year: A Thrilling Victory Marred by Controversy<\/h2>\n<p>The first &#8220;Monday Night Football&#8221; game of the 2023 NFL \u2063season is officially in the books \u2014 but not without some glaring controversy.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Jets emerged victorious in a thrilling game against their \u200bAFC East rival, the Buffalo Bills, with \u200ca 22-16 overtime win.<\/p>\n<p>It was a storybook victory given the context: The Jets, with all of the hopes and expectations in the \u200cworld, lost their star quarterback <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/aaron-rodgers-kicks-off-monday-night-football-epic-display-patriotism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aaron Rodgers<\/a> to an apparent Achilles injury just four plays into the season. Despite that setback, the Jets forced overtime and ultimately secured the win with an electric <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/week-five-college-football-recap-major-upsets-alabama-and-georgia-dominate\/\" title=\"Week Five College Football Recap: Major Upsets, Alabama and Georgia Dominate\">punt return<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s almost like a scene out of &#8220;Friday Night Lights,&#8221; with a \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israeli-experts-announce-first-discovery-of-new-dead-sea-scrolls-in-60-years\/\" title=\"Israeli Experts Announce First Discovery Of New Dead Sea Scrolls In 60 Years\">slight variation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, there was one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/data-debunks-ocasio-cortezs-claim-that-americans-need-postal-banking\/\" title=\"Data Debunks Ocasio-Cortez\u2019s Claim That Americans Need \u2018Postal Banking\u2019\">glaring issue<\/a> at\u200d the end \u200cof the game: an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-was-the-first-monday-night-football-game-of-the-year-marred-by-a-glaring-missed-call\/\" title=\"Did the first \"Monday Night Football\" game of the year have a major missed call?\">apparent missed call<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/new-espn-show-hosted-ex-nfl-player-begins-warning-viewers-dont-sue-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ESPN<\/a>, the broadcaster of &#8220;MNF,&#8221; invited former NFL \u2064referee John Parry to provide his expert \u2063analysis\u200b at the end \u2064of the broadcast. Parry \u200dimmediately pointed out what seemed to be a \u200dmissed\u200b tripping call.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-communist-partys-data-crackdowns-may-be-worsening-supply-chain-crisis\/\" title=\"Chinese Communist Party\u2019s Data Crackdowns May Be Worsening Supply Chain Crisis\">critical play<\/a> and judge for yourself:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cYou\u2019ve gotta\u200d put an asterisk on it because there\u2019s a tripping call that was not made. A trip, a \u2064leg whip, right near the\u2063 23-yard \u200cline, No. 55, which would have\u200c brought the touchdown back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>ESPN\u2019s John Parry says \u200bthat Jets LB Chazz Surratt should have been flagged \u2064on the GW-TD <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QwP10ArAAx\">pic.twitter.com\/QwP10ArAAx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Awful\u2062 Announcing (@awfulannouncing) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/awfulannouncing\/status\/1701437603289923992?\">September 12, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt is [a big block], but you gotta put an asterisk on it because there\u2019s a tripping call\u200b that was \u200dnot made,\u201d Parry said. \u200d\u201c[There was] a trip, a leg \u200bwhip, right near the 23-yard line [by] No. 55, which\u200d would have brought the touchdown back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Upon\u200c further review, it does\u2064 appear that Jets\u200c linebacker Chazz Surratt extended his leg at the end of the play while attempting a diving block.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, it seems that Bills tight\u2064 end Quintin Morris, who was in position to tackle Jets returner Xavier Gipson on the game-clinching play, had his legs kicked out by Surratt\u2019s legs, \u200cwhich should have resulted in a penalty.<\/p>\n<p>However, despite the controversy,\u200c there\u200d will be no\u200c asterisk in the record books. The Jets officially beat \u2062the Bills in overtime \u2063with a punt return, regardless of the potential tripping penalty.<\/p>\n<p>Ironically, this\u200c Pyrrhic victory for the Jets leaves the Bills and their fans with more hope for the coming season.<\/p>\n<p>Although the Bills may have lost, they can take solace in the\u200d fact \u200bthat\u2062 their star quarterback <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bills-qb-josh-allen-admits-hasnt-devoted-christ-follower-damar-hamlin-incident-changed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Josh Allen<\/a> had one of \u200bthe worst games of his career. This indicates that there is room\u2063 for improvement within the \u200bteam.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sports-betting-site-gets-torched-incredibly-insensitive-9-11-promotion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jets<\/a> \u200b may\u2064 have secured the win, but\u2064 they also lost Rodgers to injury (latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/38385791\/sources-jets-aaron-rodgers-torn-achilles-tendon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reports<\/a> suggest he has a torn\u2064 Achilles and will be out for the \u2063year). Additionally, \u2062their backup quarterback Zach Wilson appeared overwhelmed throughout the game.<\/p>\n<p>The Bills will aim to bounce back when they face the Las Vegas Raiders next week, while the Jets will have to navigate life\u200d without \u2063Rodgers as they take on \u2064the high-powered Dallas Cowboys.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-first-monday-night-football-game-year-marred-glaring-missed-call\/\">Watch: Was the First &#8220;Monday Night Football&#8221; Game of the Year Marred By a Glaring\u200b Missed Call?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source:\u200d <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>their rookie starters, managed to overcome a 10-point deficit. However, the game was marred by a disputed call that led to the Jets&#8217; winning touchdown. Despite the controversy, the Jets celebrated their triumphant start to the season, leaving fans eager for more exciting Monday night matchups.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2015,"featured_media":2029251,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2029250","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2029250","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2015"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2029250"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2029250\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2029251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2029250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2029250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2029250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}