Ed Hochuli Cost the Patriots a Forced Fumble By Ruling Joe Flacco's Forward Progress Stopped

However, Ed Hochuli ruled that Flacco’s forward progress had been stopped before the fumble was forced.

The reaction from many in the NFL media was incredulity. For example:

Wow ... That's garbage. Never heard of forward progress being called on a sack before.
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) December 13, 2016

that's a fumble and the idea of forward progress stopping that makes no sense
— trey wingo (@wingoz) December 13, 2016

Expect this call to get brought up a lot tomorrow if the Ravens defeat the Pats tonight.