Eagles Fans Very Upset Over Questionable Pass Interference Call
By Liam McKeone
The Philadelphia Eagles were struggling mightily against the Washington Commanders on Sunday afternoon. The presumptive favorites in the NFC couldn't get much going against their NFC East rivals and the referees were not helping matters. They threw a pretty iffy flag on the Eagles' patented quarterback sneak play and then managed to piss off the greater Philly area with a pass interference flag. The problem is that it didn't really seem like that bad of a flag.
The Eagles were down 17-13 in the third quarter when Sam Howell dropped back to pass and targeted Terry McLaurin on second down. Darius Slay appeared to cleanly break up the slant pass and the Commanders prepared for third down. But a flag came in very, very late and the refs called Slay for PI. There aren't many super clear videos of the play but here's what we got. You can judge for yourself.
Penalty on @bigplay24slay
— DIE-HARD 🦅 Fans (@Eaglesfans9) October 1, 2023
Refs called a BULLSHIT pass interference on Slay.
Refs are outta their mind on this one. pic.twitter.com/Xeg3CWYLbA
If you can throw a flag on this play you can throw a flag on any play until you get the final result you want. pic.twitter.com/yOpimQxFkt
— Shane Haff (@ShaneHaffNFL) October 1, 2023
It certainly was not a good call but you can see the vitriol above. Eagles fans are very unhappy.
That pass interference call on Eagles CB Darius Slay might be the worst one I've ever seen.
— Ralph Vacchiano (@RalphVacchiano) October 1, 2023
I have no idea what the officials think they saw.
That is an atrocious PI call on Darius Slay lol.
— Jimmy Kempski (@JimmyKempski) October 1, 2023
Darius Slay with the pass breakup, but another flag. #Eagles up to 7 on the day. That call looked weak at best.
— Eliot Shorr-Parks (@EliotShorrParks) October 1, 2023
Off to a bad start in the second half with that PI on Slay. This is brutal. 👎
— Ross Tucker (@RossTuckerNFL) October 1, 2023
Let. Them. Play.
While a phantom pass interference call is always frustrating, you'd think it was a key play in the fourth quarter of a playoff game or something based on the reaction. Not a second-down play against the Commanders in Week 4.
However bad the call might've been it appears to have rejuvenated the Eagles as they forced a punt on the next set of downs, then scored a touchdown. So not all bad in Philly!