Overview

• On third-and-goal from the 7, Justin Fields’ pass deflected off Dante Fowler Jr.’s helmet and struck the FOX SkyCam, but officials ruled the play incomplete.
• The NFL rulebook states a live ball that contacts a SkyCam, guide wire, or video board is dead immediately and the down must be replayed from the previous spot.
• There is no exception for a ball that first deflects off a player, according to reporting that cited the league’s interpretation.
• Replay assist did not intervene and the Jets did not challenge, leading New York to settle for a field goal on the opening drive.
• The Jets fell 37-22, media outlets flagged the misapplied rule as part of broader officiating issues that day, and the SkyCam was reported unharmed.