Overview
- The NFL Office of Gameday Accountability fined Reddy Steward $4,667 for a horse-collar tackle and Caelen Carson $5,686 for a striking-related unnecessary roughness call from the Week 15 loss.
- Steward’s late first-quarter horse-collar on Aaron Jones advanced Minnesota to the Dallas 20-yard line, and the Vikings scored on the next play.
- Carson’s late-half retaliation against Justin Jefferson was enforced for 10 yards after an illegal shift reduced the penalty, helping set up a field goal that put Minnesota ahead 17-14.
- These are the first fines of 2025 for both players; 17 Cowboys have been fined this season for a combined $270,286, with Dallas leading the NFC in penalties through 14 games.
- Players may appeal fines to a panel of former players Derrick Brooks, Ramon Foster or Jordy Nelson, and no appeals have been reported as of Saturday.