Overview
- A fourth-and-1 quarterback sneak by Tyler Shough at the Baltimore 1-yard line was ruled a touchdown on the field with 1:32 remaining and remained a touchdown after an official replay review, giving the Saints a 24-17 victory on Sunday.
- NFL Vice President of Instant Replay Mark Butterworth told the game’s pool reporter that reviewers "exhausted all available angles" and found no clear and obvious evidence to reverse the on-field call, which is why the ruling stood.
- Television replays and analysts highlighted visual ambiguity in the play, citing a bobble by Shough, contact including a facemask grab by Roquan Smith, and dense piles that made it hard to see whether the ball clearly broke the plane while in possession.
- Baltimore still had a chance to tie after the score, but Lamar Jackson threw an interception to Julian Blackmon that ended the Ravens’ final drive and sealed the Saints’ upset loss.
- The episode underscores how the NFL’s "clear and obvious" overturn standard and limited camera angles affect high-leverage pile plays, and the published pool exchange with the replay office provided an unusually detailed public explanation of the decision.