Overview

• After a fourth-quarter holding call that erased a Zach Charbonnet touchdown, Jaxon Smith-Njigba walked past head referee Alex Kemp and shouted an expletive.
• The remark was picked up on Kemp’s open microphone and was heard in the stadium and on the Amazon Prime broadcast.
• Kemp glared and briefly reached toward his flag but did not assess unsportsmanlike conduct, even though rules allow penalties for abusive language toward officials.
• The nullified touchdown led to a field goal on that drive, and Seattle ultimately beat Arizona 23-20 on a Jason Myers 52-yard kick as time expired.
• Prime Video’s Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit discussed the exchange as rules analyst Terry McAulay said the holding call was correct, and outlets noted a fine is possible based on precedent, though none has been announced.