Overview
- Diggs wrapped his arms around the goal post after catching a 10-yard touchdown, which on Sunday, Sept. 13 drew a 15-yard unsportsmanlike-conduct flag from on-field officials.
- The 15-yard penalty moved Washington back and pushed the planned game-tying two-point try out of range, forcing a 48-yard extra point instead and changing the team’s post-touchdown decision.
- Washington trailed 24-22 at the final whistle after later missing a two-point conversion, and the celebration penalty was cited as a consequential factor but not the sole reason for the loss.
- The NFL announced a $14,926 fine for Diggs on Sept. 19 in its weekly discipline list and Diggs publicly accepted blame and apologized to teammates and coaches.
- The play echoes a decade-old league ban on using the goal post as a celebration prop, a rule that officials enforce because such penalties can immediately change scoring distance and game strategy and that would mean stiffer fines for repeat violations.