FOXBORO, Mass. -- Atlanta Falcons coach Raheem Morris said the New England Patriots defense simulated his team's snap on a key fourth-quarter play by clapping, leading to an intentional grounding penalty by Michael Penix Jr. in Sunday's loss. The Falcons trailed 24-23 with 2:09 remaining in the game and were at the Patriots' 48-yard line when center Ryan Neuzil snapped the ball on second down before Penix and other offensive linemen were ready for it.
WHEN THE FOX broadcast team called out that the officiating crew missed an Eagles false start on a tush push against the Chiefs in Week 2, they promptly ended a blissful summer reprieve from the heated discourse surrounding the play. But the Fox crew didn't mention another potential penalty brewing on the same play. In the futile fight to stop the tush push in its two-ton tracks, some defenses are adopting an illegal tactic to try to confuse the offensive line into moving early, Eagles