Coming off of a blocked punt attempt which was returned for a touchdown, the Los Angeles Rams were holding onto a 28-24 lead over the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 14. And momentum was on their side.
With just over six minutes to play in the third quarter, on 3rd and 9, Carson Wentz threw deep to Alshon Jeffery. Unable to complete the backshoulder throw - due to excellent coverage by Rams’ cornerback Trumaine Johnson - it was time for the Eagles to punt. At least for a moment.
“That’s crazy,” Johnson says to the referee after realizing he’d been penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct.