SI.com · Jan 21, 2019
Dee Ford Offsides Penalty Negates Chiefs Interception on Late Patriots Touchdown Drive
Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesKansas City Chiefs outside linebacker Dee Ford made a costly penalty late in the AFC Championship that cost his team an interception.
The Patriots, down 28–24 with 54 seconds left to play, were facing a 3rd-and-10 from the Chiefs' 34-yard line with Tom Brady looking to lead his team on his ninth postseason game-winning drive. Brady eyed tight end Rob Gronkowski, but his pass was intercepted.
The referees threw a penalty on the play, however. Ford was called for lining up in the neutral zone, costing the Chiefs a potential game-clinching interception.
