49ers vs. Redskins: ‘Illegal pick play’ offensive pass-interference penalty

In the past month, two San Francisco 49ers potential game-winning drives were ended by questionable or botched offensive pass-interference calls. We take a look at the official 2017 NFL rulebook to see how the league defines the illegal pick play OPI penalty that ended the Niners’ final drive on Sunday.

The 0-6 San Francisco 49ers aren’t a good football team. Their opponents certainly shouldn’t need help from the officials.

Just three weeks removed from a phantom offensive pass-interference penalty on rookie wide receiver Trent Taylor that ended the 49ers’ chance for victory against the Los Angeles Rams, the zebras struck again on Sunday.

With 23 seconds remaining on the game clock and down by…