NFL officiating has evolved to the point that defenses that have an unkind thought about an opposing quarterback will draw a roughing-the-passer penalty. How, then, to explain what happened during Sunday's Bills-Patriots game, when New England quarterback Mac Jones ended up rolling over five yards out of bounds, without a flag?
First, the video:
The deal: Buffalo's Jerry Hughes Jr. extended his arms to make sure Jones made it all the way out of bounds. It's a reasonable approach; Hughes almost surely didn't know it, but fellow AFC East QB Zach Wilson had used a stutter-step feint at going out of bounds to run for a touchdown.