In the Denver Broncos' win over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, there was a potentially game-altering intentional grounding penalty called on Bo Nix that was overturned, to the benefit of the Broncos.
Instead of facing a 3rd and 24 if the play stood as originally called, the Broncos instead were rewarded with a 3rd and 6, which they converted, and then proceeded to extend their lead from 18-17 to 21-17 later in the drive while also burning 2:17 of additional clock as well as all three of the Eagles' timeouts.
Here we'll unpack what happened.
First, the play occurred in the fourth quarter with 3:34 left to regulation and the Broncos holding onto an 18-17 lead. Nix dropped back to pass, and he was corralled by Eagles edge defender Jalyx Hunt. Nix then heaved the ball to avoid being sac