Hot mic catches moment Commanders' Jayden Daniels was perplexed by odd referee announcement in NFC title game

During the Philadelphia Eagles’ beatdown of the Washington Commanders successful the NFC championship, determination was an unusual infinitesimal astatine the extremity enactment successful the 2nd fractional erstwhile Commanders linebacker Frankie Luvu tried to halt a "tush push" by jumping implicit the violative line. 

But helium was called for encroachment … aggregate times. 

"Inside the NFL" caught the infinitesimal Luvu leaped implicit the Eagles’ violative enactment without the shot being snapped. And, due to the fact that helium did it truthful galore times, referees stepped in. 

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Washington Commanders backmost Jayden Daniels celebrates a touchdown against the Detroit Lions during the 2nd fractional of a divisional playoff crippled Jan. 18, 2025, successful Detroit.  (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

What was said, though, shocked galore people, including Commanders backmost Jayden Daniels. 

"Encroachment, defense, No. 4," the referee said. "Washington has been advised that, astatine immoderate point, the referee tin grant a people if this benignant of behaviour happens again."

"Award a score? You tin springiness them a touchdown?" Daniels responded connected the sideline. 

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Although it worked retired successful their favor, the Eagles' defenders watching their discourtesy astir to punch successful different people ne'er heard of the regularisation either. 

"Next clip they bash that, they grant a score?" Darius Slay asked chap antiaircraft backmost Cooper DeJean. 

The Philadelphia Eagles' Jalen Hurts, left, and Saquon Barkley (26) observe aft Hurts ran for a touchdown successful the 2nd fractional successful Arlington, Texas, Nov. 10, 2024.  (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)

"The refs tin springiness america a touchdown I conjecture if they bash it again oregon something," DeJean responded. 

The obscure regularisation is recovered successful the NFL Rulebook arsenic Rule 12, Section 3, Article 4. 

"PALPABLY UNFAIR ACT: A subordinate oregon substitute shall not interfere with play by immoderate enactment which is palpably unfair. 51 Rule 12 Penalty: For a palpably unfair act: Offender whitethorn beryllium disqualified. The Referee, aft consulting the officiating crew, enforces immoderate specified region punishment arsenic they see equitable and irrespective of immoderate different specified codification penalty. The Referee whitethorn grant a score."

The regularisation is for evident unfair situations, and referees felt Luvu consistently jumping the weapon connected his leap to halt Jalen Hurts and the tush propulsion was excessively overmuch due to the fact that the Eagles didn’t drawback the ball. 

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Hurts yet got into the extremity portion connected a tush propulsion for his 3rd rushing touchdown against the Commanders successful the 55-23 rout. 

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