A replay of a penalty called against the Dallas Cowboys that negated a touchdown has some fans calling their game against the Philadelphia Eagles rigged. The Cowboys and Eagles were playing in a crucial matchup that will impact the playoff seeding of the NFC.
With the Cowboys trailing 28-17 in the fourth quarter, quarterback Dak Prescott was seen getting the team set to run a play inside the Eagles five-yard line. He went up to an official to make sure his offensive lineman, Chuma Edoga, was declared as an eligible wide receiver.
The play resulted in a Tony Pollard touchdown run. Until it didn’t after the play was called back. The Cowboys were called for an illegal formation penalty.
Dallas Cowboys fans called the game “rigged”
The replay clearly shows Prescott warning the official of the formation. Fans took to social media to post that the call was evidence the NFL was rigging the game in favor of the Eagles. (They may have been premature as a few drives later, and the officials would all but walk the Cowboys into the end zone on their final offensive possession.)
Regardless, it was Edoga’s responsibility to declare himself as a wide receiver. But that didn’t matter to many Cowboys fans. Here are the best takes of Cowboys fans calling the league rigged.
