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Justin Jefferson, Vikings lose fumble thanks to 'worst rule in football'

A brutal first half featuring three lost fumbles for the Vikings.

Joe Nelson

Justin Jefferson, Vikings lose fumble thanks to 'worst rule in football'
Justin Jefferson, Vikings lose fumble thanks to 'worst rule in football' /

The Minnesota Vikings had three turnovers in the first half against the Eagles, including a backbreaker with 34 seconds left in the first half when Kirk Cousins hit Justin Jefferson and the superstar wide receiver fumbled the ball over the pylon for a touchback. 

The officials' ruling on the field was that the ball was fumbled out of bounds inside the one-yard line. It went to automatic review and the replay somehow determined that the ball was fumbled over the top of the pylon, which by rule results in a touchback and a turnover. 

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How replay officials were able to 100% determine the ball went over the pylon is unclear because none of the replays shown on the television broadcast were clear. 

It appears that the majority of people reacting to the ruling, whether they're Vikings fans or not, is pure disgust with what many are calling the "worst rule" in football. 

The turnover led to the Eagles ending the half with a 61-yard field goal and a 13-7 lead. 

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Joe Nelson
JOE NELSON

Title: Bring Me The Sports co-owner, editor Email: joe@bringmethenews.com Twitter: @JoeBMTN Education: Southwest Minnesota State University Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota Expertise: All things Minnesota sports Nelson has covered Minnesota sports for two decades, starting his media career in sports radio. He worked at small market Minnesota stations in Marshall and St. Cloud before joining one of the nation's highest-rated sports stations, KFAN-FM 100.3 in the Twin Cities. There, he was the producer of the top-rated mid-morning sports show with Minnesota Vikings announcer Paul Allen.  His radio experience helped blossom a career as a sports writer, joining Minneapolis-based Bring Me The News in 2011.  Nelson and Adam Uren became co-owners of Bring Me The News in 2018 and have since more than tripled the site's traffic and launched Bring Me The Sports in cooperation with the Sports Illustrated/FanNation umbrella. Nelson has covered the Super Bowl and numerous training camps, NFL combines, the MLB All-Star Game and Minnesota playoff games, in addition to the day-to-day happenings on and off the field of play.  Nelson also has extensive knowledge of non-sports subjects, including news and weather. He works closely with Bring Me The News meteorologist Sven Sundgaard to produce a bevy of weather and climate information for Minnesota readers.  Nelson helped launch and manage the Bring Me The News Radio Network, which provided more than 50 radio stations around Minnesota with daily news, sports and weather reports from 2011-17. 

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