Why Jalen Hurts was penalized for spiking the ball during the Eagles' 'MNF' matchup vs. Falcons
Why Jalen Hurts was penalized for spiking the ball during the Eagles' 'MNF' matchup vs. Falcons
You don't see this every game
By Jordan Dajani • 1 min readAs the Philadelphia Eagles marched 70 yards down the field on 11 plays for their first touchdown of the night during their Week 2 "Monday Night Football" matchup against the Atlanta Falcons, star quarterback Jalen Hurts was called for a penalty you don't see very often.
After Hurts scrambled for 23 yards on a fourth-and-3, he got up and spiked the ball in celebration. The officials threw a flag, and docked him five yards for delay of game.
Check out what happened, here:
Jalen Hurts gets a flag for spiking the ball.. No Fun League #ATLvsPHI pic.twitter.com/SpTYU6N6Pp
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This is actually the correct call. According to the NFL's rulebook, in Section 6 titled "Delay of Game," it states an action that is to be construed as delay of game is "Spiking or throwing the ball in the field of play after a down has ended, except after a score."