{"id":10168,"date":"2025-01-12T02:02:46","date_gmt":"2025-01-12T02:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=10168"},"modified":"2025-01-12T02:02:46","modified_gmt":"2025-01-12T02:02:46","slug":"breaking-news-dez-bryant-is-trending-after-controversial-call-in-nfl-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=10168","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS: Dez Bryant is Trending After Controversial Call in NFL Playoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday, January 11 was the tenth anniversary of former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant&#8217;s infamous no catch play against the Green Bay Packers in the 2014 NFL Playoffs.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/migration\/2018\/02\/28\/3OYMO2SUTRAFJ2GCZJZSNWBZWQ.jpg\" alt=\"NFL admits Dez Bryant's controversial drop against Packers in 2014 playoffs  should have been ruled a catch \u2013 New York Daily News\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The 2024 NFL Playoffs started with a fitting tribute, as Los Angeles Chargers safety Derwin James Jr. fell victim to a similar call that dramatically shifted the momentum in the Chargers&#8217; 32-12 Wild Card round loss to the Houston Texans.<\/p>\n<p>Cowboys fans have not forgotten the painful playoff memory of Bryant. With Dallas trailing 26-21 in Green Bay, Bryant appeared to catch a pass from Tony Romo to convert a 4th and 2 play late in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/photo\/2022\/1104\/r1086053_1296x729_16-9.jpg\" alt=\"How the Dez Bryant no-catch changed the NFL forever - ESPN\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After review, the call was reversed because he did not maintain possession through the process of the catch after hitting the ground.<\/p>\n<p>The video of the play has 1.8 million views on\u00a0YouTube. The NFL wound up\u00a0changing the catch rule\u00a0because of the controversy that followed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"und\">YES! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gqgYYaNpHc\">https:\/\/t.co\/gqgYYaNpHc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Hckp2tBm86\">pic.twitter.com\/Hckp2tBm86<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dez Bryant (@DezBryant) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DezBryant\/status\/1878216569496404354?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Fast forward to Saturday, when James felt Bryant&#8217;s pain as the Chargers&#8217; season ended eerily on the anniversary of the &#8220;No-Catch Game.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles trailed Houston 10-6 in the third quarter on Saturday when James appeared to intercept a pass by C.J. Stroud to give the Chargers a second half spark. The game went to commercial following the play called a turnover on the field, but when it returned, the interception call had been reversed.<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s the standard for an incomplete pass these days?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">What&#8217;s the standard for an incomplete pass these days?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sedef Uluda\u011f (@sedefuludagg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sedefuludagg\/status\/1878227810432458893?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It was ruled that the Chargers&#8217; safety failed to control the catch as he went to the ground, though there was not a clear view of the ball on the replay.<\/p>\n<p>Like the Cowboys-Packers play, it was called a catch on the field. It didn&#8217;t take long for the\u00a0comparisons\u00a0to pour in on social media.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s a clear pick what is this Dez Bryant treatment,&#8221; said one\u00a0user on X.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Dez Bryant tribute by Derwin James,&#8221; echoed a\u00a0fan.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">That&#8217;s dez bryant 2.0<\/p>\n<p>wow Derwin clearly caught that<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BigFatWinners (@BigFatWinner) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BigFatWinner\/status\/1878228062891802887?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Awful call!&#8221; wrote another\u00a0post. &#8220;On the Dez Bryant anniversary how appropriate! You couldn&#8217;t see the football, how do you reverse that?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The comparison of the no catch ruling was obvious, but there was another similarity between the James and Bryant plays &#8211; both came in key moments.<\/p>\n<p>Though the overturned interception was not as late in the game as the Cowboys&#8217; failed comeback, it may have had a similar impact on the game&#8217;s outcome. Instead of Los Angeles getting the ball down 10-6 with momentum, Houston kicked a field goal to extend its lead to 13-6.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s impossible to know what would have happened, but after the overturned call, the Texans outscored the Chargers 22-6 as they marched on to the AFC Divisional Round.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday, January 11 was the tenth anniversary of former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant&#8217;s infamous no catch play against the Green Bay Packers in the 2014&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10169,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dallas-cowboys"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING NEWS: Dez Bryant is Trending After Controversial Call in NFL Playoffs - 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