Did Tom Brady’s Week 6 win over the Eagles come with some help from a referee?
Fans on social media appear to assume so, after cameras stuck a questionable second in the second one quarter of Tampa Bay’s 28-22 win over Philadelphia on Thursday night.
After Brady threw a long interception, the referee gave the impression to insert himself between Brady and defensive end Derek Barnett, who attempted to block the quarterback while the play used to be nonetheless are living.
Internet critics claimed the ref used to be shielding Brady on objective to give protection to him and former Eagles tight end Clay Harbor referred to as out the moment on Twitter.
“You can’t make this up. The ref got here to Tom Brady’s help during a LIVE play when he was seeking to make a take on at the interception he just threw,” Harbor tweeted.
Brady’s cross — supposed for Antonio Brown — was picked off through Eagles safety Anthony Harris. As the Eagles defense attempted to return the interception, Barnett persevered to clash with Brady till he was stopped via Bucs’ Ryan Jensen and the referee.
One Twitter person wrote, “Defensive lineman are taught to block the QB on an interception. But when it’s Tom Brady it’s referred to as rough play and dirty as he's protected through the refs.”
Another argued, “The ref attempted to save lots of Brady…that lineman had each and every proper to push and shove and check out to block him.”
Brady — who performed through a thumb injury he suffered in Tampa Bay’s 45-17 win over the Dolphins last week — threw for 297 yards and two touchdowns in Sunday’s win over the Eagles.
The Buccaneers face the Bears at home in Week 7.
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