New York Jets star Sauce Gardner became a trending topic last night after a holding penalty that nullified a Patrick Mahomes interception in Sunday’s 23-20 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.

When the replay was shown, it was clear that Sauce was not holding and the Chiefs got bailed out.

Now, a new video seems to bring into question the actions of a referee during that controversial play.

Referee Frank Steratore is being called out for an investigation as a video shows him grabbing for his flag as soon as realizes an interception was about to happen.

If Michael Carter II’s interception stands, New York has more than four minutes to get the game-tying or go-ahead score.

In addition to a questionable defensive holding call against Sauce Gardner, which wiped away an interception, Jets defensive lineman Jermaine Johnson could be seen getting held for a stunning length of time on a play that resulted in a 25-yard run for Patrick Mahomes.

Somehow, the officials seemed to not notice Johnson being held for multiple seconds. The Chiefs caught all the breaks.

NFL fans were in utter disbelief over what happened in the final quarter and the above video will help matters.

New York Jets star Sauce Gardner told reporters the Chiefs got “bailed out” by the officials.

“The receiver ran into me, it was a collision,” he said. “The same thing that was happening all game. They ain’t throw no flags. Pat threw the ball outside of the receiver, MC was there. He made the play and then the ref threw the flag.”
“To me, personally, that’s like when you play basketball one-on-one and you go up to lay the ball up and you wait to see if you miss and then call the foul.”
Zach Wilson’s fumble with 7:24 remaining would prove costly as the Jets would not touch the ball again in the game.

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