GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is downplaying a potential facemask penalty that wasn’t called on the decisive play of Sunday’s overtime playoff loss at Arizona.
Facing third-and-6 on the first series of overtime, Cardinals cornerback Michael Adams blitzed Rodgers and knocked the ball out. It bounced off Rodgers’ foot and into the hands of linebacker Karlos Dansby, who ran for a touchdown to give Arizona a 51-45 victory.
Adams appeared to grab Rodgers’ facemask on the play, but officials didn’t throw a flag. Rodgers didn’t complain Monday, saying he was more concerned about his own mistakes.
The NFL issued an explanation of the rule, noting that “twisting, turning or pulling” the facemask is a 15-yard penalty but the penalty for an “incidental” grab of the facemask was eliminated before the 2008 season.
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