NFL admits a penalty by the Cowboys in Week 5 was assessed against the Bucs

NFL admits a penalty by the Cowboys in Week 5 was assessed against the Bucs

The NFL has admitted a rather embarrassing officiating mistake from Week 5: When Buccaneers defensive lineman Calijah Kancey was called for illegal hands to the face, it was actually a Cowboys player who put his hands in Kancey's face, and somehow the wrong team got assessed the penalty when it was time to step off the yardage.

NFL Admits Officials Wrongly Penalized Buccaneers’ Calijah Kancey

The NFL acknowledged that officials wrongly penalized Buccaneers defensive lineman Calijah Kancey for a hands-to-the-face foul in Tampa Bay’s Week 5 game against Dallas. Cowboys guard Tyler Booker committed the infraction, and the league said officials could have corrected the player identification before enforcing the penalty—but didn’t.

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‘Would They Admit This if Bucs Lost?’ ‘Enough Is Enough’ — NFL Fans React As League Admits 'Embarrassing Officiating Mistake' in Cowboys’ Loss

The NFL conceded the Bucs' Calijah Kancey was wrongly flagged in Week 5 against the Cowboys, an admission that has drawn strong reactions.