Cleveland police joke about arresting referees for robbing Browns
The Cleveland Police are among those who feel the Browns were robbed of a victory over the Oakland Raiders during Week 4.
The Browns were up 42-34 with 1:41 left to play in regulation and were facing a 3rd-and-2. After it appeared Carlos Hyde gained enough yardage for a first down, the chains were brought out for a measurement, which showed the Browns had a first down. However, the officials reviewed the spot of the ball and overturned the original spot. They said Hyde was short of the first down, so the Browns decided to punt on fourth down. There was a strong sentiment that there was not enough evidence to overturn the spot and that Cleveland had been robbed.
Later in the evening, the Cleveland Police joked about the matter, saying an arrest warrant had been issued for the officials of the game.
Robbery warrant issued for tonight’s @Browns game @NFL “officials”.
Ok. We can’t do that. Just sayin’.
— Cleveland Police (@CLEpolice) October 1, 2018
The Browns seem to have gained positive momentum after last week’s victory over the Jets. The certainly played well enough to win their second in a row. Unfortunately, they were victims of a bad call and then did not play well enough after punting, which led them to lose 45-42 in overtime.
