It didn’t take long for Andy Reid to use one of his challenges during Thursday’s game against the Raiders and it was one that surely raised a few eyebrows
On Oakland’s second possession of the game, Derek Carr completed a short pass to Amari Cooper for a five yard gain as he was heading toward the sideline, which gave Oakland a first down. The ruling on the field was a catch. However, Reid was apparently not so sure and tossed his challenge flag for the officials to take a further look.
Here’s a screenshot of Cooper getting getting both feet in bounds.
Huh? pic.twitter.com/9MDUahuHrh
— Cian Fahey (@Cianaf) December 9, 2016
The ruling on the field stood and the Chiefs were charged their first timeout with 12:41 left in the first quarter. Reid obviously thought it was worth a second look. Others did not.
Dumb challenge by Andy Reid.
— Carp (@robcarpenter81) December 9, 2016
Bad challenge
— Scott Kacsmar (@FO_ScottKacsmar) December 9, 2016
Can't complain about Andy Reid too much this year but that was as dumb of a challenge as I can recall. #TNF #chiefs #raiders
— Russ Zimmer (@RussZimmer) December 9, 2016
Reid will probably have to answer a few questions about that one after the game.
