""On that play, we ruled blocking downfield by number eight, early during the play," the report reads. "So, if there is a situation where a player blocks downfield, it's not a foul until a pass is thrown, so you kind of put that in the bank. And then the pass was thrown downfield later, that created the pass interference.""
""The official was processing the play and then he came to me over the O2O (official-to-official communications system)," the official said. "Because it was a long developing play, he had to rewind back to what happened at the beginning of the play and process that.""
""I didn't even know at first," Douglas said. "I went to the sideline and then they were like 'flag'. I was like, 'Man.' But, you know, it's that next play mentality. We've got to go get another touchdown then. Kayshon (Boutte) ended up scoring so it stayed in our room and I love that.""
An offensive pass interference penalty on Stefon Diggs in the second quarter erased a 61-yard touchdown catch by DeMario Douglas. Blocking downfield by number eight occurred early in the play, and a later downfield pass triggered the pass interference enforcement. Officials required extra time to process the long-developing sequence and used the official-to-official communications system to rewind and review the play. DeMario Douglas did not immediately realize the score had been erased. The team responded by scoring on the following drive to regain momentum.
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