"Confused half Europe”;“Pure frontier gibberish”: NFL fans rip referee Clete Blakeman for ending Falcons vs. Colts game instead of announcing OT

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NFL fans rip referee Clete Blakeman for ending Falcons vs. Colts game instead of announcing OT - Source: Imagn

The Indianapolis Colts' game against the Atlanta Falcons in Germany on Sunday ended in a bizarre conclusion, with NFL referee Clete Blakeman in the spotlight for the wrong reasons.

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With the scores tied 25-25 after the end of the four quarters, the contest headed into overtime. However, Blakemam botched the overtime coin toss by allowing the Colts to call, wrongly deeming them the home team.

During the commerical break, the redid the coin toss with the Falcons calling the toss. Earlier, after Falcons intentional grounding penalty in the dying second of the fourth quarter, Blakeman announced a 10-second runoff that to end the game.

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The NFL referee announced that Atlanta had run out of timeouts, meaning they couldn't avoid the runoff. However, the Falcons had two timeouts left as Blakeman wrongly ended the game instead of announcing OT.

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Fans reacted to the NFL umpire's botched call to end the game.

"He just confused half of Europe with that explanation."
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"He's talking pure frontier gibberish."
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"Idk how you put Clete Blakeman in an international showcase game. Dude has never been able to communicate over the mic especially late in games."
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"Clete Blakeman also had no idea what Clete Blakeman was talking about."
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"Clete Blakeman is such a moron. Maybe the worst ref in the NFL."
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The Falcons received to start overtime after Blakeman corrected his earlier mistake by allowing Atlanta to call the coin flip. However, the Falcons failed to take advantage as they handed the ball back to Colts quarterback Daniel Jones.

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Daniel Jones, who suffered a mouth injury during the game, played through pain and played a crucial role in the Colts' eighth win of the season on Sunday. He handed over the ball to wide receiver Jonathan Taylor for an eight-yard touchdown, completing a 31-25 win in overtime.

Jones resurgence this season has been a great asset to the Colts and the former New York Giants quarterback completed 19 of his 26 passes for 255 yards, one touchdown and an interception.

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