Bill Belichick rips NFL over Kyle Pitts touchdown controversy

Bill Belichick directed his acerbic marque of sarcasm astatine nan Shield.

During nan 2nd 4th of Falcons vs. Bucs connected Sunday, Atlanta tight extremity Kyle Pitts had a 49-yard catch-and-run for a touchdown, but he fumbled correct by nan extremity line.

There was nary conclusive position of whether Pitts fumbled earlier aliases aft he crossed nan level of nan extremity zone, truthful nan telephone connected nan section stood.

While nan Buccaneers had plentifulness of clip to rebound from nan controversy, nan touchdown getting taken disconnected nan committee would’ve yet been nan quality successful nan crippled that nan Falcons won 31-26.

Bill Belichick ripped nan NFL for not having capable cameras connected nan extremity statement and sidelines. Pat McAfee Show

Monday, Belichick had his play quality connected “The Pat McAfee Show” and took purpose astatine nan NFL for not having a capable camera setup to adjudicate situations for illustration this.

“I don’t understand why this is specified a problem,” Belichick said, as covered by JoeBucsFan.

“A camera could easy beryllium mounted connected nan sideline conscionable for illustration they person successful tennis — connected nan extremity lines and nan sidelines. Or conscionable build a guidelines and put it connected there. I can’t ideate money is simply a problem. The NFL has plentifulness of money. They tin person a car lavation and raise money if money is simply a problem.”

Falcons tight extremity Kyle Pitts fumbled nan shot correct adjacent nan extremity statement connected Oct. 27, 2024. Fox 13 Tampa Bay

Speaking to reporters aft nan game, Tampa Bay caput coach Todd Bowles said that officials told him that “they didn’t person a clear broadside position of it.”

Belichick, who won six Super Bowl championships arsenic caput coach of nan Patriots and 2 much arsenic protect coordinator pinch nan Giants, believes this is unacceptable.

“There are cameras that screen nan full stadium — information cameras,” Belichick said. “If you dumped a brew connected personification successful row-whatever, location would beryllium a camera that would spot that. They’d eject nan instrumentality retired of nan stadium for their behavior.”

McAfee joked that personification should bargain astir 60 Go-Pro cameras to “donate” to nan convention to put them successful nan pylons.