That is exactly what I thought when he challenged it. To my television eyes as a fan, I was shocked that he challenged it. I was nearly gleeful (as a Pats fan) because I thought it was the same as just throwing away a timeout.
When he threw that flag, I said to the people I was with: "That is going to fail...and I hope for his sake it doesn't come back to bite him."
In my opinion...it did. That was a key play.
I almost got the impression that the refs were trying to talk him out of challenging the play because they knew it was pointless.
Yep...that was a key play, really idiotic,I couln't believe the challenge, it did come back and hurt them. With another TO they might have had a better chance on the last drive.