The real missed call was the interference on the next play. The replay clearly showed the that Patriots defender was pushing the raven’s guy at the goal line, which was more than 10 yards downfield, which should have been illegal contact and an automatic 1st down.
They had called illegal contact a couple of series before that, against the Ravens, so it wasn’t like they were “letting them play”.
The refs were unable to make some necessary calls. The receivers had to contend with lots of contact; I won’t get into offensive holding. The refs didn’t throw flags for a fight, but would for the third man entering the fracas. The quality of play decayed as a result - it approached Rollerball.
Remember what Wayne Gretzky did for Hockey? He brought back the emphasis on speed and moves. Sigh.
I wish they would enforce the rules against the pass defenders. Contact means contact; you can’t touch the player after five yards. We’ll see more scoring on both sides - which will be good for the fans.