Social media reacts to late report of unnecessary roughness “costing” Chargers a win.

On Monday night, the Los Angeles Chargers felt “robbed” by a late unnecessary roughness penalty against the Arizona Cardinals that ultimately cost them more than 15 yards.

Arizona's 17-15 win over the Bolts ended with a 32-yard field goal by Chad Ryland as time expired. Before the game-winning boot, the Chargers were called for an “egregious” unnecessary roughness penalty, turning a potential Cardinals third pass into a new set of downs and keeping the momentum going for the Cardinals to grab the win.

GLENDALE, ARIZONA – OCTOBER 21: Justin Herbert #10 of the Los Angeles Chargers watches from the sideline during the first half of the NFL game against the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium on October 21, 2024 in Glendale, Arizona. The Cardinals defeated the Chargers 17-15. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Viewers can point out that Jalen Reagor's fumble in the end zone is the main reason for LA's loss and he missed an early lead in the first half.

But the refereeing team was thrown into disarray when they awarded the game-winning penalty to Chargers rookie cornerback Cam Hart after he made light contact with Cardinals wideout Marvin Harrison on Arizona's final drive of the night.

On social media, the sentence imposed on Hart was criticized as a soft decision with high costs.

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“Yes, that is the worst call I have ever seen from NFL officials,” one fan wrote

Without much contact with the crown of Hart's helmet, the attempted tackle on Harrison appeared to be just a hard shoulder aimed at Harrison until the referees ruled otherwise.

“I saw what I saw. “No comment,” Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh said after the game, apparently disagreeing with the laundry that was thrown onto the field.

For Reagor, fumbling the ball inside the red zone after catching a deep pass from Justin Herbert had a bigger impact at the end of the game.

It was a big mistake that Reagor made on the primetime stage.

However, since not too many fans had to watch Game 2 of the Monday Night Football doubleheader on the ESPN+ app, they had the opportunity to tune in and watch the former Eagles wide receiver make another head-scratching mistake.

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