There's a chip in the football.That's right - the NFL has the technology to determine exactly where the football is on the field, but still uses referee eyesight to determine critical plays.
"How close was Tyler Huntley to crossing the plane with the football? According to the chip in the football, the closest the ball got to the end zone was 0.6 yards from the goal line," Next Gen Stats tweeted.
"Chip you say ??? Clearly I'm late to the party," one fan added."If you can tell to this specificity, why are first downs spotted by older folks running in and placing a ball down, then stretching out literal chains," another fan wondered.