In the second quarter of the Los Angeles Rams' wild card matchup against the Minnesota Vikings, the quarterback was being sacked and—without looking—decided to flick the ball out as a pass attempt to avoid a loss of yards. The play was originally ruled a fumble returned for a touchdown. After review, it was changed to an incomplete pass.

The Los Angeles Rams got off to a hot start against the Minnesota Vikings in Monday night's wild-card playoff game. Their quarterback, Matthew Stafford, may have also gotten away with a fumble, or at least intentional grounding, when he pulled off a dangerous pass attempt to avoid a first-half sack.

However, that play would be ruled a forward pass — something that annoyed former eight-time Super Bowl winner, current North Carolina head coach and all-time defensive savant Bill Belichick as he watched from his post on ESPN’s alternate Manningcast.

The Los Angeles Rams took down the Minnesota Vikings in NFL Playoff action on Monday night to advance to the divisional round. One controversial play in

Vikings Wild Card game had NFL legend Bill Belichick fuming, reigniting the debate on defensive fairness in football.

The Los Angeles Rams appeared to have got away with a play that saw Matthew Stafford fumble the ball for a touchdown but the referee's ruled it an incomplete pass after lengthy discussions

The former Patriots coach didn't hold back his thoughts on a polarizing call during the Rams-Vikings Wild Card game.