"I don't wanna make it a 'snapgate.' Which I probably already did. They did a nice job. They simulated a snap. The ball came early, was snapped early. Within that snap, that was when we got the intentional grounding. Nice job by those guys. Great situational football. Great play. Got to snap the ball. That's why the ball was snapped early on Mike. He wasn't ready for the snap."
"The sequence occurred late in the fourth quarter as the Falcons were trying to march down the field and push themselves into field-goal range for a potential game-winning kick. On a 2nd-and-20 play from New England's 48-yard line, Penix immediately threw the football away after Milton Williams exploded through the line of scrimmage - leading to a 10-yard intentional grounding penalty."
Raheem Morris accused the New England Patriots of simulating Atlanta's snap count by mimicking Michael Penix Jr.'s clapping and later walked back part of his comments. The disputed sequence occurred late in the fourth quarter while the Falcons were driving toward field-goal range. On 2nd-and-20 from New England's 48-yard line, Penix threw the ball away after Milton Williams burst through the line, resulting in a 10-yard intentional grounding penalty that pushed Atlanta back and stalled the drive. The penalty sequence contributed to a Patriots victory. NFL rules bar defensive players from simulating the offense's snap count; disconcerting signals carry a 15-yard penalty.
Read at Boston.com
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