by: Barkley Truax 36 minutes ago BarkleyTruax
The officials appeared to miss a pivotal call during Monday Night Football’s Week 2 game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Houston Texans. The play resulted in a touchdown.
Bucs offensive tackle Charlie Heck appeared to trip a Texans defender on a touchdown pass to Emeka Egbuka from Baker Mayfield in the second quarter. However, it wasn’t called. Rules analyst Russell Yurk provided an explanation during the ESPN broadcast.
“You look, No. 77 extends his leg and trips the defender up,” Yurk said. “That should have been a foul for tripping, it would have been 15 yards from the spot of that trip.”
Refs miss a tripping penalty on the Bucs pic.twitter.com/x8OC8M7NkF
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While the trip wasn’t called, the 15-yard touchdown reception did. This continues a fast start for Egbuka during his rookie season out of Ohio State . During the Bucs’ 23-20 Week 1 victory over the Atlanta Falcons, he caught four of his six targets for 67 yards and two touchdowns.
It’s not a complete surprise to Egbuka already playing a large role for the Buccaneers. He was reportedly impressive during the team’s training camp and has been excited to contribute to the team.
After all, Tampa has high hopes for the former Buckeyes wideout after selecting him 19th overall during the 2025 NFL Draft this offseason. He certainly proved his worth during college.