Matthew Stafford seemed to get away with one on Monday night. 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 Rams jumped out to a 7-0 lead via a Matthew Stafford touchdown pass to Kyren Williams and extended the lead to 10-0 with a field goal later in the first quarter. However, at the start of the second quarter, controversy swirled after an incomplete pass by Stafford.

Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams avoided complete disaster in the second quarter against the Minnesota Vikings with arguably the most controversial call of the playoffs thus far. On first down,