Take a look at this. In a critical game between the Oakland Raiders and the Kansas City Chiefs, where the winner would take the control of the AFC West, Derek Carr dropped back for a pass in the fourth quarter.
Down 21-13 on a third-and-seven, Carr threw a pass intended for wide receiver Amari Cooper. But the pass appeared to take an odd change of direction, completely throwing off Cooper.
Carr pass hits SpiderCam wire. #Raiders pic.twitter.com/Io77P132Pu
— ℙJ (@oaktheman) December 9, 2016
It’s not possible to tell, but the ball does appear to change its projected path.
The play may have been game-changing. The Raiders would lose to the Chiefs, surrendering their lead in the division.
The NFL responded, stating that they didn’t believe that the wires of the camera caused the change of path.
“The overhead camera is positioned behind the line of scrimmage, so the cables would not be in play,” NBC spokesman Dan Masonson told Jason Dachman of the Sports Video Group.
According to ESPN’s Ed Werner, the NFL also looked into the play and ruled that it was inconclusive whether the ball hit the SpiderCam.
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