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Minnesota Vikings tight end TJ Hockenson was upset after his touchdown was overturned in the 28-22 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday afternoon.
Hockenson thought he had scored a crucial touchdown with 3:05 left. Officials ruled it a touchdown on the field, but it was overturned after a replay. Minnesota settled for a field goal to cut the deficit to six points and failed to get the ball back.
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Minnesota Vikings tight end TJ Hockenson (87) dives to try to catch a pass in the end zone, which was ruled incomplete, during the second half of an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
The veteran tight end insisted he caught the ball.
“There was nothing to undo it,” he said via ESPN. “I mean, I was out there. I felt him, hands under the ball, hooking it and I don’t understand. I don’t understand fundamentally the catch rule at this point. … I don’t understand how New York can call and just say, ‘Yeah, that’s not a catch,’ when there was no evidence that it wasn’t. I mean, I had it. I think it’s ridiculous.”
All scoring plays and turnovers are subject to review.
Mark Butterworth, vice president of instant replay, claimed in an interview with a pool reporter that Hockenson lost control of the ball while on the ground.
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Minnesota Vikings tight end TJ Hockenson (87) warms up before the game against the Philadelphia Eagles at US Bank Stadium on October 19, 2025. (Brad Rempel/Imagn Images)
“The call on the field was a touchdown, so it’s the skill of the replay to stop the play. We used enhanced throws to show that as he was heading down the ground – he needs to control the ball throughout the catching process – he lost control of the ball,” Butterworth said. “The ball hit the ground. Then he took control of the ball again. So we turned it over for an incomplete pass.”
The touchdown and extra point would have made it a two-point game.
Hockenson finished with six catches for 43 yards.
The Vikings offense wasted some drives despite losing by just six points. Carson Wentz threw interceptions on back-to-back drives, one of which turned into a pick six by Jalyx Hunt.
Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell walks along the sideline during the second half of an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)
Minnesota fell to 3-3 with the loss.
