Haslett clarified the confusion about a near-busted play that occurred on the opening drive of the third quarter when McAllister fumbled. After the game, McAllister said Brooks called "a play we didn't have."

Instead, Haslett said Brooks couldn't hear the first play call when it was relayed from the sideline and when he asked for it to be repeated it was cut off. According to NFL rules, communication to the quarterback's headset is switched off at the 15-second mark of the play clock. Brooks quickly called a play on his own, but the blocking scheme was wrong, resulting in poor execution before McAllister's fumble.