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is that some kind of record?

Talk about dictating a game!!

Just watched the game in entirety, i must say those officials were bordering on corrupt.

How can the review guy come to the conclusion that that was caught fairly (the push was sooo blatent) and not intercepted, absolutely beggars belief.

Seattles previous drive was kept alive by numerous joke calls, the pass interference, the roughing the passer etc, and then to end the game like that makes a mockery of TV reviews.

The review of the final play was just about the only correct call on the final drive (due to the limits of replay review). The push was irrelevant as far as replay goes. To overturn the catch there would need to be clear evidence that the defender caught the ball and controlled it all the way to the ground or that the ball touched the ground - but there was neither

Sweet.... these refs are so incompetent i bet he even missed the interference  when reviewing the replay

Gotta feel sorry for the division3 college kids who have to ENDURE this officiating every game.

Yeah a lot of people have said that but it can still be caught off a bat down.......witness Titus Young doing the exact thing for the Lions on Sunday night.

swardean
"Summary a fair win for Seattle"

If you think that was a "fair" win then you are the only person on the planet that does. I`ll give you the benefit of the doubt and put it down to your poor choice of vocabulary. "Deserved" would have been a better word to use, although even then I would strongly disagree.

correct CJ, Jerry Austin the Super Bowl referee said exactly the same thing last night during controversy.

GoBallistic - quite right. According to the rules of the game the final call was correct not to be over turned.

NFL: "The NFL officiating department reviewed the video today and supports the the decision not to overturn the on-field ruling."

NFL: "The result of the game is final"



In Monday's game between the Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks, Seattle faced a 4th-and-10 from the Green Bay 24 with eight seconds remaining in the game.

Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson threw a pass into the end zone. Several players, including Seattle wide receiver Golden Tate and Green Bay safety M.D. Jennings, jumped into the air in an attempt to catch the ball.

While the ball is in the air, Tate can be seen shoving Green Bay cornerback Sam Shields to the ground. This should have been a penalty for offensive pass interference, which would have ended the game. It was not called and is not reviewable in instant replay.

When the players hit the ground in the end zone, the officials determined that both Tate and Jennings had possession of the ball. Under the rule for simultaneous catch, the ball belongs to Tate, the offensive player. The result of the play was a touchdown.

Replay Official Howard Slavin stopped the game for an instant replay review. The aspects of the play that were reviewable included if the ball hit the ground and who had possession of the ball. In the end zone, a ruling of a simultaneous catch is reviewable. That is not the case in the field of play, only in the end zone.

Referee Wayne Elliott determined that no indisputable visual evidence existed to overturn the call on the field, and as a result, the on-field ruling of touchdown stood. The NFL Officiating Department reviewed the video today and supports the decision not to overturn the on-field ruling following the instant replay review.

The result of the game is final.

Applicable rules to the play are as follows:

A player (or players) jumping in the air has not legally gained possession of the ball until he satisfies the elements of a catch listed here.

Rule 8, Section 1, Article 3 of the NFL Rule Book defines a catch:

A forward pass is complete (by the offense) or intercepted (by the defense) if a player, who is inbounds:

(a) secures control of the ball in his hands or arms prior to the ball touching the ground; and

(B) touches the ground inbounds with both feet or with any part of his body other than his hands; and

© maintains control of the ball long enough, after (a) and (B) have been fulfilled, to enable him to perform any act common to the game (i.e., maintaining control long enough to pitch it, pass it, advance with it, or avoid or ward off an opponent, etc.).

When a player (or players) is going to the ground in the attempt to catch a pass, Rule 8, Section 1, Article 3, Item 1 states:

Player Going to the Ground. If a player goes to the ground in the act of catching a pass (with or without contact by an opponent), he must maintain control of the ball throughout the process of contacting the ground, whether in the field of play or the end zone. If he loses control of the ball, and the ball touches the ground before he regains control, the pass is incomplete. If he regains control prior to the ball touching the ground, the pass is complete.

Rule 8, Section 1, Article 3, Item 5 states:

Simultaneous Catch. If a pass is caught simultaneously by two eligible opponents, and both players retain it, the ball belongs to the passers. It is not a simultaneous catch if a player gains control first and an opponent subsequently gains joint control. If the ball is muffed after simultaneous touching by two such players, all the players of the passing team become eligible to catch the loose ball.

UK bookies should do the same but won`t.

P-power refunded... fair play to them, commendable gesture.

365 I done my bet with, no chance from them... withdrawing my money from there now in anger they won't refund that robbery Yes I know paying out on the result is what they do, but last night were exceptional circumstances imo... amateur refs fcking it up so epicly it's beyond belief. That's the risk we take though...

I backed the packers and somehow managed to lay off my stake before the final play! I wasn't very amused when i saw my green bay green go to the bin!

What about the roughing the passer call when Wilson had been intercepted

Think its time to have fun with a few little accas only, until this is sorted.

Agree CJ, GB offence really picked up against a great seahawks D, will still be right in the mix.  However you can say that about a few teams

Having seen the Pete Caroll interview I used to like Pete Caroll.

That has all gone out of the window.  what a numpty!

Would love to see Carrolls reaction if Seattle lose the game this weekend on a referees decision.....see how the man reacts when the boots on the other foot.

This has to be the longest lasting inplay match thread

Like I said earlier, Carroll is a smarmy pr*ck and thats without seeing the interview. Just to be expected from the guy. He would have gained more respect if he had told it as it was. He was in charge of USC during the controversial years. Can`t wait for 49ers to hump the Seadawks home and away.

Golden Tate...wonder if his middle name is "Bo££ocks" ?