Between the interception and offensive pass interference the call by both the ref and the NFL are wrong. The NFL is standing along the ref because they are supportive of the scab refs. If Green Bay misses the playoffs this year by one game we will all be looking back to this wrong call.
Saw the replay. Jennings had clear control of the ball and it wasn't stripped from him until he was downed. The play should have been called dead when he hit. It was clearly an interception.
What surprised me is even after review and slo-mo, the touchdown stood. Yes, there was offensive pass interference but Shields hadn't a snowball's chance in hell of getting the ball anyway; and Tate was also shoved - into the ball.
Was the miscall the result of inexperienced officiating? Probably. I do not think there was any "funny" business going on and it is also true if either team had performed up to expectations, the game wouldn't have been decided by a blown call at the end of regulation....
It is a case of "dual posession." In that case the ball is ruled to the offensive player....they do not look for who had "more posession." They had their hands in there at the same time. Ethically, it was an interception. According to the rule book, it was a touchdown
The concept of what constitutes simultaneous possession seems a bit challenging for some people. If you have a grilled cheese sandwich with two pieces of bread and a slice of cheese in the middle, one could say each slice possesses the cheese. If, on the other hand, you put two slices of bread one on top of the other and then a slice of cheese on top - possession would go to the bread in direct content with the cheese. Does that help or do you just hate cheese so much that you are incapable of rational thought?
It is obvious in slo-mo that GB caught the ball and controlled it. Why didn't they review the footage at end of game? Why didn't NFL also do so in their infinite power? Are they blind?
This is a game. What makes it controversial is the fact that fans spend a lot of money on this game. But it is only a game.... Games are usually won by the team who makes the least mistakes. The fact that the referees make mistakes makes the game more interesting to watch.... It is just a game and it puts no money in my pocket.... It only meant for entertainment just like a 'soap opera'.
The commish of the football league should be fired and be made to get an eye test. He don't have the balls to do what is the right thing to do about this game. Everyone else in the Country knows who really won this game!
Hmmmm, I think the NFL organization would not change the outcome due to precedent. Imagine if they were called upon to dissect every controversial call made? But, no matter what the outcome is, it was obvious that Jennings had possession and the call was incorrect. I can understand any official making an incorrect call on the field, but to review the play, see the truth, and still call it wrong was stunning!
I'll wager if it had been Green Bay that got the touchdown call, a lot fewer people would be upset. Few outside the city limits like seeing Seattle, the team everyone loves to dis, win against the Perennial Favorite.
Besides, why not take the MLB attitude about umpires here: the unfavorable bad calls (against my team) ultimately even out against the favorable bad calls (against the opponent's team)?
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Legitimacy
What surprised me is even after review and slo-mo, the touchdown stood. Yes, there was offensive pass interference but Shields hadn't a snowball's chance in hell of getting the ball anyway; and Tate was also shoved - into the ball.
Was the miscall the result of inexperienced officiating? Probably. I do not think there was any "funny" business going on and it is also true if either team had performed up to expectations, the game wouldn't have been decided by a blown call at the end of regulation....
It is clear they place more importance on busting the referees over putting a quality product on the field.
I am going to concentrate on other things like hunting, building things around the house and screw the NFL...at least until the real refs comeback.
The players should show solidarity and go on strike to support the refs.
Besides, why not take the MLB attitude about umpires here: the unfavorable bad calls (against my team) ultimately even out against the favorable bad calls (against the opponent's team)?
It really is annoying to think that for a small fraction of a players pay the owners cannot do whats right for the league.
Its called penny wise and pound foolish!