Seahawks “Beat” Packers on Worst Call Ever
I’m not trying to pump more air into this than there really is. This isn’t hype. I’m not bringing music, extra noise, or coming in on fumes. The NFL as we knew it died on Monday night, as the Seattle Seahawks “beat” the Green Bay Packers, 14-12.
What was actually a pretty darn good game between the Packers and Seahawks was inevitably decided by the league’s replacement officials. Not a little bit. Not kind of. Not arguably. Literally decided by the officials.
Not only were there several bad calls, some horrible calls, some ticky-tack calls and some non-calls. But the worst call I have arguably ever witnessed came on the game’s final play, and decided the night’s winner.
In an age where social media reigns supreme, Twitter and Facebook and the rest of the web for the most part had it right. The fix was in. The refs blew it. Pay that ref his gambling money. The Packers got screwed. And on and on.
The Monday night analysts weren’t shy about it. Neither were the post-game guys or anyone else with common sense. The Packers got hosed, and NFL fans got robbed. Seattle got a heroic rookie quarterback, an unbelievable ending against a formidable opponent, and the national spotlight in ways they could never imagine. But it was all a joke.
A sad, pathetic joke.
In case you were under a rock and missed the biggest play of 2012, the call in question was a last second hail mary from Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, that fell into M.D. Jennings hands, and was intercepted. But instead of being ruled as an interception as it should have been, two refs approached the play and offered different rulings. One signaled for a touchback, while the other signaled touchdown.
One was absolutely right, and the other was absolutely wrong. Jennings had full possession of the football. He had it pinned against his chest. He fell to the ground, fought Golden Tate off, while his body was on the ground and his feet actually slid out the back of the end-zone. Not only had Jennings picked off the pass and had full possession, but he was actually down with the ball, and should have also ended the play by having part of his body out of bounds.
Instead, the refs allowed the “play” to continue, as Tate tried to keep on hand on the ball throughout the struggle, even though at one point his hand actually was removed completely from the ball. But the beauty was that the first time Tate actually had possession of the ball in any form in relation to NFL rules was after Jennings got up, and well after the play had been ruled an offensive touchdown.
Straight out of the NFL’s rule book:
“If a pass is caught simultaneously by two eligible opponents, and both 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”.
This wasn’t a simultaneous catch. Jennings had both hands on it, against his chest, and went to the ground. Tate never had both hands on it or against his chest. In fact, at one point he wasn’t even touching it. The play should have been blown dead. Interception. Touchback. Whatever. Packers win, and the replacement officials live to mildly screw up another week of pro football.
But it gets even better. Even though it was an interception and the conversation ends there, this play should have never even happened. Not only did Tate never have possession for a true touchdown, but before he ever went for the ball, he blatantly shoved a Green Bay defender away from the play. He placed both of his hands on his back, and pushed him to the ground. Then he made a play on the ball, and somehow came away with a score.
This was a sickening display of just how bad it has gotten for the league with the replacement officials. I know the smart ones out there don’t need me or anyone else to break it down for them. They know a touchdown from a turnover. Or a catch from an interception. But maybe I broke it down in written form so I can hold onto my own sanity until the work day restarts on Tuesday.
This tweet pic by Rachel Nichols really says it all.
Good piece man, clearly an interception, and the worst call ever by these replacement refs. Packers clearly got robbed. Have to wonder what the call would be if played in Green Bay and not Seattle. Regardless, NFL has become a joke now. I'm writing up an unbiased breakdown of the "simultaneous possession" and official review as we speak as a part of the Tuesday Stew. The evidence is indisputably there. This is truly sad.
thanks Michael. yeah, it was a joke. I couldn't sleep for hours after the game. I was fuming. for the first time in my life I felt a disgust toward the sport I love. I didn't want to talk about anything other than that horrible call. nothing else that happened in that game mattered anymore.
I know what you mean, I didn't sleep at all last night and I was livid as all hell. I had to seriously ask myself if I was going to continue to support a league and sport I've loved my whole life that has now lost all credibility. And it was a great game too, truly could've gone either way. Though the Seahawks won the game on paper, they know the Packers really won. I hope they meet in the playoffs.
I don’t even watch football on a regular basis and knew that was an interception! Wow
This was clearly a simultanous catch. The ball was moving at a high velocity and had to be brought to the body to obtain possession. Both players had their hands and body on the ball when the ball came to rest. Yeah, Jennings had both hands on the ball initially, but the ball was moving 30+ mph so he did not have possession of the ball until that momentum was stopped by his body. At that point Tate also had both hands on the ball. It was clearly the correct call. Even the full-time Ref Elliott called it ruled it a catch in the booth. He knows much more about football then your precious ESPN jokesters. The Packers players should be reprimanded for their idiot speak on twitter and to the media. They should look in the mirror and question the quality of their play on Monday Night. Let’s get down to brass tax and quit tip-toeing around your feelings. I applaud the play of Russell Wilson, Golden Tate and the rest of the Seahawks. Great game. Way to fight to the finish!
Additionally, DBs are supposed to bat the ball away not try to catch it. The Packers already had the lead. The Packers need to admit their failures and quit blaming everything on the Refs like a bunch of weak headed loosers. But what can you expect from a bunch of doped up meatheads. Put down the syringe for 1 second and pick up a real sport in which you don’t have to break every 10 f-ing seconds. Play both sides of the ball you pansies. What is this? Are you too tired to play defense too? You want someone else to do that? Take off your f-ing panty liners and pad liners. Play a real game or at least play your game the way it was designed. Quit protecting the QB position like it is your Mom back there.
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