NFL Green Bay Packers at Seattle Seahawks, Russell Wilson game winning interception, Hail Mary pass, September 24, 2012.
The NFL released their statement on the final call of the Green Bay Packers “loss” to the Seattle Seahawks.
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.
I viewed the Monday night game in the last 3 minutes. These are replacement refs because the union refs are on strike.
But I have seen the union refs blow calls too, and?
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Here you have Union refs holding the NFL hostage. They have blown so many calls in the past also.
It so happened the the President of the Union Refs is an attorney through my research.
I wanted to know why they are on strike since they only work part time for the NFL
The replacements refs will get better as time passes.
relax ppl.
Unions at their best. Holding the public hostage. Does the Union care if players get hurt because of calls? Does the Union care that the public are sick of their controls on all parts of our life? I am sick of all Unions.
Looks like the NFL has given into the Union refs, per today.
More updates
Seems like they haven’t signed on the dotted line yet @ 7:51 pm 8/26/12
NFL referees’ union and league make progress in talks, source says
The NFL and locked-out referees have made progress in contract negotiations, a source close to the referees’ union said on Wednesday, as hopes rise the two sides can strike a deal in time for officials to be back on the field for this weekend’s games.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/26/us-nfl-refs-idUSBRE88P1BG20120926
They will be back for Thursday Night Football tonight
NFL reaches tentative agreement with referees to end lockout
After two days of marathon negotiations — and mounting frustration among coaches, players and fans — the NFL and the referees’ union announced at midnight Thursday that a tentative agreement had been reached to end a lockout that began in June.
Commissioner Roger Goodell, who was at the bargaining table Tuesday and Wednesday, said the regular officials would work the Browns-Ravens game at Baltimore.
The tentative eight-year deal must be ratified by 51 percent of the union’s 121 members. They plan to vote Friday and Saturday in Dallas.
http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2012/09/27/nfl-reaches-tentative-agreement-with-referees-to-end-lockout/