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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.I thought they changed it that season between the AFCCG (when a similar catch to Henry's by Jesse James was overturned) and the Super Bowl (when a similar catch by someone, maybe Ertz or a running back, was upheld). But I could be misremembering/conflating multiple Steelers games.
In that Super Bowl they applied a rule that didn’t kick in until the following season. The ball was moving in Clement‘s hands while he was going to the ground but they still called it a catch. even though that wasn’t a catch for the previous 19 weeks of the season.Didn't they change this rule in the middle of the 2017 season, which helped the Eagles win the super bowl?
Walt Anderson, who made the call from NY, was the deflategate ref and is 70 years old...he probably should retire
In that Super Bowl they applied a rule that didn’t kick in until the following season. The ball was moving in Clement‘s hands while he was going to the ground but they still called it a catch. even though that wasn’t a catch for the previous 19 weeks of the season.
"after reviewing the play, the quarterback's arm was going forward...."
let's pump the brakes on *****ing about the refs
Move on, we had multiple other opportunities to not screw up. Lots of mental errors, it was a well earned loss.
True, however the rule about surviving the ground was changed in 2018. Even if the ball touched the ground and even if it moved, it can still be a catch.The unforgivable part is that everyone could see his hand underneath the ball, so therefore it was impossible to confirm that the ball hit the ground, and therefore impossible to overturn the initial TD call. It’s nice to see this pic confirming the catch, but the onus was on replay to confirm the ball hit the ground, which anyone could tell was impossible to do once the first angle was seen.
The ball is past the plane of the goal line when Henry's knee touches the ground. One knee equals two feet! TD!In my mind, not based on the rules, mostly because I'm not sure what "a football move" is (When one is playing football, isn't everything considered a "football move"?), I think that both plays in that clip should have been catches, but only Kelce's catch should have been a TD. Henry's second foot never comes down until after his elbow hits the ground and then he loses control of the ball. But since his hand is under the ball the refs should have ruled him down at the 1/2 yard line.
Watching Adalious Thomas being pulled backwards away from Eli Manning still rankles...2. 2007 Super Bowl (multiple “missed” holding calls by the Giants OL during the helmet catch play).
Tom had a Freudian slip and told Charles Woodson he fumbled the ball. They both had a laugh when Woodson noticed it."after reviewing the play, the quarterback's arm was going forward...."
let's pump the brakes on *****ing about the refs
Generally this advice makes sense esp if it's just 1 or 2 calls, but in this case the reversal cost us 4 points and the blatant missed hold on the TD return cost us another 7, so that's 11 points without any debate. Just incompetent officiating, 11 points, L instead of W. Then the missed Mac facemask likely cost us at least 3 more, though it wasn't as quid pro quo as the other two.Move on, we had multiple other opportunities to not screw up. Lots of mental errors, it was a well earned loss.
another horrible attempt at trollingNFL NY probably prefers pats do not make the playoffs. They have no marketable playmakers and are usually boring to watch.
NFL has to feed their families
In all of those games, a “good team” was unable to overcome bad officiating.
Okay. I'll have to re-watch that play. I thought only one foot touched the ground before the elbow hit. ThanksThe ball is past the plane of the goal line when Henry's knee touches the ground. One knee equals two feet! TD!
What really cost them HFA was not taking the Jets seriously in week 16. Win that game and they get 3 weeks of rest plus HFA which they really needed. Then they followed that up with another loss in Miami in week 17 showing no urgency. BB had said he wasn't afraid of going back to Denver which was bizarre given his teams aren't good in Denver and they had a 2-3 playoff record on the road. Two of those 3 losses were playing in Denver which that became loss number 3 out of 4. They would've obliterated Denver if that game were at Gillette.I would say 2015 was a "good team" (started 10-0 before injuries) but those Denver & Philly games back to back with all the blunders and bad officiating they weren't able to overcome and actually cost a home AFCC and another SB.