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In reply to the discussion: HOW ABOUT THEM COWBOYS!!!! [View all]

hughee99

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37. According to the NFL rule book...
Mon Jan 5, 2015, 05:49 PM
Jan 2015

It is pass interference by either team when any player movement beyond the line of scrimmage significantly hinders the progress of an eligible player of such player’s opportunity to catch the ball. Offensive pass interference rules apply from the time the ball is snapped until the ball is touched. Defensive pass interference rules apply from the time the ball is thrown until the ball is touched.

Actions that constitute defensive pass interference include but are not limited to:

(a) Contact by a defender who is not playing the ball and such contact restricts the receiver’s opportunity to make the catch.

There's a bunch of other things too, but this first one seems like it would be the applicable one.

http://www.nfl.com/rulebook/passinterference

Still, it's a judgement call, and IMO, the refs showed poor judgement in this case. These sort of things happen pretty often, though, and on judgement calls, you're always going to find people who disagree even when it's more clear-cut than this.

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HOW ABOUT THEM COWBOYS!!!! [View all] madinmaryland Jan 2015 OP
How 'bout them fans! El Supremo Jan 2015 #1
Who knew that Tommy Lasorda was a Cowboys fan. madinmaryland Jan 2015 #10
Someone told Lasorda there was a spaghetti feed after the game Brother Buzz Jan 2015 #33
LOL Auggie Jan 2015 #41
Impressive half-time adjustments by Dallas ... Auggie Jan 2015 #2
This will be the first time Dallas plays in Green Bay for a playoff game since the Ice Bowl. madinmaryland Jan 2015 #3
Very classy. Thank you. Ishoutandscream2 Jan 2015 #6
It's made much easier when the refs decide that an obvious pass interference didn't occur. mythology Jan 2015 #4
It was not interference. There was contact, but didn't appear to be interference. madinmaryland Jan 2015 #5
Looks like a bad reversed call to me: El Supremo Jan 2015 #7
I don't see it JonLP24 Jan 2015 #8
He was shoving his shoulder! El Supremo Jan 2015 #9
He did JonLP24 Jan 2015 #11
Exactly! n/t R B Garr Jan 2015 #32
He had to show he was going for the ball. ScreamingMeemie Jan 2015 #15
He wouldn't have caught it even without that ticky tack shoulder push JonLP24 Jan 2015 #17
It was a catchable ball. ScreamingMeemie Jan 2015 #18
He got his hand on it but it would have been difficult to bring it around the defender's back JonLP24 Jan 2015 #19
It was a catchable ball, and on this one, I'm going to go with the announcers, ScreamingMeemie Jan 2015 #20
They would have only faced Lions JonLP24 Jan 2015 #21
horse shit navarth Jan 2015 #24
Reminded me of this play from the 09 NFC Championship trotsky Jan 2015 #27
The one this weekend was WAY worse than that. Goblinmonger Jan 2015 #29
Of course I am in complete agreement with you. :) trotsky Jan 2015 #30
I agree with the explanation that the contact was minimal JonLP24 Jan 2015 #38
And I think navarth Jan 2015 #39
I have a pretty good idea JonLP24 Jan 2015 #42
According to the NFL rule book... hughee99 Jan 2015 #37
It was. nt RiffRandell Jan 2015 #12
Didn't even look back / make a play for the ball. trotsky Jan 2015 #26
HOW ABOUT THEM REFS!!!! KamaAina Jan 2015 #13
There were several other calls that should have gone the other way... madinmaryland Jan 2015 #14
The bottom line is he was born to be a "foot"ball coach. KamaAina Jan 2015 #22
Exactly... and for those who will go "ooooh other calls weren't made...oooo" ScreamingMeemie Jan 2015 #16
Thank you for being a reasonable poster. It was PASS INTERFERENCE navarth Jan 2015 #23
Hey, keep it classy pal..... a kennedy Jan 2015 #25
Let me get this straight navarth Jan 2015 #34
Even bigger than that was bryant trumad Jan 2015 #28
Absolutely caraher Jan 2015 #35
Hey cowboy fans ~ TBF Jan 2015 #31
Cowboys "got away with one" per head of NFL officials 1gobluedem Jan 2015 #36
IMO the Cowboys are not guilty in this. For sure they were given the game navarth Jan 2015 #40
How about the TZ Jan 2015 #43
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