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joeybee12

(56,177 posts) Tue Jan 6, 2015, 07:34 PM Jan 2015

Refs missed blatant hold on Suh [View all]

The NFL admitted to the Detroit Lions on Tuesday that officials missed a blatant hold on Ndamukong Suh on a crucial fourth-down conversion from Tony Romo to Jason Witten with six minutes left in Sunday's wild-card game.

The conversion happened after the disputed Brandon Pettigrew play and before the Cowboys' go-ahead touchdown.

Had holding been called, it would have put the Cowboys in a fourth-and-16 hole on Detroit's side of the field. Dallas likely would have punted and Detroit still would have had the lead.

NFL head of officials Dean Blandino said Monday that the non-call on pass interference against Pettigrew by Cowboys linebacker Anthony Hitchens was debatable, but holding definitely should have been called on the later play.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/2014/story/_/id/12129092/nfl-tells-detroit-lions-officials-missed-holding-dallas-cowboys-fourth-conversion

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Refs missed blatant hold on Suh [View all] joeybee12 Jan 2015 OP

How 'bout them... El Supremo Jan 2015 #1

Let's all agree this was probably the worst officiated playoff game ever ... Auggie Jan 2015 #2

The worst part of it, IMHO, is that the refs seemed to have joeybee12 Jan 2015 #3

There has been a study in soccer that showed that crowd noise affects referree bias JonLP24 Jan 2015 #4

I would imagine it happens in pretty much any sport... joeybee12 Jan 2015 #7

That will ALWAYS be the Seattle--Green Bay game and the interception ScreamingMeemie Jan 2015 #10

The one with the replacement refs? That wasn't a playoff game. Auggie Jan 2015 #12

I didn't see the playoff part. That would be ScreamingMeemie Jan 2015 #13

Yeah, that was pretty blatant Auggie Jan 2015 #14

So you've had a change of heart? navarth Jan 2015 #5

They're still mainly assholes... joeybee12 Jan 2015 #6

No progress then. I had to ask. nt navarth Jan 2015 #8

They missed a lot more than that call. JayhawkSD Jan 2015 #9

As was noted during the game, trotsky Jan 2015 #11

OK, one was missed against him TBF Jan 2015 #15

I think this stat tells the whole story JonLP24 Jan 2015 #16