seriously, chief, you've personally started 5-6 threads on PAGE 1 regarding this game. Let it the f**k go! I pushed my 2H bet instead of winning and I left it where it belongs...on Sunday. Sorry your $27.50/$25 wager got graded incorrectly but Vegas won, Pittsburgh won, and that's all that really matters
Referee says officials errantly voided Steelers TD
PITTSBURGH (AP)—The first 11-10 game in NFL history shouldn’t have ended that way, referee Scott Green said after a last-minute touchdown was errantly taken away from the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday.
The officiating mistake didn’t affect the outcome since the Steelers still would have won, but the touchdown would have changed the score to 17-10—or, more likely, 18-10, since the teams were lined up for an extra-point try that was never attempted.
On first-and-10 from San Diego’s 21 with 5 seconds remaining, Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers threw a short pass to LaDainian Tomlinson over the middle for 3 yards. Tomlinson turned and made a handoff-type lateral to wide receiver Chris Chambers, who attempted to pitch the ball to a teammate only to have safety Troy Polamalu scoop it up and score from the 12.
Both teams left the field on what looked to be a game-ending play, but were called back by the officials for the extra-point attempt. At that point, the replay official called for a review.
After watching the play, Green initially announced the ruling on the field was upheld and the touchdown counted. But the officiating crew huddled again before the extra-point attempt and changed the call, deciding that an illegal forward pass should have ended the play.
Green, in a postgame interview with a pool reporter, said that call was errant—even though his explanation for the confusion was almost as confusing as the play itself.
“We should have let the play go through in the end, yes,” Green said. “It was misinterpreted that instead of killing the play, we should have let the play go through.”
Green said the confusion occurred because there was a misunderstanding about which lateral was in question.
“The first pass was the one that was illegal, but it only kills the play if it hits the ground,” Green said. “That was incorrect to have killed it at that point. The ruling should have let the play go on. That’s just the way that it played out. We believe the second pass was legal.”
Green was asked why, since the ball didn’t hit the ground during any of the tossing, the officials decided after huddling that the play should have ended.
“We didn’t kill it on the field,” Green said. “After (the) discussion we decided … there was some confusion over which pass we were talking about and it was decided that it was the second pass that was illegal that did hit the ground and therefore we killed the play there.”
However, the officials realized afterward they erred.
“I know,” Green said. “The rule was misinterpreted.”
Asked about the officiating—the Steelers drew 115 yards in penalties to the Chargers’ 5—Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin declined to comment.
“No, I have never seen a game ended with 13-to-1 in penalties, but I am not answering questions about the officiating,” Tomlin said.
The call affected betting on the game since the Steelers were 5-point favorites and would have covered if the touchdown counted.
PITTSBURGH (AP)—The first 11-10 game in NFL history shouldn’t have ended that way, referee Scott Green said after a last-minute touchdown was errantly taken away from the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday.
The officiating mistake didn’t affect the outcome since the Steelers still would have won, but the touchdown would have changed the score to 17-10—or, more likely, 18-10, since the teams were lined up for an extra-point try that was never attempted.
On first-and-10 from San Diego’s 21 with 5 seconds remaining, Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers threw a short pass to LaDainian Tomlinson over the middle for 3 yards. Tomlinson turned and made a handoff-type lateral to wide receiver Chris Chambers, who attempted to pitch the ball to a teammate only to have safety Troy Polamalu scoop it up and score from the 12.
Both teams left the field on what looked to be a game-ending play, but were called back by the officials for the extra-point attempt. At that point, the replay official called for a review.
After watching the play, Green initially announced the ruling on the field was upheld and the touchdown counted. But the officiating crew huddled again before the extra-point attempt and changed the call, deciding that an illegal forward pass should have ended the play.
Green, in a postgame interview with a pool reporter, said that call was errant—even though his explanation for the confusion was almost as confusing as the play itself.
“We should have let the play go through in the end, yes,” Green said. “It was misinterpreted that instead of killing the play, we should have let the play go through.”
Green said the confusion occurred because there was a misunderstanding about which lateral was in question.
“The first pass was the one that was illegal, but it only kills the play if it hits the ground,” Green said. “That was incorrect to have killed it at that point. The ruling should have let the play go on. That’s just the way that it played out. We believe the second pass was legal.”
Green was asked why, since the ball didn’t hit the ground during any of the tossing, the officials decided after huddling that the play should have ended.
“We didn’t kill it on the field,” Green said. “After (the) discussion we decided … there was some confusion over which pass we were talking about and it was decided that it was the second pass that was illegal that did hit the ground and therefore we killed the play there.”
However, the officials realized afterward they erred.
“I know,” Green said. “The rule was misinterpreted.”
Asked about the officiating—the Steelers drew 115 yards in penalties to the Chargers’ 5—Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin declined to comment.
“No, I have never seen a game ended with 13-to-1 in penalties, but I am not answering questions about the officiating,” Tomlin said.
The call affected betting on the game since the Steelers were 5-point favorites and would have covered if the touchdown counted.
u didnt deserve to win the bet, if u want to bitch about the flags in the game fine, but to bitch about a play where the defense might score 1 in 1,000 times is ridiculous. The game is over, move on. I didnt bet on either team, but i wouldnt be bitching about recovering a fumble on 2 laterals and running into the end zone as time expires to get some fluke covery.
The first pass was the one that was illegal, but it only kills the play if it hits the ground,” Green said. “That was incorrect to have killed it at that point. The ruling should have let the play go on.
So if you do an illegal fwd pass... and don't advance it, it's okay? that'd be sweet to throw a bunch of fwd passes, it's like that one game we played in elemenatary--like IOWA FOOTBALL or some shit like that lol. I'm sure other midwestern kids played it.
So if you do an illegal fwd pass... and don't advance it, it's okay? that'd be sweet to throw a bunch of fwd passes, it's like that one game we played in elemenatary--like IOWA FOOTBALL or some shit like that lol. I'm sure other midwestern kids played it.
Hi Wolf I can still remember like it was yesterday
over fifty (50)+ years ago, Alan Ameche scoring the
winning touchdown in the first overtime game in the
history of the nfl, called the greatest game ever in the
NFL, things have changed since then..
but for those who believe it was fixed,and for those who
do not, I myself believe it was very fishy, and the worst
call I have ever seen.......
GOOD LUCK TO YOU AND ALL THE CAPPERS
Here here. There is the biggest problem, I mean lets face it even if the game was rigged, so what? You were going to lose anyway if it was rigged right? Second, it would have been worse had you bet on SD and lost thay way. BUT - the main issue here is that the friggin refs don't know the rules that they are supposed to know. This is a bad reflection on the current officiating and this is not an isolated incident. THis one and the 2nd week Hocchuli call was just very visual and brought to the forefront but this year has been laiden with tons of bad calls and the refs really need to go back and study the rule books.
"Even if the game was rigged so what". So you don't give a rats ass that you may be betting on games that are pre-determined which means you or may not get really lucky that day. What is up with everyone and the so what if its rigged attitude?
On your 2nd point regarding the refs not knowing the rules. The refs know the rules...the game was rigged.
Go-Go it is way easier for people to turn a blind eye, than to ask questions, leading to things like maybe not everything is on the up and up with every NFL game....
The mighty NFL can't be corrupted, right? There is no way in hell organized crime could get to any of these part time refs right? I mean neither can the NBA...oh wait.....
Bottom line is anywhere there is money that can be manipulated, there will be corruption...Wall St. or pro sports it's all about :money8:
