Found September 25, 2012 on 5TH QUARTER MAGAZINE: Yardbarker Blogger Network
The NFL replacement refs have been the center of conversation for the past couple of weekends, and those conversations will certainly continue after the Seahawks beat the Packers in one of the most bizarre endings of a game you’ll ever see. Green Bay had a 12-7 lead with less than a minute in the game when they had to punt it back to Seattle. Despite having no time outs, the Seahawks managed to move the ball down the field, giving rookie quarterback Russell Wilson one final shot at the end zone. That’s when the madness began. In the last play of the game, Wilson threw the ball to a very crowded end zone and both M.D. Jennings of the Packers and Golden Tate of Seahawks came down with the football. One official signaled for a touch back while another signaled for a touchdown. So what was the final call? The officials came together and decided that it was a touchdown. But because of the new rules, all scoring plays have to be reviewed. In the replays, it looked like Jennings had posse...
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