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What an amazing set of plays in the NFL today (and I'm only casually watching off and on)!!
I flipped over to Fox and caught the end of the Seahawks-Rams game. Seattle ran a play with about 18 seconds left and had to hurry to reset and spike the ball. There was a flag at the snap and the Rams HC immediately thought it was a procedure foul that would run 10 seconds off the clock and end the game (4 seconds showed on the clock). The penalty was a formation penalty (receiver was not on the line) which does not have a 10 second run-off. They moved the ball back 5 yards and Seattle had to kick a 54-yarder to win it. He made it easily. Talk about a swing in emotions!!
I then flipped back over to CBS and saw the replay of the previous play. TB is down 13-7 and they threw a pass over the middle. The receiver appeared to catch it at the 3 and stretch into the end zone where the ball came out of his hands. The ruling on the field was an incomplete pass but it was overturned on review. It was a very tough call to make on the field and the replay system worked perfectly to help the officials! The announcer showed his ignorance by saying the U had the best view of the play. Even though he was looking right at it, he would have been shielded by the receiver and would not have been able to see the ball. Just because he's the closest doesn't mean he has the best angle.
What a flurry!!
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