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I am with Cobra on this. The NFL has specific replay procedures which differ from what you or me would do in situations like this.
The ruling on the field was a TD so the crew did not need to determine who recovered the ball.
Once replay was invoked, only the video can determine who recovered. The Referee cannot consult with the crew to determine that point so even if the crew did unpile the bodies the NFL replay rules would still require the visual evidence to award possession.
In games without video replay rules, a crew could get together and discuss the call and if they determined the player was not in then they could then go to the inadvertant whistle as the result of the play.
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