That colts receiver had definitely got his knees up and was a runner when the ball was punched and stripped from him and the Bills recovered. But the review people said otherwise even though two if not 3 replay views showed the receiver getting up before being contacted. It was somewhat close but the booth analysts and the TV referee both said it looked like it was a live ball and fumble. Bills still hold on but these bad reviews can be a black eye.
OT: NFL screws up late play review in Colts-Bills game
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Northside Hawk
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How the hell did they miss that?
In the end, though it was Micah Hyde with the hail Mary breakup to seal the win. Hyde, who couldn't outjump DeAndre Hopkins on the Arizona hail Murray a rew weeks ago, wasn't going to get burned again with the season on the line.
Allen meanwhile coughed the ball up himself late in the game, and got very lucky when an offensive lineman jumped on a ball that was there for the taking.
In the end, though it was Micah Hyde with the hail Mary breakup to seal the win. Hyde, who couldn't outjump DeAndre Hopkins on the Arizona hail Murray a rew weeks ago, wasn't going to get burned again with the season on the line.
Allen meanwhile coughed the ball up himself late in the game, and got very lucky when an offensive lineman jumped on a ball that was there for the taking.
Luftgekuehlt67
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Ugh, those are frustrating. With replay, I think you are trading some "game flow" for getting the call right. When the call still doesn't get made right (or is, at best murky), it's not a good look.
I think replay has been a net positive in sport. Really, I think it was almost written in stone that something like this was coming with the advent of TV coverage, especially as we moved into the era of dozens of camera angles, HD, etc. You can't show a blown call over and over to the millions watching at home and not give the refs a chance to correct it. I will say, it's amazing how often it turns out that the refs got it right in real time.
I watch the vast majority of my sports on DVR, so the stoppage doesn't really bother me, but I could imagine it becoming very obnoxious live.
The NBA had allowed foul calls to be challenged this year - honestly, I really like it. With basketball, you have so many cases where a foul doesn't just need to be un-called, it needs to be flipped. i.e. was called as a defensive foul in real time but, upon closer inspection, was actually an offensive foul. That can make a big difference, well worth the time to get it right, IMO.
I think replay has been a net positive in sport. Really, I think it was almost written in stone that something like this was coming with the advent of TV coverage, especially as we moved into the era of dozens of camera angles, HD, etc. You can't show a blown call over and over to the millions watching at home and not give the refs a chance to correct it. I will say, it's amazing how often it turns out that the refs got it right in real time.
I watch the vast majority of my sports on DVR, so the stoppage doesn't really bother me, but I could imagine it becoming very obnoxious live.
The NBA had allowed foul calls to be challenged this year - honestly, I really like it. With basketball, you have so many cases where a foul doesn't just need to be un-called, it needs to be flipped. i.e. was called as a defensive foul in real time but, upon closer inspection, was actually an offensive foul. That can make a big difference, well worth the time to get it right, IMO.
Northside Hawk
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Northside Hawk
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Good night Seattle!
Motigerhawk
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F the Rams
I agree that yes there were several angles that could be stitched together to show he was not touched and both knees were off the ground. The 2nd Bills player was not close to touching him. As Northside Hawk said there were a couple of angles that showed him up before the 'touch'. I know these replays are going to be screwed up sometimes but at the end of a playoff game just does not look good at all.
I dont have that much against Seattle except they were winning a few years ago to me and many others because the league was letting their secondary mug opposing receivers. They had and have a lot of great players but I hate to see that 'edge' given to certain teams.
At least 3 hawks on the Bills team and Hyde is still playing great after 9 years I think.
Northside Hawk
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Thats EXACTLY how the Patriots dynasty started. The NFL was becoming dominated by smaller, smurf receivers like Isaac Bruce, Joey Galloway, Steve Smith, and Santana Moss and the league allowed Belichick's defensive backs to rough things up.
The early 2000's were my fantasy football heyday. Those receivers were frequent contributors to my teams.
LoyalSon
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My understanding is that the call stood because they determined that the ball was snapped on the next play before the challenge was buzzed to the officials on the field by the review crew in New York. Net result, they couldn't review the call, even though it was obviously wrong.
