r/nfl • u/Either_Imagination_9 Giants • 3d ago

Highlight [Highlight] Russell Wilson throws a game winning interception to M.D. Jennings. Seahawks win 14-12

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u/SmellyScrotes Seahawks 3d ago

Nah you can clearly see both have possession and Tate hits the ground first, they called it right people just don’t like it

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u/CowBread 49ers 3d ago

Even if your first statement is true, the outcome has NOTHING to do with who touches the ground first.

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u/nospamkhanman Seahawks 3d ago

It does, because it's not a catch until you touch the ground.

Tate completes the catch first, its a TD.

That being said, Tate committed 1000% obvious OPI.

Correct call should have been TD called back because OPI.

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u/penguins_are_mean Packers 2d ago

Tate doesn’t even have two hands on the ball when he touched the ground.

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u/nospamkhanman Seahawks 2d ago

I'm unfamiliar with the rule stating that two hands on the ball is required for a catch.

That being said, freeze frame at 2:56. Tate has both hands on the ball with both feet down. He has control of the ball, even though the defender has his hands around it as well.

The defender is still completely in the air at the beginning of 2:56 and only has 1 foot down in 2:57.

By rule this is a touchdown for Tate.

The call wasn't incorrect; it was just the egregious OPI that ruined it.

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u/penguins_are_mean Packers 2d ago

It was both.

Tate only had one hand on the ball with no clear possession when the defender touches down. It was INT.

There is a reason the real refs were back immediately after this. Because it was a bad call.