In my opinion, the replacement refs, or at least one of them blew the call in the Paker/Seahawks game. To me, it was clearly an INT, and Green Bay won the game. The game was taken away from the Packers. It's time the NFL settled with the refs and bring them back.
It was actually won by them by them blowing about 3-4 calls in row.
- The refs reversed the INT (first one) due to I guess roughing the passer... all the guy did was tackle the QB has he was running out of the pocket on the pass. It was almost a touch football tackle.
- Then the refs called def interference when in fact it was offensive interference.
- Then the refs missed the over the top interference on the last play.
- Then they rewarded the TD to a receiver who clearly did not catch the ball and barely had a hand on it.
The refs gave the seahawks the following:
- 15 yards for a roughing the passer
- 32 yards for def pass interference
- 15 yards that should have gone against them for off pass interference on Rice
- 24 yards for a catch made by Tate (this excludes the 15 yd penalty for pass interference on the last play)
The refs not only changed possession of the ball twice when they shouldn't have... they gave Seattle an extra 86 yards in the final 8 minutes when Seattle couldn't move the ball at all.
The last play was just icying on the cake, it was all the blown calls. I have no idea why Green Bay came back on the field, what would have it been a forfeit? Who cares.