You might want to go watch the tape again, your argument is inaccurate. Tate had his hands on the ball before they went to the ground. And, if he didn’t, the real and experienced officials in the booth would have called it right.

But the bigger point there is why blame the replacements when their decision was confirmed by people (replay official etc.) that have been doing this for over 20 years in the NFL?

All this boycott stuff, is just for sore losers. The real refs make just as many mistakes, they just make it look like they didn’t mess up. I’ve seen the “real” refs cost teams games and give other teams games too.

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bantrysaid: “And when the ‘real’ refs come back and pull this exact same crap, which they do every year, who will you complain to then?”

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Those comments outline the real problem, which is that the NFL does not really care about incompetent/biased officiating BECAUSE THERE IS NO REAL, ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES ARISING FROM IT. Generally, one set of fans (of the team which benefitted from the bad/biased call) agrees with the call, another set of fans (of the team which suffered from the bad/biased call) disagrees with the call, and a third set of fans (the apologists) merely shrugs and says that the refs are human and will occasionally make bad calls. Next week, the bad/biased call will go the other way, and the fans will take the opposite positions. All the while, the fans just keep attending and watching games, and the owners keep running to the bank with their pockets full of cash. IF YOU HATE INCOMPETENT/BIASED OFFICIATING, YOU MUST LOUDLY COMPLAIN TO THE NFL ABOUT IT AND START BOYCOTTING GAMES, IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER OR NOT YOUR TEAM BENEFITTED OR SUFFERED FROM THE BAD/BIASED CALL! Only by doing so will the NFL take proper action against bad/biased officiating and implement procedures and technologies that could virtually eliminate bad calls.

Here’s a question whose answer you should know from all your many years of watching the game: On any reception or interception, what constitutes establishing control of the ball? The obvious answer is that one must A) have physical control the ball, B) have two feet on the ground and C) make a move. Control is not established until all of those three requirements are met, not only one of the three. Control is also not established simply by touching the ball first.

In the case last night, Jennings had physical control of the ball, but by the time he had met the requirements of B and C, Tate also had two hands on the ball — contrary to how the ESPN analyst announcing the game tried to spin it — and he also controlled it. No matter if Jennings initially drew the ball to his chest, Tate had at least enough control of the ball to prevent Jennings from ripping it away from either of Tate’s hands.

At the point that Jennings actually met requirements B and C and — by rule — established control of the ball, there was already a situation of simultaneous possession with Tate. Both controlled the ball because neither could rip it from the others’ hands. In that case the offense wins — also by rule.

You need to read the rule. That was not a simultaneous catch. Jennings had it first, brought it to his chest. Tate forced his arm in there once on the ground and tried to gain control. Thus it’s not simultaneous. And the ref that made the call couldn’t see the play. The guy who had the right angle made the right call and he was over turned by somebody with no vantage point.

Wow, nothing against the replacement refs but they really blew this one. Never mind the Packers fans, never mind the Seahawks fans, but just go with what everyone saw. Yes, if the call on the field was a TD, there has to be clear, undeniable evidence to overturn, otherwise the call stands. But I don’t know if it can get any clearer than what was showed to the audience.

I understand they are just doing their job and are making a living like every one else, and thank God, because in my line of work, when you make an erroneous call, it can cost someone’s life.

They will surely lose at least once to the Lions, Bears and Vikes. If they lose twice to any one of those teams they are 8-8 at best not counting losing to any other team this year. Realistically, the Packers season probably ended last night in the endzone.

If you knew right now you were out of the play-offs pretty much due to a bad call, how hard would you play the rest of the season. I play cautiously trying not to get injured.

Thanks replacement refs for showing kids that cheating pays off. Tate is now the poster boy for cheating.

As to the bad call on tie goes to the receiver I’m not so sure Tate had control of the ball when it should have been called a TD, the worthless replacement ref made that decision long after the catch was made and Tate stole the ball away from Jennings.

Roger Goodell do you need any more proof that the real NFL refs are worth paying more?

I’m not a fan of either team, but I do enjoy watching football when I can. But I’m guessing you didn’t see the phantom roughing the passer call on Green Bay once they intercepted the ball. Since when is tackling a QB by his legs roughing the passer? It’s not like he took more than 1 step before tackling him. You also must have missed the Defensive Pass Interference call on GB when Shields was clearly looking back at the ball and Rice was draped all over Shields. I agree the PI on Chancellor was not there, but GB got screwed on a lot of plays that would have given them the ball back.

Nice to see Green Bay screwed. Couldn’t happen to a better bunch of people.

Karma sucks doesn’t it boys? After all the no-calls and horrible reversals of that game, you got screwed this week. As much as I feel bad for you, I don’t because your team got back what they didn’t get hit with last week.

It all balances out. But you know what, the NFL owners need to man up and pay the real refs what they want. I think I read somewhere the amount of money that this affects is .11% of revenue.. I mean its nothing… just pay the guys!

I am one who can’t stand people blaming things on the officials. If you don’t want the officiating to dictate the outcome, win by multiple touchdowns. Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t that what Aaron Rodgers and the Packers did all last year? It’s not the same dominant team.

If you execute and win convincingly, this isn’t an issue…

In the old days of US labor the player’s union would not play the games to support the Refs union but that is ancient labor history.

If you guys feel so strongly about the refs, why don’t you boycott the NFL until Goodell brings back the real refs. Will you whiners do that? No.