Check this post for a breakdown of calls made by the officiating crews today. Did you see something that is controversial or have a question about a rules interpretation? Respond in the comments section of this post or tweet us @footballzebras.
Colts at Titans (video)
The Colts get the benefit of the ball being ruled dead and a Titans fumble recovery being wiped out (1:10 in the video above).
Refreshingly, the Titans do not blame that call for their overtime loss.
Giants at Cowboys (video)
The Cowboys were attempting a last-minute comeback, down by five points. Quarterback Tony Romo connected with receiver Dez Bryant in the back of the end zone for the apparent go-ahead touchdown with six seconds remaining. On review, Bryant caught the ball in the air, and the first body part to touch the ground was his hand with his fingertips touching the end line.
The touchdown was erased from the board, and the Giants eventually won the game. With the season head-to-head now split, the NFC East may be decided by four fingertips.
Redskins at Steelers (video)
Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger threw a short pass over the defensive line. Problem was that umpire Darrell Jenkins was occupying that space. There are no do-overs, as the quarterback could deliberately aim at the official to get another chance. If the ball caroms off an official, it still can be caught prior to touching the ground, as long as the official is not touching the sideline.
Redskins at Steelers (video)
Redskins safety DeAngelo Hall, in his disagreement with head linesman Dan McKenzie, removed his helmet and apparently hurled the mother of all F-bombs while pointing in McKenzie’s face. Hall was flagged twice for unsportsmanlike conduct: once for removing his helmet and once for an offense against an official.
Rule 14, Section 4, in part:
If one of the multiple fouls is a foul against a game official, then both fouls are enforced
Jaguars at Packers (video)
Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is ruled to have fumbled, but it appears that he lost the ball prior to tucking it back to his body. This would be ruled an incomplete pass if the Tuck Rule was invoked.
The replay official did not call for a review, so he must have believed the ball was tucked before the fumble.
The replay from the end zone shows that the ball is already on the ground when the tucking motion is completed.
Panthers at Bears (video)
Panthers quarterback Cam Newton fumbles at the 1-yard line into the end zone. Panthers wide receiver Louis Murphy recovers. Since it was not under two minutes remaining in the half nor fourth down, the forward fumble rules do not apply. It is a legal touchdown for the Panthers.
(Had the ball gone out of bounds or if Murphy had recovered while touching out of bounds, it would have been a touchback: Bears ball, 1st and 10 on the 20.)
Dolphins at Jets
A new type of tuck rule: side judge Michael Banks began to throw a flag for defensive pass interference, then saw something to change his mind. (It may be because the ball is slightly underthrown, and thus, both players were playing the ball.)
Dolphins at Jets
Walt Anderson’s crew is using pink penalty flags, on the suggestion of an 11-year old from Marlboro, N.J.
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Jets/Dolphins, not Jets/Pats.
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Yeah, that was last week. Don’t know how that slipped in there. Fixed the post.