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Call of the Week

Close-call on a potential walk-off safety is the Call of the Week

Some think this was a safety, but John Hussey and Sarah Thomas place the ball down at the 1

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Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson retreated all the way to the goal line, and by all appearances, this would have been a walk-off safety in overtime. But referee John Hussey and down judge Sarah Thomas piece together the end of the play, and it is our Call of the Week.

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Ben Austro is the editor and founder of Football Zebras and the author of So You Think You Know Football?: The Armchair Ref's Guide to the Official Rules (on sale now)

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