I thought Carolina was robbed on the challenged catch in the first quarter.
They show replays many times and it sure looked like he caught it to me. I admit it was close, but he bobbled it and then pulled it in and held on with his hand under the ball.
This one play was a great momentum killer.
Plus Carolina killed themselves with penalties. Again, big momentum stoppers.
There is no doubt Denver was better, but Carolina was in it until the end.
-—I thought Carolina was robbed on the challenged catch in the first quarter.-—
No way...I have seem that type of catch called an incomplete for years...
I agree the way the rule is written or interpreted sucks, but that was not a ‘football’ catch...
Betting public overwhelmingly had Carolina. Media steered peo people to wrong side. Even with replay that showed a clear catch the officials couldn’t get the call right for the team that the casino industry wanted to see lose.
I thought the opposite and the announcers got it wrong. Here's why. You will have to watch it again. His hand WAS under the ball. But the front thrid of the ball comes in contact with the ground even whith his hand under it. No problem UNLESS the ball wiggles or bobbles following the touch of the ground. As he rolls over, you will see the ball still wiggling and bobbling a bit and he has the ball pressed between his right elbow and hip.
It was right to challenge the call and it certainly could have gone either way. But based on the original call (and you could see why they made it that way), there wasn't enouh to probe control all the way through the catch.