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To: Vinnie
It should have been ruled a touchback, Panthers at the 20.

That was not a blown call. The ruling of touchdown was incorrect and was overruled with the a challenge. What you left out, however, was the facemask penalty during the run. The Bears accepted the penalty which wiped out the play completely.

79 posted on 01/16/2006 7:55:50 AM PST by JeffAtlanta
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To: JeffAtlanta; Vinnie

If I remember that explanation of the Carolina challenge right, the ref specifically said that the ball had been fumbled through the end zone after the runner lost the ball before breaking the plane of the goal line; which without the face-mask penalty, would have resulted in Carolina ball at the 20. With the face-mask penalty, accepted by Chicago, the penalty wiped out the play, half the distance to the goal was marched off from the previous spot (the Carolina 7), and the ball was placed at (officially) the Carolina 3.


109 posted on 01/16/2006 8:15:24 AM PST by steveegg (Take two - throw those long knives at the DemonRATs and lieberals - and include the RINOs)
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To: JeffAtlanta

You are correct, my bad.
However reviewing the play, the runner was as guilty of hanging onto the facemask of the tackler as the other way.


241 posted on 01/16/2006 12:10:34 PM PST by Vinnie
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To: JeffAtlanta

Speaking of bad through-the-end-zone fumble calls, how about that one from Saturday? I don't know what replays the refs watched, but the ones I did clearly show the ball gone from Champ Bailey's hand (and ultimately through the end zone) before he went out of bounds.


243 posted on 01/16/2006 12:14:04 PM PST by steveegg (Take two - throw those long knives at the DemonRATs and lieberals - and include the RINOs)
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