[RainMan]

While both players were still in mid-air, Tates left arm was between Jennings chest and the ball. Tates right arm was outside both Jennings arms, but still on the ball. Possession requires being on the ground and in control. By the time they were on the ground and in control, it was still being held by both men. The fact that Jennings was holding Tate to the ball is part of the fact that it was a simultaneous catch. Jennings even tried to roll away from Tate to take sole possession, but because he was trapping Tate to the ball all he did was prove that Tate was still attached to the ball. That is a simultaneous catch, and that ALWAYS goes to the offense.

Now, if Jennings had batted the ball away, GB would have won, but because he screwed up and tried to have an interception, Seattle won. Most are blaming the refs for a bad call, but the call was the right one. The loss is Jennings fault.

[Ronald_Magnus]

You're absolutely right. Tate is bringing the ball to his body as he's going to the ground. Both his feet hit the ground before Jenning's. Refs got this one right people.

[freedumb2003]

>>While both players were still in mid-air, Tates left arm was between Jennings chest and the ball. Tates right arm was outside both Jennings arms, but still on the ball. Possession requires being on the ground and in control. By the time they were on the ground and in control, it was still being held by both men.<<

I respectfully disagree. Having your hand on the ball is not “possession” by any possible definition. When Jennings hit the ground, Tate just had a hand on the ball and was not even CLOSE to possession. Jennings hits the ground on his butt in contact with Tate making him down by contact WITH possession of the ball.

Until Tate wrested it from Jennings well after they were on the ground he did not come close to any definition of “possession.”

I agree Jennings should have batted the ball away and certainly created the situation. But that is like blaming the guy who hits the brakes for the car behind him rear-ending him.

Bad call by the refs.

Not counting the non-interference call and the false interference call.

Home cookin’ is alive with the replacement refs.

[VideoDoctor]

Either you're a Seahawk fan or you have the Obama mentality whereby you believe your explanation supercedes reality..

I watched a Titan's defensive back on Sunday "bat the ball down to the ground" on what was the supposed final play of the Titans-Lions game. That resulted in the batted down pass being caught by the Lions and a TOUCHDOWN which sent the game into overtime.

Your explanation holds as much plausibility as Obama's Foreign Policy.