[amused]

WFAN may have gotten this story wrong. The intended receiver on that play was an offensive guard, so he was clearly ineligible unless he had lined up as an end and was announced as an eligible receiver.

NJ.com has just put up a blip from AP Here's the gist

After a videotape review of the 41-yard attempt with six seconds left, NFL Director of Officiating Mike Pereira determined:

• The Giants' Tam Hopkins, No. 65, lined up as the left guard and was illegally downfield on the pass. All three flags thrown by the officials were for that penalty.
• Rich Seubert, No. 69 and normally a guard, lined up as an eligible receiver on the play. He reported to the officiating crew before the game that he would man that position on field goals.
• 49ers defensive end Chike Okeafor interfered with Seubert when he was attempting to catch Allen's pass. No defensive pass interference penalty was called.

"If defensive pass interference had been called," an NFL statement explained, "there would have been offsetting penalties (ineligible receiver against the Giants and pass interference against the 49ers), with the down replayed at the original line of scrimmage, the San Francisco 23-yard line. Although time had expired, a game cannot end with offsetting penalties. Thus, the game would have been extended by one untimed down."

Now I think I may get sick.

[Alberta's Child]

The Giants did not deserve to win that game, but to have such bad officiating on a game-ending play is unbelievable.

The Giants played a game against the Dallas Cowboys back in the late 1980s, and the Giants were awarded a safety on the opening kickoff when the Dallas kick returner muffed the kick in the end zone and was tackled while trying to run it out.

The NFL issues a statement after the game describing the call as a blatantly incorrect one, and the entire off-field officiating crew was fired the next day.

[My2Cents]

This was explained yesterday that the Giants' ineligible man downfield nullified their play, and hence there was -- technically -- no pass interference, because the play was -- technically -- dead once the ineligible man ran downfield. I have sympathy for Giants fans, but let's face it -- the team imploded.

[Hatteras]

Of course, your saying that IF the 49er was guilty of pass interference. Judging by the way they've been calling all the games these past few years, there would have been a 50/50 chance of that happening...