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Alex Kemp's crew calls intentional grounding on the Seahawks Geno Smith.
Smith was in the pocket when he threw the ball, so intentional grounding is possible. There was no one anywhere near the pass, because there was a miscommunication between the quarterback and wide receiver. There is no bail out on a grounding call when the receiver zigged when he should have zagged.
There can be an argument about whether or not Smith was under "imminent threat" of a sack. But, the Seahawks were screaming for a miscommunication dispensation. And, Smith was eager to argue that point with Kemp.
One problem. Kemp is in the middle of making his announcement. While arguing with the officials is commonplace, the NFL doesn't want arguing in the middle of the referee announcement.
Give Kemp credit for keeping his cool during a hot mic.
Last Edit: Sept 17, 2023 14:57:37 GMT -5 by FredFan7
The Seahawks score a game winning, overtime touchdown.
First of all, nice job by line judge Rusty Baynes in correctly ruling the touchdown in real time.
But should there have been holding on Seattle?
Right tackle Jake Curhan appears to hold Detroit's Aidan Hutchinson, as Hutchinson is bearing down on quarterback Geno Smith. Hands outside the frame isn't an automatic holding flag. Did Curhan hold up Hutchinson? What the officials look for is the defender losing steps or making an "unathletic" move. Hutchinson certainly lost a step in pursuing Smith, and we think there should have been a holding flag here. It is a judgement call for referee Alex Kemp or umpire Mike Morton.
When Clete Blakeman signals a holding foul, he makes sure the TV audience sees his signal and hears it! He smacks his left hand onto his right arm and his microphone picks up that smack nicely.
Packers quarterback Jordan Love completes a pass to receiver Samori Toure to convert a 4th-and-10 situation with less than a minute to go in the game. Inside of two minutes, replay official Andrew Lambert initiated a replay review for referee Tra Blake to look at the play once more.
An angle from the reverse side of the play showed that Toure did not have complete possession of the ball. As he was diving to the ground, the ball rotated in his grasp and by rule, this constitutes loss of control and ultimately fails to complete the process of the catch. This play was correctly reversed to an incomplete pass and the Packers turned the ball over on downs.
Additionally, this play would have come back anyway, as the Packers were penalized for an illegal shift. Down judge Patrick Turner flagged running back Patrick Taylor, who was lining up as a split receiver, for not getting completely set after breaking the huddle. By rule, the entire offensive personnel must be set for a full and complete second before the snap can be made, and Taylor was still adjusting his stance when the snap was made. This foul was originally enforced, but after the replay reversal, it was simply declined by Atlanta.
Following a successful Hail Mary to bring the Broncos within two points, Denver lined up for a two-point conversion. Quarterback Russell Wilson failed to complete a pass to receiver Courtland Sutton.
It could be argued that Sutton was interfered with on the play. Commanders cornerback Benjamin St-Juste appeared to grab a hold of Sutton's left shoulder and spin him around, but nevertheless, the officials decided to pass on the call.
If called, Denver would have been awarded another opportunity to attempt the try from the one-yard line.
Last Edit: Sept 18, 2023 12:09:23 GMT -5 by FredFan7
Good look at down judge Jay Bilbo resetting the chains after a measurement. Belichick, um, tosses the challenge flag in a losing challenge regarding the spot.
On the play following the backward-pass review, a 4th down pass to Jaguars receiver Calvin Ridley is out of bounds beyond the end line.There was a slight question on control, but it was quickly shown to be an incomplete pass. Since this is a failed 4th down, this is a booth review, so there was a quick stopdown to make sure there were no reviewable elements on the play.
This is the first season that a failed fourth down is an automatic booth review.
49ers receiver Jauan Jennings was flagged for an illegal crackback block for a hit on Rams linebacker Christian Rozeboom (No. 56). Jennings initiated the block within 5 yards of the LOS with forcible contact to the defender with his shoulder while Jennings's motion was moving toward the direction the ball was snapped.
Trailing by 8 in the fourth quarter and in the red zone, Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence throws a 3rd down pass which is ruled incomplete on the field. Chiefs coach Andy Reid challenged the incomplete pass ruling.
On review, we see that Lawrence releases the ball just in advance of the 19-yard line and the ball first touches the ground at the 19½. This makes this a backward pass, which then rolls forward and goes out of bounds at the 16. Replay moves the ball back 2 yards to the out-of-bounds spot.
This is still a backward pass that is going forward, and not a fumble. There are no rules considerations on this particular play, but it is a good example of backward passes vs. fumbles.
Additionally, since Trevor Lawrence was already under defensive contact, he is responsible for the trajectory of the pass. However, if his hand was going forward prior to defensive contact, it is a forward pass no matter where the ball lands.
Side judge Dominique Pender is in excellent position to rule on this Saquon Barkley touchdown. On plays like this it is best to get a wide view of the play. It is safer too!
Referee Clete Blakeman calls Michael Clemons of the New York Jets for roughing the passer. Clemons landed on the Cowboys Dak Prescott with his weight. In other words, NFL rules prohibit a defender from squashing the quarterback when taking him to the ground.
On this play, there was also defensive holding in the secondary. The Cowboys declined that penalty and took the roughing penalty.
