The Seattle Sea Hawks rejoiced at the astonishing finish to their Monday Night Football game with the Green Bay Packers. In the final play of the game, down 12 to 7, Golden Tate shoved Sam Shields in what should have been called an offensive foul. Tate then jumped up in the end zone to catch a pass, but Packer safety M.D. Jennings appeared to glomb onto the ball as a big pile of players from both sides hit the turf. Anybody who saw that play knows that Green Bay had it, but even if the rule was a simultaneous catch an offensive penalty should have been called.
Nevertheless, the initial call stayed and Seattle won what was perhaps one of the most controversial endings to a NFL game in recorded history.
The NFL, of course, is to blame. They should have standards of refereeing that they should insist be followed, even during a strike; if substitute referees can't meet the test, there's no game. Today, everyone from the league is out spinning and making excuses; they sound like a bunch of White House minions trying to explain away what happened in Benghazi.
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