Horrible. Last night's NFL matchup between the Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks was a disgrace. Christmas came early for the Seahawks who received a gift of a win due to the terrible officiating by the replacement referees.
With 8 second left in regulation, trailing 12-7, the Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson launched a 24 yard hail mary touchdown to Golden Tate as the time expired, giving the Seahawks a 14-12 victory. If you watched the game live or even just watched the video above, you can see that the Packers defensive back M.D. Jennings simultaneously caught the ball with Tate. If you look even closer, you can clearly see that Jennings has the ball against his chest, which means that this should have been an interception and not a touchdown.
The white referee looked at the black referee and the black referee waved his arms over his head signifying a touch back (the correct call.) The white referee for some reason, saw that, and then signaled that the Seahawks scored a touchdown, causing the home crowd to erupt. The whole thing was a mess.
Not one thing was handled well throughout this whole situation. There was no discussion, different officials calling different things, and the worst part is that everyone involved is acting like nothing happened. The NFL today announced that they are "standing by the call." They are the most stubborn group of people on the planet and something needs to be done. They simply are sitting back and watching their league turn to a joke. Instead of acting like there is no problem, why don't they pay the real referees which they obviously deserve, after watching these replacement clowns try and do their job.
If I were on the Packers, I would have been livid after the game. Who cares if you get fined? Everyone already hates the league enough and it makes them look even worse. This game could mean so much down the stretch to a team like the Packers. They usually are close to the top spot at the end of the season, and this game could have cost them home field advantage.
When it gets to the point where the replacements are costing teams games, I think that it is time for the NFL to just give in. It isn't a missed call here or there, it is the outcome of games we are talking about now. Even though the sides aren't close on a deal, I'd be shocked if an agreement isn't reached this week, simply because everyone is talking about it now.
One Last Thing: The Patriots-Ravens ending was also another controversial one because of bas officiating. The last second field goal by Ravens kicker Justin Tucker went over the upright and was signaled good without any explanation. I think the correct call was made, but when Patriots coach Bill Belichick tried to talk to the referee about it, the ref simply ran by him. Also, both of these games were nationally televised games because the Patriots-Ravens was the Sunday Night Football game and the Packers-Seahawks was the Monday Night Football game. This means the whole country is watching.
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