NFL: Holding missed on key fourth down conversion

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NFL: Holding missed on Dallas' key 1st down

1/6/2015 3:07:58 PM


The NFL admitted to the Detroit Lions Tuesday that officials missed a blatant hold on Ndamukong Suh on a crucial fourth-down conversion from Tony Romo to Jason Witten with six minutes left in Sunday's wild-card game, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

The conversion happened after the disputed Brandon Pettigrew play and before the Cowboys' go-ahead touchdown.

Had holding been called, it would have put the Cowboys in fourth-and-16 on Detroit's side of the field. Dallas likely would have punted and Detroit still would have the lead.

NFL head of officials Dean Blandino said Monday that the non-call on pass interference against Pettigrew by Cowboys linebacker Anthony Hitchens was debatable, but holding definitely should have been called on the play.

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[VTA]

I wonder if any other play-off game has been as parsed as this one.
Cowboys won! Not fair!

 

[bbgun]

this win is starting to feel like a faulty ATM dispensing money for free

 

[peplaw06]

This one is bullshit IMO. Romo is releasing the ball at the time Leary holds him. If we want to parse all the holds that weren't called all game, we can do that too. Was Detroit even called for one offensive hold in the game?

 

[LAZARUS_LOGAN]

this win is starting to feel like a faulty ATM dispensing money for free

Shut up bitch.

 

[VTA]

Pffft. Score more than 3 points in 30 minutes and you might stand a chance.
Crawford was basically tackled from behind on Stafford's long run. Anyone care to write a thesis about the first half officiating hi-jinks? I would have sworn Detroit brought their own crew.

 

[ZeroClub]

Suck on it, Lions.

Wayne Fontes was their coach the last time the Lions won a playoff game. They should rehire him.

 

[bbgun]

This one is bullshit IMO. Romo is releasing the ball at the time Leary holds him. If we want to parse all the holds that weren't called all game, we can do that too. Was Detroit even called for one offensive hold in the game?

Not really. Even with Leary holding, Suh managed to get a hand on Tony as he released the ball. Absent the hold, Tony would have been clobbered.

 

[dbair1967]

Gee what a shock.

I guess Detroit went the entire game and didn't get away with anything. Two rookie OL start on the same side, not one holding call. One of the rookies gets replaced by an even bigger scrub. Not one holding call. Block in the back on a QB scramble? Nah. Dez Bryant knocked to the ground in the redzone an instant before Romo is gonna throw to him, nah.

 

[ZeroClub]

Somewhere I heard that the Detroit OL was not called for a single holding penalty. Is that true? Not one?

Is it possible that the refs missed a few fouls that were committed by the Lions?

 

[dbair1967]

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Not really. Even with Leary holding, Suh managed to get a hand on Tony as he released the ball. Absent the hold, Tony would have been clobbered.

BB does great work finding photos of shit that supports his agenda. Funny how he rarely (if ever) finds something like that of a call the other way.

Props.

 

[dbair1967]

Somewhere I heard that the Detroit OL was not called for a single holding penalty. Is that true? Not one?

Is it possible that the refs missed a few fouls that were committed by the Lions?

Nope, not one hold. Two rookie OL's start on same side. No problem. One of those guys gets hurt and is replaced by a guy Broaddus says on film is one of the worst players he's ever seen. Nope, no holds.

Jim Caldwell is one hell of a coach.

 

[bbgun]

BB does great work finding photos of shit that supports his agenda.

aka, the truth. the NFL called it a blatant hold and they were right.

Funny how he rarely (if ever) finds something like that of a call the other way.

Props.

when the NFL apologizes to Dallas for missing a Detroit penalty, I'll get right on it

 

[dbair1967]

ok

 

[LAZARUS_LOGAN]

This one is bullshit IMO. Romo is releasing the ball at the time Leary holds him. If we want to parse all the holds that weren't called all game, we can do that too. Was Detroit even called for one offensive hold in the game?

If you going to play that shit.

They also missed McClain being held on that Golden Tate TD, otherwise Stafford would have gotten CLOBBERED. Nobody's talking about that though.

Or what about Crawford being TACKLED on that long run by Stafford, that got them a new set of downs? Nobody's talking about that though.

Or that bullshit offensive PI on Terrence Williams, where the defender knocks him into the other defender --- but he gets called for offensive PI.

 

[dbair1967]

I wonder if any other play-off game has been as parsed as this one.
Cowboys won! Not fair!

 

[LAZARUS_LOGAN]

Pffft. Score more than 3 points in 30 minutes and you might stand a chance.
Crawford was basically tackled from behind on Stafford's long run. Anyone care to write a thesis about the first half officiating hi-jinks? I would have sworn Detroit brought their own crew.

Beat me to it. Crawford got blocked in the back on a few plays.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

I thought holding; as it pertains to the Oline, qualified as turning the defender's shoulders?

 

[ThoughtExperiment]

Does seem weird for the NFL to even comment on such a thing when holding is rampant on practically every pass play run today.

Just some PR to try to knock down some of the conspiracy theories out there, I'd bet.

 

[LAZARUS_LOGAN]

I thought holding qualified as turning the defender's shoulders?

I thought so as well, or even pulling the guy down. None of that happened, in fact it look like Suh turned Leary with a swim move if you look at the instant replay.