Today's list goes through the ten most blown calls in NFL history. This episode originally aired in 2008. Note: Number 5 in this one was replace by ''The Fail Mary'' in 2012.
They originally had the game called bottlegate where Cleveland were robbed because of a horrible use of instant replay. But since the NFL wants to forget that game they replaced it with Dez Bryant catch
The Dez Bryant catch is similar to the Burt Emmanual catch. To be honest I wasnt sure why they redid the list. The Bottlegate game was far more devastating as it showed how fans can act if this had happened
I laughing at the Cowgirls too. But seriously the Bottlegate situation shouldn’t ever be forgotten. They way they handled that was wrong and they had to be held accountable for it
@Mahmoud Farhoud It wasn’t controversial, replay buzzed prior to the snap, and in 2001, they could run another play and they could replay the previous play. The NFL film footage made it seem like he caught the ball when he did not catch the ball. If they didn’t review the play and they scored, the Jaguars would have been the ones complaining. How was it even called a catch in the first place?
@@F40PH-2CAT it would be called a touchdown in today's game. The ground cannot cause a fumble and he had already eclipsed the plane of the goal line. It's a really God damn simple call
@@sequoia1171 grounds never been able to cause a fumbles, but it’s always been able to cause an incompletion. Common sense tells ya both Dez and Megatron caught those passes.
Brett Farve’s comment in one of the NFL Films Bloopers where he’s standing with a few Ref’s…”Y’all should just take 2 weeks off…and then quit!” One of the greatest lines ever caught by NFL Films
I think in the old days I think the fear of a riot affected referee decisions. If the citizens of New Orleans would intimidate the referees Jump the rail to help the team like they used to do for JYD in MSW. Then I think the refs would stop making those calls.
The NO/LA missed pass interference call should be up here now if this list is redone. I just wanna say, I love watching these countdowns now because as the years go by since they were first aired such as this one, new content such as that missed NO/LA interference call or the Dez Bryant dropped pass in the playoffs come out and you wonder when the next remake comes out just to see if any new content becomes Top 10
There's something so rich about hearing 70's raiders guys that constantly brag about how much they cheated and how encouraged cheating was in their organization, then turning around and whining when calls don't go their way.
No argument there. What makes it even worse is you got people who believe those who claim the game was massively rigged in the Steelers favor are just salty Seahawks fans. Yea, NO. Anyone who claims that are either a Steelers fan in complete denial or those who are just plain ignorant. Anyone who watched that game without prejudice knows the Steelers did not earn that win. The refs gift wrapped it for them. PEROID. And this is coming from someone who hates the Seahawks with a passion by the way, but even I can't help but feel sorry for them here because I couldn't believe how bad they got screwed over. Seriously, you tell me of any other game where a QB got a penalty for merely trying to tackle the player who intercepted the ball to keep him from scoring. If that's not the refs going out of their way to screw a team over, nothing is. I personally have nothing against Jerome Bettis, but I was so disgusted by how he accepted that win so shamelessly. If I was him, I would have been completely embarrassed by how bad the refs screwed over the other team. I wouldn't have felt satisfaction going out like that. I would have been ashamed to accept the trophy because I knew we didn't earn it. Same goes to Dick LeBeau. After hearing him trying to justify this travesty made me lose alot of respect for him not only as a person, but as a football player and coach too. He cannot honestly believe those penalties weren't game changers. They were massive game changers and he knows it. Just like the Steelers radio announcer, they're both extremely biased about this. If they were on the other side of this circus, they would have been crying foul too. While it's true Seahawks didn't play as good as they could have, it doesn't change the fact they got robbed of two touchdowns at least, if not more. Take away those horrible calls and the Seahawks might have not only won, but put alot more points. There is such a thing as momentum in this game. It can make all the difference whether a team wins or loses. Bottom line... screw the NFL for their blatant rigging of games. I've had it with them. I hope they go broke.
Seahawks fan still salty about the touchdown. There are pictures down the line of the endzone showing the nose of the ball over the line. And yet you still don't accept it. Not sure what more you want. I will laugh at you on until my dying breathe because of your bitching.
Wish this was the original broadcast that had the Bert Emmanuel CATCH in the 1999 NFC Title game (that was incorrectly overruled and cost the Bucs a possible SB bid) and the “night of 1000 bottles” in Cleveland in it
+CJ Bourne The Bert Emmanuel catch was overturned properly since at the time the rules stated that if the ball touched the ground period, even if the player has possession, the pass is incomplete. The ball clearly shifted in his hands, which means that the ball hit the ground and it should have been called an incomplete pass. If the Tampa Bay defense was so great, why didn't they score on defense in that game?
@@williamkerfoot8039 If you dive for a football in 1999, you needed to put your hands under the ball so it wouldn't touch the ground. In 1999, the ball couldn't touch the ground at all, and if it did the pass was incomplete. The ball clearly touched the ground, and according to the rulebook, the catch was overturned properly. If Tampas defense was so great that year, why didn't they score a touchdown in that game? Tampa Bay needs to take responsibility for the loss.
@@patsrule213 Tampa's defense held the Greatest Show on Turf to just 11 points. That's an awesome achievement, even without scoring on defense. You can hardly expect the defense to score, that's still mainly the offense's job. The offense just was not good enough, and they definitely were unlucky with the call on the Emanuel catch. But even if the ruling had been a completed pass, it's not quite guaranteed that they would have scored a TD. The Rams rightfully won, they were the best team in the league that year.
Mike Renfro caught the ball. As an Oilers fan, I at times thought we might have possibly been cheated out of a possible Super Bowl. But now that the Oilers no longer exist, I know it's definitely not a slam dunk. Those Steelers teams of the 70s were loaded with Hall of Famers at every position.
I was a Steeler fan and watched that game live. Renfro caught the ball. It wasn't an easy call by any means but the ref got it wrong. It should have been 17-17. Now I don't think the Steelers would have lost that game at home at that point but who knows? But yeah, that was the wrong call no doubt.
@@waltblackadar4690 I was an Oiler fan. 12 y.o. but I remember that game like it was yesterday. At the time I'm thinking we were robbed of a superbowl. But looking back, the Oilers were a great team. Probably the 2nd best in the NFL. But the Steelers were a superb team. Even if it went down to the wire, the Steelers would've found a way to win. But at the same time, we don't know what kind of miracle the Oilers could've pulled off as that team had a lot of cameraderie and intestinal fortitude. Anything could have happened going into the 4th quarter dead even with the momentum on our side. I think that mis-call took something out of us. It's hard enough trying to beat Pittsburgh in their city but we have to beat the refs too? Lol. But it is what it is. Like I said, the Oilers were great, but the Steelers were superb. If it was the other way around (a bad call against Pittsburgh playing in Houston) the Steelers may have overcome whereas we didn't. That's the difference. But who knows what could've happened.
@@jimnfl7134 You're not looking at the details. Only the final score. The LAST TD came late. They didn't need it. It was just insurance. Pittsburgh probably would have found a way to win anyway. I'm not too proud to say that the Steelers were the better team. But we don't know for sure. It kept the Oilers from getting much needed momentum going into the 4th qtr. I do know that.
Here's what people seem to conveniently forget about the "dez CAUGHT IT!" play. Even if it had counted and the Cowboys would've scored, they would've only been up by 2 with over 2 minutes left in the game. The Cowboys defense couldn't stop Aaron Rodgers in that second half and he only would've needed a field goal to win it. As we know, 2 minutes was PLENTY of time for Aaron to get close enough for a chip shot field goal, and the Cowboys couldn't stop Aaron to get the ball back after that "catch/no catch."
Tyrunner0097 it wasn’t two minutes left. It was over 4 minutes. And the Packers drove inside the Cowboys 30 before kneeling the ball after the 2 minute warning concluded.
The cowboys stopped them the previous two drives. I’m not saying that you’re incorrect because Aaron Rodgers is a baaaaaad man, and I know he is a beast. But he did catch it , that’s all I believe. I don’t say that was our year , but he did catch it 🤷🏻♂️😂😂😂
This was proven the year after too when Rodgers had even less time against a relatively similar defense and still managed to lead the Packers offense to the game winning field goal.
2018 NFC Championship. That controversial play should surpass the Immaculate Reception as the #1 most controversial call ever in league history. The NFL should strip the NFC title from the LA Cheaters and just declare it vacated imo. Their NFC title will always carry that asterisk forever and ever.
@@RobertoLopez-xb1mj There's just no good reason for the Immaculate Reception to be controversial in any way. I don't care about the Steelers or the Raiders, it's just a very obvious catch - especially when you see the angle behind Franco Harris. It's only controversial to delusional Raiders fans.
@@williamkerfoot8039 NO! You've lost it! I never said I rooted for New Orleans in that game. The LA Cheaters are what they are and you know it. Their 2018 NFC title is forever tarnished with an asterisk. You're just mad because the Cheaters went back home from SB 53 empty-handed. LOL!! 😆
@@williamkerfoot8039 Doesn't matter what happened afterwards. That was clearly THE most egregious and blatant non-call in any sport ever because it was so easy to see. Two players all alone with nobody within 8 or 9 yards of them and more refs on the filed these days than ever. It's almost as if it was so obvious that each ref was waiting for the other to throw the easy flag. But it never happened. And we'll never know why.
Moral of the story: It doesn’t matter who’s your favorite NFL team the fact of the matter is every team has been screwed over by the refs once in a while some more than others but still every team has been at least screwed over once by referees
Yea but not all the teams are beneficial of those BS calls. They always go against certain teams and especially Vs certain teams. Bunch of BS those refs are.
Harry Engel I mentioned above my experience watching that Oilers at Steelers game that day. I believe that it would have only tied the game but even when it happened live we all thought it really was a TD. & that’s coming from Steelers fans. Also, Super Bowl 40 (Seahawks bs Steelers) was poorly officiated game. I believe that there’s so much evidence of the NFL games not being fixed, but manipulated to keep games closer. But for the most part that stopped after the 2018 AFC & NFC Championship games both went to overtime & the Saints got screwed on the no call. It seems like they let the teams play more in 2019. But if you do some research, factors that influence wins include new stadiums, not having a home team in a Super Bowl,, desire for close games & story lines.
Harry Engel Thank you for your detailed post & YES you are 100% correct about the other opportunities in all those games so you obviously have a great memory & know the game very well. What I’m about to say may sound a little nutty (& it’s WAY too long, sorry) but even some statisticians (one statistician proved Sumos were fixing matches using only numbers) were starting to become vocal. Another situation was NBA ref Tim Donaghy winning so much w/bets w/out fixing games based solely on how he knew refs felt about the players, teams & coaches. For the NFL unwritten rule that no team shall play a Super Bowl in its home stadium we have to look at financial interests and motives. The financial interest is that in a league that grosses $16 billion per year the Super Bowl is the crown jewel. The NFL markets the Super Bowl to cities as an economic development opportunity & it makes the cities offer concessions on taxes, permit costs, etc (almost like a tiny Olympic host city bid but at a fraction of the building costs). The NFL tells host cities to expect around $350 million in revenue coming in with around $29 million in taxes generated. But here’s the rub: those figures rely on TWO “armies” traveling into town early & spending money on hotels, restaurants, merchandise, etc. Also the cities get to market their facilities to a captive press & VIPs hoping to get future business like conventions or even seminars which keep hotels & restaurants occupied & generating one of the most important slush funds in every city-hospitality taxes. Now imagine how all of that is affected by a team playing in its home stadium. “Townies” don’t need hotel rooms for even one night & they sure don’t take days off work for the big game & eat three meals per day at local restaurants. In other words, if a team is playing a Super Bowl in its home stadium then the NFL fears that the city will make much less than the figures the NFL had promoted. If cities make less then the NFL may actually have to pay the permit fees & taxes & many other costs that a hist agreement waives. Just like the Olympics, maybe fewer & fewer cities will be interested in hosting a Super Bowl. The NFL obviously doesn’t want that. So some bizzare things have happened which ensured that teams would not play in Super Bowls in their home stadiums & it’s very interesting. However, what I said above is the old model. Today each team only gets 17.5% of the Super Bowl tickets. There are some great articles out there about how tickets are allocated. So at least over the last 5 to 10 years there is less incentive for the NFL to prevent a home team from making it except the original reason still remains: network ratings. Just like NASCAR famously got it self in pursuit of casual fans, the NFL believes that it’s Super Bowl ratings have to draw in more casual fans each year to keep advertising revenues growing. Pats/Rams was The lowest rated Super Bowl in a decade & that was before we knew it would be a defensive struggle. One person gave me a great explanation that might be accurate which is the fact that the Rams moving affected interest in LA. Others point out that the New Orleans area & possible even Louisiana was the difference because NOLA viewership was abysmally low (glad Nola kept its word to boycott). The NFL believed that the low ratings were caused by casual fans being sick of seeing the Patriots in the Super Bowl 4 of the previous 5 seasons. Regardless, it does appear that the NFL believes that a home team would be expected to win in its own stadium & therefore many casual viewers may not watch this hitting ratings. Others have argued that a team losing the Super Bowl in its home stadium may be so crushed that it would suffer for years to come. Since many of the newer Super Bowl venues are held in recently completed stadiums with taxpayers putting up hundreds of millions of dollars, a team that suddenly got horrible & caused large numbers of empty seats would expose the practically white collar criminal level of projected finances that are used to procure these stadiums with instruments like municipal bonds. In addition to protecting the value of the Super Bowl, new stadiums play an important role and are intertwined with team values that have skyrocketed. The NFL commissioner serves owners and not fans. Just like a CEO propping up stock values the NFL commissioner preserves and find new revenue streams and works to keep team values on the rise. The Los Angeles Chargers were in a mess in 2017 as they were losing games and had to subtract $250 million from their projected revenues. The commissioner called a rare emergency meeting of all team owners in October 2017 to consider funding options. The team’s value dropped & threatened to impact other team values. What happened? The Chargers suddenly started winning games & went to the playoffs which got more people to their temporary home soccer stadium. The Jags faced a similar issue because on top of losing so often they faced backlash when some players refused to stand for the national anthem while on foreign soil in London. The Jaguars had to invest a lot of money in black tarps to cover up all the empty seats. The owners discussed the Jag’s woes & just like the Chargers, they became winners and went on a playoff run. Teams that need voters to approve new stadiums also seem to win much more than in previous years. If you look at the teams in the Super Bowl from the 1999-2019 seasons you will see how many had new stadium deals or massive luxury box addition projects in which taxpayers footed a substantial portion of the bill. I apologize that this was so long. In closing, with $16 billion per year and gross revenues, TV contracts that maximize revenues based upon the number of viewers and local governments spending hundreds of millions of dollars to subsidize NFL teams, we can all see why the NFL is sensitive to issues if those issues threaten the bottom line. Any Fortune 500 Company would never leave so much to chance. Obviously I’m only looking at the motives here and there are myriad other factors. But with the NFL usually getting what the NFL wants, I find it amazing that in the game that is often decided by emotion and momentum, no team has ever been able to “turn it on“ & play well enough to get to a Super Bowl in a year when it was held in it’s home stadium. Look at what happened to the 2017 Minnesota Vikings, to Sean Payton getting suspended for Bountygate, to Peyton Manning electing to get neck surgery in 2011 when that season Super Bowl was to be played in Indy, To the Falcons who played in the Super Bowl for 2016 but couldn’t get out of their own way to even make the playoffs in 2017 & other situations. There’s no doubt that all of the situations could be chance since it’s Super Bowl season is so rare for any team, but IMHO there’s enough information to make reasonable people question whether the NFL takes some measures to ensure that new team will play the Super Bowl in its homes stadium. In fact, Tom Brady may have chosen Tampa Bay knowing that he can’t make the Super Bowl this year so he can get lots of stats and just enjoy playing OR Will the NFL give him the ultimate sendoff, above and beyond a crippled Peyton Manning getting a ring on the way out the door, and let Tom Brady be the one to break the home team Super Bowl curse?
Harry Engel Agree that it was a blown call. The game would’ve been better if the Oilers had been given a TD because it was obviously a TD catch & a blown call. That play & others helped to establish the case for replay years later.
No, it isnt not even close to clear as day. Sounds like you're just a Titians fan. I still believe it was not a lateral as the ball was thrown maybe half a yard forward but regardless of that, it is NOT CLEAR AS DAY
Holy Roller was an incomplete pass. Regardless of refs view there’s no way for that ball to shoot forward like that without being tossed. Complete suspension of common sense.
I love it when Tom Curran says about the Raiders-Patriots 1976 AFC Playoff game “He kind of roughed the hell out of him” referring to Sugar Bear Hamilton’s hit on Kenny Stabler. He DID hit Stabler on the head.
I disagree. Bryant lost control of the ball in the process of catching it. And by the NFL rules that's not a catch. It was correctly reversed. But that's just what I saw.
Of all the controversial calls, the Cowboys-Vikings "Hail Mary" is the most egregious one I have ever seen happen live. That year the Vikings were 12-2, Fran Tarkenton was the MVP and if any Vikings team had a chance to win a Super Bowl until '98 this was it. It may be apocryphal, but I read that Fran Tarkenton's dad had a heart attack and died as a result.
13:16 CLEAR FUMBLE! During that era it was always Al Davis AGAINST THE WORLD! Thats why he said at the end of this show that if they had instant replay in their heyday the Raiders would have been in 10 Super Bowls from 1967-1983. Thats how the NFL was back then!
It's true that the bottlegate's call on the field of a catch was incorrect and it WAS reversed to a turnover on downs. The only problem is that they reversed the call AFTER the next play had been played. And by NFL rules, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES can a play be reviewed/overturned after another play has been played, even if the play was incorrectly called.
@@RpGfreak901 The refs pulled a "he said, she said" and said that they were buzzed to review the play before the snap "Because we say so", which shouldn't fly in the NFL. The Browns definitely got shafted by that.
When it comes to the tuck rule oddly enough the Patriots were victimized by that same rule in week 2 of that 01 season in a game against the Jets, the same game that started the Dynasty with Mo Lewis' hit on Bledsoe. It was a dumb rule but it was the rule at that time.
@@benhub3932 As a Ravens fan all I have to say about the Tuck Rule is that people need to get over it honestly you know why? Because not only had that call been used earlier that season when the Patriots played the Jets when Vinny Testaverde had gotten the same call but it had also been used since 1999 almost two years before that Patriots vs Raiders playoff game was in existence. That's not the only thing either. During that game after the officials had made that call the Raiders had opportunities to put that game away in their favor. They could have blocked Adam Vinatieri's field goal, and they could have stopped the Patriots offense in overtime the Raiders defense had them on 4th down and still didn't get a stop in OT the Raiders had their chances and they didn't seal the game. So you tell me who's really to blame here? The officials or the Raiders ineptitude? Don't be a sore loser....
I remember watching the fail Mary. I hardly ever watch the nfl. I turn on the tv and for some reason it’s on that game and there was like 20 seconds left so I said screw it I’ll watch it. Can’t believe I got to watch that crazy ass play live
As a Raiders fan i think the tuck rule was more bs but im long over it, i mean every team get bad calls, the Immaculate reception just added more fuel to a legendary rivalry between Steelers-Raiders during the 70s.
I think it's funnier that some Raiders still insist it was a bad call, despite - FINALLY - the Raiders releasing the All 11 film that they had on the play (after 50 years) that shows conclusively that the call was correct.
Funny thing about #7 is in NFL Head Coach 07, your character was a(n) offensive/defensive coordinator for the Steelers at Super Bowl 40. Makes you wonder. 🤔🤔
How is the Music City miracle more controversial than Renfro’s TD. The Renfro catch was obviously a TD and home run throwback was proved to be a lateral
True but there’s still speculation on the lateral which makes it more controversial. With the Renfro score there’s no argument his feet were clearly in
As a longtime Steelers fan, the Renfro call is one of the few times I wouldn't have minded us losing a call - not just for honesty's sake but for the Oilers. They were worthy opponents, and back then I always hoped that if we didn't get to the Super Bowl in a given year, they would. They deserved a shot, just had the bad luck of playing in our division.
#Bottlegate use to be in the list of top ten controversial calls years ago, but the fact that they replaced it with the #DezBryantCatch & not with the saint rams game as well as remove the #BertEmmanuelCatch feels criminal
The Tuck Rule to me made no sense. The act of tucking is not a throwing motion if anything it’s the opposite your basically stopping the pass. Once he brought it back the pass play ended
William Kerfoot No I don’t think it matters. Once your arms comes forward it was considered a pass. It was thankfully put away from the rulebook in 2013 and wasnt there to help brady in the eagles super bowl. Besided, brady didnt have both of his hands on the ball lol.
William Kerfoot ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-n8gtOAyPWwE.htmlm18s NFL Rule 3, Section 22, Article 2,Note 2. When [an offensive] player isholding the ball to pass it forward,any intentional forward movement ofhis arm starts a forward pass, even ifthe player loses possession of theball as he is attempting to tuck itback toward his body. Also, if theplayer has tucked the ball into hisbody and then loses possession, it isa fumble. Brady was in process of tucking it when he got hit. Now, it’s up to you to perceive this information as you wish, keep making a fool out of yourself, or admitting you were in the wrong.
William Kerfoot two wrongs. 1. He didn’t have both of his hands on the ball. I can’t cure problems with vision but I am just going off the facts. 2. Refering to the previous, brady didnt tuck the ball, he was in the *process* of tucking it. It’s considered a tuck when both hands are on the ball and the ball is pinned against the chest. Neither of those things happened on that play. I have nothing else to say. I can’t cure problems with vision or bias, you can live in your little bubble if you wish. But if you aren’t going to add any value to the discussion, then don’t.
I'm surprised Bert Emanuel wasn't on the list. Dude made a great catch, but the refs called it incomplete. Everyone got to see the instant replay and everyone agreed it was a catch. Hell, there's even a RULE called "The Bert Emanuel Rule"
Every time you see a video that mentions Super Bowl XL officiating, it's always the same three plays - the OPI that erased a TD (committed while isolated in space directly in front of an official; ticky-tack calls are MOST likely to be called in that situation), the Roethlisberger TD sneak (which I didn't think was a TD until I watched a Seattle fan's video titled "That was not a touchdown"; watching in slow motion let me see that the ball barely broke the plane), and the Locklear holding call (which should have been offsetting - defensive offsides and offensive holding). But I never see one mention the ludicrous "low block" penalty on Hasselbeck when he tackled Ike Taylor who was running back an interception. Low block is for someone going low to take out a blocker so a teammate can make the tackle; Hasselbeck was trying to make the tackle himself (and succeeded). I still have no idea how they justified that call.
As much as I hate the steelers, the Seahawks were outplayed in that game. Yeah that pass interface call was incorrect and did result in Seattle not getting a touchdown, but it's hard to say they lost because of the officials. Seahawks fans like to blame the refs to justify them getting outplayed by the Steelers defense and being unable to win despite Big Ben having a historically awful super bowl
Dez Bryant may have caught it but they should have not have been in that game to begin with if the pass interference the game prior against the Lions was not called back.
Of course, if the Lions hadn't let Jason Witten run free on a 4th and 6, which kept the game-winning drive alive, nobody would probably even be talking about the missed pass interference call.
1:58 The Holy Roller. 6:17 The Dez Caught It! Game. 9:12 Super Bowl XL. 13:32 The 1976 New England Patriots-Las Vegas Raiders Wild Card game. 16:13 The 2002 New York Giants-San Francisco 49ers Wild Card game. 19:05 The Fail Mary! 22:31 The 1979 AFC Championship Game. 26:59 The Music City Miracle! 31:38 The Tuck Rule! 35:23 The Immaculate Reception!
@@RpGfreak901 I’m not sure about that, it was a pretty closely contested game. I’m glad my Patriots won but to be fair, the Steelers did catch that ball. Gotta call it honestly when you see it.
Rest in Peace John Madden 27:06 Rest in Peace Tim Russert; I liked Tim Russert #1; I like how they don't have Terry Bradshaw on here talking about "The Immaculate Reception."
The updated list should include 1 spot for the 2019 AFC and NFC Championship Games for 2 of the most awful calls EVER! There should be a "Top 10 Controversial Calls Against the Detroit Lions" video.
1979 AFC championship game Pittsburgh Steelers Vs Houston Oilers Three Rivers Stadium 🏟 Renfro was in bounds! That should’ve been rule a touchdown reception! It would’ve been a catch in today’s NFL game
Love Wade Phillips in #4 getting angry. I watched that game live on TV & saw the replays while refs decided & everyone in my home agreed it was a TD. But our Steelers then went on to beat the Rams in the Super Bowl.
I feel like The Immaculate Reception Will always be most controversial because There’s no way the refs saw that The three different things that impacted the play The bounce The catch The block There’s no way the refs weren’t influenced by the throngs of Yinzers who had rushed the field I don’t know if it happened or not But I know the refs didn’t make the call based on their vision
After the Immaculate DEception occurred, the referee did not immediately signal touchdown. Instead, he went to the dugout (Three Rivers Stadium housed the Steelers and Pirates baseball team) and got on the phone. Word is with the pandemonium of the joyful Steelers fans on the field, he asked the police dept. how many police could he get as escorts after he tells the crowd that the play was illegal and, therefore, not a touchdown. The dept. said, "Six." The referee said, "SIX?!? OK, SIX FOR PITTSBURGH!!!"
The Funny thing about the Dez Bryant, he did that exact same catch weeks earlier against the Giants and Refs called it complete. The Refs took it away from Dallas. The Refs took it away from the Packers.
@@grimtea1715 no they wasn't because the Green Bay Packers and the Miami Dolphins was the only victims of the Tuck Rule but they were talking about stopping the Tuck rule that season
I agree with the Saints Rams comment, but the tuck rule didn't even apply there for 2 reasons: 1) the defender hit the ball, thereby negating the continuation of the fake and 2) Tom had two hands on that ball after that, also negating the throwing motion. The refs clearly used that incorrect call to give the Pats another chance. The tuck rule was only to apply to the continued motion of a pump fake, which was clearly interrupted by both previous accounts.
Worst call now is Grady Jarrett sacking Tom Brady.. Combined with Clay Matthews It has diminished football for me and I now prefer just watching older stuff honestly
Just for reference, after the Dez Bryant play there was over 4 minutes left on the clock and the Packers drove inside the Cowboys 30 yard line before kneeling the ball. The Packers still would’ve won that game regardless of the call.
1) you don't know that. That is assuming everything else played out exactly as it happened regardless of the call, which is impossible. 2) It was a catch. And, I hate the Cowboys! I always like seeing them lose. But, it was definitely a catch. He was clearly reaching for the goal line after the ball had been secured.
@@duanehellier2147 The Cowboys' defense couldn't stop Aaron Rodgers in that 4th quarter. They were not going to stop him, in his own home stadium, that day.
@@duanehellier2147 not a catch… if you’re gonna overrule Johnsons play as a non catch then Dezs’ a non catch… besides Dallas shouldn’t have been there anyways… it’s called Karma
@@anthonybaratta6152 It was by all counts a catch. Thats why the NFL changed the rule shortly after. Johnsons and Dez should have been a catch. Also jesse james. These are catches where the receiver clearly had control of the ball as they were in or reaching for the goal line. It's clear each was making a "football move." That's why they changed it. The NFL essentially said "we messed that up sorry." Same thing they tried to do with PI as reviewable (i.e. Saints).
I'm glad that the bogus call on Benny Barnes in Super Bowl 13 was mentioned in this program, but nary a word about the equally ridiculous non-call (e.g., Deion using an armbar to interfere with Michael Irvin) in the 1994 NFC Championship Game. It's ironic how these two calls negatively effected the legacy of two Cowboy's dynasties. The call against Barnes was a major factor in the Cowboys not being the Team of The 70's, and the Sanders non-call played a big role in the Cowboys not becoming the only team to win 3 straight Super Bowls.
If the refs saying the game ended in Roger Staubach's final game isn't ranked here, I WILL lose my mind. Mark Mosley should have allowed to kick a field goal with .2 secs on the clock, the Redskins got jobbed in that game the 79 game at Irving Staduim.
10. No instant replay for the refs at that time, so the ref had to go with what he saw. He couldn't see the QB's arm throwing it forward, so he had to rule forward fumble, not forward pass. So even if you don't agree with the call, you have to admit that it's understandable why he chose what he chose. 9. We got the worst Lions loss ever and the worst Cowboys loss ever just a week apart! But seriously, he DID catch it. His knees were down on the ground before the ball popped out. Ergo, he was down by contact before losing control. 8. Worst officiated Super Bowl I've ever seen. Still, the Steelers were the better team and deserved the win. But they didn't win fair and square. 7. No. Just...no. 6. There WAS an illegal man downfield, people! It just wasn't the player that the foul was called for. It was the right call, but for the wrong player. 5. Worst. Call. Ever. 4. Like with number 10, you can blame this call on the fact that there was no instant replay for the refs at the time. 3. Forward or lateral? To this day, I still can't tell. 2. TECHNICALLY the right call was made. Now, if that happened today, it would be ruled a fumble, no question. 1. Immaculate? No. Lucky? Yes. Either way, it was a reception!
coming a seahawks fan, I somewhat agree with your assessment of #8. I always felt like that superbowl was more of a lifetime achievement award for Jerome Bettis and although Pittsburgh were 60/40 favorites that year, the officiating basically ensured the win. Another questionable call made during that game was the low block penalty on Hassleback when was actively trying to tackle the guy who intercepted the pass. It may not have been the most pivotal call in the game, but it certainly helped with field position.
As for #3, I'd say if Buffalo's placekicker had simply kicked the ball into the end zone for a touchback, then there would have been no "Music City Miracle" and the Bills would have more than likely won the game, barring any miracles of course.
@@williamkerfoot8039 His throwing arm was moving forward before losing the ball. According to the rules at that time, any forward motion with the arm that's holding the ball is considered the start of a pass, and I do mean ANY forward motion, including if he stops mid-throw. If it's knocked loose, it's considered an incomplete pass.
One that didn't make the list or a best of the rest was the TD by John Mackey in SBV which the Cowboys say went off of a Colt receivers hands. Back then it was illegal for 2 offensive players to touch the same pass but the officials ruled it went off of Mike Renfro's hands before Mackey caught it.
10. Wrong: The Chargers were screwed. 9. Right: The ball hit the ground, therefore, Bryant did NOT make the catch. 8. Right: It was a push by Jackson. 7. Wrong: Hamilton did hit Stabler's facemask, but it was inadvertent. That's a 5-yard penalty, making it 4th & 13. But it was NOT "roughing the passer." 6. Wrong: The would-be receiver was eligible. However, the Giants had just blown a huge lead, and had already messed up the snap on that play. They have no one to blame for losing that game but themselves. 5. Wrong: Twice over. 4. Wrong: Renfro had both feet in bounds. But even if it was ruled a touchdown, it would only have tied the game. The Steelers would have won anyway. That Steeler team is on the short list for the title of the best team of all time. 3. Wrong: For all the Thanksgiving games he called, John Madden never served a turkey as big as Luckett's call on Bettis' call of the coin. 2. Wrong: Brady's arm was still going forward. It was in mid-throw. If the officials had gotten that call right, maybe the Raiders win one more Super Bowl while in Oakland. I hate the Raiders, but that would have been a small price to pay for avoiding watching Belichick cheat his way to 6 Super Bowls, and Brady cheat his way to a 7th in Tampa. 1. Right: The ball hit Tatum, and not Fuqua. How Drew Pearson's offensive pass interference isn't on this list, I don't know. It should be in the Top 3.
