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March 28, 2024

Top failed calls this season

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Stephen Brashear / AP

Seattle Seahawks Russell Wilson and Green Bay Packers Clay Matthews (52) watch as an official makes a call during the game against the Seattle Seahawks in the second half of an NFL football game, Monday, Sept. 24, 2012, in Seattle.

The NFL-imposed lockout of referees has sparked a storm of vitriol and outrage from coaches and fans. To mark the latest officiating catastrophe in Green Bay, we have compiled a list of five top failed calls this season. Here are some of the most blatant misses of the 2012 season.

    • 5.

      Sunday night’s game between the Patriots and Ravens was a comedy of errors that got very few laughs, featuring a staggering 24 penalty calls.

      The game ended with a 31-30 Ravens victory on a field goal that just barely seemed to be good. Patriots coach Bill Belichick ran — who knew he could move that fast — after an official and grabbed his arm to find out if the play would be reviewed. He didn’t get an answer and will in all likelihood be fined for touching the referee.

    • 4.

      The Arizona Cardinals managed to beat Seattle 20-16, even though the replacement refs gave the Seahawks an extra timeout. The right team won, but now it seems the blown call was just foreshadowing something much worse.

    • 3.

      Tennessee received an extra 27 yards Sunday against the Lions when officials incorrectly placed the ball after a reviewed play. The referees marched from the Detroit 44 yard line instead of from Tennessee’s 44 yard line. Tennessee eventually won 44-41 in overtime.

    • 2.

      San Francisco 49ers coach John Harbaugh was mistakenly allowed to challenge two calls against the Vikings Sunday, even though he had no more timeouts. San Francisco ultimately lost the contest 24-13, but the error showed a disturbing confusion of the rules.

    • 1.

      The latest blown call handed a 14-12 victory over Green Bay to the Seattle Seahawks Monday night after officials incorrectly gave the Seahawks possession of the football on a Hail Mary pass. Replays seemed to show that Green Bay had possession of the football while the Seahawks desperately grabbed on. The outrage that immediately followed the game promises to make the play the most talked about of the week among football fans.

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