Did Green Bay get cheated,,,Watch the last play here

[Barcuss]

I would not call it getting cheated but there should have been a roughing the passer call and the obvious face mask on the qb that ended the game.

[edoggdriveby]

The referee missed the helmet-helmet because he was busy throwing the flag for the holding. Pretty bad luck for Green Bay at the end, but got lucky just to get to OT in the first place

[yisman]

yep

[Brick]

A face mask is a face mask. It needs to be called, especially against qbs who they have tried so hard to protect the last few years.

[biggamer3]

rodgers will have nightmares thinking of how open jennings was on first play of ot

[capper123]

they got cheated but i had arizona so ill laugh to the bank!

[texassoljaz]

hmm. didnt even notice that face mask..

[SBR_John]

It was technically, a punt. Had Green Bay recovered, it would have been Arizona's ball at the spot of the recovery.

To clarify the face mask rule, here is an exerpt from the statement that the NFL released today:
The rulebook says that a play on which a player "incidentally grasps" an opponent's facemask in a manner that "is not a twist, turn or pull" is not a penalty.

What??? Hard to believe that is the language. I could see incidentally "places a hand on". Its not really possible to "grasp" something like a facemask at full speed and there not be a little twist, turn or pull.

[BigdaddyQH]

If a player just places a hand on an opponents facemask, and does not grasp, twist, turn or pull on it, that is NOT a penalty. The NFL rule is different thanthe college rule. I did not see any twist, turn or pull on that play. I had Green Bay, and to be honest, the penalty they missed was the helmet to helmet contact on the play before the last one.

[shock11]

no!

[jnickell100]

i dont really think the facemask was that big of a deal. I do however think the refs missed the Offensive PI on Fitz when he bowled over the GB defensive back. Pretty obvious call and Fitz just straight pushed him to the ground. Either way though, both teams defenses played absolutely horrible but ill cash in on the under for the cards/ saints game now.

[xxxvince]

yeah but what u gonna do? move on.. old story.. yawn

[johnnyswami]

can you say bagjob been happening for years its the nfl people or we should we call it the wwf

[drfunkmaster]

[BigdaddyQH]

It is part of the game. Had Green Bay bothered to show up in the 1st half, we would ot be talking about this now.

[Totolover1409]

There were a few calls that were blown and that really benefited the Cards.

[jerseykingpin]

YES

[msec512]

Definately should have been called. Cards caught all the breaks. They won't be so lucky against the Saints.