Worst Call in the History of the NFL (1 Viewer)

[Chazzhawk]

I just skimmed through and didn't see it but how about 2009 Arizona vs Green Bay wildcard weekend. In overtime Rodgers drops back to pass gets hit in the face (might be able to call a face mask penalty too), no flag, fumbles and the Cardinals return the fumble for the winning score. Rodgers had 400 + yards that game had the flag been thrown and they were given the 15 yards and the 1st down the Packers might have been on their way to winning their first of back to back Super Bowls.

P.S. I am not a Packers fan at all.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOCAqdDQSsc

Look around 1:20 to 1:25 and you can clearly see it

That's weak. If it makes you feel any better, the ball was out before the hand hit the face mask.And if I recall that game correctly, the play right before that, Rogers missed a wide open Jennings (I think it was Jennings - I do know that Rolle was the defender who got burned) on a play that probably would have been a TD. So the Packers only have themselves to blame for that one.

Actually a quarterback can't be hit in the head ever, even after a change of possession, and since the ball was just loose and not recovered yet it was still a missed called that would have continued the game and we never know what would have happened after that. I wasn't trying to tarnish your only shinning moment, since you are obviously a Cardinals fan

Thank you. And for the record, this was our second shining moment. The first was the Super Bowl.We have to hang onto these moments because they are few and far between.

Ya you are right there and for some reason I thought they were in the same season but that was the next year in the first round of the playoffs.

 

[DoubleG]

This is ancient, but I just stumbled upon it....it cracks me upcheck out this LT sackhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj5WkArKEd8

- The NFL has also ruled, in keeping with the spirit of the above video, that the ref at the end of the Patriots game was ruled down when BB touched his arm.

 

[PatsFanCT]

Tuck rule. I support the tuck rule, it makes sense (I suppose) but Brady's other hand touched that ball, at which time the act of a pass was over, the ball was possessed, and fumbled.

That call changed a decade of football. Crazy.

Correct. Dumb rule, but even by the letter of the rule, the refs still got it wrong.Of course, if one wants to say that Woodson smacked Brady in the head and should have been called for Roughing, there's probably a good argument there.

A blow to the head of the QB was not a penalty back then.

You sure about that? Could have sworn it was supposed to be a foul, even then.In any case, the terrible part about the that call was that the officials got it right on the field, then incorrectly applied the rule upon watching the reply.

The rule about the blow to a quarterbacks head was made in 2007.

LOL, not even close. It's been illegal to slap anyone in the head since the 70's or 80's. But nice try.

No that rule was different from the quarterback rule, the rule you are referring to was because defensive lineman would slap an offensive lineman in the head to stun them or make them move so it was easier to rush the quarterback. Under the heading of "personal foul," players were prohibited from directly striking, swinging, or clubbing on the head, neck, or face. The head slap is outlawed. This change is referred to as the "Deacon Jones Rule"; the Rams defensive end frequently used this technique.

XXCare to try again? One more strike and you're out.

 

[Chazzhawk]

Tuck rule. I support the tuck rule, it makes sense (I suppose) but Brady's other hand touched that ball, at which time the act of a pass was over, the ball was possessed, and fumbled.

That call changed a decade of football. Crazy.

Correct. Dumb rule, but even by the letter of the rule, the refs still got it wrong.Of course, if one wants to say that Woodson smacked Brady in the head and should have been called for Roughing, there's probably a good argument there.

A blow to the head of the QB was not a penalty back then.

You sure about that? Could have sworn it was supposed to be a foul, even then.In any case, the terrible part about the that call was that the officials got it right on the field, then incorrectly applied the rule upon watching the reply.

The rule about the blow to a quarterbacks head was made in 2007.

LOL, not even close. It's been illegal to slap anyone in the head since the 70's or 80's. But nice try.

No that rule was different from the quarterback rule, the rule you are referring to was because defensive lineman would slap an offensive lineman in the head to stun them or make them move so it was easier to rush the quarterback. Under the heading of "personal foul," players were prohibited from directly striking, swinging, or clubbing on the head, neck, or face. The head slap is outlawed. This change is referred to as the "Deacon Jones Rule"; the Rams defensive end frequently used this technique.

XXCare to try again? One more strike and you're out.

You keep saying nice try and crap like that at least I bring evidence to the table, you just say nope one more strike and you are out. So prove you are right.

 

[Ghost Rider]

OVerall, there isn't one single call in that game I would call THE worst ever, but as a whole, it was poorly-officiated, and considering it was the Super Bowl, it really stands out since it is probably the one game in recent memory where one team defeated another largely because of a handful of questionable calls

Seattle lost because they allowed a 75-yard TD run, they failed to stop the Steelers on third-and-28, and because they failed to defend a WR option pass from Randel El. All of those things were within the Seahawks' control, and they failed.

And? Every team makes mistakes in games, but this idea that a team that gets cheated by officiating can only blame themselves since they did this or that wrong is a red herring far too many people use in order to deflect attention away from the fact that poor officiating affected the outcome of a game. It's like saying, "The Packers allowed 8 sacks in the first half, only scored 12 points on offense and couldn't get a first down at the end of the game when it mattered to ice the game, so they deserved to lose." Absurd.

 

[Bobtender]

with out a doubt... Roughing the passer call on Kenny Stabler in Divisional playoffs against the Pats 1976

It was criminal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Edit to add video. You have to remember, this was 1976. To get a roughing the passer you basically had to kill the QB.

I was 11 at the time and it still burns inside me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jln47i31ps.

 

[PatsFanCT]

Tuck rule. I support the tuck rule, it makes sense (I suppose) but Brady's other hand touched that ball, at which time the act of a pass was over, the ball was possessed, and fumbled.

That call changed a decade of football. Crazy.

Correct. Dumb rule, but even by the letter of the rule, the refs still got it wrong.Of course, if one wants to say that Woodson smacked Brady in the head and should have been called for Roughing, there's probably a good argument there.

A blow to the head of the QB was not a penalty back then.

You sure about that? Could have sworn it was supposed to be a foul, even then.In any case, the terrible part about the that call was that the officials got it right on the field, then incorrectly applied the rule upon watching the reply.

The rule about the blow to a quarterbacks head was made in 2007.

LOL, not even close. It's been illegal to slap anyone in the head since the 70's or 80's. But nice try.

No that rule was different from the quarterback rule, the rule you are referring to was because defensive lineman would slap an offensive lineman in the head to stun them or make them move so it was easier to rush the quarterback. Under the heading of "personal foul," players were prohibited from directly striking, swinging, or clubbing on the head, neck, or face. The head slap is outlawed. This change is referred to as the "Deacon Jones Rule"; the Rams defensive end frequently used this technique.

XXCare to try again? One more strike and you're out.

You keep saying nice try and crap like that at least I bring evidence to the table, you just say nope one more strike and you are out. So prove you are right.

Evidence? You made up evrything you said. Here's my Proof, where's yours?1980 - It is illegal for a player to strike, swing, or club an opponent in the head, neck, or face even if the initial contact is below the neck.