And the Dez Bryant play wasn't even controversial at all

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

@@mahmoud6843 dez Bryant trying to explain it is funny to me and u can keep it up there just for that love when the Cowgirls lose

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?

@Luke Skyballer not just fumbles, sacks. Any defender touches you, it's an immediate incomplete pass.

100% agree.

No it wasn't.

@Luke Skyballer ok

@@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.

Then they gaslight you into thinking it was them “winning 3 SB’S IN SPITE OF THE REFS”.

True!!!

Funnier than every comedian

For some odd reason, these corrupt refs don't want the Saints to succeed. I mean go figure.

you mean they went to the Packers

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.

You're welcome.

me and you both almost seen them all 😂

​@@isaacgreen3273Where's the sound ?

I will try my best and you're welcome.

@@isaacgreen3273 and it's already here.

Thanks.

It's the highrise surprise when Isaac Green replies

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 You're an Ass if you think the Rams never cheated. Guess that makes us even. Too-shay!!

@@williamkerfoot8039 hey stupid! I never said I was angry. And so what if I am? It's my life. Get a psychiatrist!

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.

​@@waltblackadar4690 Dang, I didn't mean to write a novel. Lol. But that's how I get when I talk about that Oiler/Steeler rivalry.

steelers still won the game by two touchdowns, 27-13. So, you would have still lost.

@@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.

that was the game to stop me watching football games. I still like these little lists though.

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.

I'm a Broncos fan and 50 wasn't much better. We got a ton of calls in our favor

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.

Still think Steelers would have won, but it ruined the game and made it boring.

Hines wards talks about nik nak fouls yet he looked for defenseless players to blindside not near the play😂😂 Hines you were great but reallllllly lol

I do not like Hines ward.

+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.

@@laaaaaaaaaaangweilig There was a safety by a bad snap by the Buccaneers, so it’s actually 9 points that they were held to.

Harry Engel indeed

except the packers at home

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.

Except for the packers and Patriots. I think that there's an order of extra protection for Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers. 💯

Am I wrong for feeling like the raiders are more likely to get screwed by the refs then any other team?

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 🤷🏻‍♂️😂😂😂

They shouldn’t have even been there in the first place. Refs screwed Detroit the week before

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.

As far as I'm concerned it was karma for the previous week

You're welcome.

Especially since at 1 point almost 70% of all officials were from western PA

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

Angry-est they got scrooooooo’ed!!!

Bob Ryan is the best sportswriter Boston's ever had.

I will try to find it.

Isaac Green Okay

Yep. There's no doubt about that. The LA Rams 2018 NFC title will always come with an asterisk permanently.

@@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.

It was an incompletion it was a fumble (illegal fumble thanks to the omission of Ken Stabler) but nonetheless a fumble.

It was tossed forward twice! And I’m a Raiders fan. Lol. It was a terrible non-call.

@@GatCat Have to agree with you although it just added to the mystique of the 1970s Raiders. They had the coolest cast of characters.

Grady Jarrett Tom Brady sack for me

@@firstroundboxing7649 Tuck rule was an actual rule. Its why they got rid of it lol. Seahawks got royally screwed.

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

The lateral is still debated. I still doubt that it was a lateral.

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.

Vikings letting Dallas convert a 4th and 17 the previous play, that was the real tragedy.

You mean "push-off" Pearson play~

Drew Pearson killed more dreams than waking

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.

​@@christannuzzo6849 disagree all you want... that man took 3 steps. That's catch... nfl even confirmed it a year later

They got rid of the rule in 2013

Harry Engel one of the times being against the patriots that same season. And no it was called at least twice in 1999

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 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pJ6Xp7Jy3ra7p3k.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.

Harry Engel there was, Brees was roughed and promptly picked off and the refs didn’t call it

That call was so baffling

And Tom Brady's "roughing the passer" penalty in the 2018 AFC Championship Game should at least get a mention.

Isaac Green that was the dumbest call ever. Just because someone gets tapped on the head doesn’t mean it’s roughing league!

@@isaacgreen3273 Should've been a penalty. Edelman was clearly held on the play. Go back and look, but the roughing call was weak.

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.

No wasn't because it wasn't even a tuck the Referees just call the Tuck Rule. Tom fumbles the ball

@@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....

@@ravens52raylewis87 not to mention the fact that the rule stayed on the books for over a decade after. It was changed in 2013.

Really

Rule or no rule Brady has 2 hands on the ball on his chest when he gets hit

That call predicted the future to the point where you can't breath on QB's without it being a penalty.

kinda surprised by that call considering the era

No new replay showed he came no where close to his head. It was a bad call.

@@Shatamx He hit him in the head. You can see Stabler's head knocked backwards (or sideways...don't recall at the moment. But the Sugar Bruin definitely hit Kenny in the noggin.

Thanks!!

It was on the original top 10 at number 5.

BottleGate was a disgrace

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.

Skim Shady Whenever people say the Dez Bryant non-call cost the Cowboys that game I always cringe because there is no logic behind it.

@cedricbeard My problem isn't people being pissed at the call. My problem is with people assuming that the Cowboys win if that gets called a catch.

#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

Eh, I don't think that AFCCG call was that bad. the NFCCG one, 100% awful. That needs to be in an updated list.

@@williamkerfoot8039 exactly I said the same thing the Lions should've won that wild card game against the Cowboys

@@philbox3productions The Curse of Bobby Layne lives on...

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

That was an orange, not a flag.

Saints vs Rams no PI call is one of the worst in history!

Oakland Raiders vs New England Patriots in 1976

@@michaelleroy9281The Ben Drieth Game.

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.

No wasn't because it wasn't even a tuck the Referees just call the Tuck Rule. Tom fumbles the ball

Love how people forget the Patriots were even victims of the tuck rule in the regular season that year

@@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.

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).

@@duanehellier not a catch… quit crying about it… Dallas shoulda lost to Detroit the previous week anyway

John Madden didn't die.

@@notoriouseagle1074 yes he has passed on

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.

@@williamkerfoot8039 But the fact that it was going to be thrown beforehand overrides the fact that he had both hands on it.

For #6, it would be offsetting penalties had P.I. been called and the Giants would get another chance for a field goal.

'Yinzers' - I learned something today

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!!!"

IN THE WORDS OF CHUCK D: GODDAMN RIGHT!

The worst part is, the Steelers probably could've won, even without those flags!

@@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.

The ball bounces off of Fuqua Yes, Harris clearly catches the ball 🏈 and clearly has full possession

And not to mention was their a clipping penalty on John McMakin on that play that helped spring Franco free.

Payback for the refs gifting them the game against Detroit the previous game.

Burt Emmanuel was who was involved, not McCardell.

If you watch closely, the ball does spin in a different trajectory and a little faster after it touched the Cowboys fingers

@@ozzieray true but the subject of the video was controversial calls and at the time it was controversial.