6"? No. 1/4". It was the only spot Cassell could have thrown it that Moss could have caught it with his feet in bounds, and it was still an impossible catch. Unbelievable execution by both Cassell and Moss.
I'm not upset about it. It was extremely close, and it was called a TD on the field... and judgement call. It was reviewed, and with how close it was, there just wasn't enough evidence to overturn it. Say what you want in stopping on the exact frame, but I did the same thing, and the ball looked like in the frame just before it that it might possibly be in his hands too. It was too close. Whatever call was made on the field was going to be upheld. It was a hell of a catch, and hell of a throw. I was actually "happy", because that game was so damn entertaining I didn't want it to end. I was hoping #4 would get the ball just one time in OT to win it. There was little doubt he wouldn't win it if he touched the rock, because #4 was just unstoppable last night. When he was stopped, it was due to conservative play calling and the coach trying to "keep favre under wraps". While I think it was a mistake (i mean, you get the ball back with 2:30 to go in the half - give #4 the ball and tell him to put it in the endzone). That would of slayed the giant.
He caught it. Clearly. I've been home watching NFL Net, and the Tape of the game all day. The problem I have is no 10 second runoff on the false start. I dont think the moss play should have happened
It was so close and it was to close to over turn either way. Whatever the call was on the field was how it was going to go. They couldnt over turn it. BUT WE STILL WON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Funny, but in all the video I've seen, it didn't look like a catch. Amazing what you can do with Photoshop up in Boston.
I am surprised this is not talked about more. Any offensive penalty under two minutes is an automatic 10 second run off, and they didn't do that last night.
even if your right, the refs didn't see enough compeling evidence to overturn the ruling. end of story.
they stopped the replay at this exact point during the broadcast of the game. it was just from the reverse angle. i dont know how anyone could have watched the broadcast and be unconvinced it was a td. this picture once again shows it was just an amazing play.
i dont have a 52" plasma but on my shitty old tv....it was a very close call but all of us said TD....but we won and thats all that matters
This is the direct quote from the NFL rulebook: Article 10 A team is not permitted to conserve time inside of one minute of either half by committing any of the following acts: fouls by either team that prevent the snap (i.e., false start, encroachment, etc.), intentional grounding, an illegal forward pass thrown from beyond the line of scrimmage with the intent to conserve time, throwing a backward pass out of bounds with the intent to conserve time, and any other intentional foul that causes the clock to stop. Penalty: Loss of five yards unless a larger distance penalty is applicable. When actions referred to above are committed by the offensive team with the clock running, officials will run 10 seconds off the game clock before permitting the ball to be put in play on the ready for play signal. The clock will start on the ready for play signal. If the offensive team has timeouts remaining, it will have the option of using a timeout in lieu of a 10-second runoff. If the action is by the defense, the play clock will be reset to 40 seconds and the game clock will start on the ready signal. If the defense has time outs remaining, it will have the option of using a time out in lieu of the game clock being started. NOTE: There never can be a 10-second run off against the defensive team. Because the clock was not running on the penalty (it had just been spiked) there was no runoff.
It looked good on the Jumbo-tron live. Moss made a hell of a catch. Thankfully we managed to survive their comeback.
How do people not understand the 10-second run off rule? It's fuckin common sense that it only applies when the clock is running. THAT's why it was made in the first place.
My 37 inch LCD saw that it was a TD. I wanted to find a way for it to not be a catch, but there really was no way. I'm 96% sure that it was a catch. And there was definitely no way to overturn it.
