The Safety. What did I miss?

[Kelly the Dog]

I didnt hear the announcers discuss this, and not that they are always right about these things, but to me it was very clear, both live and on replay that Gore's forward progress was 1-2 feet across the goal line. It wasn't even all that close as far as those things go. My only possibility is if on the replay the Refs could easily infer that Gore was well out of the endzone but didn't see the ball on that particular view. One view, IMO, showed he was clearly over.

 

What was the explanation and what do you guys say? I wasn't even worried until the Bills were kicking off.

[Virgil]

There wasn’t a good camera angle.  

[SlimShady'sSpaceForce]

It wasn’t.   Not enough cough cough evidence to overturn 

 

[oldmanfan]

It’s where the ball was.  And I agree the ball got over the line.

[SlimShady'sSpaceForce]

Just now, Virgil said:

There wasn’t a good camera angle.  

I saw it clearly. 

 

 

[yall]

I can understand the refs misreading it in real time. I can't understand McD not challenging it.

 

[r00tabaga]

That was BS...

[TPS]

The ref who called it had the best view. The one thing that was said that made me think it was correct, the entire ball has to get out of the endzone.

[Kelly the Dog]

Just now, yall said:

I can understand the refs misreading it in real time. I can't understand McD not challenging it.

 

He couldn't. They have to review it in the booth because it was a scoring play.

[Not at the table Karlos]

Just now, yall said:

I can understand the refs misreading it in real time. I can't understand McD not challenging it.

 

It would have been a penalty if he challenged it. All scoring plays are reviewed automatically

[LABILLBACKER]

Close call.  The entire ball must be beyond the line. It was a bad call to begin with. 

[Gray Beard]

The entire ball has to get over the line. From the replay, it wasn’t clear.  Too many bodies blocking the view.

[whatdrought]

1 minute ago, yall said:

I can understand the refs misreading it in real time. I can't understand McD not challenging it.

 

 

Can't challenge a scoring play. 

[4merper4mer]

1 minute ago, yall said:

I can understand the refs misreading it in real time. I can't understand McD not challenging it.

 

McD needn't challenge.  As a scoring play it was reviewed.

[Ed_Formerly_of_Roch]

Actually the announcers did question it and thought his forward progress was beyond the goal line.  But they also thought not enough evidence to overturn either.

 

Kind of surprising to me as usually they give the benefit of the doubt on those types of plays and rule on even the slightest forward progress.

[yall]

Just now, Kelly the Dog said:

He couldn't. They have to review it in the booth because it was a scoring play.

Ah, yes. Thanks for the clarification.

[NoSaint]

1 minute ago, yall said:

I can understand the refs misreading it in real time. I can't understand McD not challenging it.

 

 

Arent all scoring plays reviewed so he can’t?

[BuffaloBill]

2 minutes ago, yall said:

I can understand the refs misreading it in real time. I can't understand McD not challenging it.

 

 

 

I believe it was an automatic review.... not enough evidence to overturn.

[CLTbills]

2 minutes ago, yall said:

I can understand the refs misreading it in real time. I can't understand McD not challenging it.

 

Well isn’t a safety technically a “scoring play,” and thus, shouldn’t it be automatically reviewed?

[Kelly the Dog]

He was clearly well past the line with the ball before being pushed back.