Poor Giants....
 

NFL admits ref blew call in Giants-49ers playoff game

January 6, 2003

NEW YORK (Ticker) - A day after squandering a 24-point lead in a devastating 39-38 playoff loss, the New York Giants received what is essentially a useless apology from the NFL.

Mike Pereira, the NFL's director of officiating, informed the Giants and San Francisco 49ers on Monday that a defensive pass interference penalty should have been called on the final play of Sunday's game, which would have allowed the Giants to attempt a potential winning field goal.

"It does us no good. It doesn't do us a damn bit of good," Giants coach Jim Fassel said Monday after learning of the league's statement which blamed referee Ron Winter's officiating crew for not making the pass interference call.

After blowing a 38-14 second-half lead, the Giants still had a chance to win the game when Matt Bryant lined up for a 41-yard field goal with six seconds left in the fourth quarter. However, the snap by veteran Trey Junkin was low and wide and holder Matt Allen couldn't handle the ball. Allen then ran to his right and lofted a desperation pass downfield to guard Rich Seubert, who was pushed by Niners defensive end Chike Okeafor as the ball was in the air.

No pass interference was called on the play and Giants guard Tam Hopkins was flagged for illegally running downfield on the pass attempt. If interference had been called, then the game could not have ended due to offsetting penalties and the Giants could have attempted the field goal

"It was pass interference. It was clearly pass interference," Fassel said. "How they missed that, I do not know. It is very disappointing."

Pereira admitted that Fassel was right since Seubert had reported to the officiating crew prior to the game as an eligible receiver on field goal attempts and was clearly pushed by Okeafor.

"Them (the league) confirming it is, 'O.K. at least you are honest,'" Fassel said. "But it is not going to change anything. My stomach is already in knots. I don't need to tighten them up even more."

What a shitty call (but damn, what a fun game that was to watch!). You KNOW the ref that made that call got paid ZERO dollars for that game (and deservedly so). If you didn't know, refs are paid per game based on performance. The average ref only makes 90% of their salary each game.

Cassie

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:waaaaahh

At least I still have the Jets. They are gonna win the Bowl anyway!

what about the plummer interception? another crap call that wouldn't have even given the giants a shot at the field goal.

Oh boo-hoo. Let me cry you a river! Bad calls are made all the damm time. Grow up and move on - yall would NOT have won the SB anyways! So what did you lose? NOTHING! If anything yu gained the ability to say "we shoulda won" and not say "boy we got our ass kicked in that game after the 49ers game"

And the Jets are the next ones out - see ya NY! Come move to Cali - home of the World champs and soon to be SB champs!

I'd like to see Philly go all the way.