Giants got ripped!

[RaiderMan]

Man, what a screw-up. According to the NFL, offsetting penalties should have resulted in NYG getting another shot at the winning field goal.

http://www.superbowl.com/news/story/6107457

[b:28f423273c]Statement on last play of Giants-49ers game
NFL.com wire reports


Giants' holder could not have spiked ball

(Jan. 6, 2003) -- The New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers were informed that a defensive pass interference penalty should have been called on the final play of their NFC Wild Card Game.

A videotape review by NFL Director of Officiating Mike Pereira of the final play -- the Giants' 41-yard field goal attempt with six seconds remaining -- determined the following:

Tam Hopkins, No. 65, of the Giants lined up as the left guard and was illegally downfield on the pass attempt. The three flags thrown on this play were for this penalty.

Guard Rich Seubert, No. 69, was an eligible receiver on Giants field-goal attempts. This was reported to the officiating crew prior to the game as is routinely done before every game.

49ers defensive end Chike Okeafor interfered with Seubert downfield when he was attempting to catch Giants holder Matt Allen's pass. This defensive pass-interference penalty against the 49ers was not called.
If defensive pass interference had been called, there would have been offsetting penalties (ineligible receiver against the Giants and pass interference against the 49ers) with the down replayed at the original line of scrimmage, the San Francisco 23-yard line. Although time had expired, a game cannot end with offsetting penalties. Thus, the game would have been extended by one untimed down.

One additional note on the play: Allen did not have the option of spiking the ball to stop the clock, which only can be done by taking a hand-to-hand snap directly from the center. If Allen had spiked the ball, it would have been a penalty for intentionally grounding the ball and the game would have ended due to a 10-second runoff of the clock. [/b:28f423273c]

[Rhode Raider]

We got Nothing but a bunch of lies and cover up bull****. Get rid of Tags and his inept officials and let's get this thing right.....hmm where have I heard that before.

[daraydaz]

It shouldn't have even come to that. The Giants choked big time PERIOD!

[RaiderBlitz]

Its what the Raiders learned last year don't let the officials decide the game. The Gaints blew it way before then.

[Rhode Raider]

That's why we need large leads, this is the time when some really weird **** happens. Can the Raiders win it all with Tags at the helm ? They refused to admit they blew the call on the tuck bull****, and then refused to change the rule because it would have tainted the Patsies SB. But the G-men get an phone call saying the refs blew it, if I'm the Giants, I'd say " put us out on the field again and let us try the kick. That will never happen it might taint their stupid integrity, or what's left of it.