I disagree there. True, the ball DID cross the line, BUT it touched the ground about two inches before the start of the goal line before it touched the ground. There is absolutely NO way that ball couldn't have touched the ground at the angle he was holding the ball before the line. The one camera angle seemed to clearly show this. It's unfortunate that the ref seemed to miss this angle after watching the replay.
For the record, it's been mentioned here before, but let me re-iterate: I really do NOT have much interest in football. I watched a bit of the game before dropping Raiders of the Lost Ark into the DVD player and happened to catch this play. I had no real favourite in this team. In a previous post I stated that I was rooting for the Steelers as they had stated they were going to choose to play in their black jerseys. Liars. I also stated I *should* root for Seattle since Paul Allen owns the team.
So as an unbiased observer - that ball did NOT cross the goal line before hitting the ground.
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