What about that outrageous ridiculous call?

They called it a fumble on the replay just that "We can't give....give Tennessee the ball" because there was no clear recovery (except Ro-beast came up with the ball)

 

it was a fumble, no doubt.

(on the Ravens fumble/down by contact play)

We (the rules committee) added down by contact last off season, during the challenge they have to be able to beyond a reasonable doubt identify and establish recovery in the challenge. That’s why I lost that challenge. Now there was no way in the world I should have been challenging the play in the first place. That was a bad call by the umpire. And that’s what bothers me. We all saw it, everybody saw it. The runner is upright and the ball came out. Now how you get down by contact I have no idea. I hope they hear me in New York because that was field position, and we lost by a point. I should not have been challenging that play. The challenge process was correct as far as replay goes, but I should not have been forced to challenge that play.

(on whether the official was apologetic for the missed call)

Jeff (Triplett) handled the challenge fine, you’d like to see somebody maybe overturn that, but after the whistle he jumped up and was pointing down, down by contact.

 

Someone came over and explained to us that the ruling wasn't on the carrier, but on the fumble recoverer.

The ball came out. A Raven landed on it. Supposedly, DBC was called on HIM.
BUT...
The ball came loose a SECOND TIME, which would indicate that the recoverer had no control, therefore it was STILL LOOSE when Robeast came up with it.

It's at least a better explaination, but it's still a BS call.

 

thats all well and good, but they didnt throw the bean bag in the first place.

 

Speaking of which, how about those TV techs playing up the drama and showing Fisher throw the red flag in slo-mo?

 

yea that was kinda funny, but what i thought made it funnier is when u see him throw it everyone starts to celebrate

 

Including everyone at my table

 

My interpretation was that the Referee called it down by contact and didnt even acknowledge that Robaire came up with the ball. When Fisher challenged it, and he explained this afterward, he cant overturn it unless there is inconclusive evidence that we jumped on the ball first.

So my problem is that he called it down by contact initially.