WHAT THE **** IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE!? This is the ref's fault entirely!

[falcon82]

Guys, could we please show some class and accept it as a loss? Some here cry around like the Bears fans did after they lost against us. There will always be decisions in a game that we fans won't agree with, but in the end it evens out.

We're still 4-3 which is way ahead of schedule ... look on the bright side.

[Quicksand]

Guys, could we please show some class and accept it as a loss? Some here cry around like the Bears fans did after they lost against us. There will always be decisions in a game that we fans won't agree with, but in the end it evens out.

We're still 4-3 which is way ahead of schedule ... look on the bright side.

But the Bears fans didn't have a legitimate cause to ***** about, this is a HUGE blown call that the NFL needs to seriously consider.

[tdot falcon]

Yes it can, it's a live ball.

Kicks From Scrimmage

1. Any kick from scrimmage must be made from behind the line to be legal.

2. Any punt or missed field goal that touches a goal post is dead.

3. During a kick from scrimmage, only the end men, as eligible receivers on the line of scrimmage at the time of the snap, are permitted to go beyond the line before the ball is kicked.

Exception: An eligible receiver who, at the snap, is aligned or in motion behind the line and more than one yard outside the end man on his side of the line, clearly making him the outside receiver, replaces that end man as the player eligible to go downfield after the snap. All other members of the kicking team must remain at the line of scrimmage until the ball has been kicked.

4. Any punt that is blocked and does not cross the line of scrimmage can be recovered and advanced by either team. However, if offensive team recovers it must make the yardage necessary for its first down to retain possession if punt was on fourth down.

5. The kicking team may never advance its own kick even though legal recovery is made beyond the line of scrimmage. Possession only.

6. A member of the receiving team may not run into or rough a kicker who kicks from behind his line unless contact is:

(a) Incidental to and after he had touched ball in flight.

( Caused by kicker’s own motions.

© Occurs during a quick kick, or a kick made after a run behind the line, or after kicker recovers a loose ball on the ground. Ball is loose when kicker muffs snap or snap hits ground.

(d) Defender is blocked into kicker.

The penalty for running into the kicker is 5 yards. For roughing the kicker: 15 yards, an automatic first down and disqualification if flagrant.

7. If a member of the kicking team attempting to down the ball on or inside opponent’s 5-yard line carries the ball into the end zone, it is a touchback.

8. Fouls during a punt are enforced from the previous spot (line of scrimmage).

Exception: Illegal touching, fair-catch interference, invalid fair-catch signal, or personal foul (blocking after a fair-catch signal).

9. While the ball is in the air or rolling on the ground following a punt or field-goal attempt and receiving team commits a foul only before or after gaining possession, receiving team will retain possession and will be penalized for its foul.

10. It will be illegal for a defensive player to jump or stand on any player, or be picked up by a teammate or to use a hand or hands on a teammate to gain additional height in an attempt to block a kick (Penalty: 15 yards, unsportsmanlike conduct).

11. A punted ball remains a kicked ball until it is declared dead or in possession of either team.

12. Any member of the punting team may down the ball anywhere in the field of play. However, it is illegal touching (Official’s time out and receiver’s ball at spot of illegal touching). This foul does not offset any foul by receivers during the down.

13. Defensive team may advance all kicks from scrimmage (including unsuccessful field goal) whether or not ball crosses defensive team’s goal line. Rules pertaining to kicks from scrimmage apply until defensive team gains possession.

14. When a team presents a punt formation, defensive pass interference is not to be called for actions on the widest player eligible to go beyond line. Defensive holding may be called.

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[Ghost Rider]

Get off your high horse. This was an inexcusable call that a highly paid NFL referee should have made. There is a reason there is more than one ref on the field, they are suppose to collaborate on these sorts of calls.

It looked like a muff to all of them including us. If it happened the other way around you would see it more clearly. It does suck but it is what it is. We have to just win next week. Imagine how Chicago felt last week. With the time issues and all. We still kicked their butt but I understand their complaint.

[xFalconLord]

I feel the same way.. we battled, we fought, we clawed back into that game.

We had that game in our hands with 2:30 left and they stole it from us..

[Ghost Rider]

It didn't look like one to me, and it shouldn't have have looked like one to the ref on the field, you know why? BECAUSE IT NEVER HAPPENED!

Then why didn't you hear the ref. saying it ccouldn't be advanced because you can't advance a muffed punt. My guess, You were screaming and couldn't hear him. You are lying if you are going to sit here abd say that you thought he didn't touch it. Everytime I see the re-play at live speed, it looks like a muff. That's why7 I understand theitr misstake and that's why the NFL will understand it too.

[Ghost Rider]

What an original tattoo.

I've not to this day seen the same type of Superman tat on anyone else before. It's TRIBAL YOU MORON. It's not the same kind of tat that VIck, Shaq, or any other athlete or anyone for that matter has. That's called original. No one else has it. What are you 10. Let me know because I'm not going to continue to argue with some KID!!!!

[kane#7]

Great teams overcome adversity

Good teams deal with adversity

Alright teams struggle in adversity

Bad teams fail in adversity

Football is all about the top 2 inches

[jaschart]

In live play that ball did look like a muff. Im pretty sure most people thought it was when jennings ran up like that and was inches from it. Anyone that thinks they could have made a better call is full of themselves. Within 1 second you can tell if a ball is touching someones fingertips within inches. It's simple Jennings stays his punk *** 5 yrds away from it and this isn't a discussion. He runs under it and catches it cleanly and this isn't a discussion.

I loathe Adam Jennings, but I still give him enough credit to not have touched a ball that he backs away from.

[Quicksand]

I've not to this day seen the same type of Superman tat on anyone else before. It's TRIBAL YOU MORON. It's not the same kind of tat that VIck, Shaq, or any other athlete or anyone for that matter has. That's called original. No one else has it. What are you 10. Let me know because I'm not going to continue to argue with some KID!!!!

I was just giving you a hard time, jeez dude.

But seriously, did you say that tribal tattoos are original? LOL!

[Durrty]

I feel the same way.. we battled, we fought, we clawed back into that game.

We had that game in our hands with 2:30 left and they stole it from us..

Exactly, but what about the booth not reviewing it? Unless that's a ref call also...:unsure:

I'm trying to see if anyone noticed that they never gave the Eagles that TD on that play...they just placed it and resumed play from where the supposed muff was...did anybody else catch that? Dude never got tackled...he caught "the muff" and ran it in the endzone but no TD.

[Ghost Rider]

I was just giving you a hard time, jeez dude.

But seriously, did you say that tribal tattoos are original? LOL!

It's all good I was just a little heated. I too am upset over this loss just for different reasons. Like a int. from the 2 yd. line. And no tribal tatoos aren't original but a tribal superman tatoo is. I've never seen it and I've been all over this city in all kind of different seens. Tribals are old, supermans are old but a tribal superman. Original. Never seen anyone with it and never even seen it in any of the other tatoo shops that I've ever been.

[REV.2000]

THE THING ABOUT DEFEAT IS ........ IT'S THE NONE PARTICIPANTS

THAT CAN'T TAKE IT. SURE IT'S A MESSED UP DEAL, BUT WHAT ARE

YOU GOING TO DO ........ THIS GAME IS HISTORY, FORGET IT.

[Ghost Rider]

Exactly, but I blame the booth for not reviewing it...unless that's a ref call also...:unsure:

I wish. It's the booth's call but only under 2 min. We had 2:22 left on the clock. How unlucky is that. We call our final T.O., like we should have, and then that play happens just before it can be reviewed by the booth'as decision. We were caught with our pants down. I'll be honest, I was really worried about Jennings messing it up somehow. I kept saying, don't fumble, don't fumble. Then it happened. It's not good when those are the first thoughts you have when the return man is back there.

[Quicksand]

It's all good I was just a little heated. I too am upset over this loss just for different reasons. Like a int. from the 2 yd. line. And no tribal tatoos aren't original but a tribal superman tatoo is. I've never seen it and I've been all over this city in all kind of different seens. Tribals are old, supermans are old but a tribal superman. Original. Never seen anyone with it and never even seen it in any of the other tatoo shops that I've ever been.

Haha, I actually like tribal tattoos. It's okay that we have differing opinions. I just don't see how the refs missed the call, I didn't think it was a muff and neither should have the refs.

[mc]

I watched live and no way did it look like he touched it. Also Jennings completely backed off. If Jennings thought he touched it he would have tried to get to the ball or tackle the eagle player. This is totally on the refs and no, there was more than one ref watching that ball being caught by Jennings and they screwed it up. This could ruin a playoff spot for the Falcons if the Eagles tie us for a wild card.

Horrible call by the refs.

[iDash]

U ought to Add the 2-2 and 3-1 with 2 mins left too!

Amazing we overcome and Do what we have to,

To have a chance, but

Every play in the SEC is Reviewed Right?

[Same Ol Falcons]

The thing of it is the, all of the refs are not watching the fielding of the ball I would say 2 are - the other 3 are watching for holding the gunners stepping out of bounds and all the other stuff

Like I said before you look in the in-game thread and you will see at least a page of people that thought he touched the ball, this and the Broncos game (which was worse) is an indictment of the failures of the NFL replay rules - college would have corrected this call

[BW79]

I agree here. We gotta move on. Jenkins should have NEVER ran up on that ball unless he was SURE of a catch. The running game was off, Norwood didn't touch the ball enough IMO. Especally on punt returns where he averages like 30 to 40 yards per return. (correct me if i'm wrong.) I have NO DOUBT WHATSOEVER that Matty would have led us downfield for the winning TD had that punt had not been muffed. (Yes, I too wanted to dropkick a ref after the call.) I was pissed too. Our defense fell apart after Anderson left hurt. IMO besides one INT. Matt had a good game. I still see "it" In him and I am proud of my Falcons. Let's all get positive and look forward to next week. And I said it once and I will say it again with all of the passion I can possibly cram into the manifestation of a phrase....win or lose.....**** THE EAGLES FOREVER! **** EM, **** EM, **** EM, **** EM, **** EM!!!

[Praj]

Another angry kid that refuses to see the reality of it all...

Atlanta - 1 bad call

Philly - At least 3 bad calls...

enjoy that?

Good...

r u kiddin me? the only bad call was the roughing the passer one. The falcons had the balls to score a game winning drive after overcoming their ability.But apparantely we get castrated by the refs. and don't even have the opportunity to show that we had them.

[tddup]

They missed the call but they didn't throw the game. Every time I look at it in real speed, it looks like his hands hit it. Every time. I thought he hit it when it was live. WE ALL DID. Admit it. We all thought that screw up muffed the punt. If we had a T.O. or if it was under 2 min. then we would have had the ball but the ref.'s called what we all thought happened. You can't tell me that when it happened you thought he didn't touch it. We can blame the ref.'s but Jennings should not have fielded it if he couldn't catch it cleanly.

I don't know about you but I was watching the game and didn't see the ball hit any part of him. I was waiting for the refs to call it back and say it was a dead ball. Yes it was close but I was truly shocked when they let it ride. CRAZY play!

[Same Ol Falcons]

I don't know about you but I was watching the game and didn't see the ball hit any part of him. I was waiting for the refs to call it back and say it was a dead ball. Yes it was close but I was truly shocked when they let it ride. CRAZY play!

I thought it hit him - the way it bounced straight up I thought for sure it hit him

[Georgia Tech Bearfan]

It was a bad call, but it isn't all the refs fault at all. Ryan could have not thrown a INT in the endzone earlier in the game, or, even if the Falcons got the ball back, it IS POSSIBLE (I know all you guys think you would have 100% scored a touchdown), that the Falcons could have not got the go-ahead score on that drive. I know it sucks because it was a bad call and didn't give the offense another chance, but the offense did have a chance earlier, and the chance they should have gotten may not have even mattered if they did not score. Lets not blame this all on the refs. Please.

[Waterproof_ace83]

Exactly, but what about the booth not reviewing it? Unless that's a ref call also...:unsure:

I'm trying to see if anyone noticed that they never gave the Eagles that TD on that play...they just placed it and resumed play from where the supposed muff was...did anybody else catch that? Dude never got tackled...he caught "the muff" and ran it in the endzone but no TD.

thats because a muffed punt can't be returned. the kicking team gets possession at the spot of the recovery.

[atl_falcon_guh]

Now I know how the Bears feel after our win...SICk :wacko: