A bad understatement of the passer call keeps the 49ers-Seahawks from becoming a blowout

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The 49ers defeated the Seahawks on Thursday night, resulting in the NFC West Championship. At 21-13, it was closer than it should have been.

Dagger was supposed to have over 12 minutes left in the third quarter. Pass from Seahawks quarterback Gino Smith It was intercepted by the 49ers defensive back Diodorus Lenoir. He brought it back down. The extra point would have made the score 28-3.

But there was a flag on the field. Referee Alex Kemp called the pass roughly, on the 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa. The call was as weak as that Sunday night on Dolphins defensive end Jaelen Phillips. The league has since admitted that The flag on Phillips was wrong.

Amazon’s Kirk Herbstreet defended the lawsuit against Bossa. Grammar analyst Terry Macaulay wasn’t chiming in.

Regardless, and with all due respect to Herbstreit, it wasn’t a rough passerby.

But it was, because it was called. And again, the problem comes from the rulebook, which says that the flag should be dropped.”In case of doubtAs to whether roughening has occurred.

So the points got off the board. The Seahawks held the ball, eventually turning what should have been a four-point game at that point into a one-score finish.

It’s another reason why these plays should be subjected to a replay review. Or, ideally, why “when in doubt” language should be deleted from the rulebook.

The end result was a match that stayed closer than it should have been, and that got even closer as the second half went on. While the Seahawks could have come back anyway, there is a big difference psychologically between 28-3 and 21-3.

The good news is that it ultimately didn’t affect the game. The better news (for the league) is that the game has been fun for a lot longer than it should have been.

However, the rule must be addressed – before it affects the outcome of a playoff game or, worse, the Super Bowl.

The league has acknowledged the fact that in the off-season, Possible changes will be discussed. Hopefully, this isn’t just idle talk aiming to move past short-term controversy while still clinging to a long-term obsession with sacrificing the integrity of the game to ensure as many quarterbacks as possible stay healthy.