Pete Carroll furious after first down spot gives Packers the win
Pete Carroll was furious after a spot by the referees gave the Green Bay Packers the win in Sunday night’s playoff game.
Carroll’s Seattle Seahawks punted with 2:41 left rather than attempt a 4th-and-11 from their 36 down 28-23 late against the Packers in the Divisional Round of the playoffs. They allowed Green Bay to get one first down on a third down play. Then on the next third down play, Aaron Rodgers completed a pass to Jimmy Graham, who was tackled near the first down marker.
There was a big question about whether or not Graham got the first. A favorable spot on the field gave Graham a first down, but the spot was reviewed. The first announcement stated that the ruling had been upheld. Then the officials said they looked at more video which also confirmed the spot.
Carroll was furious over the announcements.
Pete Carroll was NOT happy with the first down call for the Packers pic.twitter.com/VSXZenaBVd
— FOX Sports (@FOXSports) January 13, 2020
The spot was definitely generous, but there was no evidence to overturn it. From the angles FOX showed, it was hard to see where the ball was when Graham went down. It was very close.
Now Green Bay heads to San Francisco for the NFC Championship Game, while the Seahawks’ season comes to an end.
