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NFL to Giants: Refs blew end of Cowboys game, too - chairman - 09-18-2015
Gee, thanks.
That was basically the attitude of Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie after the Giants cornerback learned the NFL had admitted it erred on two key calls in the season-opening 27-26 loss to the Cowboys — blown calls that certainly could have changed the outcome of the game.
“That’s just one you have to live with,’’ Rodgers-Cromartie said. “That was a tough one.’’
A third-quarter pass-interference call on Rodgers-Cromartie, who was shadowing receiver Terrence Williams on a third-and-4 play, handed the Cowboys 16 gift yards and a first down. That directly led to a Dallas touchdown. It should not have been a penalty, the league conceded to the Giants.
“That was a critical time in the game,’’ Rodgers-Cromartie said. “You go from third down to giving them a first down. They go from possibly kicking a field goal to getting seven, so it’s definitely a crucial point in the game.’’
The next mistake admitted to by the NFL was a non-call on Cowboys safety Barry Church for mugging tight end Daniel Fells in the end zone on the fateful third-down play that resulted in Eli Manning throwing the ball away in the closing two minutes. It should have been pass interference.
Re: NFL to Giants: Refs blew end of Cowboys game, too - chairman - 09-18-2015
that interference call was awful. that ref blew it big time