Were the Eagles never called for a facemask penalty?

FedyaMember

I looked through the play-by-play logs, and don't see the Eagles having been assessed any personal fouls. According to the caption, the Eagle there is Quentin Mikell, and he only tackled Kuhn on the play where Kuhn recovered his own fumble. That drive resulted in a TD anyhow, so it's not as if the lack of a penalty hurt the Packers, for what that's worth.

1/11/111:10 PM

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chickenboyTic Toc

Shocking that a penalty was missed.

1/11/111:12 PM

Tequila_MonsterMember

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1/11/111:17 PM

CUPackFanMember

That play actually isn't a facemask. They changed the facemask rules a few years ago where they dropped the 5 yd inadvertant facemask penalty. Now, you need to actually grab the facemask and pull. On that specific picture, the defender isn't grabbing the facemask. Maybe he grabbed and pulled earlier or later in that play, but that picture is not a penalty.

1/11/111:28 PM

FedyaMember

I don't have the video (presumably there will be a chance to catch this play on NFL Replay later this week on NFLN), but I find it difficult to see how there couldn't have been any pulling with Mikell's hand and forearm that much around Kuhn's facemask.

1/11/111:32 PM

CoachAt the head of the table

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Originally posted by CUPackFan:
That play actually isn't a facemask. They changed the facemask rules a few years ago where they dropped the 5 yd inadvertant facemask penalty. Now, you need to actually grab the facemask and pull. On that specific picture, the defender isn't grabbing the facemask. Maybe he grabbed and pulled earlier or later in that play, but that picture is not a penalty.

Actually, they didn't change the definition of a facemask, they eliminated the five yard penalty as an option.

1/12/1111:43 AM

GBP1Member

Speaking on non-calls, did anyone catch the hold James Jones had on the Eagle DB during Jackson's catch and TD run? If the refs would have called, James would have needed bodyguards back in GB.

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-...vs-Eagles-highlights

1/13/118:34 AM

FedyaMember

I watched the replay last night, and I don't think the picture is from the play where Mikell is credited with a tackle. As best as I could tell, since there were no closeups from the play pictured above, I think it was from a bit later that series, on Rodgers' pass to Kuhn: the announcers mentioned Mikell on that play, and he looked to be behind Kuhn.

Anybody got a good source for game logs other than nfl.com? Their site seems to be horribly bloated with Flash, and the play-by-play summaries at yahoo.com don't list who was credited with the tackle on each play. I'd think they should be on packers.com someplace, but I couldn't find them.

1/13/118:50 AM