@YATittle posted:Go watch the replay. Raiders defenders were standing staring at the area where the ref blew the whistle. They had stopped playing.
So what? Even if they were going 300 miles an hour none were unable to affect the play.
@YATittle posted:As cowher correctly noted, when a play is stopped inadvertantly by a whistle, there is a process to be followed and allowing the TD isn't it.
Having said that, the fool that blew that whistle should be retired.
Well, the letter of the law would have screwed the team that was making the play regardless of the refs input. We all say we don’t want refs to interfere with the game, but when it suits our purpose we go running back to the “letter of the law”.