Niners last play no-call

[Azlen]

That whole play looked sloppy. They should have called a time out and made sure they had the right play called. It was incredibly close to being another delay of game penalty and they didn't exactly have the Ravens back on their heels at the time. The game was on the line. I thought he blew it by not calling a time out.

 

[Sam Wise]

Honestly the 49ers did get hosed a bit by calls, but it was weird because Jerome Boger is known as a flag happy ref. I hate when he calls the games for the cardinals because I usually expect about 4 personal fouls when only one or two are valid. How did Kerry Williams for the Ravens not get ejected after assaulting a ref during the scrum after Ed Reed's pick. Also I think the power outage was a major advantage up to the 49ers, maybe the NFL felt things were getting out of hand.

 

[CardsFan88]

It was the right call for all those reasons listed above. Initiated contact and looked more like a receiver trying to do that than catch a football. As I think Deion was saying it looked more like he was thinking the pass was going to be a back shoulder fade. They were all saying he never tried to run through the defender. He engaged and thus any small short hold is legitimate and is the fault of the receiver for getting himself in that position.

Kaep through it up and uncatchable and he pushed off pretty hard. It was more a pushoff than anything defensively.

Ravens were jobbed on Akers missed field goal penalty.

Jim Harbaugh just has the look of a scumbag. A real butthole. I don't see John having that quality, just a little whiny at times. Can't stand Jim. He's a good coach, well except for changing the playcalling for the Superbowl to that of something Alex Smith was better suited for. Oops.

 

[football karma]

The Niners also benefited from at least two non-calls. One of the plays where Flacco got hit out-of-bounds. That gets called 90% of the time. And a second where Torrey Smith got mauled and held on a long pass.

If Jim Harbaugh wants to find the culprit for this defeat, he needs to look in the mirror not blast away at the officiating IMO.

I thought both of those were also good no calls

I agree that the hit on Flacco, had it been in a regular season game, probably gets called 90% of the time. Heck, in the Superbowl, had it been 2nd down in in the first half probably gets called.

But -- third down inside the redzone, late in the game on a throw away pass? you just cant give Balt a first down inside the five

 

[KloD]

I hate the 49ers, but that was pure BS on the last play. Did Crabtree push off? Of course he did as the Ravens defender had both hands on him and was pulling him down. I get so tired of hearing the BS claim "just let them play" at the end of games. A penalty is a penalty no matter when it takes place in the game. Allowing this and defending it just diminishes the game IMO. Sure there were missed calls that both teams benefited from, but that last call was holding on the Ravens and should have been called.

 

[Fitz Rulz]

Probably the game wouldn't have come to that point if they called the late hit out of bound for Flacco. That would have given Ravens 1st/Goal instead they had to go for a FG.
Doesn't matter whether it's last play of the game or 1st play.

PI calls are made upon the conclusion of the play so you always see the flag coming late. It's not based on 1st contact.

 

[FORKTUNG]

Niners got called for PI on the 3rd and 8 play that eventually gave the Ravens the game winning field goal.

Also the SF game tying 2 point try - that ravens end was off sides - No call.

 

[BullheadCardFan]

The penalty that should have been called was when #29 of the Ravens pushed the ref.

He should have been thrown out of the game. Can not touch the ref like that.

 

[TRW]

The penalty that should have been called was when #29 of the Ravens pushed the ref.

He should have been thrown out of the game. Can not touch the ref like that.

This

 

[dreamcastrocks]

I think a better throw likely gets a flag

when the pass lands 4 yards out of bounds, its hard to ask a ref to bail out the play

if there was a chance to make a play on the ball, then it really puts the onus on the ref to make a call

The ball landed on the white chalk which is no where close to 4 yards out of bounds. 1 yard out of bounds is catchable. Ask Santonio Holmes.

All that said, the ball wasn't catchable.

 

[40yearfan]

Whine, whine, whine. I thought for a minute I had accidentally opened the 49ers board. The Niners lost and those arrogant aholes deserved it. The Ravens proved that Kapernick is not unbeatable and the Cards will use those same defensive tactics twice next year when we play them. Thanks Ravens.

 

[crisper57]

This

Technically that is correct, but when someone on the Niners just ripped his helmet off when he was lying on the ground, he probably did hop up trying to defend himself and just pushed the first guy he though was coming after him. I give the refs credit for letting this slide, since the Niners were fighting dirty on in that particular scrum.

 

[D-Dogg]

The penalty that should have been called was when #29 of the Ravens pushed the ref.

He should have been thrown out of the game. Can not touch the ref like that.

Agreed, I was SHOCKED he didn't get tossed.

 

[Buckybird]

For all you peeps whom said that no penalty should've been called are out of your minds IMO. It was a blatant hold on both sides of Crabtree's body & the hold that was performed on #46 on the same play was worse & outright criminal...he was literally tackled!!!

I get that everyone hates the Niners & Jim Harbaugh but they were raped on the 4th down non-call!!! If that was happened against the Cards in the SB, this board would've nearly exploded & your story would be differant. Sound familiar? Hmmmm

 

[dreamcastrocks]

For all you peeps whom said that no penalty should've been called are out of your minds IMO. It was a blatant hold on both sides of Crabtree's body & the hold that was performed on #46 on the same play was worse & outright criminal...he was literally tackled!!!

I get that everyone hates the Niners & Jim Harbaugh but they were raped on the 4th down non-call!!! If that was happened against the Cards in the SB, this board would've nearly exploded & your story would be differant. Sound familiar? Hmmmm

If the referee deems the ball uncatchable then they are allowed to swallow the flag. Simple as that.

 

[Buckybird]

If the referee deems the ball uncatchable then they are allowed to swallow the flag. Simple as that.

Not on a hold. Automatic 1st down regardless if he throws the ball in the seats.
And who's to say he couldn't have caught it if he wasn't getting raped?

 

[Dr. Jones]

I'm glad they lost..... I don't care how it happened. lol

 

[AzStevenCal]

For all you peeps whom said that no penalty should've been called are out of your minds IMO. It was a blatant hold on both sides of Crabtree's body & the hold that was performed on #46 on the same play was worse & outright criminal...he was literally tackled!!!

I get that everyone hates the Niners & Jim Harbaugh but they were raped on the 4th down non-call!!! If that was happened against the Cards in the SB, this board would've nearly exploded & your story would be differant. Sound familiar? Hmmmm

I think it should have been called but I don't think it was as blatant as you do. Crabtree physically engaged the defender and that changes what the defender is allowed to do. It was a missed call but I'm pretty sure you could find a lot of missed calls in that game that were at least as obvious. How about the frequent holds by the 49er offensive line? I really didn't care who won the game, neither team was the Cardinals, but if forced to choose I would have preferred San Francisco over the Ravens.

Steve

 

[Buckybird]

I think it should have been called but I don't think it was as blatant as you do. Crabtree physically engaged the defender and that changes what the defender is allowed to do. It was a missed call but I'm pretty sure you could find a lot of missed calls in that game that were at least as obvious. How about the frequent holds by the 49er offensive line? I really didn't care who won the game, neither team was the Cardinals, but if forced to choose I would have preferred San Francisco over the Ravens.

Steve

I don't like the Niners, but I wanted to see is the game call the way it should be...fair. I think you're correct saying Crabtree caused contact, but 9 times out of 10 when a defender has both hands holding a receiver outside his body a hold or PI is called. Like I said Steve, the hold against #46 was even worse!!!

I hate it when refs swallow their whistles in crunch time. Every team should just blatantly hold or do everything imagineable to keep a WR from gettig open with the game on the line, since its rarely called! Exactly what the Ravens did IMO.

 

[Lagerfilled]

What about the late hit out of bounds by Sopoaga on Flacco earlier in the quarter. If that's called, there's a pretty good chance Baltimore scores another 6 or a FG at the very least. There were missed calls on both sides. That's the way it goes!

 

[AzStevenCal]

I don't like the Niners, but I wanted to see is the game call the way it should be...fair. I think you're correct saying Crabtree caused contact, but 9 times out of 10 when a defender has both hands holding a receiver outside his body a hold or PI is called. Like I said Steve, the hold against #46 was even worse!!!

I hate it when refs swallow their whistles in crunch time. Every team should just blatantly hold with the game on the line, since its rarely called!

I'm with you on this one. Unless they just want to flat out change the rules in the closing minutes of games, they need to call the same game they've been calling. You hear excuses like "let the players decide the game" and it's absolute BS. Not calling the game by the rules doesn't let the players decide, it's a cop-out. Call the freaking game by the rules - first play, last play doesn't matter.

Steve

 

[Superfuzz]

Get over it. There would have been no significant comeback without the blackout. So many people here whining on behalf of the whiners i'm beginning to wonder about some posters' allegiances. The whiners lost, now celebrate it like red-blooded Cardinals fans!

 

[dreamcastrocks]

Not on a hold. Automatic 1st down regardless if he throws the ball in the seats.
And who's to say he couldn't have caught it if he wasn't getting raped?

Yes. Once the ball is in the air, defensive holding is no longer called and only defensive pass interference is called. The ball was clearly in the air at the time of contact.

 

[SoCal Cardfan]

Yes. Once the ball is in the air, defensive holding is no longer called and only defensive pass interference is called. The ball was clearly in the air at the time of contact.

He was being held before the ball was thrown.

 

[Cbus cardsfan]

It's the Lombardi Trophy, not a Pop Warner Participation Trophy. 9ers were screwed by non calls throughout the game. Jacoby's KO return , huge hold that even the primary camera recorded in vivid technicolor. Ravens OL held all game. The last play to Crabtree was an horrendous non call. Ref crew sucked all night long.

You didn't like when they called it either .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMvjADmxhVw