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WestMichRad

(3,025 posts)
1. Well, when you're dead, I don't think you get to challenge it.
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 08:19 PM
Jan 17


(I’ll show myself out now…)

surfered

(12,105 posts)
4. I didn't have a dog in the fight, but did anyone else think Denver's interception was a bad call?
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 08:22 PM
Jan 17

CincyDem

(7,331 posts)
10. no dog either. I thought is was a good call...my rationale is that, IMHO, he was going to lose the ball on the landing.
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 08:42 PM
Jan 17

There's gonna be a ton of slo motion pics on that one for sure but to me, it looked like a wrestling match and the receiver never really had possession when he was on his back so he wasn't down by contact.

ProfessorGAC

(76,022 posts)
18. I Think It Was A Terrible Call
Sun Jan 18, 2026, 09:04 AM
Jan 18

This morning, I've seen 3 slo-mo angles.
That receiver had that ball secured with both hands when he hit the ground.
Since they were body-to-body, he was down by contact as soon as he hit the ground.
The defender snatched the ball away after the receiver was down.
Another reply said he was going to lose the ball; after what I saw this morning, I completely disagree. He had control if the ball all the way to the ground. And, the "football" move is irrelevant to a guy in mid-air. The "complete the action of a catch" is a referee's excuse that defies the laws of physics. With the ball securely in 2 hands, the "catch" was completed when he landed on his back.

TheRickles

(3,211 posts)
6. I was rooting for Buffalo, but I think all three of those close plays were called correctly.
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 08:24 PM
Jan 17

The two defensive pass interference calls and the completion to Cooks that turned into a recovered fumble. Not sure why they don't allow challenges in overtime, though.

TheRickles

(3,211 posts)
11. Gene Steratore disagrees with you on this one. He didn't have full possession yet (IIRC).
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 08:51 PM
Jan 17

milestogo

(22,759 posts)
7. I was wondering what happens in a divisional contest if nobody scores in OT.
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 08:26 PM
Jan 17

Unfortunately we don't need to know.

Morbius

(932 posts)
13. They go to a second overtime, and then a third.
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 08:55 PM
Jan 17

In the playoffs, that is. In the regular season, the game is scored as a tie.

surfered

(12,105 posts)
8. Found it. The answer is no.
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 08:31 PM
Jan 17

…challenges are not allowed after the two-minute warning of each half or throughout any overtime period.

Morbius

(932 posts)
12. It isn't sudden death anymore. It's overtime.
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 08:54 PM
Jan 17

Back in the day, sudden death meant the first team that scores, wins. That is no longer the case. After Denver punted and Buffalo turned the ball over (or, more accurately, the Broncos took the ball away), at that point "sudden death" became the situation.

There are no coaches challenges permitted in overtime.

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