Anyone watching the Giants-Packers game on Sunday had to wonder about the legitimacy of the officiating. Three plays in particular, worth 17 points to Green Bay, stand out:
1) In the 2nd quarter on a failed 3rd-and-8 attempt, a questionable ‘illegal contact’ foul was called against a Giant defensive back giving the Packers a first down and eventually 3 points’ 2) On a crucial 3rd-and-10 where the Giants stopped the Packers, Sam Madison was called on a late flag for unsportmanlike conduct, giving the Packers a first down and eventually 7 points; 3) The most eybrow raing was calling back Ahmad Bradshaw’s 47 yard TD run on a holding call with less than 2 minutes to go in a game tied at 20. This sent the game into overtime and, at the time, seemed like the call that would save the Packers. All three calls were suspect, and all three gave Green Bay an enormous boost, and all three should be scrutized. Only Farve’s interception saved the NFL from a potentially ugly bit of explaining to do, because from where we sit, it certainly looked like the powers-that-be in the NFL wanted to send Farve to the Super Bowl for a fairy tale ending to a Hall of Fame career. The Gaints dominated this game, and only the officials kept it close.
