The commisioner can overturn the result of a game if there is an eggregious enough error

[Q_the_man]

Also by rule, NFL must repay all tickets to fans who left game that was overturned. What if Goodell decided to use his power to overturn call then the Saints run the time out and miss the FG, does Goodell take the remaining result of overtime since that would be the outcome or do they play another OT and Saints win game on a FG?

 

[Jarv]

Should be a mechanism to send it to NY for review at the time, it's too late now and the WWE...err I mean the NFL will have to deal with the consequences. I mean this was so bad, the gambling site gave the losers their money back!

 

[CPanther95]

That “not very remarkable” play will be talked about for years.

No doubt. The stakes were almost as high as you can get.

 

[Daktozekecoop]

It would be a horrible precedent to set. Are you going to do it every time a missed or wrong late penalty decides a game? There would be lawsuits and injunctions whenever fans thought they were screwed by the refs and doing this even once would open the floodgates.

No, because most are clearly "missed" or mistakes. This seemed on purpose. And if you allow "fixing", then the money will go completely away. No one will watch.

 

[Mannix]

I wish Tony would have saved that polished ball that was snapped to him in the Seattle Playoff loss...you could see from the pictures of it slipping out of his hands, that something crooked was going on.

 

[MarcusRock]

I wouldn't consider a missed penalty an "extraordinary act". It happens on virtually every play. The high visibility and significant timing of the missed PI notwithstanding, it remains not very remarkable.

But people are "outraged," therefore overthrow the system. The one good thing is that it now highlights how bad officiating has been the entire season across all games and maybe there's something that can be done to help with obvious blown calls.

 

[MarcusRock]

Dare I say, a lot of the people there think football fans are neanderthals.

They aren't? Oh.

 

[GenoT]

Goodell won’t overturn the result for one simple reason...

Because it would extend the immediate focus on this brouhaha straight thru, non-stop, right up until and after the coming Super Bowl. And if that happens, the TV people (read: $$$$$$) will be up$set — VERY up$$$et.

TV controls the NFL; Goodell’s just along for the ride.

 

[Daktozekecoop]

Also by rule, NFL must repay all tickets to fans who left game that was overturned. What if Goodell decided to use his power to overturn call then the Saints run the time out and miss the FG, does Goodell take the remaining result of overtime since that would be the outcome or do they play another OT and Saints win game on a FG?

But that is why the word "egregious" is used. It has to rise to that level. This is not about "mistakes", but intention. And the result would not be overturned. The game would simply "continue".

 

[CPanther95]

It wasn't just any missed penalty. It was clear as day to the entire world because it's where the ball was going.

But since your definition of this act is different, what would be considered extraordinary?

Partial stadium collapse, full stadium collapse, zombies, a bomb, herd of cattle stampede, disgruntled ref hitting the QB in the helmet with a blackjack and sending him into concussion protocol. Those would all be "extra"ordinary. A missed PI call is ordinary. The fact that it was more obviously missed and indisputable doesn't make it extraordinary - or even more damaging than a missed penalty at another point in the game.

 

[Willfreedom909]

Sadly, southern California would barely notice. They don't care.

Tells you how much fun a state is when their football team going to the Super Bowl isn’t a big event for them

 

[CF74]

 

[links18]

Sounds like something they might do in soccer.

 

[CPanther95]

Tells you how much fun a state is when their football team going to the Super Bowl isn’t a big event for them

After state taxes, only 30% of their excitement is left.

 

[Rayman70]

All the saints had to do was essentially kneel down three times,run clock almost all the way down,kick a fg..if that penalty would have been called. WE ALL THOUGHT IT. Rams were given a gift opportunity. That said, Saints had chances to stop them from driving down the field and couldn't. Credit to the Rams for that much.

 

[Daktozekecoop]

Goodell won’t overturn the result for one simple reason...

Because it would extend the immediate focus on this brouhaha straight thru, non-stop, right up until and after the coming Super Bowl. And if that happens, the TV people (read: $$$$$$) will be up$set — VERY up$$$et.

TV controls the NFL; Goodell’s just along for the ride.

I actually think. Doing this, after of course a thorough explanation that it rises to an extraordinary level, could benefit the viewership. It would show that integrity still matters. Particularly at a time in this country where integrity has been forsaken. I bet it would bring a record crowd. And imagine if LA managed to still win, but legitimately?! The viewership would be off the charts.

 

[Corso]

They aren't? Oh.

Lol... See?

You're awesome Marcus.

 

[kskboys]

Partial stadium collapse, full stadium collapse, zombies, a bomb, herd of cattle stampede, disgruntled ref hitting the QB in the helmet with a blackjack and sending him into concussion protocol. Those would all be "extra"ordinary. A missed PI call is ordinary. The fact that it was more obviously missed and indisputable doesn't make it extraordinary - or even more damaging than a missed penalty at another point in the game.

That was much much more than a missed PI call.

 

[CPanther95]

That was much much more than a missed PI call.

Yes, it was also a missed helmet-to-helmet call.

Still just one (or two) of many, many missed calls in the game.

 

[kskboys]

Yes, it was also a missed helmet-to-helmet call.

Still just one (or two) of many, many missed calls in the game.

People will forget, just like most have already forgotten how NE was placed in the super bowl last year.