Originally Posted by jrockster77
I wrote a form letter. Please, print out this letter, sign it and mail at least one copy. If we have 40,000 people mail 5 copies, the NFL offices will be flooded with 200,000 letters about this terrible call and AT LEAST will draw some attention to it.
To Whom It May Concern:
This letter is regarding the officiating during the Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Washington Commanders game on Sunday, November 13, 2005. I would like to call your attention to the worst call I have ever seen an NFL official make in my lifetime. I am referring to the two point conversion attempt by the Bucs at the end of the game. Please review the game film. Mike Alstotts’ elbow is clearly on the ground before the ball gets into the endzone. The play was reviewed, but the referees still missed this obvious call – this can only be indicative of either poor officiating or rigged games. There is no way that an unbiased person views that play, with knowledge of the NFL rulebook, and rules that a converted two-point conversion.
From your own rule book:
Penalties for unfair acts:
The Commissioner’s powers under this section (UNFAIR ACTS) include the imposition of monetary fines and draft choice forfeitures, suspension of persons involved, and, if appropriate, the reversal of a game’s result or the rescheduling of a game, either from the beginning or from the point at which the extraordinary act occurred. In the event of rescheduling a game, the Commissioner will be guided by the procedures specified above ("Procedures for Starting and Resuming Games" under EMERGENCIES). In all cases, the Commissioner will conduct a full investigation, including the opportunity for hearings, use of game videotape, and any other procedures he deems appropriate.
Please consider this blatant disregard of the rules by the referees of this game as an unfair act.
Thanks,
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