Seahawks defeat Packers thanks to controversial last-second call

Elliott also said that, if he had to do it over again, he probably would’ve called an interception on the play. Watch the controversial call here.

What’s interesting is that a day after that game, while the ref lockout was still on, the NFL released a statement confirming Elliott’s call on the field, but said pass interference should have been called on Tate.

The reaction in Seattle was a little different. Or a lot different.

Seahawks fans at SB Nation’s Seahawks blog, Field Gulls, went from disbelief to incredibly happy to very confused and back to incredibly happy -- all within about 15 minutes.

The comments section of any website can be a special place, but especially at an SB Nation blog when the replacement referees have made one of the most controversial calls we’ve ever seen.

Watch the meltdown -- a justified meltdown some might say -- through the comments at Acme Packing Company below as the referee made the call.

Rules cited include everything in the NFL rulebook that has to do with completing a catch, which includes having clear control of the ball all the way to the ground. It’s an odd rule to cite given how unclear everything actually was on that play. There are simultaneous-catch rules, which are cited at the end of the statement that corroborate the earlier note that offensive players get the nod in those situations.

For more on the Seahawks, be sure to check out Seahawks blog Field Gulls and for more on the Packers, head over to Acme Packing Company.

With no timeouts and less than a minute to play, the Seahawks got one final chance after forcing a Green Bay 3-and-out inside their own 5-yard line. Taking over at the 45-yard line, Wilson would move the Seahawks inside the 25 before being forced to heave it into the end zone. An animated gif of the play:

The amazing play ended a half in which the Packers controlled the ball nearly the entire 30 minutes. The Packers finally scored their first touchdown with just under nine minutes remaining in the game, taking their first lead.

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The second drive stalled out just outside the red zone, ending with a Crosby 40-yard field goal. The drive was prolonged moments earlier when Seatlle was whistled for illegal hands to the face fifty yards away from a Cedric Benson run that came up short of the first-down marker. The additional first down put Green Bay well within Crosby’s range.

While Rodgers was pressured in the third quarter, he was not sacked -- a drastic improvement for the Packers after the catastrophic first half. But the Seahawks defense still buckled down when Green Bay entered their territory, keeping the Packers out of the end zone.

Here was the first celebration.

Elation. Jumping. Mockery of a touchdown dance that has become a shill for an insurance company. Fluorescent gloves.

The veteran receiver has five catches for 34 yards on the season and was listed as questionable up until the release of the inactive lists for Week 3’s Monday Night Football contest.

After starting off the season well in a crowded receiving corps, Baldwin has been hampered by injuries. He injured his shoulder and missed practice last Thursday and Friday.

In Week 2, 14 of 16 home teams won their game, tying an NFL record.

That changes in Week 3.