Saints-49ers had a crazy finish to the fourth quarter. First, a 50-yard Colin Kaepernick pass on 4th-and-10 that allowed the 49ers to tie it up.The Saints tried to win it in regulation with a jump ball at the goal line, and Jimmy Graham came down with it:
Jimmy Graham’s game-winning Hail Mary TD waved off for offensive pass interference
It looked like the Saints had won in regulation. Instead, the 49ers won in overtime. Should this TD have stood?
But the TD didn’t count: The referees hit Graham with an offensive pass interference call for shoving 49ers CB Perrish Cox.
It seems Cox might have embellished this -- it looks like a pretty light push from Graham, but Cox goes flying -- but it also wouldn’t be surprising if Cox’s balance was a little screwy as he tried to prepare for a huge jump to knock the ball down.
The 49ers went on to win in overtime, so Saints fans will be pretty riled up about Cox’s flop, whether it was real or not. After Cox’s fall, there was pretty much no way referees weren’t going to throw a flag. Whether or not that fall was honest or not is something only Cox and Graham know.
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