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Brady HendersonESPN
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll took issue with several calls that went against his team in its 17-0 loss to the Green Bay Packers and said the officials were a “huge part” of Sunday’s game.
“I’ve got some gripes about this,” Carroll told 710 ESPN Seattle on his Monday radio show.
The three plays that Carroll discussed in detail were Russell Wilson’s first-quarter scramble, Aaron Rodgers’ second-quarter fumble and Kevin King’s interception of Wilson in the third quarter.
The Packers led 3-0 when Rodgers fumbled a snap near midfield. Seattle’s Darrell Taylor emerged from the pile with the football, but officials had already ruled that Green Bay recovered. The ruling was upheld after Carroll challenged.
“Darrell is laying on top of the football and the quarterback was reaching underneath him,” Carroll said. “Darrell had it from the moment that ball’s on the ground. He got his chest on the ball and was laying on it … I don’t know how they looked at it. He’s laying on the ground and the guy’s reaching underneath him and they gave it to the offense and that’s a big play. God, that’s such a big play in the game.”
The score was still 3-0 when King intercepted Wilson in the end zone on a third-and-10 throw from the 12. Replays showed King losing the ball when he hit the ground.
“When we throw the ball, Russ throws the interception in the end zone, I don’t know, I see the ball on the ground,” Carroll said. “The guy’s got to finish the catch and I don’t know why that was looked at in that manner. They called it, they saw it and all that. But that’s points on the board. Russ took a chance right there and it didn’t work out for us. We were right down there to kick a field goal.”
On Seattle’s opening drive, the official’s initial spot gave the Seahawks a first down on Wilson’s third-down scramble. Play was stopped because of an injury to Green Bay linebacker Rashan Gary. Officials then ruled that Wilson was short of the line to…
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