No, one replacement official stunned the Packers - and everyone else, including those who were watching the game at home. Packer Jennings clearly - from every possible angle - had control of the ball on an interception. This was unbelievable....

Yep, OP, worst referees I've ever seen. Why even use them? That was hard to watch. The NFL is now a complete joke.

Used to bet,this why I no longer do.Getting beat is one thing,abject incompetence is another,painful.

An absolute travesty.

Worst call I have ever seen.

Now, 0bama knows where to get his election judges.

Until this game, I was of the opinion that it was OK because both teams had to play under the control of the same idiots. After tonight, something has to change. Seattle won this game as much as I won powerball the last 3 times running.

this game was a perfect example of the 'Liberal' model...'equal outcome' for everyone who is not qualified to do a job.
You hire people who don't know what they are doing and then complain when they make mistakes....perfect!!!

#1 refers to the headline, not to OP's comment.

So let's give the refs whatever they want. So they're only part-timers demanding full pensions. Don't most part-time workers get pensions?

Yeah, the Packers were robbed...ain't it GREAT?!

BEAR DOWN!

The Seahawks got in scoring position due to a bad call. I too thought the bad refs would be bad for both sides so it would be a wash.

Bad calls from both directions but also missed calls from both directions. Very few calls were made for infractions that 'didn't' happen. I think the regular refs should stop making exorbitant demands and go back to work. With the regular refs we could see the regular stupid calls we've seen in past seasons.
Looking back on the game, it was definitely a Seahawk win. Living in Seattle helps me be objective...(only a little sarcasm)

Jennings intercepted. Period!

Worst officiating ever... They must be Dems...

packers and new orleans play each other next week. they ought to both refuse to take the field unless the real officials are going to officiate the game.

I thought the Patriots Ravens was the worst officiated game ever. Wrong. If the replacements keep working there's going to be a fight between coaches and referees. This game tonight was a disgrace.

All I can hear from cheeseburger nation is waaaaaaaaa!
There's no crying in football, libs!

Go Bears btw

My lying eyes and the TV replays showed without a doubt that the ball was intercepted by a Green Bay player and that the Seattle player did not get his arm around it until after the intercepting player was down. Once the player who first had control of the ball is down the play, and the game in this instance are over. That was one of several real bad calls in the game that in total decided the outcome of the game, and that is not the way it is supposed to be!

Since both Green Bay and New Orleans both now have major beefs with the replacement officials, if the NFL does not get the situation with their regular officials straightened out before those teams meet, it is really going to be interesting because there is bound to be some really bad calls in that game.

The Fumble: Giants vs Eagles, November 19, 1978
The Punt: Giants vs Eagles, December 19, 2010
The Call: Packers vs Seahawks, September 25, 2012

If a Seahawk player had come down with the pass and a Packers player had his arm in there would it have have ruled an interception?

The referees blew the call and blew the review of the call. It was clear what happened on the replay. The referees didn't seem to understand the rules of football.

The only good thing that might come out of this is a resolution of referee lockout. If they don't, then look for smaller audiences and lowered revenue.

''When you crunch the numbers, if the NFL gave the locked-out referees everything they wanted, it would cost about $100,000 extra per team per season.' '

http://www.latimes.com/sports/football/nfl/la-sp-0925-plaschke-nfl-officials-20120925,0,4281551.column?track=rss

Yes I'm a Seahawks fan. And yes, there is validity to a lot of comments. But let us go back in time to when the Seahawks had a Super Bowl stolen from them by terrible calls- yes, these same refs that are on strike. Cowheard on ESPN said after that game that he measured how much longer he had to live in football seasons. He said for the rest of his life, that super bowl never happened. Take the trophy from the Steelers and we'll give the win to the Packers.

It's Jenning's fault for intercepting the pass instead of knocking it to the ground. None of this would have happened if the regular refs weren't union goons. The refs who work boxing make the football replacements look like Einstein. As long as people like you and me continue to watch there's no problem.

There was also a clear push constituting offensive pass interference before the interception. The entire game was dictated by a series of bad calls, it was the worst one so far.

Ref's are getting worse with pratice. Wouldn't you think with pre-season and three weeks of regular season under thier belts that the subs would have had time to read the rule book?
This entire weekend the calls were bad, very bad.
Packer's were robbed.

The league should reverse the outcome.

http://twitpic.com/ay351e

Hat tip to the actress, Alyssa Milano and Jenney Griffin.

Limbaugh was right - got to give EEOC refs 'a shot' as the Bamster says everyone should get. The substitute refs are an extemely visible manifestation of promoting lower scoring 'ethnic groups' for firefighters, lowering test scores for minorities in college admissions, dropping physical fitness for female soldiers, etc.

Thank God we have these kind of diversions to keep us from worrying 24/7 about the future of our country! I will say this however, even though the refs got this call terribly wrong, this is the first time I can remember, the storied Packers have been on the receiving end of a bad call...and as a BEARS fan it feels so good to see it!

Footlocker called. They want their sales people back.

Packers this week, Bears next week.
How will you like it then?

#26 you aren't still upset about Majkowski's incredible pass to Sterling Sharpe to defeat Ditka's Bears. The magic man was clearly behind the line.

Agreed. bad call, but there are SO many times the 'beloved' regular officials have bungled critical calls. It is a game played by people, refereed by people, mistakes will be made.

You all sound like the crowd that is demanding more instant replay in baseball....get over it already and enjoy the game for what it is, a competition between PEOPLE who are officiated by PEOPLE.

If the NFL allows Seattle's "win" to stand, then NFL games mean nothing. You can't rob a team of a win by sitting on your hands when you see something obviously wrong.
Maybe it's time to "get a life" and actually do something
productive with all of the spare time wasted on this sport with what is going on now.

Incredibly bad call. One of lots of bad calls this season. Lots of bad, bad calls.

Yes, the "real" refs miss some, but somewhere, someone's reviewing game tapes and making a list. The totals will be ugly.

IIRC, the broadcasters tonight [probably Tirico's remark] wondered if this game would lead to the owners speaking up. I sure hope something positive happens soon. IMHO, this season's records are already badly compromised.

This whole week was a joke. Many teams who should have won lost and visa versa...beaten by the officials. I watched a number of games and couldn't believe what was going on...penalties called in error and infractions overlooked in every game. This season should have an asterisk beside it in the record books.

Obama is the presidential equivalent of the replacement refs.Both are going through the motions of doing their job but are inherently incompetent to do it.

They always say that refs and umps are doing a great job if nobody notices them.

Rogers backed the union goons in Madison! Don't feel sorry for him and the packers.

Worst officiated game I've ever seen. Period.

This is justice for the Seahawks. When Phil Luckett confused Vinny Testeverde's helmet for a football and cost the Seahawks a playoff spot I didn't hear all this whining.

Replay Refs are not allowed to over rule a simutaneous possession call on the field. It was as bad a call as I had ever seen. #2 was the interference call on 2nd and 27 that set up the touchdown pass. I am not supporting the regular refs because I think they are over paid for what they do, but there is no doubt the replacements are not up to the task. I ref grade school flag football. Am I qualified?