OFFICIALS PLAY A ROLE
The officials had about as good as day as the Seahawks, with several questionable calls.
Two of the most blatant were a phantom block in the back called on defensive back Kennard Cox that erased an 81-yard punt return for touchdown by Leon Washington in the third quarter, and an unnecessary roughness call on Kam Chancellor’s sack of Colt McCoy, which gave Cleveland a new set of downs in the first half.
The Seahawks ended up surviving the personal foul call when defensive end Red Bryant blocked Phil Dawson’s 48-yard field goal attempt, one of two blocked field goals by Bryant on the day.
But the penalty on the punt return erased six points. Then Whitehurst threw an interception to Cleveland cornerback Sheldon Brown on an underthrown pass to Sidney Rice one play later.
“I haven’t seen the TV copy yet,” Washington said. “I’d be interested to see it, so I can see what actually happened on the play. But with an opportunity like that, you’ve got to take advantage of it, especially in a close game like this.”
Carroll chose to be diplomatic about the officials.
“When a game is this close, a call can make a difference,” Carroll said about the calls. “And whether they did or not, we’ll see the film and take a look. I have my information now. The punt return, that’s a touchdown play way after the fact here it comes. And they saw something.
“Whether it’s legit or not, I don’t know. But in this game, those calls were magnified. And they played a big role in the football game. I kind of hope they were right, to tell you the truth. I hope they were right, and they made the right choices on those things because it’s pretty hard to live with otherwise.”
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