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Former NFL officiating chief Dean Blandino, contributing to the Fox Sports broadcast, said: "I don't see any way they could change this call on the field."
Although no angle offered a full view of the ball's location once Hyde was down, an NFL spokesman said the league pieced together two angles to clarify that Hyde's wrist and elbow hit the ground before the ball reached the 19.
"From the line feed, you can see the line to gain is just past the 19-yard line," the spokesman said. "One replay angle shows [Hyde's] wrist and the elbow hit the ground simultaneously. Then when you go back to the line feed, you see the wrist hit the ground and you know the elbow is down. At that point, you are able to clearly see that the ball is short of the line to gain."
The NFL rule book limits reversals to instances where the reason for a change is "clear and obvious." That standard came under scrutiny last season, the first in which the league's officiating office -- led by senior vice president Al Riveron -- had final authority over replay decisions. In 2017, the league set a record with 195 replay reversals.
Although no angle offered a full view of the ball's location once Hyde was down, an NFL spokesman said the league pieced together two angles to clarify that Hyde's wrist and elbow hit the ground before the ball reached the 19.
"From the line feed, you can see the line to gain is just past the 19-yard line," the spokesman said. "One replay angle shows [Hyde's] wrist and the elbow hit the ground simultaneously. Then when you go back to the line feed, you see the wrist hit the ground and you know the elbow is down. At that point, you are able to clearly see that the ball is short of the line to gain."
The NFL rule book limits reversals to instances where the reason for a change is "clear and obvious." That standard came under scrutiny last season, the first in which the league's officiating office -- led by senior vice president Al Riveron -- had final authority over replay decisions. In 2017, the league set a record with 195 replay reversals.
