The\u00a0San Francisco 49ers\u00a0may have one heck of a bone to pick with the\u00a0NFL\u00a0about the incompetency of its officials.<\/p>\n
With 2:45 left in the fourth quarter of Sunday\u2019s 20-17\u00a0Seattle Seahawks\u00a0win, the 49ers were facing a fourth-and-6 from their own 42-yard line when line judge Kevin Cody made a questionable decision.<\/p>\n
The Seahawks had just called a timeout on a\u00a0Brock Purdy\u00a05-yard completion to Juan Jennings on third down to stop the clock, and as San Francisco lined up to punt, Cody came running up and blew a whistle, seemingly awarding Seattle a second timeout.<\/p>\n
The problem is, a team can\u2019t call two timeouts in the same dead-ball period, which is exactly what the Seahawks got away with on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Former VP of NFL Officiating Mike Pereira confirmed as much during a recent interview with KNBR in San Francisco, stating the Seahawks should have been penalized five yards for being allowed the second timeout.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen it happened, I was kind of in the same mode \u2014 what did he do?\u201d Pereira asked. \u201c\u2026It is clear that Seattle asked for a second timeout. What you are to do when a team asks for a timeout when they\u2019re not entitled to it \u2014 either they\u2019re out of timeouts or they ask for one in that same dead-ball period \u2014 what you do is ignore it.<\/p>\n
\u201cNow, it didn\u2019t get ignored, it got granted. So what is the rule? Is it simply a do-over at that point because the official erroneously granted that? No, it is a 5-yard penalty even though the official shouldn\u2019t have stopped it. When he does, it\u2019s a 5-yard penalty \u2014 that\u2019s a rule. To me, it\u2019s kind of one of those unforgivables, and they recognized it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nPivotal officiating error swept under the rug? @MikePereira<\/a>: "It is clear that Seattle asked for a second timeout… It is a five yard penalty. That's a rule, it's one of those unforgivables. Somebody has to catch that." <\/p>\n
Full breakdown of how the Niners might've been hosed\u2b07\ufe0f pic.twitter.com\/FryFS92b7V<\/a><\/p>\n
— KNBR (@KNBR) November 18, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n