The Seattle Seahawks may have incorrectly avoided a turnover in their “Thursday Night Football” matchup against the San Francisco 49ers.
Prime Video rules expert and 17-year NFL referee, Terry McAuley, said during the broadcast that he spoke with NFL officiating rules analyst Walt Anderson, who told him the league’s replay review room did not have the same enhanced video shown on the Prime broadcast when reviewing what appeared to be a muffed punt.
Officials ruled the 49ers downed a punt at the start of the fourth quarter but replays shown over the broadcast appeared to show Seahawks returner Dee Williams’ hand touching the ball before San Francisco’s Jalen Graham downed the ball. The 49ers challenged the play but the original call — a Seattle first down — was upheld.
At the time, the Seahawks had scored 14 straight points and trailed 23-17. The 49ers would have taken over possession at the Seattle 18-yard line had the call been overturned.
The 49ers went on to defeat the Seahawks 36-24 as both teams walk away with a 3-3 record.
This story will be updated.
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