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Quote: Originally Posted by Cardot

Speaking of the refs, there was one play I didn't fully get. When Matthews sacked Wilson, one of the lineman dove on Matthews after the play and got flagged. The Packers ended up declining it...but why wasn't it a dead ball foul? It put Seattle in a 2nd and 30 situation, so no one seemed to care too much.....but they did eventually convert on 3rd and 19 which led to the fake FG.

It wasn't a dead ball because the refs hadn't blown the whistle yet. It was a bang, bang play.