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Hochuli involved in another controversial call: helmet-to-helmet in ATL-CAR

September 28, 2008 By jon

If not for the mess in week one, this probably wouldn’t even be a story.  Unfortunately, it is.

Early in the first quarter of the Falcons-Panthers game today, referee Ed Hochuli flagged Julius Peppers for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Falcons’ QB Matt Ryan.  The play had resulted in an interception and a touchdown for the Panthers, but it was called back due to the penalty.  Should it have been called?

I watched the game live, and thought it was the right call.  It certainly appeared to be helmet-to-helmet, although it wasn’t very hard and it didn’t seem to be intentional.  I really think this was a call that could go either way.  Sadly for Hochuli, the call had a very direct impact on the game, taking seven points away from the Panthers.  Like his call a few weeks ago, he threw the flag before the “big play” happened, so he had no way of knowing how important the call would be.

If I can find a video or screencap of the hit, I’ll post it here.  Please let me know if you find one.

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Filed Under: Controversial Calls Tagged With: atlanta falcons, carolina panthers, ed hochuli, julius peppers, matt ryan

Comments

  1. admin says

    September 28, 2008 at 2:57 pm

    This will probably turn into a pretty small story now, since it appears Carolina will win easily despite the call.

  2. Tex says

    September 28, 2008 at 8:40 pm

    Well what about Jeff Triplette no call in Week #3 & Jerome Boger.

    How about Walt Anderson’s bad nooooo call in Skins VS Cows — the pull on the face mask ==> Adam Pacman Jones(his return punt). No yellow flag on the Skins?

    This goes on & on with sooo many officials.

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