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DENVER (AP) — After C.J. Anderson bulled in for his second touchdown of the day, the Broncos celebrated.
"It was an acknowledgment of good mechanics between the two officials involved in making the call," NFL spokesman Michael Signora said.
Bills safety Aaron Williams wasn't amused. After the game, he linked the video of the officials' reaction to a tweet that said: "No excuse for my performance, but can't win playing 16 vs 11 thought I'd seen it all. ..."
(For the record, there are nine officials for NFL games,Cheap NFL Jerseys China Wholesale, which would have made it 20 vs. 11.)
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So did the refs.
Indeed,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, it was a difficult call because Anderson bulled through the center of the line, making it hard for Hussey, standing on the sideline, to see if the ball had crossed the plane of the goal line before the runner's knee hit the turf. Paganelli's job, from the middle of the field, is to stick his nose into the pile and help the line judge figure it out. Paganelli did that,Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys, then gave Hussey the thumbs up, and Hussey signaled touchdown.
A minute later, replay confirmed the call.
Then, the men gave each other a subtle,cheap nfl jerseys, hip-high fist bump.
Moments after Anderson's 1-yard touchdown in the second quarter of Denver's 24-17 win over Buffalo on Sunday,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping, line judge John Hussey and umpire Carl Paganelli fist bumped after making what turned out to be the correct call. |
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