(S32) PT 5 - Bad Call

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A questionable call occurred during this season's Week 11 game between the Colorado Yeti and the San Jose Sabercats. With 11:24 remaining in the 3rd quarter, the Yeti were getting a new drive started while trailing 10-17. The play opened up with a nice gain as Mattathias Caliban connected with Tsuyu Asui about 20 yards down the field. However, the play ended up being nullified by an Offensive Pass Interference penalty. The strange part was that the penalty was not called on the receiver who caught the ball, but rather on Raphael Delacour who was over on the other side of the field. Yeti fans were not pleased with this call as Delacour did not have any tangible effect on the outcome of the play and they did not think it was fair for the gain to be nullified due to his actions. However, the officials did not agree with the fans' logic and decided to call the penalty. Luckily, the Yeti were able to get back on track quickly after the penalty. The following play ended up being even better as Cole Maxwell caught the ball and ran down field for an 80 yard gain. Three plays later the Yeti would find the end zone and score a game-tying touchdown. This drive proved to be decisive as the Yeti would go on to win by exactly 7 points with a final score of 27-20. The Yeti were lucky they were able to get back on track quickly after the penalty as it would have come to haunt them if the drive had stalled out afterwards and missing out on points on that drive had cost them the game.

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