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Originally Posted by cdcox
The defender made a great play to pin Bowe against the sidelines before the pass was thrown. It was a very low percentage throw. Not often would it be complete. Had the ball been a little more to the inside, maybe Bowe stays in bounds. I don't know. I hate that we were in 4th and 11 in that situation.
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Just finished re-watching the game and that last play in particular. It would have been a close call but there was PI on that play. The defender had an arm bar on Bowe BEFORE the ball arrived. You can clearly see Bowe's upper body being pushed toward the sideline. Had the arm not been there, Bowe would have been able to come down in bounds. After all, his right foot was only out about 8".
That is playoff football. Only blatant holding and PI are usually called. Still, if the official had made the PI call, it would have been hard to argue against it.