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Originally Posted by Moses
The inappropriate application of the "Tuck Rule" by Walt Coleman cost the Raiders a Superbowl berth. That year the Patriots beat a pathetic Rams team. In all likelihood, Walt Coleman cost the Raiders a Superbowl Championship.
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Brady had two hands on the ball, and it was fully brought back in (or tucked, whatever) when Woodson hit him and knocked it loose. Not in the process of bringing it back down. That's clear on video. There was absolutely no irrefutable evidence on video to overturn. Without such, there s/b no overturn, in which case there would have been ZERO controversy. Everyone in the stadium knew the game was over.
I wouldn't still lament over it had the Raiders needed to do more after the fumble recovery to win. But with that recovery, the game was over.