"MINNEAPOLIS -- Vikings tight end T.J. Hockenson was livid Sunday when NFL replay overturned a fourth-quarter touchdown catch that would have closed the Philadelphia Eagles' lead to two points in Minnesota's eventual 28-22 loss. Hockenson said he had "control the whole time" and revealed that two members of referee Bill Vinovich's crew told him they considered the play a catch and touchdown even after it was overturned."
""There was nothing to overturn it," Hockenson said. "I mean, I was out there. I felt it, hands under the ball, snag it and I don't understand. I don't basically understand the catch rule at this point. ... I don't understand how New York can call in and just be like, 'Yeah, that's not a catch,' when there was no evidence that it wasn't. I mean I had it. I think it's ridiculous.""
T.J. Hockenson's apparent fourth-quarter touchdown was overturned by NFL replay, a reversal that would have cut the Eagles' lead to two and came in Minnesota's eventual 28-22 loss. Hockenson said he had "control the whole time" and reported that two members of referee Bill Vinovich's crew told him they believed the play was a catch and touchdown even after the reversal. The on-field ruling had been a 15-yard touchdown on third-and-2 with 2:58 remaining. Initial replays showed the ball moved as Hockenson dove to the ground. The league applies a clear-and-obvious-evidence standard and used broadcast-enhanced shots during review.
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