NFL admits it f'd up on Reichard's missed FG

[JimmyinSD]

Yeah, I'm leaning more toward the ball not hitting the wire at all. First of all, it just doesn't make sense that NOBODY would've seen that. Second, I've read some twitter posts from people who looked into this and they're saying the camera wires are nowhere near the trajectory of the football—that they are in fact behind the kicker. The camera angle only made it look like it was between Reichard and the goal posts.

those cables run the entire length of the stadium,  if the camera was lowered down to get a low angle shot from behind Will then its certainly possible that they would have been in a position to get hit by the ball.  I've seen those things all the way down on the playing surface when they are working on the camera so they have the ability to get that low.  I typically would agree that its not likely,  except seeing that batted pass later that day hit the camera that was set up behind the play,   and it wasnt a super long kick so its not like Will had to try and keep a low trajectory.  the images and video I have seen sure looks like it hit the wire.

[FLVike]

Think about it, each of the four cables are connected to a reel, up high, by a corner of the field area. So if the camera was behind the kicker then we would not see a cable crossing the field if we are viewing from behind the kicker. That camera was not behind the kicker, not even close. We were viewing that play from behind the kicker on a different camera, not the skycam.

[StickierBuns]

Regardless of whether it did or not, so glad it didn't influence the outcome of the game.

[MAD GAINZ]

Yeah, I'm leaning more toward the ball not hitting the wire at all. First of all, it just doesn't make sense that NOBODY would've seen that. Second, I've read some twitter posts from people who looked into this and they're saying the camera wires are nowhere near the trajectory of the football—that they are in fact behind the kicker. The camera angle only made it look like it was between Reichard and the goal posts.

I don't know, go watch the replay of the kick from behind Reichard.  It's going up in trajectory and then when it's in line with the wire, it immediately caromes right and has a different trajectory and spin on the football.

[purplefaithful]

This is all too reminiscent of Seinfeld/Magic Loogie episode....

[FLVike]

I look at it from this perspective;
We don't get the TD at the end and we lose 17-14.

[JR44]

Regardless of whether it did or not, so glad it didn't influence the outcome of the game.

Possibly could have helped us, had it been 17-17 on the last drive we would not have been as aggressive and playing for the TD.  Once we got near FG range we may have gotten conservative and played for the FG settling for a long FG and possibly leaving more time on the clock.