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Robert Zeglinski

Gene Steratore was convinced that the refs mistakenly gifted the Packers’ Romeo Doubs with a TD

After a clunker of a Monday night game and a needed bye week, the Green Bay Packers were in desperate need of a rebound. Jordan Love, in particular, had to bounce back after throwing three interceptions in one of the worst efforts of his career. Little did he know that officials in Denver would be very kind to help him try and ignite the Packers’ offense.

As Green Bay tried to capitalize on a late third-quarter red zone trip against the Denver Broncos, Love inexplicably lobbed up a weak ball to receiver Romeo Doubs at the near corner of the end zone.

When Doubs went up for the pass, Broncos cornerback Patrick Surtain simultaneously had the ball in his grasp mid-air. The play was ruled a Packers touchdown, but former NFL referee and now CBS officiating analyst Gene Steratore was in disbelief Green Bay got the conclusive touchdown.

Frankly, he probably has a point:

While, yes, Doubs more or less beat Surtain to the ball, he did not establish clear possession with both feet down, according to Steratore’s interpretation of the rule book. But that’s not how the referees at Mile High viewed it. On this occasion, they wanted to give the Packers a fateful “Prevail Mary.”

That curse, first borne in an infamous game with the Seattle Seahawks, is over.

This was how Twitter reacted

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