DeclinetoState
09-29-2008, 01:39 AM
Good ol' Ed does it again.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP)—Referee Ed Hochuli was at the center of another questionable call Sunday, flagging Julius Peppers (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/5888/;_ylt=AubRUpvHGcXD4w1lQQEA1TAdsLYF) for a roughing-the-passer penalty that wiped out Carolina’s interception return for a touchdown in the first quarter against Atlanta.
After Matt Ryan (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/8780/;_ylt=AsyydZj6dDeuXgqi8NCa0MsdsLYF)’s pass was intercepted by Richard Marshall (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/7807/;_ylt=AmPAGvf9lgMIHwr1KBkaKz0dsLYF), Hochuli threw a flag and announced Peppers made a helmet-to-helmet hit on Ryan. It erased the touchdown and gave the Falcons a first down on a drive that ended with a punt.
Replays showed Peppers made contact as Ryan released the ball, and appeared to hit him first with his shoulder.
More (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-hochulicall&prov=ap&type=lgns)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP)—Referee Ed Hochuli was at the center of another questionable call Sunday, flagging Julius Peppers (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/5888/;_ylt=AubRUpvHGcXD4w1lQQEA1TAdsLYF) for a roughing-the-passer penalty that wiped out Carolina’s interception return for a touchdown in the first quarter against Atlanta.
After Matt Ryan (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/8780/;_ylt=AsyydZj6dDeuXgqi8NCa0MsdsLYF)’s pass was intercepted by Richard Marshall (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/7807/;_ylt=AmPAGvf9lgMIHwr1KBkaKz0dsLYF), Hochuli threw a flag and announced Peppers made a helmet-to-helmet hit on Ryan. It erased the touchdown and gave the Falcons a first down on a drive that ended with a punt.
Replays showed Peppers made contact as Ryan released the ball, and appeared to hit him first with his shoulder.
More (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-hochulicall&prov=ap&type=lgns)