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After Packers loss, has NFL referees situation hit tipping point?

11:45 AM, September 25, 2012

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"We both had possession of it. I don't even know the rule but I guess the tie goes to the receiver," the Seahawks' Tate said after the game. Asked later if he got his hands on Wilson's pass first, Tate wasn't so sure. "I think so. ... Oh, well, maybe he did. But I took it from him." (Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)

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The situation with the NFL's replacement referees may have hit a tipping point last night, with a controversial last-second touchdown call that gave the Seattle Seahawks a win over the Green Bay Packers. Will the furor over last night's game be enough to force the owners and the referees to come to an agreement?

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