Packers talk about coin toss controversy

The Green Bay Packers traveled to Glendale to take on the Arizona Cardinals on Saturday evening. The Packers looked down and out when they could not covert on fourth down deep in their own territory, which led to a Cardinals field goal to give them the 20-13 lead.

The Packers needed some more Hail Mary magic if they wanted to keep their Super Bowl hopes alive. Aaron Rodgers dropped back and delivered a heave down the field to Jeff Janis came to the rescue, catching a 41-yard touchdown to tie things at 20.

To start overtime, official Clete Blakeman brought the captains out to midfield to decide who would receive the ball. Rodgers called tails and Blakeman threw the coin up in the air, but Blakeman called the coin toss off because it did not flip.

"“Clete had it on heads,” Rodgers told ESPN reporters after the game. “He was showing heads, so I called tails, and it didn’t flip. It just tossed up in the air and did not turn over at all. It landed in the ground. So we obviously thought that was not right… I think he was trying to avoid the embarrassment of what just happened.”"

Blakeman picked the coin up, did not allow Rodgers to re-call, and tossed it again. The coin landed on heads, giving the Cardinals the football. The NFL came out and backed Blakeman on his decision saying that he used his judgement on the call, but that there is no rule saying a re-toss of the coin is necessary.