The punt was slightly confusing because Chris Conley was blocked into the Seattle return man, Dee Williams.
What seemed obvious to the naked eye and anyone watching the San Francisco 49ers’ 36-24 win over the Seahawks on Thursday was that the punt had been touched by Seattle’s return man and was recovered by the 49ers.
The refs with another blown call.
The ball clearly hits #Seattle on the punt reception and then the #49ers recover it.
Refs say NOPE. NOT TOUCH after reviewing it for hours.#SFvsSEA pic.twitter.com/LHnY6CR3oR
— Mike McDaniel (@MikMcDaniel) October 11, 2024
The on-field officials picked up the flag and said Conley had been blocked into the returner, Williams.
That led to another flag, the red challenge one thrown by Kyle Shanahan.
For sure, the review booth would make the correct call and give the football to the 49ers.
It didn’t happen as the ref said the call stood.
The 49ers lost a challenge that the ball made contact with Seattle’s Dee Williams on this play 😬 pic.twitter.com/kyw8BpnFgj
— The 33rd Team (@The33rdTeamFB) October 11, 2024
Later on during the game, Terry McAulay on the Amazon broadcast said he spoke to Walt Anderson in the command center. Anderson told McAulay the command center only had the live feed to review and not the enhanced version of the play that showed the football touching Williams before a clear recovery by the 49ers.
Adding insult to misery, the 49ers were also charged for a timeout because the play stood upon review.