Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS -- There is no dispute that New Orleans Saints kicker John Carney missed a tying extra-point attempt at the end of regulation against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
But Saints officials said they believe the Jaguars should have been assessed a penalty for applying "leverage'' at the line of scrimmage in an attempt to block the kick.
Carney pushed the kick wide right, and the Jaguars won 20-19.
Saints general manager Mickey Loomis confirmed Wednesday that he asked NFL director of officiating Mike Pereira to review the play, as well as a pass interference call against the Jaguars that was reversed on review. Both were reviewed, he said.
"We want to make sure that our interpretation of the rules was correct," Loomis said. He said he could not make public what league officials told him after the review, but he answered "yes" when asked if he felt, after talking with the league, that the team's interpretations were correct.
"We flat out missed the kick," Saints coach Jim Haslett said. "But yeah, it was blatant. You cannot use an offensive lineman's body parts to gain leverage and jump to try to block a field goal or extra point. Two of their guys jumped on the backs of our players and put up their hands and knees to extend themselves [into the air]."
Carney said he did not notice the possible infractions, but was informed by coaches when he came off the field. He made one extra-point attempt and field goals of 33 and 38 yards.
"Teams have used leveraging against us earlier in the season, and the league has issued apologies for not calling it," Carney said. "But that's irrelevant here. I just missed it."
Had the Jaguars been assessed a penalty, the ball would have been moved half the distance to the goal line, and the Saints would have been given a second chance to send the game into overtime or they could have attempted a two-point conversion.
NEW ORLEANS -- There is no dispute that New Orleans Saints kicker John Carney missed a tying extra-point attempt at the end of regulation against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
But Saints officials said they believe the Jaguars should have been assessed a penalty for applying "leverage'' at the line of scrimmage in an attempt to block the kick.
Carney pushed the kick wide right, and the Jaguars won 20-19.
Saints general manager Mickey Loomis confirmed Wednesday that he asked NFL director of officiating Mike Pereira to review the play, as well as a pass interference call against the Jaguars that was reversed on review. Both were reviewed, he said.
"We want to make sure that our interpretation of the rules was correct," Loomis said. He said he could not make public what league officials told him after the review, but he answered "yes" when asked if he felt, after talking with the league, that the team's interpretations were correct.
"We flat out missed the kick," Saints coach Jim Haslett said. "But yeah, it was blatant. You cannot use an offensive lineman's body parts to gain leverage and jump to try to block a field goal or extra point. Two of their guys jumped on the backs of our players and put up their hands and knees to extend themselves [into the air]."
Carney said he did not notice the possible infractions, but was informed by coaches when he came off the field. He made one extra-point attempt and field goals of 33 and 38 yards.
"Teams have used leveraging against us earlier in the season, and the league has issued apologies for not calling it," Carney said. "But that's irrelevant here. I just missed it."
Had the Jaguars been assessed a penalty, the ball would have been moved half the distance to the goal line, and the Saints would have been given a second chance to send the game into overtime or they could have attempted a two-point conversion.
