January 19, 2001. A date that will live on in infamy for Raiders fans. No, not because it was my birthday, but because it was the day NFL official Walt Coleman came onto the field after a booth review and made the one of the worst rulings in NFL history.
It was the Tuck Rule.
Charles Woodson came on the blitz and hit Tom Brady, knocking the ball out. Linebacker Greg Biekert recovered the fumble and the game was to be over. But the word came down from on high that Walt Coleman was to review the play.