On 4th and 10, down two points with 1:39 left in regulation of the Falcons’ Week 6 contest in Seattle, Matt Ryan fired a deep ball to Julio Jones that, if caught, would have put Atlanta within Matt Bryant’s field goal range. But Jones didn’t make the catch: His opponent, Richard Sherman, made contact with Jones and committed what many believed to be pass interference. Yet no official tossed a yellow flag on the field. The Seahawks then took over on downs and ran out the clock, escaping with a narrow victory.
That defeat, of course, left a sour taste in the Falcons’ mouths.