Mike McCarthy
NFL stands by Monday night football game result as politicians call for lockout to end
The National Football League’s referees ignited a storm of controversy Monday night — by some accounts it was the third-most tweeted event in Twitter’s history — when they incorrectly called a touchdown that gave the Seattle Seahawks a victory at the expense of the Green Bay Packers. Politicians of all stripes have called on the NFL and its referees to reach an agreement.