Was the last play in super bowl 46 pass interference?

Answer 1

I have watched the play at least a dozen times now. The play starts at the 5 yard line (I think that's imperative). at the 2-3 yard line the CB has his hands on Crabtree (but not holding), which is legal because it is within 5 yards. When they reach the goal line it is actually Crabtree who is causing the most contact at this point. Crabtree places his hands on the CB and then his arm on the CB's helmet. I really don't know what Jim Harbaugh is seeing right there. This game was caused loosely from the get-go, which my party thought was great because these were 2 physical teams. There were many altercations in the 1st half that could have been penalized, a lot of jawing by both sides and some questionable no calls throughout the game (Joe Flacco got leveled out of bounds in the 2nd to last drive of the game with a no-call). I also think Kaepernick didn't help out the cause on this particular play. The ball was clearly out of bounds and it would have taken an amazing catch by Crabtree without any contact during the play. (The same Crabtree who dropped a touchdown earlier in the game). If Kap throws the ball in bounds I think the official would have definitely broke down the play a lot more, but officials aren't going to bail them out on that for the Super Bowl win. Good no-call in my opinion.