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Rule change after Eagles-Falcons blown call?

In his

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,

Peter King speculates that a rule change could be coming in the offseason after a blown call in the Eagles-Falcons game.

For those of you who missed it or are living under a rock, the refs ruled that Falcons return man

muffed a punt with 2:28 left in the fourth quarter. The Eagles' offense took over,

found the end zone, and the rest is history. Replays showed Jennings clearly did not touch the ball. Had the officials made the right call, the Falcons' offense would have had possession at its own 37-yard-line with a chance to win the game.

So where does the possible rule change come in? Falcons coach

was out of timeouts, which is understandable since he was trying to preserve the clock late in the game, so he could not challenge the play. Why didn't the official in the booth call for a replay? There were more than two minutes left. Officials can only call for replay without a coaching challenge with less than two minutes left in each half.

King argues that the official in the booth should be allowed to call for replays in the last five minutes of the game instead of the last two minutes. Here's what he says:

What do you think? Have a better solution?

It looks like Seahawks quarterback

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to face the Birds. According to the article, he won't need surgery for a bulging disc in his back, but Hasselbeck has not been cleared to practice or play. This will be the fourth straight missed game for Hasselbeck.