The league said the replacement officials had erred on the play by not calling pass interference on Seattle receiver Golden Tate.

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However, if there is a lot of noise (interference) on the channel the receiver is listening to, it cannot detect the intended signal because it is covered by noise.

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Or it should have been over earlier in the drive when somehow Green Bay was flagged for pass interference when it was the Seattle receiver who was draped all over the Green Bay defender.

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