Packers coach McCarthy supports replacement referee

Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy (pictured right) said Friday that he called the replacement referee who made the call on a final play that cost the Packers a game against Seattle to offer his support. “I felt the phone call was the right thing to do. That’s why I made it,” McCarthy told a Milwaukee radio station. A pass to Seahawks wide receiver Golden Tate that appeared to be intercepted by Packers defensive back M.D. Jennings was ruled a touchdown, giving the Seahawks a 14-12 win on Sept. 24. Referee Wayne Elliott didn’t make the call, but he reviewed the play and let the ruling stand. Elliott revealed the phone call in an interview shown Wednesday on Showtime’s “Inside the NFL.” “I’ve asked the football team to move on,” McCarthy said. – Associated Press