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Former NFL ref says 49ers scored an illegal touchdown during final minutes of win over Falcons
One reason the 49ers didn't get flagged is because pulling is a penalty that NFL officials almost never call. According to Football Zebras, the last time a player got penalized for pulling a teammate came all the way back during a playoff game in January 1991, so it's been almost 35 years.
A former NFL official claims that referees got a "huge" touchdown call wrong on Sunday evening. The San Francisco 49ers topped the Atlanta Falcons, 20-10, on Sunday evening. San Francisco improved to 5-2 on the season with the win,