Cowboys Lose! Reaction To Refs Blunder #Shorts Ref Crashes Into Cowboys’ Center While Trying To Spike Ball, Costs Dallas Final Shot At The End Zone The NFL’s refs, once again, made headlines during the Cowboys vs. 49ers game. As Dallas was trying to spike the ball, one of the refs got into the way. The delay caused by the ref allowed the clock to run out, ending the game before the Cowboys could run one final play. The ending of the Wild Card game between the San Francisco 49ers and Dallas Cowboys was a controversial one, as it appeared that the ref got into the way of the center and Dak Prescott, therefore delaying the spike and costing them a final shot at the end zone. As Tony Romo and CBS football rules analyst Gene Steratore pointed out, the rules state that the ref must touch the ball prior to it being snapped, which would explain why he barged onto the scene. “You can’t set your own ball as a center. You’ve got to give it to the ref. Dak Prescott should have looked and found the ref. You can’t give it to your center,” Romo said. It should also be noted that the Cowboys found themselves in this situation because they bizarrely ran a quarterback draw with time running down. Had they thrown the ball into the endzone instead, an incomplete pass would’ve stopped the clock, while a completion would’ve tied the game.