Replacement refs mix up timeouts in close game

Replacement officials in Sunday's game in Glendale, Ariz., made a mistake by awarding Seattle an extra timeout in the closing seconds.

Seahawks coach Pete Carroll called timeout with 30 seconds left, but the officials had announced two plays earlier Seattle used its last one when receiver Doug Baldwin was injured.

After huddling, the officials determined the previous stoppage had been on an incomplete pass, so the Seahawks were not charged with a timeout.

Under NFL rules, teams are required to use a timeout for an injured player in the final two minutes, whether the clock is running or not.

The mistake didn't end up having an impact on the game; the Seahawks failed to score on four plays inside the Cardinals' 6-yard line and Arizona held on for a 20-16 win.

In Green Bay, the replacement officials called a total of 18 penalties, some of them questionable and drawing animated complaints from both sidelines.

Female line judge debuts

Shannon Eastin became the first woman to be an official in an NFL regular-season game, working as the line judge in the Rams-Lions matchup in Detroit.

Eastin, 42, has worked as a referee in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference -- college's second-highest level, and has 16 years of officiating experience.

-- AP