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Originally Posted by Bobblehead

I've read mixed - most say that while in a Hail Mary situation like that it is rarely called, in cases where it is as blatant as that it usually would be called. So shoving and jostling in the middle of a pack isn't called, but a blatant shove in space under where the ball is about to land is a bit too much to let go.

Blatant stuff like last night should always be called, but like you say, shoving and jostling both ways is going to happen on plays like that. When it's likely happening both ways, calling it one way or the other penalizes one team unfairly, and calling both gives the offence another play, which isn't fair to the defence. The only other option is calling nothing, which is what happens most of the time.