NFL fans can stop debating if Jimmy Graham got a game-clinching first down for the Packers

There was a lot of buzz after the Green Bay Packers clinched a trip to the NFC championship game in a win over the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday thanks to Jimmy Graham’s catch that led to a game-ending first down.

Did the veteran tight end REALLY get the ball to where it needed to be for the first down? Fans debated for a while, mostly citing the fact that when he was tackled, it appeared he was short of the yellow first-down line that was projected on to the field from the FOX broadcast.

But this is a good time to remind you all that the yellow line isn’t official and it isn’t always accurate … and that appeared to be the case here.

“Jimmy Graham was clearly short.”

Just stop. The yellow line is and always has been unofficial. And in this case, the yellow line wasn’t even close. pic.twitter.com/3Vc9Nw4SBn

— Packers Stuff (@Packers_Stuff) January 13, 2020

All y'all crying saying it wasn't a first down cause of the yellow line… It's for convenience to the viewers and is not always accurate. Much like in this case.#Packers #itwasafirstdown pic.twitter.com/7FSj77PUiu

— Lizy Bean (@foxfire2210) January 13, 2020

To any salty #Seahawks fans crying over the first down, look at this picture. The yellow line does NOT indicate a first down. Its a computer generated line. The red marker indicates it. And Graham is clearly across pic.twitter.com/9MLfD7WBNa

— Logan Coolings (@GamerPrideMonth) January 13, 2020

After further review, the yellow line was moved ahead of the actual first down marker. That's a first.. pic.twitter.com/PIH5tXBafB

— thatvikingsfan (@thatvikingsfan8) January 13, 2020

Trying to explain to Seahawks fans that the yellow line isn’t actually on the field and you have to go by the marker pic.twitter.com/xLBiTPNDFP

— B ♓️ (@b2408_) January 13, 2020

The yellow line isn’t alway accurate 🗣 pic.twitter.com/R7KXnmlMwO

— #TexanFans4OBrien (@ForTheCOLTure) January 13, 2020

Sorry, Seahawks fans. That’s the end of that.