EAST RUTHERFORD -- Giants safety Landon Collins was involved in the most controversial play in Sunday's 24-7 loss to the Seahawks. But to Collins, there was no question about what happened when he and Seahawks wide receiver Paul Richardson went up for a pass from Russell Wilson in the end zone midway through the fourth quarter.

"It was an interception," Collins said.

Side judge Scott Novak, back judge Todd Prukop and, ultimately, referee Tony Corrente saw things differently. The officials ruled that there was simultaneous catch by Collins and Richardson, which is awarded to the offense, so the result was a Seahawks touchdown.

Corrente upheld the ruling after reviewing the replay. Collins was fully expecting the call to be reversed.

"It had to. Once you saw it, it was blatant to see it was on my chest," Collins said. "Once the referee could see it, it's just like, 'He has possession of the ball.' I turned over and he was trying to fight back into my arms to get it. I'm like, 'That's my ball.' "

Collins was aware of the simultaneous catch rule, but he didn't think it applied to the play in Sunday's game.

"I knew about it, but at the same time, I came down with the ball," Collins said. "You can blatantly see it's on my stomach or on my chest - however you want to call it. Once I rolled over, he's trying to fight back into position for it. Once that happened, he had no possession of the ball no more. It's crazy."

The 38-yard touchdown gave the Seahawks a 17-7 lead with 9:34 remaining. The score sealed the game because the Giants' inept offense had no shot of mounting a comeback.

"That definitely was wrong," cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie said. "(Richardson) didn't have possession at all by the time they both hit the ground. One thing about it is you have to complete a catch to the ground and before his knee was down, Landon had already taken the ball and then they were fighting for it. That definitely was a wrong call."

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