(Verb)-In sports, when a referee or umpire makes a controversial call that favors the home team in any sport.
The Immaculate Reception is the famous hometown call that the Pittsburgh Steelers got away with against the Oakland Raiders, it was an incomplete pass.

The tuck rule is another famous hometown call that favored the pats back in the 2001 AFC Wildcard against the Oakland Raiders.
by SQweeX755 April 14, 2008
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