Report: Vikings Contact NFL over Bobby Wagner Non-Call on Field-Goal Block

The Minnesota Vikings have reportedly spoken to NFL officials about the non-call on Seattle Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner's field-goal block during Seattle's 21-7 win over the Vikes on Monday night. 

NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reported on the dialogue between the Vikings and the league, and also included video of Wagner's controversial block in the tweet:

Players are not allowed to use their hands to push off teammates or opposing players while attempting to leap and block a kick. The NFL rulebook states that a player will be penalized 15 yards for leverage if he does so, but Wagner was not penalized despite seemingly committing the infraction.

Wagner blocked the kick with 5:46 remaining in the fourth quarter. Seattle was leading 6-0 at the time, and it went on to score a touchdown on the next possession to put the game away.

Per NFL.com's Jeremy Bergman, Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll expressed his belief after the game that it was a clean play by Wagner:

"It was just an incredible play. I think they're going to talk about it. We practiced it all week with Bobby jumping over the guys, never touched anybody. I don't know what happened in the game. But that's the way he was doing [it]. He was able to clear the line of scrimmage without touching anybody, that was the plan. Very few people can do that. But he pulled it off beautifully during the week. That's what the officials called. I don't know if there's some controversy about that."

Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer said he didn't definitively see what happened on the play, but he did inquire about challenging: "I don't know. They didn't tell me. I just asked if I could challenge and they said no. Honestly, I didn't see what happened. I was told what happened, but I don't know. You're not supposed to be able to pull guys down if that's what they did."

The win was a huge one for the Seahawks, as they improved to 8-5 and put distance between themselves, the Vikings and other teams for the top wild-card spot in the NFC.

Seattle now holds a 1.5-game lead over 6-6-1 Minnesota and a two-game lead over a host of 6-7 teams in the Philadelphia Eagles, Carolina Panthers and Washington Redskins.

The Vikings retained the No. 6 seed in the NFC despite the loss since Philly, Carolina and Washington all lost in Week 14 as well.

Last season, the Seahawks went 9-7 and missed the playoffs for the first time since 2011.

With the aid of Monday's win over Minnesota, a Week 15 road win against the San Francisco 49ers could clinch Seattle a playoff spot depending on how the other teams in the hunt fare.

The Vikings' playoff chances may come down to the wire, as they will face a 7-6 Miami Dolphins team in Week 15 that is coming off a huge upset win over the New England Patriots. Minnesota will then face the Detroit Lions on the road before closing out the regular season at home against the rival Chicago Bears.