NFL Week 15 thread

As the rule is written, it's the right call. But that's a rule that should be revisited in the off-season. You have to let a team advance the ball out of its own end zone. I wonder what the rule is if Lacy knocks the ball out of the end zone first and then tries to recover.

 

Nice start for the Teddy Bridgewater and the Vikings. Then a nice job by Bridgewater of giving it all back.

 

Head-up-ass '2 minute drill' by the Lions; trailing by a TD, they run 5 plays in the final 2:10 of the half and settle for a FG.

( And also take a time-out into the locker room at halftime.)

 

I agree. I see the point of the rule if it's a forward fumble, but in the Packers' situation, where the ball obviously went backward, I feel the offensive team should be able to recover and advance, no matter who gets it. That's my first reaction since finding out about this rule for the first time. If anyone's got a case for keeping it the same as it is, I'm all ears.

 

It's too late for the Niners this year, but Kaepernick has played pretty well in the first half in Seattle.

 

Niners able to run the ball in a defensive battle in Seattle. Some key injuries thus far, including on the final play of the half, a long runback by SF's Reid. Borland and Okung both hurt on the play. And Gore left the game earlier in the 2Q.

 

Hopefully not serious for Borland. Been a great season/story so far.

 

It would have been illegal batting, which is what created the rule in the first place. The rule exists because of the "Holy Roller," which is that play where Ken Stabler "lost a fumble" and Dave Casper "experienced difficulty" recovering the ball before he reached the end zone. Since Lacy would have been in the end zone had he batted it, it would still have been a safety.

 

I will give the 49ers credit- they are playing very tough football today. Still might not be enough.

 

But Kaep is still an abortion half the time getting plays off. At least in the first half. Haven't seen the second half.

 

After reading and hearing some of the post-game, it sounds like the Steelers are not going to be ready to let go of the roughing the passer call on Jason Worilds even though they won the game. I mentioned it earlier in the thread that Worilds drilled Matt Ryan on a sack and was called for roughing the passer even though it was a completely clean hit.

Basically, they officials called it because Ryan's head snapped forward because he was hit so hard in the chest. The call wiped out a sack and put the Falcons deep in Pittsburgh territory, setting up Atlanta's only score in the first half.

 

The Steelers might not want to let it go, but we can. Officials are going to flag it whenever the offensive player's head snaps. The Browner call last week proved that.