The next time anyone complains about prevent D

[aalion]

remember this Saints meltdown. 2 passes 75 yards and the go ahead TD w 45 secs left

 

[Lion8286]

remember this Saints meltdown. 2 passes 75 yards and the go ahead TD w 45 secs left

Well, this didn't age well.

 

[PSUcup1]

If the Texans DB doesn’t touch him down, the game ends as they wouldn’t have been able to call TO

 

[ChiTownLion]

 

[ChiTownLion]

 

[doctornick]

Isn't a play dead when a player intentionally goes down? I mean, it is when a QB slides without being touched.

 

[JusticeBarkley]

Isn't a play dead when a player intentionally goes down? I mean, it is when a QB slides without being touched.

Yes, the official is going to blow that dead even if no one touched him.

 

[Lion8286]

If the Texans DB doesn’t touch him down, the game ends as they wouldn’t have been able to call TO

That's not how it works.

 

[Madsol]

Isn't a play dead when a player intentionally goes down? I mean, it is when a QB slides without being touched.

I think you might be right but I can't cite to a rule. But I think if a player willingly gives himself up, he's down and the play is over. But hopefully someone will provide a rule to be certain.

 

[PSUcup1]

I think you might be right but I can't cite to a rule. But I think if a player willingly gives himself up, he's down and the play is over. But hopefully someone will provide a rule to be certain.

But didn’t he catch it while going to the ground ? It wasn’t like he was running and gave himself up

 

[Madsol]

But didn’t he catch it while going to the ground ? It wasn’t like he was running and gave himself up

Not sure that it matters If I'm right about the rule and he gives himself up, either while already on the ground when he catches it or he goes immediately to the ground after catching it, then he's down.

 

[LoyalandTrueLion]

remember this Saints meltdown. 2 passes 75 yards and the go ahead TD w 45 secs left

PennStateNate is that you?

 

[aalion]

Well, this didn't age well.

If Saints play prevent they prob don’t need a 58 yard FG to win.

 

[PSUcup1]

Not sure that it matters If I'm right about the rule and he gives himself up, either while already on the ground when he catches it or he goes immediately to the ground after catching it, then he's down.

I just watched it again. It’s a bit of a low pass, but I’d say he catches it and drops to the ground anyway.

 

[Lion8286]

Dead Ball Declared. An official shall declare the ball dead and the down ended:
when a runner is out of bounds, or declares himself down by falling to the ground, or kneeling, and making no effort to advance

http://static.nfl.com/static/conten.../pdfs/10_Rule7_BallInPlay_DeadBall_Scrimm.pdf

 

[Madsol]

Dead Ball Declared. An official shall declare the ball dead and the down ended:
when a runner is out of bounds, or declares himself down by falling to the ground, or kneeling, and making no effort to advance

http://static.nfl.com/static/conten.../pdfs/10_Rule7_BallInPlay_DeadBall_Scrimm.pdf

There you go.