ctpatsfan77

It wouldn't work, because the rule isn't designed for that situation.

In particular, the defense decides what penalty it wants. It can choose to let the play stand, take the yards and decline the runoff, or take the yards and the runoff. [It cannot let the play stand but still take the runoff.] Thus I can't imagine a situation like the above where the D would accept the runoff.

It was actually designed for a scenario more like Denver versus the Chargers today: to prevent a team from "eating" a penalty to give them extra chances to win the game.

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Wax Frog

I knew there had to be a catch. Too bad - I'd have enjoyed seeing the Pats doing this while up against their end zone, with the crapload of half-the-distance measurements

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cartmen

heres a bigger question why didnt Mangina say "hey ref you ****ed up!" ?

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