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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.The Steelers forfeited the 2004 AFC championship game when they went for it on 4th and 2.
Holy crap, talk about a direct answer! Next time I'll try harder with Google. Thanks!Found this article this should help.
http://www.footballresearch.com/articles/frpage.cfm?topic=forfeit
Yeah, I remember that... one of the strangest things I have ever seen... I always thought Carroll should have told them to simply take the 1 point instead of the 2... I think that play affected a lot of gamblers...anyone remember when the Buffalo Bills forfeited the 2 point conversion to the Patriots (in 1998?) after the Pats won it on the last play of the game (Beldsoe to Coates for 1 yard)?
Of course, the Bills had a right to be angry. On 4th and 9, Jefferson was given credit for a reception on a sideline play in which I don't think he got even one foot down.
On the 'last play' of the game, the Bills were called for pass interference against Terry Glenn on a Hail Mary attempt in the end zone (no more contact than you would typically see on those plays).
OH, and it was Adam Vinatieri who scored the two point conversion, running it in with NO ONE but Pats around him.
Yeah, I remember that... one of the strangest things I have ever seen... I always thought Carroll should have told them to simply take the 1 point instead of the 2... I think that play affected a lot of gamblers...
They had already won the damn game. The Bills had left the field and if you can't convert an XP with no defense on the field then you don't deserve the damn point. This isn't exactly a big deal, and we're talking about something that happened almost a decade ago, but IMHO the classy thing to do would to have simply taken the 1 point.Why?? There's less chance of messing it up by running it in than by kicking it and potentially missing.....
I remember that, but I also remembered Flutie having been given a generous spot when he ran out of bounds which prolonged a Bills drive just prior to that.Of course, the Bills had a right to be angry. On 4th and 9, Jefferson was given credit for a reception on a sideline play in which I don't think he got even one foot down.
This I totally disagree with. First of all, it was not a Hail Mary in which the ball is tossed up for grabs, it was a pass intended and targeted specifically for Terry Glenn. And if you watch the play, it is clear that Glenn has leaped in the air and has the pass coming in to his chest, only to be shoved away at the last moment. LOTS OF CONTACT. CLASSIC CASE OF INTERFERENCE. Bills fans thought the call was lame, but it really would have been lame if the refs had NOT made that call.On the 'last play' of the game, the Bills were called for pass interference against Terry Glenn on a Hail Mary attempt in the end zone (no more contact than you would typically see on those plays).