I have a question about a call yesterday.
On the Seahawks last touchdown, there was the review to see if he broke the plain of the goal line, therefore making the fumble a moot point.
But, was that even a fumble. If they had ruled against Seattle, could not their coach come back and say that it was a lateral, since the ball went straight back, was not overhand, and into the arms of that lineman, never touching the ground, who ran it over untouched.
I looked up the definition of a lateral, and no where does it say in the rule that the player has to intentionally lateral the ball. It just states that it must be either directly parallel to the runner or behind, not forward.
It's all a moot point, because they did say he broke the plain. Just curious.
Originally Posted by Jackie S
I would have to look it up exactly, but the NFL created a new rule a couple years ago. It basically says the in the last X mins of a game (or maybe overtime games) the guy advancing the ball has to be the one to carry it into the endzone. No laterals allowed.