The Fake Punt

[Boltimore]

Boltimore, it was 4th and 2 from fairly deep in our own end. It was short snap to Weddle and he ran into the line into a pile right at the 30 (where he needed to reach to get a first down). In the process, his helmet came off and he may have been ruled down, but our guys appeared to push him forward past the 30 and a KC player took the ball and ran away from the pile and down the sideline for what looked for a second like it might be a KC TD. But the play was called dead and the ball was miraculously spotted with the nose of the ball just touching the 30 yard line. First down was signaled with no measurement because at that location no measurement is required as it was first down from a touchback at the beginning of the series. They showed Reid chirping on the sideline, but there was no booth review. Even if there had been a review, Weddle was in the middle of a big pile, so I am not sure what anyone could have seen.

Thanks for that. In a way I'm glad I couldn't watch, that play alone would have popped my heart!

[Fleet]

I missed that play also. I came out of the bathroom and saw the Chiefs player in the endzone and cried a little.

[Formula 21]

Mike Pereira: In KC/SD game, Linesman ruled that progess was stopped at the 30 before the helmet came off or the ball came loose. I don't agree. Replay did not stop the game because the ruling of forward progress is not reviewable. Should have been a strip and TD in my opinion. The reason I say progress was not stopped is the surge of the pile is going forward. Teammate is pushing runner forward.

I'm glad you're not a ref.

[blahblahblah]

Weddle saw something and called it at the line.

He also went to the wrong hole.

[oneinchpunch]

I'm glad you're not a ref.

He was in charge of refs. Thankfully he's just a TV guy now.

[Formula 21]

He also went to the wrong hole.

I've done that in the past too.

[Beerman]

He also went to the wrong hole.

Ha yea I'm sure it was a "mistake!"

At least that's what I say!

[blahblahblah]

Ha yea I'm sure it was a "mistake!"

At least that's what I say!

I prefer to call my shot like Ruth.

[Formula 21]

I want to give props to the coaching staff too. Weddle may have called it, but the line was ready to fire out and make it happen when it was called. And everybody did their job.

[Yubaking]

We got lucky.

Or it's a makeup call for Gates getting mugged on 3rd down the previous play.

Very good point. I had forgotten about that, but Gates did get mugged.

[oneinchpunch]

Mike Pereira: In KC/SD game, Linesman ruled that progess was stopped at the 30 before the helmet came off or the ball came loose. I don't agree. Replay did not stop the game because the ruling of forward progress is not reviewable. Should have been a strip and TD in my opinion. The reason I say progress was not stopped is the surge of the pile is going forward. Teammate is pushing runner forward.

Mike Pereira: Hate to add full to the fire, but some of my followers have pointed out that SD was in an illegal defensive formation on the missed FG. They are correct. SD had more than 6 players on one side of the center on the line of scrimmage. That is a new rule and a foul.

[Formula 21]

Time to illegal this formations dick.