Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84 exptools; site ihuxb.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!ihuxb!mcal From: mcal@ihuxb.UUCP (Mike Clifford) Newsgroups: net.sport.football Subject: Re: Seahawks and Monday's game Message-ID: <1160@ihuxb.UUCP> Date: Wed, 25-Sep-85 09:07:04 EDT Article-I.D.: ihuxb.1160 Posted: Wed Sep 25 09:07:04 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 27-Sep-85 03:07:43 EDT References: <9@drutx.UUCP> Distribution: na Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 25 > After seeing the Seahawks/Rams game last night I came to the > conclusion, if the > Seahawks win a game luck played a big part in the game. You must not have watched the whole game, or you'd know that the Seahawks did not win. > I site the fumble of > a snap to Dave Kreig, ending up being a touchdown for the Seahawks. I feel > that it is possible that the TD could have been ruled invalid and given the > Seahawks the ball on the 30 yard line with a first down. I don't remember the > rules on fumbles and a like but the defender(after watching the play 20 times > in disbelief) appeared to have controlled the ball long enough to rule another > fumble. If this is true then the pass Kreig throw was invalid. The ball > would then go to the Seahawks on the fumble at the 20 yard line plus an 10 > yard penalty charge on #17 for an illegal pass. The Seahawks ball on the Ram > 30. > I would like to hear any comments on the play. > Mike Schwarz I saw the play as it happened and all the replays. It was amazing, but I don't think the Ram defender controlled the ball at all, definitely not "long enough" for it to be considered "in his possession". I think the outcome of the play was legal. Mike Clifford