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From: mcal@ihuxb.UUCP (Mike Clifford)
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Subject: Re: Seahawks and Monday's game
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Date: Wed, 25-Sep-85 09:07:04 EDT
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> 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