Is it wrong? Part II
Argh! I was celebrating heartily when Pittsburgh's kicker Jeff Reed kicked a field goal with 15 seconds left to put the Steelers ahead of the Chargers 11-10. It wasn't that I'm a big Steelers fan, but no game in the history of the NFL has a game ended with the final score of 11-10.
However, the Chargers in desperation threw laterals back and forth on the final play, the last of which, after it hit the ground, Steelers safety Troy Polamalu picked it up and ran into the end zone as time expired making the final score 17-10.
Wait--breaking news! As I write, the officials are reviewing this play. Since it occured after the two-minute warning, the booth official can choose to review the play. He did, and they found that the fumble that Polamalu recovered was an illegal forward pass. This mean the play was dead when it hit the ground, and therefore the touchdown comes off the board, and the game is over. That pass was clearly a backward pass, but I think the small one prior to that one did go forward slightly. Thus, the first ever 11-10 final is secured!
Now we just need for the Steelers or Chargers' playoff chances at the end of the season to come down to net points.
However, the Chargers in desperation threw laterals back and forth on the final play, the last of which, after it hit the ground, Steelers safety Troy Polamalu picked it up and ran into the end zone as time expired making the final score 17-10.
Wait--breaking news! As I write, the officials are reviewing this play. Since it occured after the two-minute warning, the booth official can choose to review the play. He did, and they found that the fumble that Polamalu recovered was an illegal forward pass. This mean the play was dead when it hit the ground, and therefore the touchdown comes off the board, and the game is over. That pass was clearly a backward pass, but I think the small one prior to that one did go forward slightly. Thus, the first ever 11-10 final is secured!
Now we just need for the Steelers or Chargers' playoff chances at the end of the season to come down to net points.
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