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November 15, 2015
SportsFilter: The Sunday Huddle:
A place to discuss the sports stories that aren't making news, share links that aren't quite front-page material, and diagram plays on your hand. Remember to count to five Mississippi before commenting in anger.
The Lions just snapped a 24-year losing streak at Lambeau, a streak that was mentioned approximately seventeen thousand times over the course of the telecast.
The last time Detroit beat Green Bay on the road:
posted by Etrigan at 05:35 PM on November 15, 2015
I want NFL Red Zone Guy Scott Hanson to moderate a presidential debate. He'd keep things moving. The second an answer got dull he'd cut out.
posted by rcade at 07:38 PM on November 15, 2015
Coughlin handed that game to the Patriots. First and goal and three straight throws? Run the ball. Run the ball. Run the ball. Kick!
posted by rcade at 08:49 PM on November 15, 2015
So my oldest kid just asked what the Pats-Giants result was, and I told him Pats by a point. He asked whether it was overtime, and I told him no, it was regulation, and that a team could not win an NFL game in overtime by 1 point. But then I got to thinking:
If the game had ended in a tie and the Giants got the ball first and got a field goal, the Patriots would have the opportunity to score a touchdown. Brady takes them all the way down the field, but Brandon Meriweather picks him off in the end zone. Meriweather then inexplicably doesn't take a knee, but steps out of the end zone, realizes his mistake, and takes a step back and then takes a knee-- all under his own power.
That would be a safety for the Patriots, but the game would be over and the Giants would win by one, right?
posted by Etrigan at 08:50 PM on November 15, 2015
Based on some of the calls Ed Hochuli made during the game, I'm compelled to quote from the tune Joel Mabus wrote about his cat:
My kitty cat has her favorite chair
Where she sits to lick her hair.
Sometimes she just sit and stare
At things that are not really there.
posted by beaverboard at 09:23 PM on November 15, 2015
Etrigan: Looks like a one-point win to me.
posted by rcade at 09:36 PM on November 15, 2015
some of the calls Ed Hochuli made during the game
At one point in the second half the TV cameras were on Belichick as he was quite heatedly engaging Hochuli in conversation. I don't know what was being said, but I did notice that the calls began to get a bit more even afterwards. I know that referees are supposedly immune to the diatribes that are often directed their way, but the coincidence causes some question in my mind.
posted by Howard_T at 03:06 PM on November 16, 2015
That would be a safety for the Patriots, but the game would be over and the Giants would win by one, right?
Yes, that would be a one-point win.
If it was the CFL, you could win by one point with a rouge (kick through the end zone). This, of course, is what sometimes makes the end of CFL games a crazy affair.
posted by grum@work at 03:45 PM on November 16, 2015
A game being called evenly is suspicious?
posted by tron7 at 03:46 PM on November 16, 2015
What was the rule applied on the last Giants TD / no -TD?
Catch an control, 2 feet down in end zone before the ball was pried loose. It would seem that the ruling would be similar to that of a catch and control, 2 feet in before going out of bounds. Is the rule different if a receiver stays in bounds?
posted by cixelsyd at 04:06 PM on November 16, 2015
This, of course, is what sometimes makes the end of CFL games a crazy affair.
Why can't you just try to return a missed field goal for a touchdown, you know, like normal people? I don't even know what I've just watched there.
posted by bender at 05:11 PM on November 16, 2015
On the Giants non-TD, Beckham's second foot wasn't down before the ball was pried loose -- he was bringing it down at the same time it was being knocked out. That was a close call but I think the refs got it right.
posted by rcade at 06:11 PM on November 16, 2015
Either Coughlin just has Belichek's number or Mr. Hoodie deliberately plays it close with the Giants (especially when they're having a bad season) to annoy the hapless Jets.
posted by Joey Michaels at 07:06 PM on November 16, 2015
Coughlin just has Belichek's number
Don't forget that Belichick was the NYG defensive coordinator when Coughlin had the offense. They know each other well, have their teams try to play the same way (physical, grinding football when possible), and both are very detailed in their preparation. It's not a surprise that the two teams have such close games.
posted by Howard_T at 05:15 PM on November 17, 2015
So this just happened.
"3rd & 3 on PHI 27 (5:11) (No Huddle, Shotgun) S.Bradford to PHI 17 for -10 yards (D.Shelby). FUMBLES (D.Shelby), RECOVERED by MIA-O.Vernon at PHI 12. O.Vernon to PHI 7 for 5 yards (D.Kelly). FUMBLES (D.Kelly), RECOVERED by PHI-S.Bradford at PHI 3. S.Bradford to PHI 27 for 24 yards (O.Vernon). PENALTY on PHI-A.Barbre, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at PHI 27 - No Play. Miami challenged the loose ball recovery ruling, and the play was REVERSED. (No Huddle, Shotgun) S.Bradford to PHI 17 for -10 yards (D.Shelby). FUMBLES (D.Shelby), and recovers at PHI 3. S.Bradford to PHI 3 for no gain (O.Vernon). Penalty on PHI-A.Barbre, Offensive Holding, declined"