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Driver short changed by NFL.com (1 Viewer)

el-gato-grande

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Driver racked up 30 yards rushing on a lateral in addition to his stellar receiving totals. NFL.com picked it up in the play-by-play (see below), but didn't credit Driver's stats. Maybe not a big deal, but that is worth 3 points in my league and that could be the margin between winning and losing a tight one.

(6:23) (Shotgun) B.Favre pass to G.Jennings to MIN 45 for 12 yards. Lateral to D.Driver to MIN 15 for 30 yards (C.Griffin).

 
Was on nfl.com when the play occurred. I'm not 100% sure but I think they credited those yards to his receiving stats.

 
Those aren't rushing yards -- they're receiving yards.

Just a heads up for people who don't know the way the rules work. ;)

 
el-gato-grande said:
Driver racked up 30 yards rushing on a lateral in addition to his stellar receiving totals. NFL.com picked it up in the play-by-play (see below), but didn't credit Driver's stats. Maybe not a big deal, but that is worth 3 points in my league and that could be the margin between winning and losing a tight one. (6:23) (Shotgun) B.Favre pass to G.Jennings to MIN 45 for 12 yards. Lateral to D.Driver to MIN 15 for 30 yards (C.Griffin).
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It was a pass play, so Drivers yards after the lateral are receiving yards, not rushing yards. The 30 yards were correctly credited to his stats as receiving yards.
 
' date='Nov 12 2006, 05:05 PM' post='5895239']

Those aren't rushing yards -- they're receiving yards.

Just a heads up for people who don't know the way the rules work. ;)
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that's not necessarily either rushing or receiveing depending on how your league's scoring is set up.
 
StuntMonkee said:
he didnt get credit for a reception though. . . .should he have?
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Nope, because he didn't make a reception.Edit to add: Favre gets credit for all the yards as receiving yards, but it doesn't count as 2 completions on 1 attempt, right? Because there was only the 1 reception on the play, so Driver doesn't get one.
 
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His stats are pretty close (except for yahoo.)

That would be receiving yards on the lateral considering it was a pass play.

NFL.COM - 6 rec. 191 yds 1TD

Yahoo - 7 rec. 173 yds 1TD

Fanball live scoring - 6 rec. 190 yds 1TD

Espn - 6 rec. 191 yds 1TD

 
my man otis said:
' date='Nov 12 2006, 05:05 PM' post='5895239']

Those aren't rushing yards -- they're receiving yards.

Just a heads up for people who don't know the way the rules work. ;)
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that's not necessarily either rushing or receiveing depending on how your league's scoring is set up.
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your league doesn't give points for receiving yards?
 
GregR said:
StuntMonkee said:
he didnt get credit for a reception though. . . .should he have?
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Nope, because he didn't make a reception.Edit to add: Favre gets credit for all the yards as receiving yards, but it doesn't count as 2 completions on 1 attempt, right? Because there was only the 1 reception on the play, so Driver doesn't get one.
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yes similar to the culpepper to moss lateral to bennet TD at the half.
 
T-rex said:
One site showing 7 for 173. NFL network showing 6 for 191. Anyone got the scoop on this? :confused:
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6 for 191 should be right. Jennings caught a pass, lateral to Driver and Driver took it about 30 yards to about the 10. That is the descrepency, and I think it will be worked out to 6 for 191. He gets the yardage, but he did not catch it.
 
that is 11 points I am losing with Driver in my league. we get a 10 point bonus at 175 yards and he is 2 yards short right now.

 
my man otis said:
' date='Nov 12 2006, 05:05 PM' post='5895239']

Those aren't rushing yards -- they're receiving yards.

Just a heads up for people who don't know the way the rules work. ;)
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that's not necessarily either rushing or receiveing depending on how your league's scoring is set up.
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If so, then you play in a crappy league.The NFL scores laterals as a continuation of the original play:

lateral after reception = receiving yards

lateral after rush = rushing yards

lateral during kick return = kick return yards

The only exception is when a fumble occurs (like with the Brown/Buckhalter play today). In those cases, the post-fumble yardage is counted as simply "return yards".

 
belljr said:
GregR said:
StuntMonkee said:
he didnt get credit for a reception though. . . .should he have?
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Nope, because he didn't make a reception.Edit to add: Favre gets credit for all the yards as receiving yards, but it doesn't count as 2 completions on 1 attempt, right? Because there was only the 1 reception on the play, so Driver doesn't get one.
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yes similar to the culpepper to moss lateral to bennet TD at the half.
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That's the play that came to mind for me, too. Didn't Moss and Culpepper get credit for reception and yards, but Bennet got credit for rushing TD?
 
The Rook said:
belljr said:
GregR said:
StuntMonkee said:
he didnt get credit for a reception though. . . .should he have?
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Nope, because he didn't make a reception.Edit to add: Favre gets credit for all the yards as receiving yards, but it doesn't count as 2 completions on 1 attempt, right? Because there was only the 1 reception on the play, so Driver doesn't get one.
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yes similar to the culpepper to moss lateral to bennet TD at the half.
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That's the play that came to mind for me, too. Didn't Moss and Culpepper get credit for reception and yards, but Bennet got credit for rushing TD?
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It was actually Moe Williams that took the lateral and he was credited with receiving yards and a receiving TD on the play. CPep was credited with the passing yards (both before and after the lateral) and a passing TD.http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/boxscore?gid=20031019016

 
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