5-ish Finkle
Footballguy
Big time play by Ziggy there, no matter how this is overturned/not overturned.
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Game Thread W8 - New England V Pittsburgh (1 Viewer)
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HellToupee
Footballguy
no #### sherlock
Kenny Powers
Footballguy
Brady dont look so confident no more like he did in press conferences this week
he did it. and he's going to get away with it.it makes it a great play. legal or not.
Clorox
Footballguy
Bumping my own post because I want to jump through the TV at him right now.
at the Nantz - Simms back and forth.
SHIZNITTTT
Footballguy
I bet next year we will be able to review this illegal play. Weird that this hasn't happened in the past.
The Ref
Footballguy
Guess you cant review the illegal batting of the ball then.
HellToupee
Footballguy
its the Uggisfication of being a kept man
Fensalk
Footballguy
It would be a 10 yard penalty from the spot of the foul.
SHIZNITTTT
Footballguy
LOL the Special Teams for New England looks like the Sooners special teams.
Kenny Powers
Footballguy
Thats the first onside free kick Ive ever seen 
HellToupee
Footballguy
It should have been.
timschochet
Footballguy
Patriots need to work on their onside kicks, it seems. Not that it's ever likely you can win those, but they're not giving themselves any chance at all.
bleachercreacher
Footballguy
What else would it be? If the ball goes out of the back of the endzone it's a safety.
HellToupee
Footballguy
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AmosMoses
Footballguy
Defense played like champs today.
Kenny Powers
Footballguy
If he was in bounds it wouldve been a recovered fumble for a TD. They got that part right.
timschochet
Footballguy
Tomlin and LeBeau deserve great credit. Now if we can just beat the Ravens next week, we're in the drivers' seat for Home field.Pittsburgh touched the ball last, it would be Patriots ball on the 20
SHIZNITTTT
Footballguy
I think the difference is the scoring play. You can't fumble the ball forward. But, we will see later in the week.can't review penalties called or not called
belljr
Footballguy
It WORKED!!! :whew:this has all the makings of 24-23 NE
BigSteelThrill
Footballguy
Cant be a touchback, the Steelers NEVER had possession.
Master of Past and Present
Footballguy
Just because they missed a flag, doesn't make it a great play. If Pitt or NE land on that fumble with no punch, the clock runs out since no way NE gets set to snap another play. If they trhow the flag, NE gets yardage and another play. Troy had no idea he was going to get away with it so the act itself was stupid and basically the only way NE could get another play at that point. No NE lineman was picking it up for a TD and no way do they get another snap.Granted if it was called a penalty, NE almost never scores with the extra play but calling something great that could have the extended the game is wrong, Troy did the only thing that could hurt them.
bleachercreacher
Footballguy
They didn't have possession of the ball though. If they had possession before the endzone and then fumbled out of the back of the endzone it would be a touchback.
fred_1_15301
Footballguy
Steelers dominated the game. Would have been a shame to lose. Hopefully the injuries to Woodley and Ike aren't serious. If so, it's gonna be a long week against Baltimore.
Dare I say, AFC North best division in football?
Dare I say, AFC North best division in football?
BigSteelThrill
Footballguy
They didnt have possession, they didn't fumble. The fumble went backwards (NE had possession and fumbled), which is legal.I think the difference is the scoring play. You can't fumble the ball forward. But, we will see later in the week.
timschochet
Footballguy
Here's what I want to know: Troy Polamalu's swatting the ball back toward the endzone was illegal. But what is the proper result of the play?
Utter Chaos
Footballguy
No change of possession though.
SeniorVBDStudent
Footballguy
Two things:
1. congrats steelers
2. troy illegally advanced the ball. no one possessed the ball before it went out of bounds. possession arrow new england.
notwithstanding item 2, the steelers won the game. good for them.
1. congrats steelers
2. troy illegally advanced the ball. no one possessed the ball before it went out of bounds. possession arrow new england.
notwithstanding item 2, the steelers won the game. good for them.
Kenny Powers
Footballguy
After week 1, Im certainly not overly confident (plus Woodleys injury), but theyve looked like #### the last 2 weeks while we seem to be improving every week, so I like our chances
Master of Past and Present
Footballguy
Not true on all penalties. Pass Interference can be picked up if replay shows the pass was deflected.
AmosMoses
Footballguy
Even if they touched it last? I admit I don't know those rules very well.
bleachercreacher
Footballguy
I'm about 90% sure that it should have been a 10 yard penalty from the spot that he swatted the ball.
BigSteelThrill
Footballguy
It was New Englands ball and possesion, had it gone out of bounds on the sideline they would have kept the ball.The Steelers didnt advance... and its totally legal for a defending (i.e. team doesnt have possession) player to bat a ball, in any direction he wants.
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Kenny Powers
Footballguy
Ike came back in, pretty sure he's fine
BigSteelThrill
Footballguy
Touching doesn't matter, possession does. It was New Englands ball until the Steelers acquired full possession.
BigSteelThrill
Footballguy
No it isnt. A defender can swat/bat the ball however he chooses.
timschochet
Footballguy
Are you sure about this?
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