***Official Game Thread*** - Minnesota Vikings at New Orleans Saints (1 Viewer)

[meeka]

against the Vikes this is a throwing down.

 

[Popinski]

I think that's the 2nd time a Viking knocked the ball away from his own teammate, preventing an INT.

 

[Iwannabeacowboybaby!]

So what do the Saints call here? Pitch to Bush who hands it off on a reverse to Henderson who throws to Shockey?

Tendency is to run the ball this short but I wouldn't hand the ball off.It's either a MONSTER QB sneak or you spread it out and quick throw to Colston.I wouldn't just hand the ball off up the middle, I know that.

 

[GroveDiesel]

So what do the Saints call here? Pitch to Bush who hands it off on a reverse to Henderson who throws to Shockey?

Actually, a play action pass could be money

 

[IDrinkyourMilkshake]

Looks good from my angle

 

[Big Rocks]

Wow, just got it

 

[MSULions]

Nice Old School Leap Pierre!

 

[flapgreen]

YES!

 

[Popinski]

Great leap

 

[North]

LIKE I SAID, GAME OVER

 

[Sand]

WHEW

 

[Mark Davis]

How close was that ball to coming out? Props to Thomas for hanging on.

 

[FreeBaGeL]

Wow so close to fumbling that.

 

[PlasmaDogPlasma]

Pierre barely hung on to that ball.

 

[KnowledgeReignsSupreme]

Clearly short of the first down.

 

[FreeBaGeL]

Fumble loses him forward progress?

 

[PizzaDeliveryGuy]

Not so fast my friend!!!!!!!

 

[Michael Fox Fan]

so if he fumbled.....forward progress seems less relevant.

 

[Chase Stuart]

Wow. On second look, that was much closer than I thought. His body went a lot farther than the ball did. Not sure that's a first down.

Does say a lot about the confidence that Payton has in Thomas. /fantasyfootball

 

[MSULions]

oh jesus christ....the spot was perfect. he got the first down and let em play already!

 

[Tau837]

Looked like Thomas briefly bobbled the ball after the hit, which IMO would spot it short.

 

[Iwannabeacowboybaby!]

Looks short to me!@

 

[Raider Nation]

Nice flow to this game.

 

[Popinski]

Nothing on that replay that can overturn it. What is this about him losing the ball as he got hit?

 

[Carter_Can_Fly]

No good he fumbled the ball so therefore where he ended up in the pile is where it is which is no good

 

[gonzobill5]

what???? how was the yellow line off by a foot?

What are you talking about? The ref's foot when he was spotting the ball was about 6 inches short of the yellow line, and the ball came up 6 inches short of the chains.

I'm talking about the yellow line that went through the ball when the ref spotted it, then sat a full foot or more behind when they measured. Perhaps you missed it.

 

[buster c]

I don't know about that!

MN ball

 

[Mr.Pack]

It's a lot closer after seeing the replay, but I don't think there's enough to overturn it.

 

[Sand]

A review? He got the ball back - how are they going to decide where he ended up touching the ground in that pile?

 

[flapgreen]

Too close to reverse it

 

[bakes]

Fumble loses him forward progress?

Looked like that to me from the opposite camera.

 

[fasteddie_21]

1st down, imo, although it's close.

 

[NorvilleBarnes]

Looked like Thomas briefly bobbled the ball after the hit, which IMO would spot it short.

Correct.

 

[sho nuff]

Not sure they have enough to move it back enough...that angle where you see the fumble is not directly down the line.

 

[Tau837]

Nothing on that replay that can overturn it. What is this about him losing the ball as he got hit?

Are you actually watching these replays?

 

[ChargersOH]

Tough call to overturn.

Peterson should take some ball protection lessons from Thomas.

 

[Craig_MiamiFL]

No first down.

BS call

 

[flapgreen]

YES!

 

[fasteddie_21]

Right call.

 

[Hov34]

Really?

 

[KnowledgeReignsSupreme]

Refs screwing this game up. Obviously want the Saints to win.

 

[PlasmaDogPlasma]

Put tracking chips in the balls already.

 

[Sand]

Second WHEW

 

[North]

bRESS GOES DEEP HERE

 

[Iwannabeacowboybaby!]

LOL wow, lucky.

I didn't like that call but they got it.

 

[FreeBaGeL]

what???? how was the yellow line off by a foot?

What are you talking about? The ref's foot when he was spotting the ball was about 6 inches short of the yellow line, and the ball came up 6 inches short of the chains.

I'm talking about the yellow line that went through the ball when the ref spotted it, then sat a full foot or more behind when they measured. Perhaps you missed it.

Ah, I must have looked away during that.

 

[Michael Fox Fan]

Uh, the fix is in?

 

[Chase Stuart]

Total dive there by Thomas.

 

[IDrinkyourMilkshake]

That's a good call

 

[KnowledgeReignsSupreme]

How is that a flag???