How is the NFL going to report the final play of the Jets game? For those who missed it, it was a crazy affair with tons of different laterals and fumbles that finally came short.
In the past, the NFL has tracked lateraled passes as follows:
First: The pass is complete to the first receiver. That receiver is credited with a reception, and all of the yardage to the point where they lateral.
Second: The player who receives the ball via lateral *IS NOT* credited with a reception. He is, however, credited with receiving yardage equal to how far he manages to advance the ball FROM WHERE IT WAS LATERALED until he is either tackled or until he laterals, too.
Third: Repeat as necessary.
An example: QB throws to WR1 for 20 yards. WR1 then immediately laterals to WR2, who catches the ball 5 yards back from where it was tossed, and then advances it 10 yards from that point (5 yards beyond where the original lateral took place). He then laterals to WR3, who catches the ball 5 yards back, and advances 25 yards to score a TD.
The play would be scored as follows:
WR1- 1 catch for 20 yards.
WR2- 0 catches for 5 yards (how far he advanced it beyond the original point of lateral).
WR3- 0 catches for 20 yards and a touchdown.
This is how the NFL scored the "Hook and Lateral" play between Randy Moss and Moe Williams for the Vikings against the Broncos in 2003; however, I am noticing an inconsistency. While NFL.com clearly lists all of the appropriate yardage in the play-by-play, none of that yardage is reflected in the game stats.
Now to the question. First off, does anyone know if NFL.com will later adjust the game stats to reflect all of this yardage (for instance, tacking an extra 32 receiving yards onto Coles' totals)? Second off, if NFL.com *does not* add these numbers, do you think I should make a case to the commissioner that the adjustment should be made manually to be consistant with how we have scored this type of play in the past?
Full disclosure: I own Coles in one league, and started him, but the extra yardage is extremely unlikely to actually affect the game outcome in the slightest. I don't own Coles in any other leagues, but I'm not facing him, either.
For those who missed the play... here's the official play-by-play report:
08) (Shotgun) C.Pennington pass short middle to L.Washington to NYJ 40 for 8 yards [D.Freeney]. Lateral to B.Smith to NYJ 37 for -3 yards. Lateral to L.Coles to IND 44 for 19 yards. Lateral to C.Pennington to IND 37 for 7 yards. Lateral to J.McCareins to IND 35 for 2 yards. FUMBLES, recovered by NYJ-B.Smith at IND 33. B.Smith to IND 37 for -4 yards. FUMBLES, recovered by NYJ-L.Coles at IND 40. L.Coles to IND 27 for 13 yards. Lateral to N.Mangold to IND 27 for no gain. FUMBLES, RECOVERED by
In the past, the NFL has tracked lateraled passes as follows:
First: The pass is complete to the first receiver. That receiver is credited with a reception, and all of the yardage to the point where they lateral.
Second: The player who receives the ball via lateral *IS NOT* credited with a reception. He is, however, credited with receiving yardage equal to how far he manages to advance the ball FROM WHERE IT WAS LATERALED until he is either tackled or until he laterals, too.
Third: Repeat as necessary.
An example: QB throws to WR1 for 20 yards. WR1 then immediately laterals to WR2, who catches the ball 5 yards back from where it was tossed, and then advances it 10 yards from that point (5 yards beyond where the original lateral took place). He then laterals to WR3, who catches the ball 5 yards back, and advances 25 yards to score a TD.
The play would be scored as follows:
WR1- 1 catch for 20 yards.
WR2- 0 catches for 5 yards (how far he advanced it beyond the original point of lateral).
WR3- 0 catches for 20 yards and a touchdown.
This is how the NFL scored the "Hook and Lateral" play between Randy Moss and Moe Williams for the Vikings against the Broncos in 2003; however, I am noticing an inconsistency. While NFL.com clearly lists all of the appropriate yardage in the play-by-play, none of that yardage is reflected in the game stats.
Now to the question. First off, does anyone know if NFL.com will later adjust the game stats to reflect all of this yardage (for instance, tacking an extra 32 receiving yards onto Coles' totals)? Second off, if NFL.com *does not* add these numbers, do you think I should make a case to the commissioner that the adjustment should be made manually to be consistant with how we have scored this type of play in the past?
Full disclosure: I own Coles in one league, and started him, but the extra yardage is extremely unlikely to actually affect the game outcome in the slightest. I don't own Coles in any other leagues, but I'm not facing him, either.
For those who missed the play... here's the official play-by-play report:
08) (Shotgun) C.Pennington pass short middle to L.Washington to NYJ 40 for 8 yards [D.Freeney]. Lateral to B.Smith to NYJ 37 for -3 yards. Lateral to L.Coles to IND 44 for 19 yards. Lateral to C.Pennington to IND 37 for 7 yards. Lateral to J.McCareins to IND 35 for 2 yards. FUMBLES, recovered by NYJ-B.Smith at IND 33. B.Smith to IND 37 for -4 yards. FUMBLES, recovered by NYJ-L.Coles at IND 40. L.Coles to IND 27 for 13 yards. Lateral to N.Mangold to IND 27 for no gain. FUMBLES, RECOVERED by![[scooter]](/data/avatars/m/22/22287.jpg?1659477690){kind=avatar}
