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Auggie

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4. In the final two minutes of a game only the player that fumbles the ball can advance that same ball

Reply to exboyfil (Reply #2)

Mon Dec 28, 2020, 12:21 PM

Dec 2020

It's called the Holy Roller rule and was enacted after the 1978 season to address a controversial play during a Raiders/Chargers game in September ( see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Roller_(American_football) ) Had Mayfield recovered his own fumble he could have advanced the ball.

It was clearly a fumble. Mayfield was running with the ball, not attempting a pass.

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Every team that just misses the playoffs Best_man23 Dec 2020 #1

I am still trying to figure out how a ball exboyfil Dec 2020 #2

In the final two minutes of a game only the player that fumbles the ball can advance that same ball Auggie Dec 2020 #4

That makes sense if you you clearly determine the intent of exboyfil Dec 2020 #5

You'll have to take that up with the NFL Auggie Dec 2020 #6

The Browns have been great this year. stopbush Dec 2020 #3