This is question I had from last night watching the Eagles game . I went to NFL rules and couldn’t find the answer .
We all know they try to protect the QB and have given them the “ slide “ to stop contact . The ball is dead where the ball is when any part of the body hits the ground . I understand that .
Last night , for a two point conversion , Wentz went “ head first “ toward the goal line and the ball was not touching the line when his knee hit . However he had not been contacted yet by the defense . By the time that happened , wentz had slid far enough forward that the ball now was over the line .
They called it two points but then took it away with review saying I think “ he was automatically down when his knee hit “ that is totally contrary to runners that without contact can crawl or move forward .
I say this because that two points would have made it a two point game versus a four point game and Eagles are kicking a field goal to win the game on 4th down.
Anyone ? Did I miss something ?
We all know they try to protect the QB and have given them the “ slide “ to stop contact . The ball is dead where the ball is when any part of the body hits the ground . I understand that .
Last night , for a two point conversion , Wentz went “ head first “ toward the goal line and the ball was not touching the line when his knee hit . However he had not been contacted yet by the defense . By the time that happened , wentz had slid far enough forward that the ball now was over the line .
They called it two points but then took it away with review saying I think “ he was automatically down when his knee hit “ that is totally contrary to runners that without contact can crawl or move forward .
I say this because that two points would have made it a two point game versus a four point game and Eagles are kicking a field goal to win the game on 4th down.
Anyone ? Did I miss something ?
