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Forceful_Dragon posted...

ARTICLE 2. LEGAL FORWARD PASS

(https://operations.nfl.com/the-rules/nfl-video-rulebook/forward-pass/)
That's what I was basing my thoughts on. I could certainly be wrong.

In any case I had written the game off after the Seahawks got that first down at the end. I just assumed they would run it in from the half yard line and then the delay of game happened.

The fun fact about this, is the rule for an Illegal Forward Pass contradicts this.

Item 1: Illegal Passes. Any other forward pass by either team is illegal and is a foul by the passing team, including:
(a) A forward pass thrown when the passer is beyond the line of scrimmage.
Note: It is a forward pass from beyond the line of scrimmage *if the passers entire body and the ball are beyond the line of scrimmage when the ball is released*, whether the passer is airborne or touching the ground. The penalty for a forward pass thrown from beyond the line is enforced from the spot where the ball is released.

>The first rule states that a forward pass made after the ball moves forward of the LOS is not legal.
The second rule assumes that the ball is under control of the passer, and in that instance, it defines what being beyond the LOS means (The passer's entire body and the ball must be past the LOS at the release point for the pass to be illegal).

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I'll just go back to gifs. Not like the winner was gonna click my topic.
https://imgur.com/SXyi7uX