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From: djm@rayssd.UUCP (Dan R. Murphy)
Newsgroups: net.sport.football
Subject: Re: Re: superbowl officiating blooper
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Date: Fri, 14-Feb-86 12:11:04 EST
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> is moved  and the Bears get one more play.  If the Bears are off side, then
> since the half cannot end on an offensive penalty, they get a play.  If the
> refs dont call either team off sides, then McMahon gets an intentional 
> grounding penalty, and one more play.  If they don't call anything, then its
> an incomplete pass, and stops the clock with three seconds left, and you
> guessed it, one more play. I credited McMahon with some quick thinking
> so that no matter what, they would get the F.G. in.  I didn't think it
> was bad officiating at all
> 
Check your rulebook again.  The half or the game CAN end on an offensive
penalty.  Also, just because you've never heard of the ten second rule means
it doesn't exist?  Your argument holds no water.

What happened was the ref`s were correct in giving an illegal procedure
penalty to Chicago.  They then blew the call on the ten second rule.
The league admitted to this at halftime.  What you are saying here is
almost as bad as some NE fans saying the outcome of the game would have
been different if a few plays were changed (e.g. Morgan's drop).

Dan Murphy
Raytheon SSD
Portsmouth, RI