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Post by FredFan7 on Jan 2, 2024 15:16:59 GMT -5
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Post by FredFan7 on Jan 7, 2024 13:12:36 GMT -5
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Post by FredFan7 on Jan 7, 2024 14:56:38 GMT -5
After Falcons running back Bijan Robinson gets a first down to the 2-yard line, tight end MyCole Pruitt starts mixing things up with Saints defensive end Carl Granderson. Pruitt draws the flag for unnecessary roughness.
This is a dead-ball foul, so the order is this: the Falcons are awarded the first down, the penalty is then enforced, and then the chains are set. This means what would have been a 1st & goal is now a 1st & 10 from the 17. The distance is not added to the first down, so this isn't a 1st & goal from the 17.
Once the play and its aftermath are completely over, any fouls after that point are assessed between downs with the distance added to the 1st down, but that was not the case here. The roughness is part of the continuing action of the play, and therefore is a dead-ball penalty enforced before the chains. An example of a between-downs foul is a fight that is instigated after players have dispersed from the dead-ball area. Fouls against an official, no matter when they occur, are assessed between downs.
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Post by FredFan7 on Jan 7, 2024 14:57:42 GMT -5
The Lions punt the ball away to the Vikings. The Lions Khalil Dorsey downs the punt at the two yard line. Brandon Powell rushed forward and delivered a hit on Dorsey. As Dorsey fell, he flipped the ball at Powell trying to have the ball touch him. Rookie back judge Tyree Walton then shut the play down.
A few things to note here. Once Dorsey merely touched the ball, any loose ball touching the Vikings was moot. The Vikings could always take the ball where Dorsey touched it. This is called "first touching of the kick."
I'm not sure why Powell decided to hit Dorsey. It created quite an unnecessary scramble when Dorsey already had downed the ball. Kudos to Walton for jumping in and separating some hacked off players. We can make an argument that Powell could have been flagged for unnecessary roughness, but Walton judged the action bang-bang (literally).
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