Yavin4
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Sun Dec-19-10 08:54 PM
Original message |
A Question About Today's Eagles Giants Game |
|
When Deshawn Johnson scores the go ahead TD, there was no time left on the clock. The game is over, but they still kick the extra point. Why did they do that? There was nothing on the PAT play that the Giants could do to even the score. Why even do it?
Is it nothing more than a concession to gamblers?
BTW, I'm neither a Giants nor Eagles fan.
|
trotsky
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Sun Dec-19-10 09:00 PM
Response to Original message |
1. It is required due to some tiebreakers being based on points scored. |
|
So the NFL mandates the XPA so that in some weird scenario where one team loses a tiebreaker to another because of the 1 point differential, there won't be any quibbling over "but the refs didn't let us kick for the point."
|
madinmaryland
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Sun Dec-19-10 09:03 PM
Response to Reply #1 |
3. It's not required in OT, only in regulation. |
trotsky
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Sun Dec-19-10 09:04 PM
Response to Reply #3 |
4. Correct - but that's the case for all teams. |
|
So it's fair and even. ANY touchdown scored in OT is only worth 6 pts, whereas ANY touchdown scored in regulation should be given the opportunity to count for 7.
|
madinmaryland
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Mon Dec-20-10 01:08 PM
Response to Reply #4 |
5. I believe the reason is that if that the defense can score on an extra |
|
point (during regulation), though it is worth either one or two points, if they run it back.
|
trotsky
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Mon Dec-20-10 07:21 PM
Response to Reply #5 |
6. That's only in college FB. n/t |
trumad
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Sun Dec-19-10 09:03 PM
Response to Original message |
2. Simple---it is a rule... |
|
Because it can be used as a tie breaker.
|
JonLP24
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Tue Dec-21-10 02:13 PM
Response to Original message |
|
you asked the same question last year.
|
Yavin4
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Tue Dec-21-10 04:09 PM
Response to Reply #7 |
MadBadger
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Tue Dec-21-10 03:57 PM
Response to Original message |
8. Boy did you butcher that name. |
Earth Bound Misfit
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Tue Dec-21-10 05:12 PM
Response to Original message |
10. Who the f#%k is Deshawn Johnson? |
|
Edited on Tue Dec-21-10 05:14 PM by Earth Bound Misfit
ETA: Oops...Just saw reply 8
|
Yavin4
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Tue Dec-21-10 08:25 PM
Response to Reply #10 |
11. Meh, Was Thinking About Meshawn Johnson |
|
I meant DeShaun Jackson. There, now can you name Nazis gimme a break.
|
Earth Bound Misfit
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Wed Dec-22-10 08:36 PM
Response to Reply #11 |
DU
AdBot (1000+ posts) |
Sun May 05th 2024, 11:15 AM
Response to Original message |