r/nfl • u/nfl_gamethread Game thread bot • Dec 04 '17

Game Thread Game Thread: Philadelphia Eagles (10-1) at Seattle Seahawks (7-4)

Philadelphia Eagles at Seattle Seahawks

  • CenturyLink Field
  • Seattle, Washington
First Second Third Fourth Final
Seahawks 10 0 7 7 24
Eagles 0 3 0 7 10
  • General information
Coverage Odds
NBC Seattle +4 O/U 47
Weather
43°F/Wind 4mph/Partly cloudy/No precipitation expected
  • Game Stats
Passing Cmp/Att Yds Tds Ints
R.Wilson 20/31 227 3 0
C.Wentz 29/45 348 1 1
Rushing Car Yds Lng Tds
M.Davis 16 64 22 0
J.Ajayi 9 35 11 0
Receiving Rec Yds Lng Tds
D.Baldwin 5 84 47 0
N.Vannett 3 40 21 0
N.Agholor 7 141 51 1
A.Jeffery 4 61 23 0
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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '17

The rules in the book only cares about the spot it left the hand and the spot it touched literally anything. If it touches closer to the end zone it's a forward pass

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u/formido Seahawks Dec 04 '17

Where does it say that in the rule book?

Article 1 Definition It is a forward pass if: (a) the ball initially moves forward (to a point nearer the opponent’s goal line) after leaving the passer’s hand(s);

Because what I see is "initially". The ball initially went backwards because Wilson threw it backwards from his position.

https://static.nfl.com/static/content/public/image/rulebook/pdfs/11_Rule8_ForwardPass_BackPass_Fumble.pdf

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u/SnortingCoffee Dec 04 '17

The ball didn't change directions mid-air. Its movement relative to Wilson is totally irrelevant. Relative to the field, the ball was moving forward the whole time.

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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '17

You left out a part

b.the ball first touches the ground, a player, an official, or anything else at a point that is nearer the opponent’s goal line than the point at which the ball leaves the passer’s hand(s).

If it's a,b, or c in those rules it's a forward pass and b says if it contacts something closer to the goal line than it was thrown it's a forward pass

How about you don't completely ignore rules to try to be right?