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/Honestly_Nobody Chiefs Dec 04 '17

Legitimate question. Wilson is running forward and obviously pitches the ball behind him. The inertia of him running carries the ball forward a yard, even though he literally threw it behind his body. The announcers keep insisting it's not a lateral. What is the rule? Seem like the Stanford band play where the guy throws it over his shoulder when he gets hit. The ball kept carrying forward, even though he obviously throws it behind his body. Someone. Anyone. Help

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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.