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Rule change plugs the hole to drain the clock

2017 rule changes

by Josh Lewis - September 10, 2017September 10, 2017 0

At the 2017 NFL owners meeting this past spring, owners voted to approve a rule change proposed by the Competition Committee that disallows teams to intentionally commit multiple fouls during the same down designed to manipulate the clock. Officially, the new rule (12-3-3) reads: A team may not commit multiple fouls

Did Ravens’ intentional safety fall into gaps in the rulebook?

by Ben Austro - November 27, 2016August 31, 2017 5

Embed from Getty Images Â Week 12: Bengals at Ravens (video) With 11 seconds remaining inÂ the game, the Ravens are in punt formation. Punter Sam Koch took the ball 23 yards to the end zone to take an intentional safety, but multiple holding fouls were committed by the Ravens to allow them to

Fouls to drain the clock will be penalized as palpably unfair acts

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by Patrick Weber - November 18, 2016August 31, 2017 1

In their November 6th game against the Saints, the 49ers intentionally committed defensive holding fouls in order to gain an advantage. While this is certainly not the only time such a tactic has been used, it has been rare enough that each situation was not examined as to whether there

49ers exploit rules with triple defensive holding

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by Patrick Weber - November 7, 2016August 31, 2017 1

Week 9: Saints at 49ers (video via Deadspin) 49ers head coach Chip Kelly employed a rarely used tactic: heÂ intentionallyÂ broke the rules to gain an advantage. With eight seconds remaining in the first half and the Saints well within field goal range, the 49ers defensive backs held their opponents on purpose to