Ed Dicksons Fumble Recovery TD

[chknwing]

[t96]

Sums up the game.

[tondi]

Ginn with the Steve Smith block taking out two defenders.

[ThPantherFan]

We old men can still do it! 

[sharkkiller]

Ginn scored that touchdown.  The tackle was all but made until he blocked two players at once.

[Khyber53]

That will be Dickson's go to story for the "one time, when I was in the NFL" moments years and years from now. Heads up, crazy play.

 

[Guest Barry McCaulkinor]

Jstew just suspiciously fumbling like a forward lateral. Nothing to see here. 

[CLTPanther]

That was one of the craziest plays I've seen

[TheNewStandard]

Jstew just suspiciously fumbling like a forward lateral. Nothing to see here. 

I thought a fumble couldn't be recovered and advanced by an offensive player? Not complaining...just thought that was a rule.

[bigskypanthersguy]

reminds me of that td in the Rams playoff game from 03/04...also a strange, crazy play.

[ItsNotGonnaBeAlright]

Weird ass thing to happen, but let's talk about Ginn knocking people around there.

[ItsNotGonnaBeAlright]

I thought a fumble couldn't be recovered and advanced by an offensive player? Not complaining...just thought that was a rule.

live ball is a live ball. Not sure where you would have heard otherwise, but you heard wrong.

[chknwing]

I thought a fumble couldn't be recovered and advanced by an offensive player? Not complaining...just thought that was a rule.

Digest of Rules Main

 

Fumble

1. The distinction between a fumble and a muff should be kept in mind in considering rules about fumbles. A fumble is the loss of player possession of the ball. A muff is the touching of a loose ball by a player in an unsuccessful attempt to obtain possession.
2. A fumble may be advanced by any player on either team regardless of whether recovered before or after ball hits the ground.
3. A fumble that goes forward and out of bounds will return to the fumbling team at the spot of the fumble unless the ball goes out of bounds in the opponent’s end zone. In this case, it is a touchback.
4. On a play from scrimmage, if an offensive player fumbles anywhere on the field during fourth down, only the fumbling player is permitted to recover and/or advance the ball. If any player fumbles after the two-minute warning in a half, only the fumbling player is permitted to recover and/or advance the ball. If recovered by any other offensive player, the ball is dead at the spot of the fumble unless it is recovered behind the spot of the fumble. In that case, the ball is dead at the spot of recovery. Any defensive player may recover and/or advance any fumble at any time.
5. A muffed hand-to-hand snap from center is treated as a fumble.

[Guest Barry McCaulkinor]

I thought a fumble couldn't be recovered and advanced by an offensive player? Not complaining...just thought that was a rule.

I dunno. I don't know the rules. I just know they are wrong whenever they throw a flag against us.