The kickoff at the end of the game

[Scrumtrilescent]

He kicked it off.  I remember OBJ was standing almost on the end line to catch the kickoff...and I agree, it was way too close and I think if the last dude had waited a bit more to have his guys catch up, they had a few pretty good lanes with OBJ waiting to get the ball back.  Way too close at the end.

[The Lobo]

Yeah I was there, there was room on their sideline, if they wouldn’t have dropped the lateral, it may have been returned. It was a close one for sure. This may be a dumb question, but with one second left, why not onside it up the middle? By the time they recovered it, one second would have surely run off the clock right?

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

8 hours ago, CPcavedweller said:

Fun Story, the Roanoke, VA Fox Affiliate cut to a commercial with 11 seconds left in the game as Gano was trotting out and then next thing you know the Eagles - Vikings game came on. I was beyond pissed.

fox/the NFL have some dumb rule where they have to show the kickoff of the double header if you're out of the local market or something like that.  people all over the non-carolinas/NY viewing area for the game were talking about it.

[Mr. Scot]

Holy crap! That could have been another "Heidi" game.

[FugAllY'all]

I had no idea that play even happened until I was looking at the coaches film on gamepass.

[steven8989]

No way they was scoring there it was covered fine.

[cookinbrak]

I listened on the radio, all I could think was "OK, just onside kick it, that will eat a second", but he kicked it deep for some reason.

[The Lobo]

1 minute ago, cookinbrak said:

I listened on the radio, all I could think was "OK, just onside kick it, that will eat a second", but he kicked it deep for some reason.

That’s what I was saying as well. Would it have taken a second if a giants player fell on it or would they count it the same as a kneel down in the endzone? When they kneel it, it usually never takes one second off. An onside up the middle surely would have done the trick right?

[Khyber53]

Had no idea it even happened until I read it here.

[Mr. Scot]

2 hours ago, rayzor said:

too close. that game was bad for the ol' ticker. glad I didn't see that part. more than that, i'm glad they got stopped. would have been a nightmare to find out that we had lost like that and no one saw it happen.

I'm trying to imagine the level of rage there would have been if we all signed off thinking we won and then later found out we lost, and lost like that.

You would have seen a meltdown of biblical proportions on here. Heck, it gives me a chill just knowing that it happened, even knowing the outcome.

[Mr. Scot]

2 hours ago, The Lobo said:

That’s what I was saying as well. Would it have taken a second if a giants player fell on it or would they count it the same as a kneel down in the endzone? When they kneel it, it usually never takes one second off. An onside up the middle surely would have done the trick right?

Squib it or kick it out of the end zone, for sure. For the love of all that's holy, don't kick something that's returnable.

Gano could have gone from hero to goat in a hot minute.

[The Lobo]

1 hour ago, Mr. Scot said:

Squib it or kick it out of the end zone, for sure. For the love of all that's holy, don't kick something that's returnable.

Gano could have gone from me hero to goat in a hot minute.

What about an up the middle onside? Something where we lineup like we will kick it deep and then he does a 10 dribble up the middle. Heck, maybe one of our guys could have fallen on it

[Manther]

I understand the short kick.  I'm wondering if an onside kick would have worked better in that situation.  They wouldn't expect it or have practiced anything for it...hard to return for a touchdown when the ball is bouncing off the ground.

[cookinbrak]

....and one second would have run off the clock.