Official Packers vs. Chargers Game Day Thread

[hoosier]

We need the tape. yeti is claiming there was a 25 second game clock stoppage.

I just timed it. 25 seconds in real time between when DickRod goes OOB and when the game clock starts up again. The playclock at that point was down to 16, meaning that it was restarted just a second after he went OOB.

The other thing is, DickRod is running full speed down the sideline trying to pick up as many yards as he could, and he was angling toward the boundary line in order to maximize the gain. He might have been able to slide in-bounds instead of going out, but he would have had to reposition himself and slow down or else get blown up by one or more defenders on the way down. He probably got an extra five yards doing what he did.

[hoosier]

http://static.nfl.com/static/content...ame_Timing.pdf

Section 6, article 2 (Christ, am I really doing this?) the play clock is only 25 seconds for
(a) a change of possession;
(b) a charged team timeout;
(c) the two-minute warning;
(d) the expiration of a period;
(e) a penalty enforcement;
(f) a Try; or
(g) a Free Kick.

(What the hell is a "Try"?)

So I guess the play clock is 40 seconds for generic out-of-bounds play.

A try is an extra point. 40 second play clock for out of bounds but the play clock, unlike the game clock, starts more or less immediately.

[pbmax]

I just timed it. 25 seconds in real time between when DickRod goes OOB and when the game clock starts up again. The playclock at that point was down to 16, meaning that it was restarted just a second after he went OOB.

The other thing is, DickRod is running full speed down the sideline trying to pick up as many yards as he could, and he was angling toward the boundary line in order to maximize the gain. He might have been able to slide in-bounds instead of going out, but he would have had to reposition himself and slow down or else get blown up by one or more defenders on the way down. He probably got an extra five yards doing what he did.

I grant that it would, certainly on average, cost you yards. But at that point in the game, essentially two possessions (with a lead), only a first down or score (FG) is worth going OOB if you have a lead. You don't want a Burnett, but if you are going down anyway, stay inbounds.

So, if I were coach, you would call that situation NOOB and the rule would be stay inbounds unless we get a first down. Don't worry about a score until after midfield.