Why did they take the TD from Carolina?

[seaborneq]

CBS said there was a 1 yard TD run by Hoover. I need this game.

[Bluehorseshoe]

Because a fumble can't score a TD.

[Justin7]

At least not on fourth down.

[InThisMoment]

It's called the Dave Casper rule, or sometimes known as the "Heidi" rule.

A team that recovers a fumble on 4th down past the point it was fumbled will have the ball revert back to the point it was fumbled unless the player who fumbled it recovers.

Hoover was stuffed on 4th down at the goal line, fumbled in the end zone and it was recovered by teammate King. Ball goes back to the 1, since it was 4th down and no first down or TD, Skins ball.

[smitch124]

Also I'm convinced that the CBS updaters are FORCED to drink heavily before coming into work...

[seaborneq]

Also I'm convinced that the CBS updaters are FORCED to drink heavily before coming into work...

They do a good job of it...................drinking that is.

[ronjon619]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Roller_%28American_football%29

I was at that game.

[LT Profits]

CBS said there was a 1 yard TD run by Hoover. I need this game.

Hoover fumbled before breaking the plane of the goal line. Now a Carolina player recovered in end zone, but since it was a fourth down play, only the player that fumbled is allowed to recover for the offense. Thus, ball was turned over to Washington at spot of the fumble (which led directly to safety two plays later).

[yisman]

NFL.com completely screwed it up.

4-1-WAS 1(9:06) B.Hoover up the middle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
Washington Redskins 0:44
1-10-WAS 1(9:05) J.Campbell up the middle to WAS 3 for 2 yards (H.Thomas).
2-8-WAS 3(8:21) C.Portis right end tackled in End Zone for -3 yards, SAFETY (T.Davis).


They still showed it as a TD for Carolina 10 minutes after the play, although the score at the top was correct.

[jackpot269]

Thats a bullsh!t rule

[LT Profits]

Thats a bullsh!t rule

No it makes perfect sense, it prevents someone who is getting tackled short of the first down on fourth down from fumbling intentionally.

[zubzub]

It's called the Dave Casper rule, or sometimes known as the "Heidi" rule.

A team that recovers a fumble on 4th down past the point it was fumbled will have the ball revert back to the point it was fumbled unless the player who fumbled it recovers.

Hoover was stuffed on 4th down at the goal line, fumbled in the end zone and it was recovered by teammate King. Ball goes back to the 1, since it was 4th down and no first down or TD, Skins ball.

Damn, good explanation brother. I want the under so with Carolina at the ONE I went away feeling "****it" I can't watch, what horror, then when I came back there was a safety.

So naturally I was thinking totally wtf, thats a wierd wierd flopped thang man

[madmaxx]

Thats a bullsh!t rule

well it prevents hoover going down and dropping the ball forward on purpose...