much credit goes to the refs who correctly called these plays and didn't blow the whistle too early.

@Jivvi

Ай бұрын

Credit to the camera operator at 1:50 who kept following the play. But not to whoever decided to cut to a different camera.

@geraldlogue7620

Ай бұрын

And to the players who kept their heads in the game and realized the reason they never heard a whistle was because the ref never blew it...

In any sport, always, always play to the whistle

@44lionsfan

2 ай бұрын

I tried this in bowling. Family wouldn't talk to me for a week

@craigkerr2764

2 ай бұрын

@@44lionsfanabout to say the same thing about baseball

@roberts3697

2 ай бұрын

Doesn't work in golf, they kick you off the course.

@danbsports6760

2 ай бұрын

On a more serious note, the way the rules are with replay, just take it to the house and let the refs sort it out.

@logicalblackman8228

2 ай бұрын

Does that include baseball?

I love how number 28 for the Rams was immediately aware of the situation and went full speed.

@michaeld6147

Ай бұрын

Didn't matter that there were 40 players on the field

@logicalblackman8228

Ай бұрын

@@michaeld6147 where do you see 40 players on the field?

@michaeld6147

Ай бұрын

@@logicalblackman8228 There were players from both teams coming off the field, and players from both teams coming on to the field.

@logicalblackman8228

Ай бұрын

@@michaeld6147 where does it show that?

@geraldlogue7620

Ай бұрын

And went coast to coast...

"HIS HAND WAS MOVING FORWARD" LMFAO

@matthewlangille5382

2 ай бұрын

Play till the whistle

@richb1576

2 ай бұрын

Tuck rule.

@awilliams5007

2 ай бұрын

One game its the tuck rule, then incomplete pass, then fumble, then illeagal man down field. Thats entertainment.

@logicalblackman8228

Ай бұрын

Richard Sherman lol.

@millisock

Ай бұрын

It wasn't Sherm it was Earl Thomas

Some of my favorite plays... the guys who pick up these live balls and return them show that they are TUNED IN to the game. They know the rules and are aware of what's happening beyond just their assignment. Fun stuff!

Every NFL coach should play this video along with instructions to take possession of any ball in the field of play and let the refs sort out whether it was an incomplete pass or not.

Plexico really shot himself in the foot on that play.

@supermike0822

Ай бұрын

🤣

@moosejaw50

Ай бұрын

Well done sir, well done.

@lacolem1

12 күн бұрын

Damn, you beat me to it 😂

Ya kids, that’s what television used to look like.

@abeartheycallFozzy

Ай бұрын

Try hockey on a black and white TV in the 70s.

@randomgrinn

Ай бұрын

NO IT DIDN'T!! I have VHS I filmed myself in the 1980's on a cheap camera and it looks better than that. I don't understand why the pros have film that looks worse than mine.

@AkodoGarou

Ай бұрын

Not how that works, its the quality of the media and it being hilarious degraded, and not transferred to a better format when available. Dont get me wrong, watching in 480 was bad, but it wasn't unbearable mess.

What's crazy is most of the teams that were the beneficiary of a free play, even touchdown, ended up losing anyway lol

I think I remember the Plaxico Burress one. I was watching my Vikings and it was shown as a gamebreak.

Joey Harrington ... my god those were dark days for my Lions. Looks like a much brighter future now though! Fingers crossed...

I hate “his hand was moving forward” argument. It doesn’t matter if his hand is moving forward if he has already lost control of the ball, which is the definition of a fumble.

@robertojunior7716

29 күн бұрын

Tell that to an og Patriots fan. They might have a thing or two to say about the "tuck rule"😂

The "Tuck Rule" made some of these plays ridiculous

@andrewgrove1691

Ай бұрын

A real tuck rule unlike brady

That was literally the only thing Boykins did as a Packer but I will always remember him

Saints always have the greatest highlights !! 😢

I can still hear my coach yelling at me about playing until you hear the whistle

On that first one it's really unbelievable No. 50 on the Bears doesn't just pick it up and run just in case, especially when he didn't hear a whistle. He could have run a long time since all the Packers were just standing around too.

This is the opposite of the Titans-Lions Thanksgiving not-whistled-down-when-he's-down moment.

1:43 is so great

As a football ref soccer to you across the pond and a cricket umpire all be it at an amateur level the first thing I would do if I was a Manager of any sports team is make all my players take and pass the Ref;s exam, the players may or may not have done so so but they knew the rules....and as a Ref we appreciate it

INCOMPLETE pass

Thumbs up for making the thumbnail picture the first clip.

KUDOS to the players who had their heads in the game! About 95% of players are more concerned with celebrating instead of focusing on what's really going on. If I were coaching and one of my players showed off for no other reason than to draw attention to himself, I'd send him to the shower.

1:18 he was aware it just was a pre celebration 😂

That punt doesn't happen today. The moment the ball touches the ground in the endzone it's dead.

@TexansFan218

2 ай бұрын

Ya. I wish they hadn’t changed that

@Michael-sb8jf

Ай бұрын

@@TexansFan218 when did they change this rule

@Joe_Okey

Ай бұрын

@@Michael-sb8jf It was in 2004. It was this play that caused the rule change.

Well done

Seeing Ray Lewis be among those just sitting around watching the ball just kinda lay there doing nothing is a good reminder that even the all time greats arent perfect

Best pass Joey Harrington ever made

Play till the whistle

TV resolution was so bad in the 80's it's a miracle people even watched sports. That's what I thought back then, too.

@and_I_am_Life_the_fixer_of_all

Ай бұрын

you do realize people would listen to sports games on radio? shitty no color resolution was still better then no video, just audio.. before radio it was just stories..

@anotherlover6954

Ай бұрын

@@and_I_am_Life_the_fixer_of_all Imagination has better resolution than 480p.

@christinef7739

Ай бұрын

Not as bad as it looks. These clips are from people who taped the shows on VHS and then later converted them to DVDs and then uploaded them to the Internet. Then this channel grabbed them and made a compilation.

@anotherlover6954

Ай бұрын

@@christinef7739 It's as bad as I remember it.

@christinef7739

Ай бұрын

@@anotherlover6954 Whatever. I'm not going to argue with you, except to say you must have had a crappy TV.

I don't understand how a pro player can stand right next to a ball that's rolling to stop on the ground and just ignore it. If you don't hear a whistle, pick it up, of course. But even if you think you've heard a whistle, pick it up anyway just to make sure - you're right there! That's what I would do. I'm not talking about if the ball is 15 yards away and you have to hustle past a bunch of guys, I understand doing that after every play just to be sure would be impractical. I mean if the ball is right next to you anyway, like in some of these clips, you might as well just bend over and pick the thing up. What's the worst that could happen?

Marvin Harrison infamous play in ‘04 playoffs vs my Denver Broncos

@jpg6296

Ай бұрын

Nah hes gonna get drafted this year nice try

@encycl07p3dia

Ай бұрын

@@jpg6296 Marvin Harrison, Jr. is his son, you DAMF. Marvin Harrison was a great WR for the Colts for years.

The genius is that this was the actual design of the play.. make it look like an incomplete pass and have everyone stand around. Then casually walk up, pick up the ball, and run it in. 😂

Imagine if instead of running he just casually meandered his way towards the endzone. How long do you think it would take the defense to cotton on? 1 minute? 2 minutes?

U always play to the whistle and at least wait til the whistle to celebrate.

Ain’t over til it’s over.

I am curious what the refs would do after a few minutes of players standing around knowing it was a live ball. One day I hope something like that happens and the video is posted on KZread.

I really wish there was a Thursday Night Prime Football moment where the crew had to debate if a play was a fumble or not. Tony Gonzalez: Good job by the players to play to the whistle, but I'm not sure if that one counts. What do you think Ryan? Ryan FitzMagic (Doing he best to sound like Earl Thomas): HIS HAND WAS GOING FORWARD! Richard Sherman (laughing and visibly in tears unable to speak)

Ah the best play of Joey Harrington's career.

If you don't hear the whistle, KEEP PLAYING

The last one was a bad call. He releases the ball on the 31 and it lands right on the 30.

I was always told to never stop playing until you hear a whistle for this very reason

Tuck rule effed everything up 😑😩🙄

Plaxico!

Had the Bears picked the ball up on that first play, they would have just called it incomplete.

@deezynar

Ай бұрын

Funny how that works, isn't it? But imagine if it goes as we see, and the guy who picks up the ball and runs gets hit and drops the ball. If a Bears player were to pick it up, would it be live for him again?

Whatever happened to the Tuck Rule?

Imagine your whole job is playing football and not knowing the rules. Professional athletes honestly are so lazy at times.

@RoundShades

29 күн бұрын

They're paid to be paid, sports is an afterthought.

Always play to the whistle

If you see the ball and do not hear the whistle, PICK IT UP AND F***ING RUN!!!

Credit to the Steelers for being the only team dumb enough to do that twice, here.

1:45 " Illegal substitution on the return team. Nine-hundred and fifty four players on the field, half of whom aren't even in uniform. Five yard penalty. Re-kick."

@aralornwolf3140

Ай бұрын

Both teams were illegally substituting players...

@CinemaDemocratica

Ай бұрын

@@aralornwolf3140 Indeed! And I don't know why but it cheeses me off that the whole thing didn't get called back.

i would but they follow,...

Play to the whistle

Oh man those are EMBARRASSING!

Hiw does the quality of each clip just get worse than the last?

On the Rams punt return, did that count because there were clearly Rams players coming onto the field during the play.

@patrickevans9604

2 ай бұрын

Yes it counted because all of us saints fans hate seeing that dumb play lol. It's a reminder of the abysmal games we had to endure for what seemed like an eternity

@logicalblackman8228

2 ай бұрын

@@patrickevans9604 seems like you’re not much better off now.

@Joe_Okey

Ай бұрын

Yes it did count. They changed the rule for the next year that punts into the endzone that were not touched by the receiving team were automatically a touchback.

I remember when this game happened for the bears. It's b******* cuz Roger's hand was moving forward. But then again I can't count on all my fingers and toes how many times the Bears have been screwed by NFL officials in the last 10 years

Pittsburgh/Jacksonville - it that's not a good example of watching an idiot in action, I don't know what is.

The second stupidest thing Plaxico Burress has done.

If u don't hear that whistle the play aint dead

2:16….why was this rule ever changed?

@sijdnsd6460

2 ай бұрын

The Saints at the time were very mad about this play because people were coming off and on the field. Essentially, it was a wild card play. The next offseason, the league got rid of it.

@aralornwolf3140

Ай бұрын

@@sijdnsd6460, Basically, they didn't like that no one knew the play was live... so they the league got rid of the play. *Shakes Head*

get that it was fumbled before the hand/arm came forward to push the ball forward ... but is the offense even allowed to advance a fumble ?

@IRanOutOfPhrases

Ай бұрын

I believe the question is whether or not its intentional. As long as its unintentional, you're probably ok

@geoffreyhooker9005

Ай бұрын

Only on 1st, 2nd, or 3rd down in the first 28 minutes of a half

If the first play had been Brady, they would have called it incomplete.

I find in unbelievable that the refs called a play in Detroit's favor.

What’s next ? Double interceptions ?

@deezynar

Ай бұрын

Great idea!

@AidenGajda-io7ch

Ай бұрын

ikr . I always think it’s crazy when someone intercepts it and it pops into the hands of one of their teamates . It’s just …nuts!

I hate it when PRO players (of any sport) decide/assume what the umpires/referees think...but I also love it because we get to laugh at them. "Look at me! Look how awesome I am! Er...wait...what? I didn't actually carry the ball in to the end zone? Oh sh**..." I don't even like American football, but still these videos are a great watch.

Marvin Harrison’s?

I thought the NFL rule was the offense can't advance a fumble? Am I wrong? (The infamous Ken Stabler play against the Miami Dolphins.)

@geoffreyhooker9005

Ай бұрын

The offense can only advance on 1st, 2nd, or 3rd down outside the 2:00 warning

@chitownlivingston7007

Ай бұрын

@@geoffreyhooker9005 TY

I can't watch this. Smh

You left out Kansas City

At least the Falcons weren’t in any of these.

2:47 if he didn't spike the ball and just broke out into a run for his endzone, would they have given him it? Pfft, unlikely. Little jank ijs

Clete the cheat Blakeman

Plaxico loved to shoot himself in the foot, didn’t he?

Shit tube now requires me to sign in or agree to be tracked through history or I can't view any videos. 😕

Tuck game still hurts as a raider fan. Cheated.

"The Ball Is Live" Moments But the Video Quality Gets Increasingly Worse

Play to the whistle, is it that hard to understand that? NFL players should know the rules, it’s inexcusable to give up touchdowns like that🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

@sturmovik1274

2 ай бұрын

What you don't see here are the thousands of times they do it right.

@HDreamer

2 ай бұрын

Mistakes happen, it's people, don't pretend you don't make any at your Job.

@drew45footballskater

2 ай бұрын

I mean San Fran doesn't understand overtime rules so it makes sense

I really think they need to start using common sense on forward psst vrs fumble. If the ball moves forward its likely a forward pass. If it goes backwards it's likely a fumble.

But the only person on offense who can advance a fumble is the person who fumbled the ball in the 1st place.

Bears looked bad in that clip 🤦‍♂️ but still my team #BearDown

His hand wasn't going forward for a pass. His hand got hit from behind forcing his hand while he was loading up.

That last one his arm doesn't matter. The rule has always been forward passes have to be caught to be incomplete. That ball did nothing but go backwards lol

2:50, Burress was more concerned with clowning than winning.

Perhaps most of those players thought they were incomplete passes is because the arm was moving forward in all of them. Those were not fumbles.

@throeawae2130

Ай бұрын

go to the optometrist.

@tallman4040

Ай бұрын

@@throeawae2130 yeah all those players are blind as well.....whatever. The quarterback was passing and his arm was hit. Just because his arm was hit, does'nt mean its a fumble. He is in the motion of throwing the ball. This is not a player just dropping the ball as in a fumble.

@trentonmyer1742

Ай бұрын

Doesn't matter if the arm was going forwards; if the ball was jarred loose and the QB is no longer in control of it before he started moving his arm forward then it's a fumble all day.

Filmed through vaseline.

What if somebody blows a referee's whistle from the stands? "Play to the whistle" NOT.

@CybeastID

Ай бұрын

THAT gets you *thrown out of the stadium*.

@CybeastID

Ай бұрын

Like. No. There is a zero-tolerance policy for that shit.

Rule 1 - play the whistle. I was taught that aged 10.

It is interesting isn't it? These players make more in a single game than many Americans make in a year. But they can't be bothered to go get the ball.

Can someone explain to a non american what makes a ball live or not after it has been dropped?

The worst one is the receiver that celebrated by spiking the ball. Your job is to catch the pass. You celebrate because you did your job?

Ha! Get rid of the tuck rule to make some whiny Raiders fans happy? Live with the consequences.

Joe Buck is so annoying to listen to because of him being a Nepo-Baby. A person who has never earned his position and only got it because of daddy.

“Down” rules are so dumb in the NFL. You shouldn’t have to be touched. If you go down, you should be down.

@MissionMan

Ай бұрын

No way. The NFL is far better than college football in part because you have to be touched down. If you fall down and you burned the defense so badly that they can't even catch up to you to touch you, you deserve to keep going. You can "give yourself up" now, though. If you intentionally go down in-bounds to keep the clock running, for example. The spike here would probably be considered giving yourself up now as he "made no effort to advance the ball" after getting back up.

i thought only the fumbling player could advance the ball

@dansmolenski2159

2 ай бұрын

Only on 4th down

@msolec2000

Ай бұрын

@@dansmolenski2159 Not on a conversion attempt either