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<blockquote data-quote="HardRightEdge" data-source="post: 614315"><p>That's a good one. Any game that earns a name ("Instant Replay Game") and results in a rule change should qualify as highly memorable.</p><p></p><p>At the time, the rule stipulated that a forward pass was illegal based solely on whether the ball was across the line of scrimmage when released. To my eye, the ball was in fact past the line of scrimmage. While the camera angle could be regarded as deceptive, since a flag was thrown and overturning that call required incontrovertible visual evidence as it does today, the Packers got a generous call in my opinion.</p><p></p><p>The rule was changed as follows, in effect deeming the pass legal retroactively: </p><p></p><p>"Note: It is a forward pass from beyond the line of scrimmage if the passer’s entire body <em><strong>and</strong></em> the ball are beyond</p><p>the line of scrimmage when the ball is released, whether the passer is airborne or touching the ground. The</p><p>penalty for a forward pass thrown from beyond the line is enforced from the spot where the ball is</p><p>released."</p><p></p><p>The entire '89 season was high on the scale of nail biting excitement. 10 games were decided by 4 points or less, with the Packers going 7-3 in those games. 4-0 in one-point wins, which I believe was a record at the time. It might still be a record.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HardRightEdge, post: 614315"] That's a good one. Any game that earns a name ("Instant Replay Game") and results in a rule change should qualify as highly memorable. At the time, the rule stipulated that a forward pass was illegal based solely on whether the ball was across the line of scrimmage when released. To my eye, the ball was in fact past the line of scrimmage. While the camera angle could be regarded as deceptive, since a flag was thrown and overturning that call required incontrovertible visual evidence as it does today, the Packers got a generous call in my opinion. The rule was changed as follows, in effect deeming the pass legal retroactively: "Note: It is a forward pass from beyond the line of scrimmage if the passer’s entire body [I][B]and[/B][/I] the ball are beyond the line of scrimmage when the ball is released, whether the passer is airborne or touching the ground. The penalty for a forward pass thrown from beyond the line is enforced from the spot where the ball is released." The entire '89 season was high on the scale of nail biting excitement. 10 games were decided by 4 points or less, with the Packers going 7-3 in those games. 4-0 in one-point wins, which I believe was a record at the time. It might still be a record. [/QUOTE]
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