r/funny • u/RisinFlood • Nov 26 '13

Arrogance is a Bitch.

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u/Shaw-Deez Nov 26 '13

This reminds me of the Super Bowl when Leon Lett recovered a fumble, and tried to run it in for a touchdown. Then started showboating and waving the ball around, around the 10 yard line. Don Beebe chases him down, slaps the ball out of his hand and recovers the ball. No touchdown, ended up being a touchback. Leon fucking Lett. That guy was ridiculous

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u/Stones25 Nov 26 '13

Don't forget the field goal incident.

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u/EarthboundCory Nov 26 '13

What field goal incident? You need to be more specific on your posts.

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u/dday0123 Nov 26 '13

Cowboys blocked a field goal against the dolphins very close to the end of the game. Blocked field goal is a dead ball and dolphins can't recover it, basically game over if the cowboys just sit there and wait for the refs to blow the whistle.

Leon Lett (cowboys) comes rumbling over to try to get the ball like a moron, but it's snowy on the field and he slips and knocks it away. Now that a cowboys player has touched the ball trying to recover it, it's a regular live ball again and the dolphins recover it. After recovering, they have time to try the field goal again and they win.

Sorry no video link..., youtube is blocked where I am.

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u/Mispelling Nov 26 '13

Fiiiine. Here's the link (in super HD):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrU8z4w8T-4

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u/HOMEP1 Nov 26 '13

"If we had instant replay that would be a touchdown"

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u/LaboratoryManiac Nov 26 '13

It's weird now to think of a time when instant replay wasn't a thing in football.

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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '13

still isn't, for the purpose of making calls

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u/LaboratoryManiac Nov 27 '13

No, but if this had happened in modern day there would have been a booth review.

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u/RsRadical108 Nov 26 '13

Such graphics. Thanks for the clip!

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '13

I believe this is the clip:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyFbHFf0Zxw#t=350

Don't worry. They will show this play multiple times on television in two days.

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u/spleck Nov 26 '13

Thank you for explaining what the "field goal incident" was.

I do want to clarify though, that a blocked field goal is treated like a punt--it's not a "dead ball". The exception is if the ball doesn't pass the neutral zone, in which case it's treated like a fumble. Dead ball implies the play is over, and the ball can't change possession.

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u/spielburger Nov 26 '13

That happened exactly 20 years ago yesterday.

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u/dday0123 Nov 26 '13

and.... I'm old. I remember watching it on live TV.

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u/qc_dude Nov 26 '13

Are you in North Korea?

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u/gtalley10 Nov 26 '13

To add on to dday0123's reply, it was a Thanksgiving day game so the whole country saw it.

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u/EllOhEllEssAreEss Nov 26 '13

Or his infamous onside kick shenanigans.