Laying Out the Definition of a Muffed Punt
Jan 11th 2009 7:08PM by Matt Snyder (author feed)
During the third quarter of the Chargers/Steelers AFC divisional playoff game today, the Steelers picked up a loose ball and took it into the endzone for an apparent touchdown. Raise your hand if you knew it was coming back, despite the lack of a penalty.
Mine is raised. The rule is uniform across all levels of football.
On the play, Eric Weddle was engaged in a block on a punt to the Chargers. The punt ended up being a bit short of Chargers’ returner, Darren Sproles. The football ended up hitting Weddle on the head. The Steelers then scooped up the ball, and ran it home.Continue Reading

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