In Superbowl, Tony Romo incorrectly said Mahomes should have spiked the ball with :26 left in regulation.
Posted by John Reed on
I just heard Tony Romo who broadcast the Supebowl in a rebroadcast.
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With :26 left in regulation and the game clock running, Romo said Mahomes should spike the ball to stop the block.
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No. You do not do that until :18 if you have four downs. He threw a pass at :16. That stopped the clock. Most teams spike too early.
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You only spike the ball when you have more downs left than time to use them. It was 2nd and 7. With :26 left, you can start, but not finish, five plays that last :06 each assuming each such play itself stops the clock when it ends. The buzzer will sound during the fifth play but the whistle stops the game then, not the buzzer.
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A spike wastes a down. they had three more downs when Romo was yelling at him to spike it.
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The Chiefs have read my clock book. Mahomes did what my book said, not what Romo said. Romo needs to read my book.
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With :26 left in regulation and the game clock running, Romo said Mahomes should spike the ball to stop the block.
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You only spike the ball when you have more downs left than time to use them. It was 2nd and 7. With :26 left, you can start, but not finish, five plays that last :06 each assuming each such play itself stops the clock when it ends. The buzzer will sound during the fifth play but the whistle stops the game then, not the buzzer.
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A spike wastes a down. they had three more downs when Romo was yelling at him to spike it.
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The Chiefs have read my clock book. Mahomes did what my book said, not what Romo said. Romo needs to read my book.
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