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Or are the refs maintaining their level of incompetence?
Near the end of Q1 Saints down the ball inside the 5 after a Saints punt. Refs throw a flag and call illegal touching AND MOVE THE BALL TO THE 20! Now I know there was the illegal touching rule that the receiving team has to touch the ball before the kicking team can. But it was always a no yardage penalty and because of that is rarely ever called. So what was the deal here? If this is a rule change, is it now impossible to down the ball inside the 20 without just letting it rol to a stop?
Note: Of course, watching the replay, the ball actually hit off a Steeler foot and should have been Saints ball, but refs and Saints coaches didn't see that, so, oh well...
Near the end of Q1 Saints down the ball inside the 5 after a Saints punt. Refs throw a flag and call illegal touching AND MOVE THE BALL TO THE 20! Now I know there was the illegal touching rule that the receiving team has to touch the ball before the kicking team can. But it was always a no yardage penalty and because of that is rarely ever called. So what was the deal here? If this is a rule change, is it now impossible to down the ball inside the 20 without just letting it rol to a stop?
Note: Of course, watching the replay, the ball actually hit off a Steeler foot and should have been Saints ball, but refs and Saints coaches didn't see that, so, oh well...