Large men from overseas pull off unlikely victory
As an Englishman, my interest of the version of football where one predominantly uses one’s hands doesn’t usually extend beyond marvelling at all the pretty bright colours and loud noises. However, this clip is quite special (or at least the excitable commentator seems to think so).
You see, there are just two seconds left on the clock, but the game won’t finish until the play is over. In order to provide adequate breaks for advertising and fried food consumption, plays normally last about five seconds, but this one goes on and on until an against-all-odds victory is pulled off…
5 responses so far
1 Laura // May 14, 2008 at 10:36 am
He didn’t say lateral enough for my liking.
2 Brian Fantana // May 14, 2008 at 10:53 am
haha yeah he shouldv’e slipped in ’sideways pass’ or something like that to shake it up a bit.
3 Wolfman Mike // May 14, 2008 at 12:29 pm
I think some Americans just discovered Rugby… it’ll never catch on.
4 mike // May 14, 2008 at 3:04 pm
didnt the ball touch the ground before the final pass? that would make it incomplete right? well, still cant figure this thing out. they should switch to rugby….
5 David // May 14, 2008 at 6:02 pm
As long as the ball goes backward, it’s a fumble and the ball is still live even if it touches the ground. Once the ball crosses the line of scrimmage it’s illegal to throw the ball forward.