***(Wild Card) PLAYOFF GameDay Thread - Raiders @ Bengals***

[Frank Booth]

(01-15-2022, 08:12 PM)KillerGoose Wrote: It doesn't matter. If the whistle is blown, the play is dead. 

"when an official sounds his whistle erroneously while the ball is still in play, the ball becomes dead immediately."

The rule goes on to note that if a player has possession at the time of the whistle, the team can elect to take possession at the point of possession or re-do the play. But if the ball is loose "resulting from a legal forward pass" -- in other words, if it's in the air -- the ball is returned to the previous spot, and the down is replayed."

So you’re cool with the refs screwing the bengals? Because that’s what would’ve happened