11-27-2017, 01:54 PM
FWIW, her eis a link about why the hit was not a penalty: https://www.sbnation.com/2017/11/26/16703644/tj-watt-pittsburgh-steelers-green-bay-packers-sack-rule-roughing-the-passer
I honestly don't know. I didn't watch it (because I turned it off before the half because I am an old person and go to bed early and because they were pissing me off) and the rules around these things are so damned convoluted I've stopped trying to figure it out.
Another link to add, last paragraph: http://packerswire.usatoday.com/2017/11/27/did-helmet-to-helmet-collision-help-steelers-beat-packers/
I honestly don't know. I didn't watch it (because I turned it off before the half because I am an old person and go to bed early and because they were pissing me off) and the rules around these things are so damned convoluted I've stopped trying to figure it out.
Another link to add, last paragraph: http://packerswire.usatoday.com/2017/11/27/did-helmet-to-helmet-collision-help-steelers-beat-packers/
Quote:To be clear, the Packers were not complaining about a missed penalty call on Watt’s hit. By rule, Hundley should be treated as a runner while attempting to avoid sacks – even in the pocket – and runners aren’t afforded the same protections against helmet-to-helmet hits. The discombobulation as a result of the hit created communication errors that hurt the Packers’ management of the late-game situation, and the Steelers took advantage.
