Chiefs VS Eagles game thread

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(02-13-2023, 12:50 AM)bfine32 Wrote: There's a very good chance you're looking at illegal contact. As to the penalty called:

ARTICLE 6. DEFENSIVE HOLDING

It is defensive holding if a player grasps an eligible offensive player (or his jersey) with his hands, or extends an arm or arms to cut off or encircle him.
https://operations.nfl.com/the-rules/2022-nfl-rulebook/#2022-rule-changes

So the NFL cheated so KC could win because Pat Mahomes can be the "new face" of the NFL..

Rationality never really gets in your way does it. 

I got this from the same place you did. Was it ever unbroken contact or was JJsS past the defender? I don’t think so. There is allowed LEGAL contact within five yards.

ARTICLE 5. LEGAL USE OF HANDS OR ARMS BY DEFENSE. A defensive player may use his hands, arms, or body to push, pull, or ward off offensive players:
(a) when he is defending himself against an obstructing opponent while attempting to reach the runner;
(b) when an opponent is obviously attempting to block him;
© in a personal attempt to reach a loose ball that has touched the ground during a backward pass, fumble, or kick;
(d) during a forward pass that has crossed the neutral zone and has been touched by any player; and
Exceptions:
(1) An eligible receiver is considered to be an obstructing opponent only to a point five yards beyond the line of scrimmage
unless the player who receives the snap demonstrates no further intention to pass the ball. See 8-4-2, 8-4-3, and 8-4-7
for rules applicable to Illegal Contact with an eligible receiver.
(2) See 8-4-5 for rules applicable for an Illegal Cut Block against an eligible receiver.
(e) during a kick. See 6-2-1 and 9-1-4 for blocking restrictions during a kick.
ARTICLE 6. DEFENSIVE HOLDING. It is a foul for defensive holding if:
(a) a defensive player tackles or holds any opponent other than a runner, except as permitted in Article 5.
Note: Any offensive player who pretends to possess the ball, and/or one to whom a teammate pretends to give the ball, may be tackled until he crosses the line of scrimmage between the tackles of a normal tight offensive line.
(b) during a punt, field goal attempt, or Try-kick attempt, B1 grabs and pulls an offensive player out of the way, allowing B2 to shoot the gap (pull-and-shoot) in an attempt to block an apparent kick, except if B1 is advancing toward the kicker.


SECTION 4 LEGAL AND ILLEGAL CONTACT WITH ELIGIBLE RECEIVERS
ARTICLE 1. LEGAL CONTACT WITHIN FIVE YARDS. Within the area five yards beyond the line of scrimmage, a defensive player may chuck an eligible receiver in front of him. The defender is allowed to maintain continuous and unbroken contact within the five-yard zone, so long as the receiver has not moved beyond a point that is even with the defender.
ARTICLE 2. ILLEGAL CONTACT WITHIN FIVE YARDS. Within the five-yard zone, if the player who receives the snap remains in the pocket with the ball, a defender may not make original contact in the back of a receiver, nor may he maintain contact after the receiver has moved beyond a point that is even with the defender.
Note: If a defender contacts a receiver within the five-yard zone of the line of scrimmage, loses contact, and then contacts him again within the five-yard zone, it is a foul for illegal contact.