NFL proposal would introduce a nine-point touchdown to football
This defies any logical explanation, but here goes.
Apparently, the Indianapolis Colts are proposing a potential nine-point touchdown.
I know, right?
According to Pro Football Talk, the Colts will propose at next week’s NFL meetings that teams have an opportunity for a bonus point after a successful two-point conversion.
Should the Chiefs trail 30-21 in a game, they could tie the game on one possession. They’d score a touchdown on, say, a 70-yard touchdown pass from Alex Smith to Jeremy Maclin. Jamaal Charles would then run for a two-point conversion.
After that, Cairo Santos would have a chance at a 50-yard field goal that would count as a bonus point. And just like that, the Chiefs would have tied the game at 30-30.
Crazy, huh?
Here is a sampling of the reaction:
i can't be 100% sure, but I'll say i'm 99% sure the Colts' proposed rule-change isn't a response to them losing by 38pts to New England.
— Greg Cowan (@GregCowanCA) March 18, 2015That rule change the Colts submitted was so dumb, I hope the NFL forces them to move their franchise to London
— La'el Collins (@_inVEZtigator) March 19, 2015Are the Colts series about this 9 point touchdown?? This might be the dumbest rule change proposal I've ever heard.
— Kyle Hartlaub (@Hart_throb02) March 19, 2015As Elaine Benes might say, “I’m speechless. I am without speech.”
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This story was originally published March 19, 2015 at 1:51 AM.