[johnnybgood]

I do not know what the official ruling was, but it was a safety. The ball clearly hit the pylon. Watch the impact where the ball's rotation accelerates when it makes contact and the pylon recoils. Whether or not rules permit one point to be scored for this in overtime number 3 is my question.

I just found the rule and it says "Beginning with the third extra period, teams scoring a touchdown must attempt a two-point try. A one-point try by Team A (although not illegal) will not score a a point". If you go by this literally, it is something even more odd, since it is "not illegal". It is a score which is awarded 0 points. Rather than a 1-point safety, it is a 0-point safety. It would actually be recorded as a safety but then say, however, due to its occurence in overtime number 3, no points are awarded. Just as if you lined up to kick a field goal for a try in overtime 3+.

But is this sentence meant to include safeties, because this in no way implies that Team B could not score a 1-point safety and win the game on a bizarre change of possession play (such as Team A running backward 97 yards through its own end zone). I would assume that such a play would still end the game.

Anyone want to take a shot at this one? I would think that the idea was for the field goal try to be eliminated only..