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Originally Posted by mbyron
In football, during a fumble, an inadvertent whistle while the ball is loose gives the team last in possession the option of accepting the result of the play or replaying the down.
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The team last in possession may also choose to put the ball in play where possession was lost.
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Originally Posted by Spence
I realize this is a "had to be there" but if the SJ was so adamant what MIGHT have been discussed to cause this? Maybe another official was just as sure it was a fumble so they simply disagreed?
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You don't replay it because they disagreed. You replay it if the referee rules that an IW occurred.
Since it was 3rd and 2 and the line to gain was probably not, the offense chose to replay the down.