Intentional Grounding or Backward Pass

[Ed Hickland]

2nd and 15. QB goes back to pass. With no open receivers and defenders closing in, QB turns and throws pass to an area where there are no offensive receivers. But, and this is a big but, the pass is thrown clearly backwards.

Both linesman and referee throw flag for intentional grounding. Later, we both concede we should have let it go since it was a backward pass.

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