Mike Carey

[Ed Hickland]

Originally Posted by Blue37

Does the NFL have an equivalent to the NFHS rule?

Rule 3 Periods, Time Factors and Substitutions
SECTION 1 LENGTH OF PERIODS
ART. 3 A period or periods may be shortened in any emergency by agreement of the opposing coaches and the referee. By mutual agreement of the opposing coaches and the referee, any remaining period may be shortened at any time or the game terminated.

In a Fed game, if I see the coaches heading for mid-field to shake hands, I accept that as their agreement to terminate the game. My agreement is demonstrated by leaving the field.

I heard the the FOX announcers say the NFL wanted the last second played. Therefore, it was not Mike Carey's choice.

Remember, the Cleveland beer tossing incident and the disputed field goal this season again with Cleveland. Both those incidents even though the outcome was not in doubt, the league made them play it out. I know for a fact in the beer tossing incident it was NFL control in New York that dictated the game be completed.