Mike Carey

[JMN]

I was proud that the crew "finished" the game.

The clock went from :02 to :00, and then up to :01 left. What was up with the timer?

For a viewer, there was enough confusion of time remaining. For the Patriots, if you don't play the final second, you deprive them of the last snap, and a potential scoring play (although not very likely).

Officials are to be the arbiter of the rules, one of which is accurately timing the game. I commend Carey for clearing the field and having NY snap the ball to end the game properly. If some want to criticize him for doing so, it's just another case of Monday morning armchair officiating. If he didn't do this, could you imagine the possible second-guessing today?

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by JMN

I was proud that the crew "finished" the game.

The clock went from :02 to :00, and then up to :01 left. What was up with the timer?

The TV clock and the actual clock are not always in sync. And if you pay really close attention, you will see time be corrected when they come back to the TV clock because it is not accurate with the stadium clock.

Peace

[OverAndBack]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

The TV clock and the actual clock are not always in sync. And if you pay really close attention, you will see time be corrected when they come back to the TV clock because it is not accurate with the stadium clock.

Peace

End of the third quarter, in fact (IIRC), the TV clock didn't run until after the play was over. There were something like 6 seconds left when the last play started, and the TV clock didn't run, and then it did after the play was over.

But, as was mentioned, that clock isn't official. It doesn't matter what that clock does, except that it tends to confuse the home viewer, who thinks that it's the Word of the Lord.

[ace]

can someone explain why the clock was continuing to run while a crew member ran up to carey in the 4th? quarter?

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by ace

can someone explain why the clock was continuing to run while a crew member ran up to carey in the 4th? quarter?

The clock at the top of your screen was NOT the official clock.

As such, it routinely started and stopped at the wrong time and was constantly being reset.