Last Second Scoring

[OverAndBack]

Originally Posted by PSU213

This very well could have changed since then, but I recall the Buffalo/New England game several years ago (perhaps 1998?). BUF was up by less than 6. NE drove down the field and was helped by several very 'suspect' calls (including a DPI call on what would have been the game endin Hail Mary by NE). NE scored and BUF was so upset at the manner in which they lost the game, they walked off the field, but NE was required to attempt a try. Since BUF had left the field and would not come back, NE scored an uncontested 2. The reason that NE 'had' to attempt a try is that point differential makes a difference for playoff qualifying/playoff seeding.

Could have been November 29, 1998 in Foxboro. Drew Bledsoe hit Ben Coates for the winning touchdown with no time left to make it 23-21 and Adam Vinitieri ran for the two-pointer. 25-21 final.