Pittsburg/Miami Fumble

[asdf]

How many times have you seen the ball given back to the fumbling team because the officials had no idea who had the ball when it became dead?

[Eastshire]

Originally Posted by asdf

How many times have you seen the ball given back to the fumbling team because the officials had no idea who had the ball when it became dead?

I think this is the second time I've seen it. I agree that they should have kept working when the ball came loose, but they didn't. Guessing that the Dolphins recovered it doesn't correct the first error. You wouldn't make a guess as to how a play would have ended if you had an IW either.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by asdf

How many times have you seen the ball given back to the fumbling team because the officials had no idea who had the ball when it became dead?

Not THAT often. Maybe twice that I can remember. You know all the pileups are scrums and the ball changes hands 20 times in there... what is nearly always ruled is who has it when they finally get to the bottom of the pile, which, in this case, was the Dolphins.