How was that not interference on Turpin (running into punt receiver)?

[THEHEREAFTER]

Aikman and Buck nonchalantly dismissed that the Charger player bulldozed Tolbert directly into Turpin who called fair catch, while also making contact with Turpin as well? I couldn't have been the only one puzzled by this? If this is legal why not just attempt to drive receiving blockers into the punt receiver on every punt? This changed the entire momentum of the game and almost cost us.

 

[Reality]

Three things actually happened on that play that should give the ball to the Cowboys.

1) the tackler pushed the Cowboys blocker into the returner
2) the tackler also hit the returner himself with his arm and knee
3) a tackler pushed Tolbert into the ball before he touched it

Any one of those three should cause the ball to remain with Dallas so all 3 should have definitely done it.

 

[CanadianCowboysFan]

I thought the same

 

[Mookie]

And also had his hands illegally all over his facemask. What a disaster of a call

 

[Ken]

Aikman and Buck nonchalantly dismissed that the Charger player bulldozed Tolbert directly into Turpin who called fair catch, while also making contact with Turpin as well? I couldn't have been the only one puzzled by this? If this is legal why not just attempt to drive receiving blockers into the punt receiver on every punt? This changed the entire momentum of the game and almost cost us.

 

[BlindFaith]

It was an absolutely horrendous call.

This ref group was junior league all night.

 

[loublue22]

I couldn't believe it either, I found this.



No excuse for the Special Teams coach to ever allow such a thing, and Tolbert should have to walk to the airport. It's a rule that should obviously be changed.

 

[DogFace]

Yea. I thought (knew) you couldn’t push a blocker into the fair catcher. ??!!

 

[jwooten15]

I’m not a conspiracy theorist, but plays like that make me wonder if Vegas is at all involved…

 

[Established1971]

one of the worst non calls ever. Yeah the announcers didnt even address it. Sorry thanks for the 3 SB's Troy but youre not a very good announcer

 

[DogFace]

@MarcusRock please explain this call.

Thanks.

 

[kskboys]

I’m not a conspiracy theorist, but plays like that make me wonder if Vegas is at all involved…

Of course they are.

The NFL is an entertainment, not a sport. As such, they can cheat if they want to.

 

[Cowboy_svt]

I’m not a conspiracy theorist, but plays like that make me wonder if Vegas is at all involved…

Ive been seeing that with the chiefs this season blatantly

 

[zrinkill]

He illegal hands to the faced him and face masked him at the same time.

Just a bad call.

 

[Tabascocat]

No reason to blame Tolbert on that, it was confusing for everyone.

 

[DogFace]

one of the worst non calls ever. Yeah the announcers didnt even address it. Sorry thanks for the 3 SB's Troy but youre not a very good announcer

Yes. That’s part of the point. The announcers, led by Aikman, seemingly don’t know wt* is going on.

 

[AtomicDog]

In law, there are things you cannot do indirectly that you could not do directly....like using the other teams player to run into his own punt returner.

 

[DogFace]

No reason to blame Tolbert on that, it was confusing for everyone.

Not really. Or yeah it was. But should not have been.

 

[THEHEREAFTER]

Three things actually happened on that play that should give the ball to the Cowboys.

1) the tackler pushed the Cowboys blocker into the returner
2) the tackler also hit the returner himself with his arm and knee
3) a tackler pushed Tolbert into the ball before he touched it

Any one of those three should cause the ball to remain with Dallas so all 3 should have definitely done it.

 

[MarcusRock]

I gotta read the rules to know for sure.

I’m sure @MarcusRock will share the rules on it.

Looks like a foul by the rules to me. Pertinent text in red.

RULE 10 OPPORTUNITY TO CATCH A KICK, FAIR CATCH​

SECTION 1 OPPORTUNITY TO CATCH A KICK​

ARTICLE 1. INTERFERENCE. During a scrimmage kick that crosses the line of scrimmage, or during a free kick, members of​

the kicking team are prohibited from interfering with any receiver making an attempt to catch the airborne kick, or from obstructing​

or hindering his path to the airborne kick, regardless of whether any signal was given.​

​

Item 1. Contact with Receiver. It is interference if a player of the kicking team contacts the receiver, or causes a passive player​

of either team to contact the receiver, before or simultaneous to the receiver touching the ball. It is not a foul if a kicking team​

player is blocked into the receiver or the contact is the result of a foul.​

​

Item 2. Right of Way. A receiver who is moving toward a kicked ball that is in flight has the right of way. If opponents obstruct his​

path to the ball, or cause a passive player of either team to obstruct his path, it is interference, even if there is no contact, or if he​

catches the ball in spite of the interference, and regardless of whether any signal was given.​